Game · Medium risk
Is Satisfactory safe for your child?
Age guide
10+
We advise Satisfactory from age 10 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Younger players might enjoy the exploration aspect and basic construction of simple factories, focusing on placing buildings and connecting belts.
- 9-12
- Children in this age range will likely begin to understand more complex production chains and optimize factory layouts for efficiency.
- 13-15
- Teenagers can delve into advanced factory planning, power grid management, and potentially engage in cooperative multiplayer with friends to build massive industrial complexes.
- 16+
- Older teens may explore highly optimized factory designs, engage with the game's modding community, and tackle the most challenging production goals.
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Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with exploration and combat elements. Players land on an alien planet to construct massive, multi-story factories for a corporate overlord.
- Age guide
- 10+
- Overall risk
- 4/10
- Violence
- 2/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 3/10
- Addiction risk
- 9/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Influence
- 2/10
What parents should know
Satisfactory is a first-person factory building game where players explore an alien planet, gather resources, and construct elaborate automated production lines. It offers both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes, focusing on problem-solving and creative engineering. While primarily a construction game, it does feature exploration and mild combat against alien creatures.
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Satisfactory age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Satisfactory?
Parentwise puts Satisfactory at 10+. We advise Satisfactory from age 10 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 2/10, language 1/10, stranger contact 3/10 and addiction risk 9/10.
Can a 10 year old play Satisfactory?
Yes, 10 is at or above the age we advise for Satisfactory (10+). Children in this age range will likely begin to understand more complex production chains and optimize factory layouts for efficiency.
Can a 12 year old play Satisfactory?
Yes, 12 is at or above the age we advise for Satisfactory (10+). Children in this age range will likely begin to understand more complex production chains and optimize factory layouts for efficiency.
Can a 13 year old play Satisfactory?
Yes, 13 is at or above the age we advise for Satisfactory (10+). Teenagers can delve into advanced factory planning, power grid management, and potentially engage in cooperative multiplayer with friends to build massive industrial complexes.
Is Satisfactory appropriate for kids?
Satisfactory is a first-person factory building game where players explore an alien planet, gather resources, and construct elaborate automated production lines. Parentwise rates Satisfactory overall as medium risk (4/10), with stranger contact at 3/10 and addiction risk at 9/10.
Is Satisfactory family friendly?
Satisfactory sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. It offers both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes, focusing on problem-solving and creative engineering.
Satisfactory parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Satisfactory is a first-person factory building game where players explore an alien planet, gather resources, and construct elaborate automated production lines. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (3/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (9/10).
Is Satisfactory safe for kids?
We advise Satisfactory from age 10 and up. Overall risk 4/10 (medium risk). It offers both single-player and cooperative multiplayer modes, focusing on problem-solving and creative engineering.
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