GTA 6 Age Rating and Content: A Guide for Parents

GTA VI is for adults. The Rockstar Store lists a minimum age of 17 for the US release, and Rockstar's official site lists content descriptors covering violence, sex, nudity, drugs and strong language, plus in-game purchases.

Confirmed

Content descriptors on Rockstar's official GTA VI site: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol. Interactive element: In-Game Purchases. The Rockstar Store product data lists a required minimum age of 17.

What the descriptors mean

These descriptor names are the ones the US ratings board (ESRB) uses. In plain terms:

Definitions are summarised from the ESRB ratings guide. The official story setup also centres on crime: in Rockstar's words, the leads end up "in the middle of a criminal conspiracy" (see story).

Outside the US

Each region has its own ratings board (PEGI in most of Europe, the USK in Germany, the ACB in Australia, and so on). We haven't verified the final rating from each board yet. The rating printed on the store listing in your country is the one that applies.

Parental controls that matter for GTA VI

• Age limits: both PlayStation and Xbox family settings can block games above an age rating, so a child's account can't launch GTA VI.
• Spending limits: because the game lists in-game purchases, set a monthly spending limit or require approval on child accounts.
• Online communication: limit who a child account can message or voice chat with.

Set these up in the PlayStation Family or Xbox Family Settings app, or in the console's family settings menus.

What we don't know yet

Rockstar hasn't detailed what the in-game purchases are, or whether GTA VI includes online multiplayer at launch. We'll update this page once that's confirmed.