List of banned video games

This is a list of video games that had been censored or banned by governments of various states in the world. Governments have been criticized for banning games for many reasons, including, but not limited to; bans that increase piracy, inhibit business opportunities, violate rights, and are widely available for purchase or download. This list is not exhaustive in total, nor is it exhaustive for any country mentioned in particular.

Brazil has banned many video games since 1999, mainly due to violence and depictions of cruelty. It is illegal to distribute and sell these games, but it is still legal to own a copy.

Additionally, the Brazil's Department of Justice, Rating, Titles and Qualification requires that all video games be rated by the organization. Unrated titles are de facto banned from being sold in Brazil.

A very large number of video games are banned in the People's Republic of China. Games that contain drugs, sexual themes, blood, depictions of organized crime or the defaming of the Chinese government are almost always banned from sale. Because of the large size of the Chinese video game market, many studios will edit the content of their games to conform to the government's standards.

Home gaming consoles were banned in mainland China from June 2000 until 2013, when said ban was lifted, it allowed the next-generation consoles the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in the country.

Notable games banned in that region are:

No video games have ever been banned in Cuba, but few games were sold in that country until 2007 when restrictions were eased. In 2010, the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops gained much controversy as there is a mission where the player attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro, only to end up killing a double.

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