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Is SCP: Secret Laboratory safe for your child?
Age guide
16+
We advise SCP: Secret Laboratory from age 16 and up. Overall risk 8/10 (high risk).
- 5-8
- This game is not suitable for this age group due to its horror themes, jump scares, and complex multiplayer mechanics.
- 9-12
- Children in this age range will likely find the game too frightening and intense, with its dark atmosphere, creature encounters, and player-versus-player combat elements.
- 13-15
- Teenagers might be drawn to the cooperative and competitive gameplay, but the game involves frequent violence, graphic depictions of creatures, and mature themes of containment breaches and survival horror.
- 16+
- Older teens can engage with the strategic team-based gameplay, understanding the different roles and objectives while navigating the game's horror elements and communicating with other players in voice chat.
SCP: Secret Laboratory is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game based on the SCP Foundation creepypasta series. Players are divided into factions, including SCPs, Foundation personnel, Chaos Insurgency, and D-Class, each with unique objectives.
- Age guide
- 16+
- Overall risk
- 8/10
- Violence
- 7/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 8/10
- Stranger contact
- 9/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 8/10
- Influence
- 6/10
What parents should know
SCP: Secret Laboratory is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game on PC with a strong emphasis on survival and player interaction. Its mature themes, jump scares, and unmoderated voice chat make it unsuitable for younger players, requiring careful consideration for teenagers.
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SCP: Secret Laboratory age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is SCP: Secret Laboratory?
Parentwise puts SCP: Secret Laboratory at 16+. We advise SCP: Secret Laboratory from age 16 and up. Overall risk 8/10 (high risk). Violence scores 7/10, language 8/10, stranger contact 9/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old play SCP: Secret Laboratory?
Not by default: we advise SCP: Secret Laboratory from 16+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range will likely find the game too frightening and intense, with its dark atmosphere, creature encounters, and player-versus-player combat elements.
Can a 12 year old play SCP: Secret Laboratory?
Not by default: we advise SCP: Secret Laboratory from 16+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Children in this age range will likely find the game too frightening and intense, with its dark atmosphere, creature encounters, and player-versus-player combat elements.
Can a 13 year old play SCP: Secret Laboratory?
Not by default: we advise SCP: Secret Laboratory from 16+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Teenagers might be drawn to the cooperative and competitive gameplay, but the game involves frequent violence, graphic depictions of creatures, and mature themes of containment breaches and survival horror.
Is SCP: Secret Laboratory appropriate for kids?
SCP: Secret Laboratory is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game on PC with a strong emphasis on survival and player interaction. Parentwise rates SCP: Secret Laboratory overall as high risk (8/10), with stranger contact at 9/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is SCP: Secret Laboratory family friendly?
SCP: Secret Laboratory is one of the higher-risk titles we rate, so treat it as supervised rather than family viewing. Its mature themes, jump scares, and unmoderated voice chat make it unsuitable for younger players, requiring careful consideration for teenagers.
SCP: Secret Laboratory parents guide: what should a parent know first?
SCP: Secret Laboratory is a free-to-play multiplayer horror game on PC with a strong emphasis on survival and player interaction. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (9/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is SCP: Secret Laboratory safe for kids?
We advise SCP: Secret Laboratory from age 16 and up. Overall risk 8/10 (high risk). Its mature themes, jump scares, and unmoderated voice chat make it unsuitable for younger players, requiring careful consideration for teenagers.
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