Games that were re-rated by ESRB.
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29 Games
Temporarily re-rated from M to AO until a patched version that removed the "Hot Coffee" minigame was released.
Re-rated from T to M shortly after release due to nudity and gore.
Initially rated M due to unfounded public outrage, re-rated to T in recent digital re-releases without any significant censorship.
Re-rated from T to M in early 2000 due to violence and gore.
Re-rated from K-A/E to T in recent digital re-releases due to innuendo and mature themes.
Windows Store version is rated AO for unclear reasons, despite little to no evidence of changed content from the previously-released M-rated versions.
Temporarily re-rated from E to T due to a suggestive image.
PS4 version is rated T despite little to no evidence of content changes between it and previously-released E10+ versions.
Initially given an AO rating for graphic violence and gore, but was toned-down to be re-rated to M so it could be released.
Initially given an AO rating for graphic violence and gore, but was toned-down to be re-rated to M so it could be released.
Console versions were M-rated with some censorship to nudity and sexual content, uncensored director's cut was released with an AO rating exclusively on PC, and remastered version is also uncensored but retained an M rating instead of AO.
Initially intended to be released with a T-rating but profanity and violence was toned-down somewhat to achieve E10+ rating instead, which was introduced during the game's development.
Game was targeting an M rating from the ESRB but was able to get away with a T rating instead after toning down or removing blood in certain areas of the game, later games in the series were M-rated.
Initially rated M for unclear reasons, MVRS remaster on PS4 was re-rated to T without any significant censorship or changes to content.
Initially targetted an M rating with blood, gore, and dismemberment, but violence was toned-down late in development to achieve a T rating instead in response to the Columbine incident.
Saturn version was T-rated instead of M like the PC and N64 versions despite retaining the same level of violence and gore as well as occult themes.
Evidence from pre-release footage and the Episode Duscae demo suggest the game was initially targeting an M rating, but blood and profanity was toned-down to achieve a T rating instead fairly late in development. Prompto's patch actually still has the word "fuck" on it in the final game's textures, but is only visible in the PC version with the high-res texture pack.
Game initially had more blood but had to be toned-down to achieve a T rating instead of M.
N64 version re-rated to E, with censorship to song lyrics, blood, and sexual innuendo.
Confusingly, first-run copies were M-rated, and justifiably-so given its gore and mature themes, but the Macintosh port and later releases since have all been T-rated without any significant censorship.
Original 1997 version was rated T despite some graphic violence, mature subject matter, and strong profanity including the F-bomb, 2022 Enhanced Edition was released with an M-rating without any major cuts or censorship.
Originally rated AO for graphic violence and sexual content, but was censored to achieve M-rating. PC version has a patch that restores censored content.
Originally rated AO for graphic violence, nudity, and sexual content, censored to achieve M-rating and was re-released in self-published form later-on to restore censored content.
Console versions launched with censored content to achieve M-rating, while the PC version is uncensored and as a result is AO.
Shortly after its reveal, it was revealed through its listing on the Xbox Marketplace to currently have a rare AO rating from the ESRB with the descriptor "Real Gambling," presumably due to microtransactions contained within the game, though it eventually launched with an M-rating.
Original PC version is M-rated while the PS2 port is T-rated despite little-to-no censorship to its gore or humor.
Remastered trilogy is rated M while the originals were rated T, likely re-rated due to the graphic death animations.
Apollo Justice trilogy re-release is rated T despite the original 3DS release being M-rated.
Original digital release was T-rated while the later physical release version was E10+ for unclear reasons.
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Also the Tomb Raider remaster got changed back to T.
Sibus
17 days ago
Broforce (Went from M to T)
My Friend Pedro (Went from T to M)
A Hat in Time (Went from E10 to T)