Almost half of video games released in the United States in 2023 got an E (Everyone) assigned by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Only 13 percent of all physical and console downloadable games in released during the period got a Mature (M) rating, meaning that they were only deemed suitable for gamers aged 17 years and above.
Distribution computer and video game releases in the United States in 2023, by rating
Characteristic
Share of games
E (Everyone)
47%
E10+ (Everyone 10+)
17%
T (Teen 13+)
23%
M (Mature 17+)
13%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
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Entertainment Software Rating Board. (January 17, 2024). Distribution computer and video game releases in the United States in 2023, by rating [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189693/us-computer-and-video-game-sales-by-rating/
Entertainment Software Rating Board. "Distribution computer and video game releases in the United States in 2023, by rating." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189693/us-computer-and-video-game-sales-by-rating/
Entertainment Software Rating Board. (2024). Distribution computer and video game releases in the United States in 2023, by rating. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189693/us-computer-and-video-game-sales-by-rating/
Entertainment Software Rating Board. "Distribution Computer and Video Game Releases in The United States in 2023, by Rating." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189693/us-computer-and-video-game-sales-by-rating/
Entertainment Software Rating Board, Distribution computer and video game releases in the United States in 2023, by rating Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189693/us-computer-and-video-game-sales-by-rating/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Distribution computer and video game releases in the United States in 2023, by rating [Graph], Entertainment Software Rating Board, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189693/us-computer-and-video-game-sales-by-rating/
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