Review · Sports · Xbox One · PlayStation 4 · PC
Ashes Cricket
Reviewed: 22 Apr 2026
Xbox One · PlayStation 4 · PC
Big Ant Studios · 2017
Ludograph rating
B
Good
66 /100
Ashes Cricket is a realistic cricket simulation that builds spatial awareness and strategic thinking through adaptive challenges, with minimal online social comparison risks.
Growth (BDS)
53
Risk (RIS)
13
Daily limit
120min
Age guidance
6+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.68 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.20 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.65 | |
Ashes Cricket offers a realistic and authentic simulation of cricket, promoting strategic thinking, spatial awareness, and hand-eye coordination. Its deep career mode and customization options foster learning and adaptive challenge. The inclusion of both men's and women's teams promotes gender representation.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.17 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.22 | |
While generally low-risk, the competitive nature of online play could lead to minimal social comparison and identity self-worth issues. The game does not feature any significant compulsion-loop design or monetization risks.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 0.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.