Microsoft Store Game Age Ratings

You can configure age-based content restrictions through the Microsoft Family Safety app or by signing into your Microsoft account online and navigating to the family settings page. Once you set a birth date and age limit for your child's account, the Microsoft Store will automatically hide games and apps that exceed the selected ESRB or PEGI rating threshold. The restriction applies across Windows 10/11 PCs and Xbox consoles.

Yes, the content restrictions set through Microsoft Family Safety apply across both Windows PCs and Xbox consoles when the child is signed in with their Microsoft account. This covers games, apps, and media content available through both the Microsoft Store and the Xbox Store. The same ESRB or PEGI rating threshold is enforced on both platforms.

Microsoft Family Safety restrictions only filter content within the Microsoft Store and Xbox ecosystem. Games downloaded from third-party platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, or itch.io are not affected by these settings. Parents who want comprehensive content filtering across all game stores will need to configure restrictions within each platform separately or use additional parental control software.

The Microsoft Store applies regional age rating systems automatically based on the user's account region—ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) in North America, PEGI (Pan European Game Information) in most of Europe, and USK in Germany, among others. The system converts the selected age limit into the appropriate regional rating tier, so an 8-year-old's account in the U.S. would filter out games rated above E10+ by ESRB.