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Box art for Dragon's Dogma 2, showing three fantastical characters: a female warrior, a masked knight, and cat-faced creature
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Dragon's Dogma 2

age 16+

Feisty fantasy RPG has bloody combat and sexual scenes.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2024)
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The PlayStation 5 (PS5) box image of MLB The Show 24, featuring Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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MLB The Show 24

age 8+

Family-friendly baseball game adds more history, diversity.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2024)
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The box art for the game Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, shows two young Asian men facing away from one another.
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

age 16+

Fun, polished but violent game in 'Dragon' franchise.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2024)
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Game cover art shows haunted looking house in the dark with two people looking from the outside.
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Alone in the Dark

age 16+

Fun but flawed horror remake serves tons of violence.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2024)
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The box cover for Bandai Namco's Tekken 8 fighting game. Two characters are back to back, one of whom is clenching his fist.
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Tekken 8

age 13+

An exceptional and multi-platform 'Tekken' game for teens.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2024)
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The box of Helldivers II shows four fighters, suited up, carrying guns, and standing on top of a rocky plateau.
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Helldivers II

age 15+

Sci-fi shooter game is fun but gory and violent.

Platforms: PlayStation 5 , Windows (2024)
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Cover art for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, in which three dwarves are seen standing on a rock in a cave.
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

age 13+

Good but glitchy adventure game; mild violence.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2023)
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Cover art for Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach shows the young boy with the creepy cast of animatronic mascots
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

age 13+

Good but not great 'Five Nights' game; lots of jump scares.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , Google Stadia (2021)
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Cover art for the game Palworld, which shows colorful 'Pals' (creatures) engaged in combat (with a large gun/cannon in the image).
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Palworld

age 13+

Pokémon-like game with weapons and violence.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , Windows , Xbox One (2024)
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Lethal Company

age 14+

Multiplayer indie game is fun, but not for kids.

Platforms: Windows (2023)
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