Luigi's Mansion 3 age rating: what parents of kids 4–7 should know

• –Official rating above age 7
  ESRB: E; PEGI 7; Common Sense 8+
• ✓Contact with other players or strangers
  ESRB: Users Interact; online co-op
• ✓Purchases with real money
  ESRB: In-Game Purchases; DLC $9.99
• –Paid random items
  None listed
• ✓Violence or scary content in rating descriptors
  ESRB: Mild Cartoon Violence; PEGI: Fear
• –Government lawsuits, fines, or safety warnings
  None found

Each flag is a yes-or-no fact from the sources on this page. The number is a count of flags, not a safety score. How we count.

Checked October 2026. Ratings and settings change; check the official source before you decide. What do these ratings mean?

Facts for parents, not medical or legal advice. If you're worried about your child, talk to your pediatrician.

What is Luigi's Mansion 3?

Short answer: A Nintendo adventure game in which Luigi explores a haunted hotel and catches ghosts with a vacuum.

Mario and friends go missing at a hotel called the Last Resort, and Luigi has to find them floor by floor. A second player can join as Gooigi, a green copy of Luigi. It came out on Nintendo Switch in October 2019.

Luigi's Mansion 3 age rating: what's in it

Short answer: It's E in the US, but 7 in Europe because of scary moments.

• US & Canada (ESRB): E, Comic Mischief and Mild Cartoon Violence. The ESRB describes ghosts that struggle when captured, Luigi whacking them against the ground, boss battles with brief explosions and electric shocks, a ghost on a toilet, and a drawing of a dog urinating on a plant.
• Europe & UK (PEGI): 7, with Violence and Fear labels: pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children.
• Common Sense Media: 8+.

Is Luigi's Mansion 3 scary?

Short answer: PEGI says it has pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children.

The game is set in a dark, haunted hotel with ghosts, cobwebs, and spooky music. The ESRB calls the violence mild and cartoonish.

Online play and purchases

In ScareScraper, up to 8 players team up locally or online to catch ghosts against a timer, and ScreamPark has team minigames, according to Nintendo. Online play needs Nintendo Switch Online. The game costs $59.99, and a Multiplayer Pack with extra content costs $9.99.

The habit kids may copy: scared, and going anyway

Luigi shakes, yelps, and hides, and then keeps walking into the next room.

Try tonight: is it real?

Pick one thing that feels spooky at bedtime, like a shadow on the wall. Turn on the light and check together: "What did I think it was? What is it really?" In our program, this is the lesson "True or Made Up": checking a fear against the facts.

What age is Luigi's Mansion 3 for?

The ESRB rates it E (Everyone), PEGI rates it 7, and Common Sense Media lists it for ages 8 and up.

Is Luigi's Mansion 3 scary for kids?

PEGI rates it 7 partly because it has pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children. The ESRB lists only mild cartoon violence and comic mischief.

Can two people play Luigi's Mansion 3?

Yes. A second player can play as Gooigi in the story, and up to 8 players can play ScareScraper and ScreamPark locally or online.

Does Luigi's Mansion 3 have in-game purchases?

The ESRB lists In-Game Purchases. Nintendo sells a Multiplayer Pack for $9.99.

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