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EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic

Review · Action · Nintendo Switch · macOS · PC

EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic

Reviewed: 17 May 2026

Nintendo Switch · macOS · PC · Xbox One · Wii U · PlayStation 4

Snowcastle Games · 2016

Ludograph rating

A

Recommended

76 /100

Automated review
06010030Benefit →Low risk →B 63 · R 5
The Ludograph reading, plotted from the published benefit and risk sub-scores.

Growth (BDS)

63

Risk (RIS)

5

Daily limit

120min

Age guidance

7+

Developmental benefits

B1Cognitive
0.80
B2Social-emotional
0.47
B3Motor
0.45

EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic offers a rich and challenging JRPG experience that deeply engages players with strategic combat, intricate character customization via its unique talent board, and a compelling narrative of uniting heroes to save a world. It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and learning transfer through its complex gameplay systems.

Design risks

R1Compulsion-loop pressure
0.10
R2Monetization
0.00
R3Social risk
0.00

This game presents minimal risks, with no monetization pressures, compulsion-loop design, or social risks. Content risks are mild, limited to fantasy violence and some potentially mild scary elements appropriate for its E10+ rating.

Content (not in risk score)

R4.1Violence Level
0.33
R4.2Sexual Content
0.00
R4.3Language
0.00
R4.4Substance References
0.00
R4.5Fear / Horror
0.33

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.

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Parents ask…

Is EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic safe for kids?

Ludograph gives EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic a rating of 76/100, recommended for ages 7 and up. It scores well on developmental benefits with manageable risks.

What age is EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic appropriate for?

Ludograph's rubric recommends a minimum age of 7+ for EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic, based on benefits, risks, and content review. That is more lenient than ESRB E10+: industry ratings reflect content intensity, while ours also weighs how the game is designed to be played.

How long should kids play EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic?

Our session recommendation for EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic is up to 120 minutes per day. It is derived from the game's own structure (natural stopping points, compulsion-loop design, monetization pressure, and social dynamics), not from a universal screen-time dose.

Session recommendations are design-based heuristics. Evidence linking specific daily durations to child outcomes is limited, and context matters as much as time; treat this as a starting point for household rules, not a clinical threshold.

What are the main risks of EARTHLOCK: Festival of Magic?

This game presents minimal risks, with no monetization pressures, compulsion-loop design, or social risks. Content risks are mild, limited to fantasy violence and some potentially mild scary elements appropriate for its E10+ rating.