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Sea of Solitude

This game was rated PEGI 12 for frequent moderate violence and use of offensive language. It is not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
The world is set in a flooded city, based on Berlin. The player controls a young woman named Kay as she explores the abandoned, submerged city. Everything in the game has a deeper meaning as the world is inside Kay’s mind. It is a distorted mirror, a huge metaphor for the situation of Kay in the real world.

Details

PEGI leeftijdsadvies

12ViolenceBad Language

  • Beschikbaar op

    • PC (05/07/2019)
    • PlayStation 4 (05/07/2019)
    • Xbox One (05/07/2019)
  • Uitgever

    EA Swiss Sarl

Rating issues

If your character steps into the sea, a giant swimming monster will come and attack, it will throw your character into the air and catch you in its teeth and eats you. You don’t see any detail, just the body disappearing into the monster’s mouth as you scream and the screen goes dark as it brings you back to the last checkpoint. There are also lots of hands that can drag you under the water as the screen goes dark.

You can also be shoved backwards by some human-shaped monsters. The only sign of injury is the screen that changes colour and gets darker with each hit. Eventually the human-shaped monsters can overwhelm you and the screen will go dark as the game resets to the last checkpoint.

The game features the use of the word “shit”.

Other issues

The game focuses on the loneliness and self-destructiveness of the character and her family members. The monsters can insult your character throughout the game. One particular chapter focuses on her brother and how he has had to deal with bullies. You can hear some of the insults they use against him, such as “Hah! Being ugly really does run in your family. Hahaha…”. There is also a scene where a male monster and female monster (representing the character’s parents) are arguing about how they had children too early and it ruined their careers. These themes may be distressing to some people.