ESRB Age-Rating Dataset (335 Games)
A documented export of the recorded ESRB age-rating labels in the GameRulePro open game dataset. This landing page describes the sample, fields, update date, method and limitations so the data can be reviewed and reused.
At a glance
- Sample size: 335 game records (the full GameRulePro open game dataset).
- Records with an ESRB label: 271 (80.9%).
- Records without a stored label: 64 (19.1%).
- Update date: Source game metadata retrieved 2026-08-21; this dataset documentation last updated 2026-09-12.
- License: CC BY 4.0 (attribution required, commercial use permitted).
Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Game title. |
| slug | string | URL-safe identifier used across the site. |
| released | string (date) | Release date in YYYY-MM-DD form. |
| year | integer | null | Release year, when known. |
| genres | string[] | Genre labels assigned by the source. |
| platforms | string[] | Platform labels (e.g. PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Apple Macintosh). |
| esrb | string | null | Recorded ESRB age-rating label: Mature, Teen, Everyone 10+, Everyone, Adults Only, Rating Pending, or empty when no value was stored. |
| rating | number | null | RAWG user rating on a 0–5 scale. |
| metacritic | integer | null | Metacritic score when available. |
Distribution
Counts across all 335 records, including the missing category.
| ESRB label | Games | Full sample |
|---|---|---|
| Mature | 189 | 56.4% |
| Teen | 44 | 13.1% |
| Everyone 10+ | 18 | 5.4% |
| Everyone | 12 | 3.6% |
| Adults Only | 7 | 2.1% |
| Rating Pending | 1 | 0.3% |
| Missing | 64 | 19.1% |
Method
- Export the 335 records from the in-repo open game dataset.
- Read the stored
esrbfield for each record. - Trim non-empty labels and keep them exactly as recorded.
- Separate blank or absent values into a Missing category (not dropped).
- Publish the counts and full-sample percentages without imputing any missing value.
Limitations
- The sample favors popular games and is not a random sample of all releases.
- Missing labels may reflect source coverage rather than an unrated product.
- Ratings can differ by edition, platform, region or later release.
- The dataset records a single label per game and does not capture rating reasons.
Download & cite
The ESRB labels ship inside the full open dataset:
https://gamerulepro.com/data/gamerulepro-open-2026.json
Copy a ready-made citation, BibTeX and Chicago entry on the Cite This Dataset page, or read the ESRB rating distribution study for the original analysis built on this data.