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Is Assassin's Creed Shadows safe for your child?
Age guide
17+
We advise Assassin's Creed Shadows from age 17 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- This game is not suitable for children in this age group due to its Mature rating, which includes intense violence and mature themes.
- 9-12
- Assassin's Creed Shadows contains content inappropriate for this age range, featuring realistic combat, blood, and potentially disturbing historical events.
- 13-15
- The game's Mature rating indicates it is intended for players 17 and older, with frequent depictions of violence, stealth assassinations, and mature storylines that are too complex for this age.
- 16+
- Older teens can engage with the historical setting and stealth-action gameplay, but parents should be aware of the frequent combat, blood effects, and mature themes surrounding warfare and espionage in feudal Japan.
The next major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, set in feudal Japan, allowing players to choose between two protagonists: a shinobi and a samurai. It features stealth, combat, and historical exploration in an open world.
- Age guide
- 17+
- Overall risk
- 5/10
- Violence
- 7/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 3/10
- Stranger contact
- 2/10
- Addiction risk
- 9/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Influence
- 8/10
What parents should know
Assassin's Creed Shadows is an action-adventure stealth game set in feudal Japan, rated Mature 17+ for intense violence, blood, and mature themes. It features a single-player narrative where players engage in combat and stealth assassinations. Parents should prioritize console-level age restrictions and monitor for in-game purchases, as the content is designed for an adult audience.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Parentwise puts Assassin's Creed Shadows at 17+. We advise Assassin's Creed Shadows from age 17 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 7/10, language 4/10, stranger contact 2/10 and addiction risk 9/10.
Can a 10 year old play Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Not by default: we advise Assassin's Creed Shadows from 17+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Assassin's Creed Shadows contains content inappropriate for this age range, featuring realistic combat, blood, and potentially disturbing historical events.
Can a 12 year old play Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Not by default: we advise Assassin's Creed Shadows from 17+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Assassin's Creed Shadows contains content inappropriate for this age range, featuring realistic combat, blood, and potentially disturbing historical events.
Can a 13 year old play Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Not by default: we advise Assassin's Creed Shadows from 17+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. The game's Mature rating indicates it is intended for players 17 and older, with frequent depictions of violence, stealth assassinations, and mature storylines that are too complex for this age.
Is Assassin's Creed Shadows appropriate for kids?
Assassin's Creed Shadows is an action-adventure stealth game set in feudal Japan, rated Mature 17+ for intense violence, blood, and mature themes. Parentwise rates Assassin's Creed Shadows overall as medium risk (5/10), with stranger contact at 2/10 and addiction risk at 9/10.
Is Assassin's Creed Shadows family friendly?
Assassin's Creed Shadows sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. It features a single-player narrative where players engage in combat and stealth assassinations.
Assassin's Creed Shadows parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Assassin's Creed Shadows is an action-adventure stealth game set in feudal Japan, rated Mature 17+ for intense violence, blood, and mature themes. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (2/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (9/10).
Is Assassin's Creed Shadows safe for kids?
We advise Assassin's Creed Shadows from age 17 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk). It features a single-player narrative where players engage in combat and stealth assassinations.
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