Minimum age requirement?

[grapplehoeker]

Have the devs stated what the minimum age requirement is for this game? If so, what is it?
Please provide a link for verification.

[Funky Hobo]

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[MR.BENDY]

windows 10

[GenariuxMorua]

12+

[Light Dakku]

I don't believe the game developers have given an official age rating for the game, but I would personal say 10+. However, I think it to be the responsibility of the parent(s) to investigate the game and see if it would be too much for their kid, as you're doing now. Might I suggest YouTube as great place to see gameplay elements and figure it out with a good ten or twenty minute watch so you can see with your own eyes rather than take the words of random people on the internet.

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Doctor Yeshua:

I don't believe the game developers have given an official age rating for the game, but I would personal say 10+. However, I think it to be the responsibility of the parent(s) to investigate the game and see if it would be too much for their kid, as you're doing now. Might I suggest YouTube as great place to see gameplay elements and figure it out with a good ten or twenty minute watch so you can see with your own eyes rather than take the words of random people on the internet.

You're right, I am busy researching this game and examining it's content for myself.
But this is due to my 8 year old coming to me to ask if I would purchase it for him, after he had already seen some gameplay himself. My concern isn't so much about whether or not I may deem this game suitable or not, it's more to do with how on earth my child got access to view any content of the game in the first place.
Therefore, I wish to know from the developers what age restriction they have placed on the game and what precautions have they taken to ensure that younger children are restricted from viewing any content whatsoever. This is particularly relevant when the game visuals are very cartoonish and therefore attractive to children.
I recognise my responsibility to have oversight over the games my children are able to view or play. However, the developers have an important responsibility too. If the developers deem that their game's content is unsuitable for children of a certain age, then they should make it absolutely clear in the game description and provide sufficient warning. I haven't observed any and so I'm asking the devs for an explanation.

[thenumber1hero]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

You're right, I am busy researching this game and examining it's content for myself.
But this is due to my 8 year old coming to me to ask if I would purchase it for him, after he had already seen some gameplay himself. My concern isn't so much about whether or not I may deem this game suitable or not, it's more to do with how on earth my child got access to view any content of the game in the first place.
Therefore, I wish to know from the developers what age restriction they have placed on the game and what precautions have they taken to ensure that younger children are restricted from viewing any content whatsoever. This is particularly relevant when the game visuals are very cartoonish and therefore attractive to children.
I recognise my responsibility to have oversight over the games my children are able to view or play. However, the developers have an important responsibility too. If the developers deem that their game's content is unsuitable for children of a certain age, then they should make it absolutely clear in the game description and provide sufficient warning. I haven't observed any and so I'm asking the devs for an explanation.

Well, I can tell you where your kid probably found this game. They probably watched one of their favorite youtuber play it. Several very famous Youtubers such as Pewdiepie, Markipliier, Jack Septiky, and Matt Patt have all played this game. Jack Septiky in particular actuially voices a character in this game as well.

As for your second question on why the game isn't rated yet, I do believe that the game isn't finished yet. Recently the game had major updates that chnaged story and map locations. The developer as constantly changing and tweaking things. now, I may be wrong but I do believe that the ESRB who is responseable on rating games can't rate a game where at least all parts of it are developed enough to play. Second, games on the steam store are not required to be rated by ESRB which makes this more of a steam problem than anything. Lastly, when I personally went to go purchase the game I got a screen that halted me from visiting the actual store page until I confirnmed my age. This wasn't some age checker that I could put in the right date and get through though. It actually checked to make sure my profile on steam said I was old enough. If your child was able to access the store you should check that they didn't edit their age on their profile. I know my youngest brother did that all the time when we were tyounger until my mother caught him.

I have to commend you for doing your research on this game. I would deffinitely not recommend it to younger audiences.

[Light Dakku]

Actually, most Steam pages that require an age verification simply asks for your birthdate, which is easy to bypass.

Also, I was not aware this was a case of a child getting ahold of a game they shouldn't have, my apologizes.

[KWPops]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Originally posted by Doctor Yeshua:

I don't believe the game developers have given an official age rating for the game, but I would personal say 10+. However, I think it to be the responsibility of the parent(s) to investigate the game and see if it would be too much for their kid, as you're doing now. Might I suggest YouTube as great place to see gameplay elements and figure it out with a good ten or twenty minute watch so you can see with your own eyes rather than take the words of random people on the internet.

You're right, I am busy researching this game and examining it's content for myself.
But this is due to my 8 year old coming to me to ask if I would purchase it for him, after he had already seen some gameplay himself. My concern isn't so much about whether or not I may deem this game suitable or not, it's more to do with how on earth my child got access to view any content of the game in the first place.
Therefore, I wish to know from the developers what age restriction they have placed on the game and what precautions have they taken to ensure that younger children are restricted from viewing any content whatsoever. This is particularly relevant when the game visuals are very cartoonish and therefore attractive to children.
I recognise my responsibility to have oversight over the games my children are able to view or play. However, the developers have an important responsibility too. If the developers deem that their game's content is unsuitable for children of a certain age, then they should make it absolutely clear in the game description and provide sufficient warning. I haven't observed any and so I'm asking the devs for an explanation.

The Devs have NO way of controlling what someone(your kid) is watching on Youtube. They also cannot control the person that your kid is obviously watching play this. Do you just let your child sit at the PC and do what ever they want, without being supervised? I would NEVER do that, especially at 8yrs old. I want to hear EVERYTHING being said, in a Youtube video, that my kid is watching. Just because it looks cartoony, doesn't mean that the person posting the video is acting/speaking appropriately. Pay attention to what your kid is watching and you won't be wondering where they saw it and trying to act like it is somehow up the the Devs to keep your kid from watching it. That's ridiculous. Online content CANNOT be rated by devs either.