Does anyone know the age you should be to play Fortnite

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Have looked online but can’t see yet and thought the answer may be quicker here! My 9 year old wants to play and need to do some research! Thanks.

It’s a 12 and schools are warning against it as unsuitable.

12. My school sent a letter home recently asking parents to not let their children play it.

Unsuitable content even at 12.

My 9 year old wants to play it and I said no. I have heard it is really violent and you can play with other people. The age limits are there for a reason.

It is violent but my 9 year old plays it with his father online or his friends he is not allowed to speak to strangers and to him it's just a shooting game with funky dance moves to be honest most of his friends play it and it's no where as bad as COD

This website is useful for checking games and apps and their suitability for different ages
www.commonsensemedia.org

Some of the children in my son's yr3 (7-8) class play it with their older siblings. DS doesn't play but is interested in learning the dance moves!

12, but ALL the kids in my DS's year play it (4).
I got a pasting on here for saying that my DS had been aggressive since I allowed him to play fortnite but having spoken to many parents in recent weeks he's definitely not the only one. I have looked at the content and I don't object to him playing on principle but the effect it has, the addictive quality, is very bad for kids.

I believe it is Pegi 12. My son aged ten plays it as do most of his class mates.

Personally I don' t think it is particularly graphic as I have watched him play.

There are kids in his class that play call of duty and other much more 'realistic' fighting.

Perhaps watch him play and see what you think?

It's a tricky one as I believe the paid-for Fortnite is more violent and a 12 rating. I believe the free one (that my kids play and most of their friends too) is not as bad...but I'd love to know if I've got that right?

Son plays free download. No idea what paid for one looks like

I reckon about 78 is a safe age for a person of the male persuasion to play it.
It turns everyone else into a sweary, bad-tempered prick
I cannot wait for my teenage boys to tire of it.

And yes I mean seventy-eight

Glad it's not just mine who is a sweary bad tempered prick!

Teacher and a parent. It's not violent. It's a 12 due to online chat capabilities but if you parent correctly, they will be turned off.

It's absolutely fine for a 9 year old and the schools and parents saying it's not are talking bollocks.

Our headteacher hasn't a clue about gaming. I'd be cross if she sent a letter warning parents about it without knowing anything herself first.

I had a thread about this as my 9 yr old was wanting to play, all his friends were talking about it and I wasn't sure if my gut feeling if 'no way' was over the top.
Mixed responses, the main problem seemed to come not so much from the violence as from children getting addicted to playing and their behaviour suffering as a consequence.
In the end I compromised and let him watch his brother play a few times, he soon lost interest and has gone back to his Mario Kart on the Switch

If you're interested its in Preteens and called Fortnite aged 9??

NEVER, the game is driving me beyond nuts, it can't be paused so the relentless "in a minute, I'm just finishing, I can't right now, I'm nearly done yada yada" I've threatened to load his PS4 into the boot of the car, let my husband take it to work (on a secure site) and conveniently forget about it

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Can you explain how a came whose story arc is a battle for the world, where weapons include automatic guns and 'ninja' swords, isn't violent?

My 11 year old plays. As does every other 11 year old boy we know.

T'is violent - lots of weaponry - also strategic. It's highly addictive though...

Very clever people behind it - lots of 'having to play a bit more' to earn this or that.

Also definitely turn any chat off - that's what warnings have been about.

Probably are worse games out there tho in terms of violence/gore etc.

Do you not know much about games, Derelict?

You do realise that most games are about saving the world? Most games have weapons. Most games involve "killing" things although in Fortnite you don't actually die and there is no graphic violence.

Don't know about the violence but as a Y6 teacher I think the game should be banned. The chat feature has led to numerous problems between the children in my school. I also have children getting up ridiculously early to join things to do with Fortnite. It's the social media aspect of it that I believe primary school children are too young for.

The free battle royale mode isn't that violent and doesn't include ninja swords, lol. You do shoot people but all they do is fall down.

The problem is it can be a bit addictive and some kids will struggle with the intensity of it. So if you let them play just keep a close eye on how they react. I'd also recommend watching some streamers for a bit - search for Ninja on twitch. He's the most popular fortnite player and is a generally nice guy

The violence is in my opinion minimal considering it is basically Hunger Games... but the addiction is very real. My son and my husband are so addicted they want to do nothing else when they are home. It drives me mad, whole weekends disappear into it. I like that my son can play with his friends though without having to have them over.

I have a ten year old and no I won’t let him play it as it’s a 12 and I don’t like the content. I see day to day the damage too much or lack of supervised gaming creates. I choose to parent as I see fit and hope others do too. Sadly I think many opt out and go for the quiet life.