ESRB (North America)
Entertainment Software Rating Board
Ratings in English are the default and primarily for the United States.
Ratings in English and French are for the United States and Canada.
Ratings in English and Spanish are for the United States, Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries in the Americas.
Some games have multiple releases where the rating is different based on where it is to be sold.
These ratings have gone though many design changes.
1994- white letter with a ™ (trademark) symbol,
Content Rated by ESRB at bottom
1998- white letter,
Content Rated by ESRB at bottom
2000- black letter with ® (registered trademark) symbol,
Content Rated by ESRB at bottom
2013- black letter with ® (registered trademark) symbol,
ESRB at bottom
2018- black letter,
ESRB at bottom
EC: Early Childhood
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-ec_1994.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-ec_1996.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-ec_2001.png)
French: Jeunes Enfants
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/ca_esrb-ec_2001.jpg)
Spanish: Niños Pequeños
E: Everyone
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e_1996.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e_1998.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e_2001.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e_2013.png)
French: Enfants et Adultes
Spanish: Todos
K-A: Kids to Adults
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-k-a_1994.png)
French: Enfants et Adultes 10+
This rating was replaced by E and was not used on any product when the ESRB changed the design to the black letter. While you may find items that have the black letter K-A, this rating is only found on bootlegs.
E10+: Everyone 10+
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e10plus_2004.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e10plus_2013.png)
French: Enfrants et Adultes 10+
Spanish: Todos +10
T: Teen, Ages 13+
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-t_1994.jpg)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-t_1996.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-t_1998.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-t_2001.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-t_2013.png)
French: Adolescents
Spanish: Adolescentes
M: Mature 17+
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-m_1994.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-m_1996.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-m_1998.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-m_2001.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-m_2013.png)
French: Jeunes Adultes
Spanish: Maduro +17
AO: Adults Only
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-ao_1996.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-ao_2001.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-ao_2013.png)
French: Adultes Seulement
Spanish: Adultos Únicamente +18
RP: Rating Pending
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp_1994.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp_1996.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp_1998.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp_2001.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp_2013.png)
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp_2018.png)
French: Cote en Attente / Probablement Juenes Adultes 17+
Spanish: Aún sin Calificar / Probable Maduro +17
Ranged RatingsReleases that contain multiple individually released games, such as re-packs, bundles and compilations may contain software that has multiple ratings. If those ratings are different, the rating shown will have a ranged value. Each of these different values should have their own option in the drop-down menu for rating on the item page. The earliest designs include text
Products Range From at the top. Modern designs have
esrb.org text.
E-E10+: Everyone to Everyone 10+
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e-e10plus_2004.png)
Spanish: Todos a Todos +10
E-M: Everyone to Mature
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e-m_2001.png)
E-T: Everyone to Teen
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-e-t_2001.jpg)
E10+-M: Everyone 10+ to Mature 17+
E10+-T: Everyone 10+ to Teen
RP-M: Rating Pending to Mature
RP-T: Rating Pending to Teen
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-rp-t_2001.png)
Back RatingsThe ESRB puts details about why a game is rated a certain way on the packaging. This is usually on the back cover or the bottom of a box. Since these can vary greatly based on the release, we will not show all of the combinations. Instead the major designs.
![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-back_1994.jpg)
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![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-back_1998.jpg)
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![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-back_2001.jpg)
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![](https://vgcollect.com/images/style/ratings/esrb/us_esrb-back_2018.jpg)