Korea's rating board joins the US, Europe and Australia in keeping Rockstar's game for grown-ups.
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GTA VI has cleared its rating in South Korea. Korea's Game Content Rating Board met on 16 October and classified the game as adults-only, Sports Kyunghyang reported on 19 October.
The same report lists an M rating for ages 17 and up in the United States, 18 in Europe and R18+ in Australia and New Zealand.
Sports Kyunghyang says the game contains intense depictions of violence and criminal acts.
Every rating listed here points the same way: this is a game for adults, whichever region you buy it in.
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GTA VI has cleared its rating in South Korea. Korea's Game Content Rating Board met on 16 October and classified the game as adults-only, Sports Kyunghyang reported on 19 October.
Status: Opening · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Sports Kyunghyang — With one month to go until release, 'GTA 6' passes domestic review with an adults-only rating
sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202610191644007Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
The same report lists an M rating for ages 17 and up in the United States, 18 in Europe and R18+ in Australia and New Zealand.
Status: How it compares · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Sports Kyunghyang — With one month to go until release, 'GTA 6' passes domestic review with an adults-only rating
sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202610191644007Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
Sports Kyunghyang says the game contains intense depictions of violence and criminal acts.
Status: Why · Reported
Why this status: Reported: a named outlet reports this; Rockstar has not confirmed it in a first-party source reviewed for this story. Statement is the exact body paragraph (link markup removed). Prepared by Claude (AI agent) from the source page read on 2026-11-07; owner decision OWNER-NEWS-20261107.
Sports Kyunghyang — With one month to go until release, 'GTA 6' passes domestic review with an adults-only rating
sports.khan.co.kr/en/article/202610191644007Reviewed by Milos Covilo on . Event revision r1.
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With one month to go until release, 'GTA 6' passes domestic review with an adults-only rating
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