Games
Fortnite
A hundred players, a shrinking island, and a shop that sells a new self every week. The shooting is the game. The shop is the business.
Looked at November 10, 2026.
The Living Meter on this desk is 29 of 100. Read the score. Under 45, it does not play. How to keep it off.
What a parent needs to know
It is a fight
The round ends when the other players are eliminated. That is the fun they are practicing. A young child does not need it.
Voice chat
A squad talks. Often they are not friends. The talk is loud, and it is not yours.
The item shop
Skins cost real money and expire as fashion. The game plays the same without them.
What it is
TopWhat is it?
A battle on an island, plus islands other people build. A round has an end. The next round is one button away.
Is it free?
Free to enter. The shop is where the money is.
Where does it play?
Phone, console, and computer. Headphones take the house out of the room.
Is there an age?
The rating sits in the teens. Younger children still ask, because their friends are in it.
What to do about it
TopTemperance is the question. The game is built to start again.
- A number of matches, said before it opens.
- No play after the time you set.
- Headphones off if you cannot hear the house.
By age
TopUnder 13
Not this. The rating and the talk are past them. A no is a complete sentence.
13 and up
If you allow it: time, store off, friends only. Talk about what the elimination is training.