Game · Medium risk
Is Project Playtime safe for your child?
Age guide
12+
We advise Project Playtime from age 12 and up. Overall risk 6/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- This game is a horror title and is not suitable for children in this age group due to its scary characters and suspenseful gameplay.
- 9-12
- Children in this age range might be drawn to the popular Poppy Playtime characters, but the game's jump scares and intense chase sequences can be genuinely frightening.
- 13-15
- Teenagers will engage with the asymmetrical multiplayer horror, strategizing as either a survivor or a monster, and often using voice chat with teammates or opponents.
- 16+
- Older teens can fully appreciate the strategic depth of playing as the monster or coordinating complex escapes as a survivor, often engaging with the game's community and lore.
Project Playtime is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game set in the Poppy Playtime universe. Players either take on the role of a 'Resource Extractor' trying to collect toy parts or a monstrous 'Toy' hunting the extractors.
- Age guide
- 12+
- Overall risk
- 6/10
- Violence
- 5/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 6/10
- Stranger contact
- 7/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 6/10
- Influence
- 5/10
What parents should know
Project Playtime is a free-to-play asymmetrical horror game based on the Poppy Playtime universe, featuring scary monsters and suspenseful gameplay. Parents should be aware of its horror elements, manage online interactions through platform settings, and discuss potential in-game purchases for cosmetics.
What to do about Project Playtime
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 Project Playtime is 12+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Project Playtime setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Project Playtime without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Project Playtime that mean it is time to step in.
Project Playtime age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Project Playtime?
Parentwise puts Project Playtime at 12+. We advise Project Playtime from age 12 and up. Overall risk 6/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 5/10, language 6/10, stranger contact 7/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old play Project Playtime?
Not by default: we advise Project Playtime from 12+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range might be drawn to the popular Poppy Playtime characters, but the game's jump scares and intense chase sequences can be genuinely frightening.
Can a 12 year old play Project Playtime?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Project Playtime (12+). Children in this age range might be drawn to the popular Poppy Playtime characters, but the game's jump scares and intense chase sequences can be genuinely frightening.
Can a 13 year old play Project Playtime?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Project Playtime (12+). Teenagers will engage with the asymmetrical multiplayer horror, strategizing as either a survivor or a monster, and often using voice chat with teammates or opponents.
Is Project Playtime appropriate for kids?
Project Playtime is a free-to-play asymmetrical horror game based on the Poppy Playtime universe, featuring scary monsters and suspenseful gameplay. Parentwise rates Project Playtime overall as medium risk (6/10), with stranger contact at 7/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Project Playtime family friendly?
Project Playtime sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. Parents should be aware of its horror elements, manage online interactions through platform settings, and discuss potential in-game purchases for cosmetics.
Project Playtime parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Project Playtime is a free-to-play asymmetrical horror game based on the Poppy Playtime universe, featuring scary monsters and suspenseful gameplay. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (7/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Project Playtime safe for kids?
We advise Project Playtime from age 12 and up. Overall risk 6/10 (medium risk). Parents should be aware of its horror elements, manage online interactions through platform settings, and discuss potential in-game purchases for cosmetics.
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