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Retention

Review · Adventure · PC

Retention

Reviewed: 27 May 2026

PC

Sometimes You · 2015

Ludograph rating

E

Avoid

25 /100

Automated review
06010030Benefit →Low risk →B 14 · R 0
The Ludograph reading, plotted from the published benefit and risk sub-scores.

Growth (BDS)

14

Risk (RIS)

0

Daily limit

120min

Age guidance

7+

Developmental benefits

B1Cognitive
0.28
B2Social-emotional
0.00
B3Motor
0.00

Retention offers a unique narrative experience focused on introspection and memory recall. Players engage in problem-solving and critical thinking as they piece together a character's past, leading to various narrative outcomes. The game encourages reading and comprehension through its story-driven design.

Design risks

R1Compulsion-loop pressure
0.00
R2Monetization
0.00
R3Social risk
0.00

The primary risk is the implied distress from the character's accident and the reflective nature of the game, which could evoke mild existential themes. However, there are no significant compulsion-loop design, monetization, social, or explicit content risks identified.

Content (not in risk score)

R4.1Violence Level
0.00
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 Retention safe for kids?

Ludograph gives Retention a rating of 25/100, recommended for ages 7 and up. Significant risks make this hard to recommend for younger players.

What age is Retention appropriate for?

Ludograph's rubric recommends a minimum age of 7+ for Retention, based on benefits, risks, and content review.

How long should kids play Retention?

Our session recommendation for Retention 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 Retention?

The primary risk is the implied distress from the character's accident and the reflective nature of the game, which could evoke mild existential themes. However, there are no significant compulsion-loop design, monetization, social, or explicit content risks identified.