Glossary
What is an ESRB rating?
An ESRB rating is the North American age label on a game: E, E10+, T, M or AO, plus content descriptors and interactive elements.
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How it works
The Entertainment Software Rating Board rates games for the US and Canada. E is for everyone, E10+ for 10 and up, T for teens (13+), M for mature players (17+) and AO for adults only. Descriptors such as "Violence" say why, and interactive elements such as "In-Game Purchases" flag what the game sells.
We record the PEGI rating first, because GamesChart is a UK site. The ESRB rating fills in where there is no PEGI rating.
In the games we track
- League of Legends and Valorant: ESRB T for Teen.
- Diablo IV: ESRB M.
- LawBreakers: ESRB M is the only rating we record.
Sources
- ESRB – Ratings guide, published by esrb.org
- Wikipedia – Entertainment Software Rating Board, published by en.wikipedia.org
- Wikidata – ESRB rating (Q191458), published by wikidata.org
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