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Is Deceit safe for your child?
Age guide
16+
We advise Deceit from age 16 and up. Overall risk 7/10 (high risk).
- 13-15
- Players in this age range will engage with the game's social deduction mechanics, where they must identify who is infected while completing objectives, which involves significant communication and trust dynamics.
- 16+
- Older players will experience the full intensity of Deceit's psychological warfare, including moments of betrayal and strategic deception, often involving voice chat with strangers.
Deceit is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter where players are infected with a virus and must work together to escape, while some are secretly infected and trying to sabotage the group. It combines elements of social deduction and horror.
- Age guide
- 16+
- Overall risk
- 7/10
- Violence
- 6/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 7/10
- Stranger contact
- 8/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 7/10
- Influence
- 6/10
What parents should know
Deceit is a multiplayer horror game where players must identify and eliminate infected teammates before they are all killed. The game heavily relies on deception, psychological manipulation, and unmoderated voice chat among strangers. Its mature themes and intense gameplay are suitable only for older teens.
What to do about Deceit
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 Deceit is 16+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Deceit setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Deceit without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Deceit that mean it is time to step in.
Deceit age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Deceit?
Parentwise puts Deceit at 16+. We advise Deceit from age 16 and up. Overall risk 7/10 (high risk). Violence scores 6/10, language 7/10, stranger contact 8/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old play Deceit?
Not by default: we advise Deceit from 16+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first.
Can a 12 year old play Deceit?
Not by default: we advise Deceit from 16+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first.
Can a 13 year old play Deceit?
Not by default: we advise Deceit from 16+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Players in this age range will engage with the game's social deduction mechanics, where they must identify who is infected while completing objectives, which involves significant communication and trust dynamics.
Is Deceit appropriate for kids?
Deceit is a multiplayer horror game where players must identify and eliminate infected teammates before they are all killed. Parentwise rates Deceit overall as high risk (7/10), with stranger contact at 8/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Deceit family friendly?
Deceit is one of the higher-risk titles we rate, so treat it as supervised rather than family viewing. The game heavily relies on deception, psychological manipulation, and unmoderated voice chat among strangers.
Deceit parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Deceit is a multiplayer horror game where players must identify and eliminate infected teammates before they are all killed. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (8/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Deceit safe for kids?
We advise Deceit from age 16 and up. Overall risk 7/10 (high risk). The game heavily relies on deception, psychological manipulation, and unmoderated voice chat among strangers.
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