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Is this game okay for my child? A five-minute check before you say yes
An age rating tells you what is in a game, not what happens around it: who can chat with your child, what the shop pushes, and what keeps them logging in every day.
Use this five-minute pre-check on the store page. Tick what you see for a pretend game, set your child's age, and get a short list of settings to change before the first session.
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