Game · Medium risk
Is Tomb Raider safe for your child?
Age guide
17+
We advise Tomb Raider from age 17 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Children this age should not play Tomb Raider due to its intense violence, mature themes, and graphic depictions of injury and death.
- 9-12
- This age group is too young for Tomb Raider.
- 13-15
- While some older teens might be drawn to Tomb Raider, its M rating indicates it's generally not appropriate for this age.
- 16+
- Older teens might be mature enough to handle the intense violence and mature themes of Tomb Raider, appreciating the story of survival and character growth.
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Tomb Raider (2013) is an action-adventure game that reboots the series, focusing on Lara Croft's origin story as she becomes a hardened survivor. Players explore a mysterious island, engage in combat, and solve environmental puzzles.
- Age guide
- 17+
- Overall risk
- 5/10
- Violence
- 7/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 2/10
- Stranger contact
- 2/10
- Addiction risk
- 8/10
- Language
- 5/10
- Influence
- 5/10
What parents should know
Tomb Raider (2013) features intense, realistic violence, including brutal combat, impalement, and scenes of Lara Croft being severely injured. It has mature themes of survival, psychological trauma, and death. While it includes a multiplayer mode, the primary focus is on the single-player story.
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Tomb Raider age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Tomb Raider?
Parentwise puts Tomb Raider at 17+. We advise Tomb Raider from age 17 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 7/10, language 5/10, stranger contact 2/10 and addiction risk 8/10.
Can a 10 year old play Tomb Raider?
Not by default: we advise Tomb Raider from 17+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. This age group is too young for Tomb Raider.
Can a 12 year old play Tomb Raider?
Not by default: we advise Tomb Raider from 17+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. This age group is too young for Tomb Raider.
Can a 13 year old play Tomb Raider?
Not by default: we advise Tomb Raider from 17+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. While some older teens might be drawn to Tomb Raider, its M rating indicates it's generally not appropriate for this age.
Is Tomb Raider appropriate for kids?
Tomb Raider (2013) features intense, realistic violence, including brutal combat, impalement, and scenes of Lara Croft being severely injured. Parentwise rates Tomb Raider overall as medium risk (5/10), with stranger contact at 2/10 and addiction risk at 8/10.
Is Tomb Raider family friendly?
Tomb Raider sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. It has mature themes of survival, psychological trauma, and death.
Tomb Raider parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Tomb Raider (2013) features intense, realistic violence, including brutal combat, impalement, and scenes of Lara Croft being severely injured. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (2/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (8/10).
Is Tomb Raider safe for kids?
We advise Tomb Raider from age 17 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk). It has mature themes of survival, psychological trauma, and death.
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