Game Development

I am aware of classifications and content descriptions. I'm not in US so the ESRB are not directly relevant but my local body does something similar.

I find the actual classifications to be a bit conservative so treat them all as advisory and make my own decisions. For example my son beat these (on easy) at four years old, I don't think we would have enjoyed them as much if we waited until fifteen:

• https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/transformers-devastation
• https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/marvels-spider-man

On the other end of the scale I can use these descriptions to see that while Saints Row (2022) is tamer than GTA5 it is still going to have content thats a bit rough for an eight year old:

• https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/grand-theft-auto-v
• https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/saints-row-1

Parental controls are another question but I use then for time limits on his tablet and content restrictions on consoles and streaming services.

The way I have parental controls set up he has access to everything M or lower but MA15+ or higher requires a conversation.

They help inform my decisions but at the end of the day we are making our own choices within our household.