Is You Were Sent Alone safe for kids?

Ludograph gives You Were Sent Alone a rating of 44/100, recommended for ages 13 and up. There are notable risks worth knowing before letting kids play.

What age is You Were Sent Alone appropriate for?

Ludograph's rubric recommends a minimum age of 13+ for You Were Sent Alone, based on benefits, risks, and content review.

How long should kids play You Were Sent Alone?

Our session recommendation for You Were Sent Alone 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.

Review · Adventure · PC

You Were Sent Alone

Item: You Were Sent Alone
Rating: 44
Author: Ludograph

Reviewed: 09 Jun 2026

Fractured Echo Games · 2025

Ludograph rating

Caution

44 /100

Automated review

The Ludograph reading, plotted from the published benefit and risk sub-scores.

Growth (BDS)

Risk (RIS)

Daily limit

120min

Age guidance

13+

Developmental benefits

B1	Cognitive	0.50
B2	Social-emotional	0.00
B3	Motor	0.15

You Were Sent Alone offers a deeply immersive psychological horror experience, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving through environmental storytelling and narrative fragments. Players will engage their spatial awareness to navigate the deserted research site and enhance reading comprehension by piecing together logs and audio. The game's focus on atmosphere and isolation provides a unique narrative challenge.

Design risks

R1	Compulsion-loop pressure		0.00
R2	Monetization		0.00
R3	Social risk		0.00

The primary risks in You Were Sent Alone stem from its psychological horror content, which includes unsettling atmosphere and fear-inducing elements. While there are no explicit monetization or social risks, the intense thematic content may not be suitable for all players.

Content (not in risk score)

R4.1	Violence Level	0.67
R4.2	Sexual Content	0.00
R4.3	Language	0.33
R4.4	Substance References	0.00
R4.5	Fear / Horror	1.00

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.

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