Battlefield 6 is a first-person shooter in which players fight from a first-person perspective in large-scale online battles. Military weapons, vehicles and realistic war scenarios take center stage. The game is action-packed and violent – and is therefore aimed at older teenagers.
The game is the latest installment in the well-known Battlefield series and continues it with the latest technology and familiar gameplay. Like Call of Duty or Counter-Strike, it is one of the great first-person shooters. In the single-player campaign, players experience a war story in the year 2027 and fight as an elite unit against a private military organization.
In multiplayer mode, the focus is on large online team battles where tactical teamwork is important. Battlefield Portal also sees the return of a creative community tool that allows players to design and share their own game modes and experiences.
Battlefield 6 is aimed at players who like tactical shooters and team play. The game offers large maps, lots of action, vehicles and explosions – this is exciting and creates suspense. The mixture of combat, teamwork and planning is what makes the game so appealing and keeps many young people playing for a long time.
At the same time, the game is a social meeting place: young people play online with friends or meet new people. Playing as a team and pursuing common goals conveys a sense of community. Leaderboards, progress and rewards provide additional motivation: young people can constantly improve, master challenges and show their progress.
Battlefield 6 is played from a first-person perspective, players see the game world directly through the eyes of their character – including the weapon. War and violence are clearly the focus, which is why the game has been given a USK 18 rating due to its drastic depictions of violence. In single-player mode, violence is visibly staged as part of the war story; in multiplayer mode, it is primarily part of the game mechanics and tactics (e.g. battles, explosions, vehicle combat). Here, violence serves less of a narrative and more of a competition between teams. There is no ethical evaluation of war or violence in the game.
In-game purchases also play a major role in Battlefield 6. Advertisements for additional purchases or cosmetic content are often displayed to players, which can create pressure to spend real money.
Especially in multiplayer modes, in-game communication is essential in order to chat or talk to other players. This promotes successful cooperation – but can sometimes lead to communication risks such as cyberbullying, hate speech and cybergrooming.
The provider Electronic Arts (EA) sets out the following rules, among others, in its terms of use:
The detailed terms of use, privacy policy and terms and conditions for Battlefield 6 are available on the EA website.
As a parent, pay attention to the USK age rating from 18 years and talk to your child about why this rating is important. The game shows theaters of war and battles very realistically with visual effects such as blood, wounds, explosions and battles. The violence is explicitly visible, not abstracted or highly stylized – and this is a key reason for this age rating. Furthermore, war is at the heart of the entire game. Players control soldiers, use real weapons and find themselves in conflict situations in which characters are killed. Due to the high immersiveness (i.e. the strong feeling of being in the middle of the action), players are very intensively involved, which requires a certain level of maturity. Activate the parental control settings on your child’s devices. This will prevent your child from downloading the game unsupervised.
If your child is playing the game because they are already of age or you consider them to be sufficiently mature, accompany them:
