Indonesia Game Rating System

Indonesia Game Rating System
Formation2016 (2016)
FounderMinistry of Communication and Informatics
Coordinates6°10′30″S 106°49′21″E / 6.174925°S 106.822367°E / -6.174925; 106.822367
Region served
Indonesia
ServicesVideo game ratings
Websitewww.igrs.id

The Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS) is a video game content rating system founded by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics in 2016.[‡ 1][1] There are 5 classifications of ratings based on the game content, which includes the use of alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, violence, blood, language, sexual content, etc.[‡ 2]

IGRS generally assigns age ratings for games that are developed and published in Indonesia, but they also provide age ratings for imported games that are verified as official Indonesian products. Starting as of late 2019, only some physical PlayStation titles are officially verified for sale in Indonesia, such as the PlayStation 4 versions of Death Stranding[2] and Minecraft.

In 2024, Ministry of Communications and Informatics revised the IGRS in Ministerial Regulation MCI 2/2024 by enforcing the requirement that every video game publisher must have an Indonesian representative office to directly submit their game to the MCI for assessment by the IGRS. Failure to do so would require in sanctions such as having the game being banned from access in Indonesia.[3][‡ 3] This regulation will be enforced in practise starting in January 2026, after the Indonesian government overhauls its application system, and relaunches the official IGRS website on October 11, 2025.

Objectives of IGRS

Public or Users: Serves as a guideline for choosing games that are appropriate for specific age categories.

Protection for Publishers: Classified games provide legal certainty and protection from potential misuse by users.

Government: Ensures public protection against the misuse of game products.

Game Classification Registration

On October 11, 2025, the IGRS Service was officially launched and is accessible through the website igrs.id.

The game classification registration process can be conducted through the website or via storefront platforms that have established official partnerships with IGRS.

Age ratings

Rating
(2024)		 Description
3+  – Age 3 and over. "Game content is very mild, without elements of violence, fear, or any other negative material."
7+  – Age 7 and over. "Game content contains no elements of violence, fear, or other negative material. Games in this age group must not feature characters resembling humans. They may include depictions of blood, provided the blood is unrealistic."
13+  – Age 13 and over. "Game content may contain elements of violence but without expressions of anger and without the use of realistic weapons. It must not include cannibalism or mutilation. Games in this age group may also include online interaction features equipped with language filtering."
15+  – Age 15 and over. "Game content is more intense and may feature realistic weapons, mature humor, and online interaction features with language filtering. The game must not contain cannibalism or mutilation."
18+  – Age 18 and over. "Game content may include realistic violence, blood, mature humor, gambling simulation, drug-related elements, and/or other adult themes."
RC  – Refused Classification. "Game content that contains elements of pornography, gambling using legal payment instruments, and/or content that violates laws and regulations. Games with this classification are not permitted to be distributed in Indonesia."

See also

Note

References

  1. ↑ "Indonesia Resmi Punya Sistem "Rating Game" Sendiri". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ @fahmitsu (November 11, 2019). "Death Stranding has the official Indonesian label and proper IGRS sticker on the plastic" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Irawan, Dhani (2024-04-22). "Pemerintah Ancam Blokir Game yang Mengandung Kekerasan". detiknews (in Indonesian). detikcom. Retrieved 2024-06-01.

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ↑ "28c26-pm no 11 tahun 2016" (PDF) (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "What Is IGRS | About Us - IGRS". igrs.id. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Peraturan Menteri Komunikasi dan Informatika Nomor 2 Tahun 2024". jdih.kominfo.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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