Fortnite age rating explained: How old do you need to be?

Unfortunately, there isn't a straight answer, because all of the aforementioned new titles have their own age rating.

But we're here to clear this up for you.

We'll be discussing the age ratings in terms of the UK system, which is the Pan European Game Information (PEGI).

This system provides a recommended age, and reasons why this age rating was given.

If you're worried about your kids playing a shooting game, take a look at the information about the Fortnite age rating below.

Fortnite age rating explained: How old do you need to be?

The Fortnite age rating is PEGI 12 (ESRB Teen in the US) for Fortnite Battle Royale and Fortnite Save the World.

Each separate game under the Fortnite umbrella has been given its own age rating, and the PEGI rating for Fortnite as a whole is simply ‘Parental Guidance’ with an exclamation point.

The Parental Guidance age rating is what you’ll see when you go to download Fortnite from a digital storefront. This wasn’t always the case, but it is explained on the PEGI website:

"PEGI has decided to change the age rating for Fortnite, since it meets the conditions to be considered as an ecosystem with diverse content rather than an individual game product.

"As a result, the PEGI 12 age rating was replaced by the Parental Guidance label (an icon displaying an exclamation mark, always accompanied by the ‘parental guidance recommended’ text descriptor)."

PEGI made the change because, towards the end of 2023, Epic Games introduced LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival and Rocket Racing to Fortnite. All of them are separate games within Fortnite – all accessible under one download.

The Parental Guidance icon from PEGI is used to alert "parents that while age-appropriate content may be available, the platform may also offer access to content that is not appropriate for children".

Fortnite Battle Royale – the main Fortnite attraction – has a PEGI rating of 12. This is "because it features moderate violence" but "physical reactions are unrealistic as no blood or injuries are depicted".

It also "offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of cosmetics, weapons, skins and in-game currency, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of".

Fortnite Save the World also has a PEGI rating of 12, for similar reasons as Battle Royale, except it adds attacking monsters into the mix for a bit more threat and peril.

The LEGO Fortnite age rating is PEGI 7 and Fortnite Festival has an age rating of 12 for its "use of bad language and song lyrics of a sexual nature".

Rocket Racing, meanwhile, has an age rating of PEGI 3, so it should be fine to play for everyone.

Finally, you can use voice chat and talk to other players while online. You can set up parental controls in-game and on the console/platform your child plays on to disable or put limits on purchases and voice chat.

Find out more about these safety controls on the Epic Account Portal and on the official Epic Games website.

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