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Is Elden Ring safe for your child?
Age guide
17+
We advise Elden Ring from age 17 and up. Overall risk 7/10 (high risk).
- 13-15
- For this age group, the game's high difficulty and mature themes, including fantasy violence and blood, may be overwhelming, despite its open-world exploration.
- 16+
- Older teens can engage with Elden Ring's challenging combat, complex lore, and online multiplayer features, including cooperative and competitive play, while encountering fantasy violence and some gore.
Elden Ring is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Players embark on an epic journey through the Lands Between, a vast and dangerous world filled with formidable foes and ancient mysteries.
- Age guide
- 17+
- Overall risk
- 7/10
- Violence
- 9/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 5/10
- Stranger contact
- 4/10
- Addiction risk
- 9/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Influence
- 8/10
What parents should know
Elden Ring is a challenging action role-playing game featuring intense fantasy violence, blood, and dark themes. Its open-world exploration and complex combat system are designed for mature players. Online features, including multiplayer and player messages, require careful management of privacy settings.
What to do about Elden Ring
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 Elden Ring is 17+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Elden Ring setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Elden Ring without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Elden Ring that mean it is time to step in.
Elden Ring age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Elden Ring?
Parentwise puts Elden Ring at 17+. We advise Elden Ring from age 17 and up. Overall risk 7/10 (high risk). Violence scores 9/10, language 3/10, stranger contact 4/10 and addiction risk 9/10.
Can a 10 year old play Elden Ring?
Not by default: we advise Elden Ring from 17+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first.
Can a 12 year old play Elden Ring?
Not by default: we advise Elden Ring from 17+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first.
Can a 13 year old play Elden Ring?
Not by default: we advise Elden Ring from 17+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. For this age group, the game's high difficulty and mature themes, including fantasy violence and blood, may be overwhelming, despite its open-world exploration.
Is Elden Ring appropriate for kids?
Elden Ring is a challenging action role-playing game featuring intense fantasy violence, blood, and dark themes. Parentwise rates Elden Ring overall as high risk (7/10), with stranger contact at 4/10 and addiction risk at 9/10.
Is Elden Ring family friendly?
Elden Ring is one of the higher-risk titles we rate, so treat it as supervised rather than family viewing. Its open-world exploration and complex combat system are designed for mature players.
Elden Ring parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Elden Ring is a challenging action role-playing game featuring intense fantasy violence, blood, and dark themes. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (4/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (9/10).
Is Elden Ring safe for kids?
We advise Elden Ring from age 17 and up. Overall risk 7/10 (high risk). Its open-world exploration and complex combat system are designed for mature players.
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