Rainbow Six Siege age rating: what parents of kids 4–7 should know

• ✓Official rating above age 7
  ESRB: M; PEGI 18
• ✓Contact with other players or strangers
  ESRB: Users Interact
• ✓Purchases with real money
  ESRB: In-Game Purchases
• ✓Paid random items
  ESRB: In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)
• ✓Violence or scary content in rating descriptors
  ESRB: Blood, Violence
• –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 Rainbow Six Siege?

Short answer: An online tactical shooter where teams of counter-terrorism operators attack or defend a building.

The ESRB says modes include eliminating terrorist cells, defusing bombs, and rescuing hostages. Ubisoft released it in 2015. With the Siege X update on June 10, 2025, new players got free access to Quick Play, Unranked, and some operators, according to siege.gg; Ranked needs a paid edition.

Rainbow Six Siege age rating: what's in it

Short answer: It's rated for 17 and up in the US and adults only in Europe.

• US & Canada (ESRB): M. The ESRB describes killing human enemies with guns, explosives, and traps; blood-splatter effects; a man shot in slow motion in a cutscene; bags of cocaine on tables; and the word "f**k."
• Europe & UK (PEGI): 18. PEGI notes that restrained hostages can be shot, though that isn't the aim, plus realistic violence and strong language.
• Common Sense Media: 18+.

Online play and purchases

Short answer: It's played online with other people, and it sells items including random ones.

The ESRB lists Users Interact and In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items). PEGI says players can buy credits for packs, uniforms, weapon skins, operators, and randomized loot boxes, and that the game can be played without them.

The habit kids may copy: "I'm just playing"

Older siblings may play it in the same room. Young kids pick up the shooting sounds and words even when they're not holding the controller.

Try tonight: what did you hear?

If your child heard a game or show they weren't playing, ask calmly: "What did you hear? How did it make you feel?" Then name the feeling together. In our program, this is the lesson "True or Made Up": checking a fear against the facts.

What age is Rainbow Six Siege for?

The ESRB rates it M (Mature, 17 and up), PEGI rates it 18, and Common Sense Media lists it for 18 and up.

Is Rainbow Six Siege OK for kids?

It's rated M in the US and 18 in Europe, for realistic gun violence, blood, drug references, and strong language, and it's played online.

Is Rainbow Six Siege free?

Since the Siege X update on June 10, 2025, new players can play some modes for free; Ranked requires a paid edition, according to siege.gg.

Does Rainbow Six Siege have loot boxes?

Yes. The ESRB lists In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), and PEGI mentions randomized loot boxes.

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