Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Mild overall intensity
Highest flag: Dark themes — mild
PlatformerSci-fiShooter

What's in it

Violence cartoon/stylized
Low

Stylized sci-fi shooting and melee with an arsenal of gadget weapons against robots and cartoonish alien enemies who pop or fall apart harmlessly; no blood or gore.

Dark themes mild
Low

Mild undertones of loss and loneliness as the hero, one of the last of his species, searches for his missing family and race across shattered dimensions.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

This is a single-player action-platformer where you play as Ratchet, his robot companion Clank, and a new heroine named Rivet, hopping between colorful alien worlds through dimensional rifts. The core activity is fast, acrobatic combat: you jump, dash, and fire an inventive arsenal of comic sci-fi weapons at robotic henchmen and alien monsters, collecting bolts and upgrades along the way. The action is bright and cartoonish with no blood or gore, and the story carries a gentle emotional thread about a hero searching for his lost family and species. There is no sexual content, no strong language, no substances, and no in-game purchases or online interaction.

How it's framed

The game frames its violence as lighthearted, heroic adventure — the player-heroes fight to stop a tyrannical villain and protect others, with combat presented as playful spectacle rather than realistic harm. Themes of family, belonging, and helping strangers are treated earnestly and positively.

Details

Developer
Insomniac Games
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released
2021
Metacritic 88critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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