Player and Parental Tools
Positive playing experiences and player control go hand-in-hand.
There are different ways to manage your and your family’s experience when playing games online.
Account and Platform Tools
Game Tools
Game Ratings
Stay Safe Online
Understanding Account and Platform Tools
Most major gaming platforms have player and family or parental controls that make it easy to manage family accounts. When using EA’s online services, you can play, chat and, in some cases, share other content with players including friends. The first step in ensuring you, and your family, have a positive and safe experience when playing is understanding the tools available on your game platforms.
Useful links to manage play:
- Learn more about child and teen accounts and their default settings
- How you can help keep your and your family’s EA accounts secure.
Choose the guide for your platform(s) here:
EA app
Apple
Epic
Google Play
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation
Steam
Xbox
Understanding in-game controls available in EA games
At Electronic Arts, we want to empower our players and parents to make informed decisions about gameplay. FIFA Playtime was designed to help FIFA players understand and control how they play. Use it to get an overview of how much time you spend playing, the FUT packs opened, the FIFA Points purchased as well as to set limits to manage your engagement.
Video Game Ratings Systems
Parents and guardians want to understand and be comfortable with the games their children are playing.
Video games have rating systems that are designed to help players and parents make informed decisions about the games they choose for themselves or their children. All EA games are labeled with a rating that suggests age appropriateness of the content. Ratings systems also assign descriptors that provide information on features, such as in-game purchasing. The ratings and content descriptors vary by region around the world.
Australian Classification
Australian Classification is responsible for the classification of films, computer games and publications.
Electronic Arts Games & Ratings
General (G)
The content is very mild in impact. The G classification is suitable for everyone. G products may contain classifiable elements such as language and themes that are very mild in impact. However, some G-classified computer games may contain content that is not of interest to children.
Parental Guidance (PG)
The content is mild in impact. The impact of PG (Parental Guidance) classified computer games should be no higher than mild, but they may contain content that children find confusing or upsetting and may require the guidance of parents and guardians. They may, for example, contain classifiable elements such as language and themes that are mild in impact. It is not recommended for viewing or playing by persons under 15 without guidance from parents or guardians.
Mature (M)
The content is moderate in impact. Computer games classified M (Mature) contain content of a moderate impact and are recommended for teenagers aged 15 years and over. Children under 15 may legally access this material because it is an advisory category. However, M classified computer games may include classifiable elements such as violence and nudity of moderate impact that are not recommended for children under 15 years. Parents and guardians may need to find out more about the computer game's specific content, before deciding whether the material is suitable for their child.
Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)
The content is strong in impact. MA 15+ classified material contains strong content and is legally restricted to persons 15 years and over. It may contain classifiable elements such as sex scenes and drug use that are strong in impact. A person may be asked to show proof of their age before hiring or purchasing an MA 15+ computer game. Children under the age of 15 may not legally watch, buy or hire MA 15+ classified material unless they are in the company of a parent or adult guardian. The guardian must be an adult exercising parental control over the person under 15 years of age. The guardian needs to be 18 years or older.
Restricted (R 18+)
The content is high in impact. R 18+ material is legally restricted to adults. Such material may contain classifiable elements such as sex scenes and drug use that are high in impact. Some material classified R18+ may be offensive to sections of the adult community. A person may be asked for proof of their age before purchasing, hiring or viewing R18+ computer games.
Stay Safe Online
Be Discreet
Consider carefully who you share your information with. Avoid sharing personal or private information online, including when creating your EA ID. Never share anything that could be used to locate you or another person in real life, such as a full name, email address, home address or phone number. People may act differently IRL than they do online. If you want to meet someone IRL that you’ve been talking to online, always let a friend, parent or guardian know.
Be Secure
Ensure your system is up-to-date and protected by using security software (such as virus and malware scanners). Do not open, reply to or forward an email or attachment unless you know the person who sent it to you, and you’ve checked it for viruses. The content could contain damaging software (such as spyware or viruses) or it might be offensive.
Be Positive
Treat others with respect and don’t be afraid to call out bad behavior. Learn more about our Positive Play Charter and how to report players.