How can I find age-appropriate game guides on Ask About Games?

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Ask About Games publishes free game guides that indicate what is most appropriate for each age range, and you can reach them from the "Latest games guides" section of the site. They are aimed at parents and families who want to judge whether a specific title suits their household before saying yes or no. The guides cover individual games rather than genres, so the practical approach is to look for the exact title your child is asking about.

Where the guides live

The homepage has a "Latest games guides" block that lists current guides as a carousel. Each entry is a "View guide" link, and the carousel runs to 12 items with left and right navigation arrows. Because it is a carousel, only part of the list is visible at once — use the arrows to move through the full set rather than assuming the first screen is everything available.

Games shown in the current listing include:

  • EA Sports FC 25
  • EA Sports FC 24
  • Marvel's Wolverine
  • LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
  • Knack 2
  • Heave Ho 2
  • Dungeons of Hinterberg
  • Drink More Glurp
  • Denshattack!
  • Darwin's Paradox!
  • Cobalt Core
  • Bubsy 4D

The list repeats across the carousel, so the same titles appear more than once as you page through.

How to use a guide to make a decision

  1. Identify the exact game your child wants, including the edition or year — EA Sports FC 25 and EA Sports FC 24 are separate guides, and the age guidance may differ between annual releases.
  2. Open the matching "View guide" link.
  3. Read the age-range indication first. The site states the guides "indicate what is most appropriate for each age range," so treat that as the headline answer to "is this suitable?"
  4. Compare that indication against your own child — age ratings are a floor for appropriateness, not a guarantee that a game fits your particular child's sensitivities or your household rules.
  5. If the game you want is not in the carousel, check whether a guide exists elsewhere on the site before concluding there is none; the homepage block is a "latest" list, not a complete catalogue.

What the guides do and do not cover

The guides are one of four "Get started" steps the site sets out for families. The other three are the Power Up Pact (a conversation tool for agreeing parameters around in-game interactions, spending and time limits), the Conversation Guide (for discussing online safety across games and the wider digital world), and parental control walk-throughs for networks, games and consoles, devices, apps and platforms.

That context matters when reading a guide: the age indication tells you whether a title is appropriate, but it does not set spending limits, screen time or in-game interaction rules for you. Those are handled by the other tools.

Who publishes this and why it matters for trust

Ask About Games is a decade-long campaign powered by Ukie, the trade body for the UK video games industry, and is supported by games businesses and industry stakeholders. Its stated mission is to support parents and families in navigating the world of video games safely. Knowing the publisher is an industry body is useful when weighing the guidance: the material is written for families, but it comes from within the games industry rather than an independent regulator, so it is worth reading alongside any official age rating your country requires.

Quick answers

Is it free? The site describes the game guides as free. No pricing or login requirement is stated in the available information.

Can I search by my child's age instead of by game? The available information describes guides organised by game title, with each guide indicating the appropriate age range. It does not describe an age-first search.

What if the game isn't listed? The homepage shows a "latest" carousel of 12 items, not a full index. Treat a missing title as "not in the latest list" rather than "no guide exists."