Rating Categories
Rating Categories give you basic guidance by telling you a game’s age-appropriateness. Rating categories are similar to—but not quite the same as—movie ratings.
![Early Childhood](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-Early-Childhood.png)
Early Childhood (EC)
Ages 3 and older
Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate
![E for Everyone](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/E-e1421795288630.png)
Everyone (E)
Ages 6 and older
May contain minimal cartoon, fantasy, or mild violence and/or infrequent use of mild language
![E10+](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-E10-.png)
Everyone 10 and Up (E10+)
Ages 10 and older
May contain more cartoon, fantasy, or mild violence and/or minimal suggestive themes.
![T for Teen](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-T-for-Teen.png)
Teen (T)
Ages 13 and older
May contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, similated gambling and/or infrequent use of strong language.
![M for Mature](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/M-e1421794999292.png)
Mature (M)
Ages 17 and older
May contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language
![AO](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-AO.png)
Adults Only (AO)
Ages 18 and older
May include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.
Content Descriptors
Content Descriptors are special phrases which reveal something about the game that parents ought to know.
![Content Descriptors](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-Content-Descriptors.png)
Interactive Elements
Interactive Elements describe ways in which a game may share a player’s information or allow players to talk to strangers online.
![Shares Info](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-Shares-Info.png)
![Shares Location](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-Shares-Location.png)
![Users Interact](https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ESRB-Symbls-Users-Interact.png)
Further Reading