Demographics
Culture theme
Any tags covering target audiences.
Alternate name: Target audiences
Please bear in mind that target audience is not same as the game being suitable for them, only that it was intended or marketed specifically for them.
There is general consensus that most games are targeted at teenage males by default even when it isn't specifically stated. Actual game developers possibly just have demographic of "whoever likes games like this" without anything clearer pointed out (except maybe references to other games "like" them).
ESRB and other ratings have little or even nothing to do with demographics, though publishers likely try to get their demographic within the suitable for age group (and thus be somewhat indicative of it). Ratings tend to deal more with what the player/customer wants to be subjected to rather than what the developer/publisher wants to subject them to.
There is general consensus that most games are targeted at teenage males by default even when it isn't specifically stated. Actual game developers possibly just have demographic of "whoever likes games like this" without anything clearer pointed out (except maybe references to other games "like" them).
ESRB and other ratings have little or even nothing to do with demographics, though publishers likely try to get their demographic within the suitable for age group (and thus be somewhat indicative of it). Ratings tend to deal more with what the player/customer wants to be subjected to rather than what the developer/publisher wants to subject them to.
This is a container group; its children are:
| Demographic: Young adult | Created primarily for adults or adult minded players, commonly for ages 16 and above. (too short) | 0 game | |
| Demographic: Children | Clearly marketed as a game for children (pre-teens), possibly even exclusively so. (too short) | 1992 / 2014 | 11 games |
| Demographic: Elementary | Created primarily for the elementary aged players. Likely educational to some degree. (too short) | 0 game | |
| Demographic: Female | Clearly marketed as a game for females, possibly even exclusively so. (too short) | 1972 / 2012 | 6 games |
| Demographic: Male | Clearly marketed as a game for males, possibly even exclusively so. (too short) | 1 game | |
| Demographic: Mature | Created primarily for mature players. Commonly dealing with subjects not deemed appropriate for younger folks, are extremely realistic or intellectual/philosophical. | 1983 / 2019 | 5 games |
| Demographic: Preschool | Created primarily for the preschool aged players, generally ages 3-6. Does not require understanding of written language to play but may have spoken instructions and such. | 1 game | |
| Demographic: Teen | Created primarily for the teenage players. (too short) | 2012 / 2013 | 2 games |