For a twelve-year-old, without the traps

Rated 12 and under, with no purchase flags, no strong red flag of any family — no timers, no always-online, no endless-by-design loop — and a Respect score of 70 or more. The age a parent stops choosing alone.

Hollow Knight: SilksongPEGI 7Hollow KnightPEGI 7Outer WildsPEGI 7The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomPEGI 12HadesPEGI 12The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildPEGI 12StrayPEGI 12Ori and the Will of the WispsPEGI 7InzoiPEGI 12Ori and the Blind ForestPEGI 7CelestePEGI 7TunicPEGI 7UndertalePEGI 12Portal 2PEGI 12CupheadPEGI 7BiomutantPEGI 12Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorPEGI 12Hades IIPEGI 12No Man's SkyPEGI 12Stardew ValleyPEGI 12SubnauticaPEGI 7Ghostwire: TokyoPEGI 12Chrono TriggerPEGI 12Kena: Bridge of SpiritsPEGI 12

Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement.

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