CODE VEIN

Moderate overall intensity

Highest flag: Dark themes — intense

FantasyPost-apocalypticRPG

What's in it

Violence realistic

Moderate

Fast melee-and-firearm combat against grotesque monsters and armed humanoid foes, with blood spray on hits but no lingering dismemberment or gore focus.

Dark themes intense

Moderate

A post-apocalyptic story centered on death, lost memory, self-sacrifice, blood-thirst, and characters losing their minds as their world collapses.

Nudity revealing/suggestive attire

Low

Revealing and form-fitting attire is available through character customization and on some NPCs; no actual nudity.

Horror & psychological spooky

Low

Grotesque monster designs and dark, ruined environments create a menacing atmosphere without sustained scares or jump-frights.

Sexual content suggestive

Low

Some female characters wear revealing outfits and strike suggestive poses; no sexual acts are depicted.

Language mild

Low

Occasional mild profanity in dramatic dialogue.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chat

What it is

CODE VEIN is an anime-styled Soulslike action RPG set in a ruined post-apocalyptic world of blood-drinking survivors called Revenants. Players build and customize a character, wield swords, spears, and other weapons, and battle humanoid enemies and mutated monsters through dark, decaying environments, with challenging combat and a story about memory loss, sacrifice, and a dying world. Combat produces blood but no graphic gore or dismemberment; character customization allows revealing outfits, and the writing carries mature, melancholy themes. The game supports online co-op multiplayer, and platform chat features may expose players to strangers.

How it's framed

The game frames its violence as heroic survival against monstrous threats, and treats its blood-thirst and sacrifice themes as somber, tragic burdens carried by sympathetic characters rather than as thrill or spectacle.

Details

Developer: Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released: Sep 26, 2019

Metacritic 72critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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