BLOCKADE 3D

Mild overall intensity

Highest flag: Spending — cosmetic purchases

SandboxSci-fiShooter

What's in it

Violence cartoon/stylized

Low

Blocky voxel first-person shooting between teams of players and bots; hits are stylized with no realistic gore or dismemberment.

Spending cosmetic purchases

Low

Optional in-app purchases for cosmetic skins and account items in a free-to-play model.

Spending pressure optional

Low

Free-to-play with optional cosmetic microtransactions; purchases are not required to play.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatChat with strangersUser-created contentStranger friend requestsReal-money spending

What it is

BLOCKADE 3D is a free-to-play online first-person shooter set in a fully editable, Minecraft-style voxel world where players can build and destroy the blocky terrain around them. Matches support up to 32 players across multiple teams in a variety of modes, and players can also craft and edit maps. Combat is the core activity: you shoot other players and bots with a large arsenal of guns, but the visuals are cubic and cartoonish rather than realistic, with no graphic gore. The game is free with optional real-money purchases for cosmetic skins and currency. Because it features open voice and text chat with strangers, the main content risk comes from unmoderated player interaction rather than the game itself.

How it's framed

The game frames combat as lighthearted, team-based competitive fun in a constructible blocky world, with no story, ideology, or moral stakes attached to the shooting; the emphasis is on building, editing maps, and multiplayer matches.

Details

Developer: Novalink
Publisher: Novalink
Released: Dec 19, 2014

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