Is Brawl Stars safe for kids? The short answer
It is one of the gentler online games, with cartoon violence and no open voice chat. Club text chat and chance-based spending are the two things parents still need to manage.
The short answer: Brawl Stars is a gentle one as online games go — cartoon violence, no open voice chat, and an age-based chat filter that actually works. The two things to manage are Club text chat and Gems / Starr-Drop spending. Reasonable from around 10 with purchases locked off at the device level and chat limited to known kids.
What age is Brawl Stars for? (the rating explained)
Brawl Stars is rated PEGI 7 in the UK/Europe and ESRB E10+ in the US — one of the gentler online games, with quick, cartoonish battles and no open voice chat. The rating reflects mild, bloodless combat. What it doesn't capture, and what parents actually need to manage, is the two things wrapped around the game: Club chat (text chat with other players, where strangers can appear) and chance-based spending — Starr Drops and gem purchases that nudge kids toward real money for random rewards. Lock those two down — set chat to friends/clubmates you know, and block purchases at the device level with a password or Ask-to-Buy — and it's a reasonable pick from around 9–10.
What Brawl Stars is
A free Supercell mobile game made of short 3-minute matches. Players group into Clubs (up to 30 members) which hold the text chat. There's no open voice chat, which immediately makes it gentler than Fortnite or Roblox.
The real risks
- Club chat with strangers. Public Clubs are where stranger contact happens. The text filter is stricter if your child's age is set correctly in-game.
- Loot-box-style Starr Drops. Chance-based rewards, with Gems buying more chances. eSafety doesn't recommend chance-based purchases for under-15s.
- "Just one more round." Matches are short, daily rewards reset — it's designed to keep them coming back.
So what age?
Store ratings are young: App Store 9+, PEGI 7, ESRB 10+. Supercell expects guardian approval under 18, and solo play from around 13. We'd say around 10 is reasonable — but only with the right age set in-game and in-app purchases switched off at the device level.
What we do
If Brawl Stars is a yes in your house, don't run it on the defaults — there's a proper lockdown sequence and it matters that you do it in order. I've put the full step-by-step, screen by screen, in the members guide.
The bottom line: Brawl Stars is one of the easier yeses if you set the age right and lock the spending off. The cartoon violence isn't the issue — Club chat and chance-based Starr Drops are.
Brawl Stars FAQs
Is Brawl Stars safe for kids?
It's one of the gentler online games — cartoon violence, no open voice chat, and an age-based chat filter. The two things to manage are Club text chat (where stranger contact happens) and Gems / Starr-Drop spending.
What age is Brawl Stars OK for?
Store ratings are young — App Store 9+, PEGI 7, ESRB 10+. Supercell expects guardian approval under 18, and solo play from around 13. We'd say around 10 is reasonable, but only with the right age set in-game and in-app purchases switched off at the device level.
Are Starr Drops loot boxes?
Yes — they're chance-based rewards, and Gems buy more chances. Australia's eSafety Commissioner doesn't recommend chance-based purchases for under-15s, so we lock in-app purchases off at the device level.
What age rating is Brawl Stars?
PEGI 7 (UK/EU) and ESRB E10+ (US) — one of the gentler online games.
Does Brawl Stars have loot boxes?
Yes — Starr Drops are chance-based rewards and gems cost real money, so lock purchases at the device level.
Lock it down — start tonight
Mom's quick wins for Brawl Stars. Do step 1 tonight; the rest are in the members' guide.
- 1Set the child's correct (young) age in-game (Settings) so the strongest chat filter applies
The rest of the Brawl Stars lockdown
5 more steps — every toggle, screen by screen.
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See the signsSources: eSafety — Managing money in games; Common Sense Media — Brawl Stars review; Supercell — Parent's Guide. Settings current as of June 2026.