Review · Action · iOS
Ketchup HD
Reviewed: 13 May 2026
iOS
Christophe Baranger · 2016
Ludograph rating
D
Caution
38 /100
Ketchup HD is an arcade game that significantly enhances hand-eye coordination, reaction time, and spatial awareness through its core dodging mechanics.
Growth (BDS)
25
Risk (RIS)
19
Daily limit
90min
Age guidance
10+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.24 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.00 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.65 | |
Ketchup HD is an arcade game that significantly enhances hand-eye coordination, reaction time, and spatial awareness through its core dodging mechanics. The increasing difficulty and survival mode provide an adaptive challenge, encouraging players to improve their motor skills and focus.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.33 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.04 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.11 | |
While Ketchup HD is a free game with no direct monetization, its 'addictive' nature, infinite survival mode, achievements, and leaderboards could encourage extended play sessions. There is a potential for competitive toxicity and social comparison through leaderboards. As a free game, it may also include ad pressure.
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.