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Is Metroid Dread safe for your child?
Age guide
12+
We advise Metroid Dread from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk).
- 5-8
- Metroid Dread contains intense sci-fi action and jump scares, making it generally too frightening and complex for children in this age group.
- 9-12
- Children in this age range might find the game's atmosphere and E.M.M.I.
- 13-15
- Teenagers can fully engage with Metroid Dread's challenging boss battles, intricate map design, and atmospheric storytelling, which includes themes of survival and a sense of isolation.
- 16+
- Older teens can appreciate the nuanced narrative, high difficulty, and precise action-platforming of Metroid Dread, often engaging with online communities for speedrunning tips or lore discussions.
Metroid Dread is a side scrolling science fiction action adventure with tense stalker sequences.
- Age guide
- 12+
- Overall risk
- 3/10
- Violence
- 4/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 0/10
- Stranger contact
- 0/10
- Addiction risk
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 2/10
What parents should know
Metroid Dread is a single-player action-adventure game with a strong emphasis on exploration, combat, and an intense, suspenseful atmosphere. While it lacks direct online social features, its challenge and occasional jump scares may be overwhelming for younger players. Parents should consider the game's difficulty and thematic intensity when allowing play.
What to do about Metroid Dread
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- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for Metroid Dread is 12+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Metroid Dread setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
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The signals in Metroid Dread that mean it is time to step in.
Metroid Dread age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Metroid Dread?
Parentwise puts Metroid Dread at 12+. We advise Metroid Dread from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). Violence scores 4/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 0/10 and addiction risk 6/10.
Can a 10 year old play Metroid Dread?
Not by default: we advise Metroid Dread from 12+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range might find the game's atmosphere and E.M.M.I.
Can a 12 year old play Metroid Dread?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Metroid Dread (12+). Children in this age range might find the game's atmosphere and E.M.M.I.
Can a 13 year old play Metroid Dread?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Metroid Dread (12+). Teenagers can fully engage with Metroid Dread's challenging boss battles, intricate map design, and atmospheric storytelling, which includes themes of survival and a sense of isolation.
Is Metroid Dread appropriate for kids?
Metroid Dread is a single-player action-adventure game with a strong emphasis on exploration, combat, and an intense, suspenseful atmosphere. Parentwise rates Metroid Dread overall as low risk (3/10), with stranger contact at 0/10 and addiction risk at 6/10.
Is Metroid Dread family friendly?
Metroid Dread is one of the lower-risk titles we rate. While it lacks direct online social features, its challenge and occasional jump scares may be overwhelming for younger players.
Metroid Dread parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Metroid Dread is a single-player action-adventure game with a strong emphasis on exploration, combat, and an intense, suspenseful atmosphere. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (0/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (6/10).
Is Metroid Dread safe for kids?
We advise Metroid Dread from age 12 and up. Overall risk 3/10 (low risk). While it lacks direct online social features, its challenge and occasional jump scares may be overwhelming for younger players.
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