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Century: Age of Ashes

Moderate overall intensity

Highest flag: Spending pressure — limited-time / daily-login pressure

FantasyShooterSports/Racing

What's in it

Spending pressure limited-time / daily-login pressure

Moderate

A season/battle-pass structure offers optional paid progression tracks alongside free play.

Violence cartoon/stylized

Low

Stylized fantasy aerial combat in which players shoot fireballs and dragon-breath at other dragon-riders in arena matches; no blood, gore, or dismemberment.

Spending cosmetic purchases

Low

A free-to-play title funded by in-app purchases for dragon mounts, class unlocks, and appearance-only cosmetic skins.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatChat with strangersStranger friend requestsReal-money spending

What it is

Century: Age of Ashes puts players on the back of a dragon in an online multiplayer setting available at no cost, pitting them against one another in quick airborne duels spread across arena team modes and races. The entire experience centers on fighting: players steer their mount, weave to avoid attacks, and strike opposing riders using fireballs, a breath attack, and abilities tied to their chosen class, all shown through a stylized dark-fantasy art style that omits blood and gore. The title carries no sexual material, coarse language, drugs or alcohol, or horror elements. Since matches run in real time against unknown opponents, both spoken and typed chat are present. Revenue comes from purchases made inside the app for mounts, classes, and appearance-only skins, a system that a portion of the player base has characterized as aggressive.

How it's framed

Its material is presented as strictly competitive athletics — contests of ability between dragon riders decided by wins and placement on a ladder — instead of portraying harm drawn from reality. The shadowy dragon-themed world serves as visual atmosphere, with attacks aimed at other people's controlled riders in the form of arena rivalry, unaccompanied by any narrative of cruelty or lasting outcome.

Details

Developer: Playwing LTD
Publisher: Playwing LTD
Released: Dec 2, 2021

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