ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Videogame Rating Council

okay kiddo, so when people make video games, some games may have scary or violent things in them that are not appropriate for all ages. And this is why we have the videogame rating council. This is like a group of grown-ups who watch and play video games to see what kind of stuff is in the game and then they give the game a rating.

This rating helps parents and guardians who want to purchase games for you to know if the game is okay for you to play or not. There are different ratings like "E" for Everyone, "T" for Teenagers, "M" for Mature, and "AO" for Adults only.

The rating council also has guidelines for game developers to follow when they make games, to help ensure that the game is appropriate for the intended audience. So the rating council is like a helper to make sure we play games that are not too scary or violent for us.