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Game Rating and Administration Committee(KO) (abbreviated as GRAC) is a governmental video game regulator for South Korea, which rates video games according to what age of audience they're the most appropriate for to inform customers upon purchase of video games released in the country.
The organisation was originally founded in 2005 as Game Rating Board, to provide an exclusive system for rating video games alongside the government's existing media board. It was later amended in 2013 with its current title, but otherwise carried on operating the same way.
Ratings[]
(The descriptions are taken from the organization's website)
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All (전체이용가/Everyone) The game offers educational, or cultivating moral character and sentiments for children.
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12+ (12세 이상 이용가/12 years old or older) The game has representations of anti-societal idea, distortion or profanity of religion and public morals that would be harmful to children under 12.
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15+ (15세 이상 이용가/15 years old or older) The game has representations of anti-societal idea, distortion or profanity of religion and public morals that would be harmful to children under 15.
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19+ (청소년 이용불가/Youth not available)[1] The game has representations of anti-societal idea, religion and public morals that would be harmful to children under 19.
People who buy content with this rating, or view a video on Youtube with this rating, will have to verify their age first. |
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Symbols[]
Similar to equivalent gaming boards of some other regions like PEGI and CERO, the Korean rating board utilise symbols that are placed on the back of the game's box cover. They illustrate the nature of the game's content, such as gambling or sexual elements.
External links[]
- Game Rating and Administration Committee at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Active | ACB (AU/NZ) • BARS (Brazil) • BBFC (UK)* • CERO (Japan) • ESRA (Iran) • ESRB (US/CA) • FPB (South Africa) • GRAC (South Korea) GSRR (Taiwan) • GCAM (Saudi Arabia) • IARC (WW) • PEGI (Europe/Israel/South Asia) • RARS (Russia) • SMECCV (Mexico) • USK (Germany) |
Defuncted | aDeSe (Spain) • ELSPA (UK) • GRB (South Korea) • KMRB (South Korea) • SELL (France) • VET (Sweden) • VRC (US) |
- ↑ Formerly 18+ prior to the redefinition of the criterion of adult age in South Korea in 2024.