Game · Medium risk
Is BitLife safe for your child?
Age guide
17+
We advise BitLife from age 17 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- BitLife is not suitable for this age group due to its mature themes including crime, relationships, and financial management, which are beyond their comprehension and developmental stage.
- 9-12
- BitLife is not recommended for this age group; the game's text-based scenarios often involve complex adult decisions, including those related to careers, marriage, and legal issues, which are inappropriate for pre-teens.
- 13-15
- While some teens in this range might be drawn to BitLife's life simulation, the game's depiction of violence, drug use, and sexual content through text can be explicit, requiring parental guidance and discussion about the game's mature themes.
- 16+
- Older teens can engage with BitLife as a life simulator, exploring different career paths, relationship choices, and financial decisions, but parents should discuss the game's sometimes simplified or sensationalized portrayal of complex real-world issues.
BitLife is a text-based life simulator game where players make choices that determine the course of their character's life from birth to death. It covers a wide range of life events, careers, relationships, and decisions.
- Age guide
- 17+
- Overall risk
- 4/10
- Violence
- 4/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 3/10
- Stranger contact
- 1/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 6/10
- Influence
- 7/10
What parents should know
BitLife is a text-based life simulator that allows players to make choices from birth to death, covering a wide range of adult themes. Due to its mature content, including crime, relationships, and financial decisions, it is rated 17+ and requires careful consideration of age appropriateness and in-app purchase management.
What to do about BitLife
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for BitLife is 17+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact BitLife setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about BitLife without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in BitLife that mean it is time to step in.
BitLife age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is BitLife?
Parentwise puts BitLife at 17+. We advise BitLife from age 17 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 4/10, language 6/10, stranger contact 1/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old play BitLife?
Not by default: we advise BitLife from 17+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. BitLife is not recommended for this age group; the game's text-based scenarios often involve complex adult decisions, including those related to careers, marriage, and legal issues, which are inappropriate for pre-teens.
Can a 12 year old play BitLife?
Not by default: we advise BitLife from 17+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. BitLife is not recommended for this age group; the game's text-based scenarios often involve complex adult decisions, including those related to careers, marriage, and legal issues, which are inappropriate for pre-teens.
Can a 13 year old play BitLife?
Not by default: we advise BitLife from 17+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. While some teens in this range might be drawn to BitLife's life simulation, the game's depiction of violence, drug use, and sexual content through text can be explicit, requiring parental guidance and discussion about the game's mature themes.
Is BitLife appropriate for kids?
BitLife is a text-based life simulator that allows players to make choices from birth to death, covering a wide range of adult themes. Parentwise rates BitLife overall as medium risk (4/10), with stranger contact at 1/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is BitLife family friendly?
BitLife sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. Due to its mature content, including crime, relationships, and financial decisions, it is rated 17+ and requires careful consideration of age appropriateness and in-app purchase management.
BitLife parents guide: what should a parent know first?
BitLife is a text-based life simulator that allows players to make choices from birth to death, covering a wide range of adult themes. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (1/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is BitLife safe for kids?
We advise BitLife from age 17 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Due to its mature content, including crime, relationships, and financial decisions, it is rated 17+ and requires careful consideration of age appropriateness and in-app purchase management.
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