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Essentially harmless and fun, but a cash grab: NPC treadmills prompting Robux, ads to continue and a paywall-like level requirement.

• Robux prompts everywhere
• Watch-an-advert to continue
• Paywall-like level requirements

Not suitable for 5 to 8: missing-children theme, night-time tension and cutscenes could cause nightmares. A similar standalone version is PEGI 12. Bandages create pressure to spend Robux.

• Missing children theme
• Night-time tension and creepy cutscenes
• Peer pressure to buy bandages with Robux
• Developer promised a 'scarier' Halloween maze (Radar, Oct 2026)

Should not be touched by anyone under 13. Heavy themes of anxiety, isolation and depression; even at 13, sit down with your child. Should be re-labelled.

• Depression, anxiety and social isolation themes
• Weirdcore visuals and distressing story
• Mislabelled as Minimal

Not for under-10s. Death rituals, possessed patients, sanity damage and jump-out creatures. Lots of optional Robux items.

• Death rituals and possession
• Jump-out creatures, patients on fire
• Many Robux items (not aggressive)

A cash grab built on gambling: the game is all about mystery-box summons, with Robux luck boosts. Threat levels are low, but the gambling is why I rate it 9+.

• Gambling on mystery-box summons
• Robux luck boosts

10 and up: tricky tactics, toxic comments in ranked, long matches with AFK players, and a pay-to-win feel. Gifting cosmetics could be used to befriend children.

• Toxic comments, especially ranked
• Pay-to-win kits
• Gifting could be used for grooming-style befriending

Chapters 1 and 2 are fine from about 7 or 8, but from chapter 3 it turns dark (greed, isolation, hatred); not for under-10s and should not be Minimal. Nothing to buy.

• Dark themes appear late (chapter 3+)
• Disturbing for early teens too
• Parents may miss it after early chapters

New 'Community Outfits' beta lets players upload outfits for public likes and rankings; moderation of uploads not explained.

• Public appearance rankings and self-esteem
• User-uploaded outfits not covered by the label
• Spending on avatar items
• VIP passes

Low-effort 'slop' featured in Roblox's official Halloween event, The Hollow; an intentional boredom loop used to push Robux microtransactions.

• Boredom loop pushing Robux purchases
• Official event banner implies quality it doesn't have

Suitable for everyone as labelled. No need to buy anything; check you're happy with text and voice chat.

• Text and voice chat with others
• Slow to finish

Cute premise hiding horror: babysit babies while something hunts them, with clone babies roaming in darkness.

• Babies in danger
• uncanny clone babies
• Cute title and thumbnail hide horror

A good game. Very little violence; the sketch-style monster may scare younger children, and there's no way to save progress.

• Scary monster for younger children
• No save progress (frustration)
• Social roleplay hangout area

Probably not for 5 to 9: tactical teamwork plus tension and a dark Bendy-style storyline of mutation and manipulation. 10+ if not sensitive.

• Dark hidden storyline
• Psychological tension
• a character breakdown scene
• Grind, microtransactions and social pressure to own certain Toons

Not one for under-10s or sensitive kids: chase tension and screaming monsters, even though it's far less dark than Forsaken. 10+ for most; clearly labelled shop.

• Chase tension, screaming monsters
• Blocky comedic violence
• Coin boosts of doubtful value

Not suitable for 5 to 9: terrifying entities and jump scares. 10+ is fine if not overly sensitive. Shop is optional and clearly labelled.

• Jump scares and terrifying entities
• Losing long runs causes frustration
• Optional shop (Knobs can be bought with Robux)

A resounding yes, no ifs or buts. Simple, repetitive, nothing to worry about.

• Repetitive

Probably suitable for all ages that can access it. The only real danger is the gambling-style cosmetic crates, so lock down spending.

• Gambling-style cosmetic crates
• Very repetitive grind
• Development reportedly cancelled
• dark off-platform fandom

Fine from 9. A few fleeting tense moments that younger or sensitive children may find uneasy; mild pay-to-continue lives if you keep failing.

• Brief tense moments
• Paid extra lives

Suitable on content (no gore despite the name), but zero checkpoints make rage quits almost certain. Give it a miss for children prone to outbursts.

• No checkpoints: extreme frustration and rage quits
• Sin-themed ring names only, no religious content

Fun, simple and low-risk. Watch for chase fear for young children, rage when other players revive you next to a Nextbot, and a cosmetics-heavy store nobody needs.

• Being chased by creepy Nextbot meme faces
• Frustration from repeated knock-downs
• Store full of unnecessary cosmetics

Nothing violent or upsetting. Be aware of the mystery-box gambling element, especially for kids with addictive tendencies.

• Mystery-box gambling

Should not be played by 9 to 12s despite the Moderate (9+) label. Terrifying, graphic content he'd expect an external body to rate 12 or 16.

• Graphic, distressing violence
• Terrifying zombie horror
• Moderate label lets 9-year-olds in

Inclined to say no for 5 to 8, mainly because it's a social hangout built on text and voice chat. Minimal violence and no purchases.

• Social hangout with strangers in chat and voice
• Mild fear for very young children

Looks harmless on screenshots, but hides an addictive dopamine loop. The danger zone is ages 8 to 12, with Robux funnelled into luck boosts and passes.

• Addictive 'one more cast' reward loop
• Paid luck boosts and game passes
• Chasing rare catches to show off to friends

Absolutely not for younger kids: built to ramp up chase tension and anxiety. All right for 10 and up; purchases are well labelled.

• Graphic moments when caught
• Designed to cause anxiety
• Optional purchases

Three months on, still not suitable for under-10s because of its asymmetric horror genre; should be Moderate, not Mild. For older, less sensitive kids the main watch-point is spending.

• Chase-horror tension and fear
• Emotional frustration has increased
• Potentially toxic atmosphere with other players
• Robux spending (not aggressive)

A good game, but one for 14+: a Call of Duty-style shooter with knife kills and blood splatter, and big frustration potential.

• Close-up weapon kills and blood splatter
• Rage and frustration
• In-game currency boosts

Not for under-12s: fast, demanding and overwhelming, with jump scares and loud sound cues. The hidden 'sin and trauma' themes live in off-platform fan theories, not the game.

• Fast-paced, overwhelming jump scares and sound cues
• Dark fandom theories off-platform
• High skill demand causes frustration

Fun but repetitive. Night-raid stealing makes it more competitive than the original; explain base protection, or use free private servers.

• Theft by other players during night raids
• Repetitive, time-consuming grind

Looks horrific but plays better than expected: team-based, fair shop and a positive community. Even so, the stylised blood and fear make it one for 12+.

• Zombie violence with stylised blood
• Hard game, long waits after dying
• Not for sensitive 9 to 10s

Designed for an older audience: not for 5 to 9 or 10. Dark themes (punishment, torture, a possible cult) and a demanding survival puzzle; good teamwork for older kids.

• Dark themes: punishment, torture, imprisonment
• Tense atmosphere and a shadowy entity
• Complex survival puzzles

Absolutely not. Glorifies violence with graphic beheading and dismembering, and encourages grouping up, bullying and taunting. Not suited to a Mild label.

• Graphic beheading and dismemberment
• Bullying and taunting encouraged
• Mislabelled as Mild

Not for 5 to 8s: complex mechanics plus inappropriate bits (eating corpses, burning zombie bodies, children held hostage, boss cutscenes). Good for 9+ if not sensitive.

• Corpse eating and body burning mechanics
• Hostage children themes and boss cutscenes
• Complex co-op mechanics (frustration)
• Beta: may change

Appropriately rated Moderate for 9+. The main flag is mystery boxes (gambling) and paid superpowers that feel pay-to-win.

• Mystery boxes (gambling)
• Paid superpowers (pay-to-win)
• Murder theme

Flips the script: your child plays the criminal, shooting police and holding hostages. Distressing for 5 to 7s; less of a worry from 9 or 10 up.

• Shooting police officers and civilians
• Hostage taking, heists, firearms and explosives
• Robux currency spent on cosmetic mystery crates

A hard pass for under-10s. Sensory overload (pounding audio, screen shake, blur) and unsettling later levels; turn effects down in settings.

• Sensory overload
• caused a headache
• Corpse hands and blood-like terrain in later levels
• Chaotic 20-player servers

Nine is too young. Characters such as a Sonic-style hedgehog get dismembered and ripped in two; shop is cosmetic and fair.

• Dismemberment with light blood
• Chase fear
• Very difficult (frustration)
• Development reportedly cancelled
• dark off-platform fandom

Zero stars across the board. Nothing to cause problems; it can just get tedious.

• Can become tedious

Not dangerous for violence or scares, but essentially a virtual casino in a pet-collecting wrapper: gacha egg-hatching and grind loops that normalise spending Robux.

• Slot-machine style gacha (egg hatching)
• Endless grind loop designed to keep kids playing
• Trading with real-money value
• trade scams

Content is fine for the ages that can access it. Expect some frustration and anger if kids keep losing; younger children may struggle with timing.

• Competitive frustration
• Learning curve for younger players
• Low player base can make groups hard to find

Content suitable for 5+, but younger children will struggle with the old-school RPG mechanics. Around 9 is when kids will get to grips with it.

• Complex mechanics (crafting, open world)
• Some enemies may intimidate sensitive children

Not suitable for 9+ as labelled; pitch it at mid-teens. Dark rooms, complicated entities, long runs and a dark off-platform lore community.

• Relentless jump scares
• Dark themes and off-platform lore
• Long, difficult runs

Major flag: possible mislabel. The game's own page advertises dismemberment and a R$79 'Gore Pack' showing bones and organs, which Roblox's rules place in the 18+ band.

• Dismemberment and bleeding as the selling point
• R$79 Gore Pack
• 22 passes up to R$699
• Kill-count unlocks reward repeated violence

Probably not for 5 to 10s; feels designed for 11 to 14s, with darker, edgier characters and off-platform lore (alien experiments, nightmare entities). For young kids, Epic Minigames is a gentler alternative.

• Dark, edgy characters and lore
• Off-platform comics and fandom
• Optional shop (VIP, floor skips)

A resounding no for 5+. Violence dominates; trash talk and taunts drive frustration from about 8 upward; littered with adverts and purchases.

• Constant shooter violence
• Trash talk and emote taunts
• Adverts and purchases everywhere

Rule-based 'anomaly' horror with new 'terrifying' Halloween challenges; cross-promoted to younger players through Roblox's Halloween event, The Hollow.

• Dread-building anomaly horror
• Cross-promotion to younger players via Roblox's Halloween event
• Challenge failure and retries

Broadly fair at Mild. Slapstick violence and short scares; the bigger issues are griefing by other players and a big shop with Halloween Candy on a countdown until 22 Nov.

• Griefing and sudden deaths can frustrate younger players
• Large shop, paid revives and pay-to-make-it-harder items
• Limited-time Robux-buyable Candy unlocks perks (until 22 Nov 2026)
• Short creepy rounds (Fog, Dolly, Shadow)

Comical violence, but a toxic, taunting atmosphere and frustrating theft loop. Feels like a cash grab; not somewhere he'd want his child to hang out.

• Toxic chat: boasting, taunting, threats
• Frustration from theft
• Robux spend on items that can be stolen
• pay-to-disable defences

Officially 'slop and brainrot': toxic chat, griefing, boring waiting loop and passes of doubtful value. Radar (Oct): #1 game on Roblox with a celebrity concert and exclusive pet FOMO.

• Toxic chat and griefing
• Theft frustration
• Boosts and passes of little value
• Exclusive limited pets
• 'free pet' scams

Suitable from 9, later if your child is sensitive. No chat or multiplayer; later chapters and hidden mode get gory, and Robux currency buys mystery boxes.

• Stylised gore in later chapters and hidden mode
• Creepy late monsters
• Mystery boxes buyable via Robux currency

Japanese urban-legend horror with repeated jumpscares, a rebuilt Nightmare Circus chapter and a Ken Carson music collab aimed at kids.

• Repeated jumpscares, flashing lights, loud noises
• Time-limited rewards (FOMO)
• Explicit-music artist tie-in (in-game explicit content not confirmed)

Yes, from about 8 or 9 because of the strategy. Watch for jump scares in the FNAF-style arcade mode and gambling on mystery crates.

• Jump scares in arcade mode
• Mystery crate gambling

Absolutely not suitable for under-12s. Graphic, horror-film-inspired content; the Mild label looks deliberately low and thumbnails don't show the game.

• Graphic horror violence (killer hunts survivors)
• Likely nightmares for young children
• Mild label appears misrepresented
• Event currency, Skip Tier and Butcher Pack purchases (Radar, Oct 2026)

No for 5 to 11. Nasty cutscenes and near-terrifying jump scares behind fun-house branding; should be Moderate at least.

• Dark cutscenes
• Intense jump scares
• Branded to look like harmless fun