Group Description
The following list contains games which were put on the "Index" (German
indiziert) by the BPjS/BPjM, and therefore have legal restrictions in Germany on top of possible USK ratings. (Note: Since April 2003, it's known as BPjM; before that date it was known as BPjS)
It is illegal to sell or make any indexed games available to minors in Germany and it is illegal to advertise for them in any form, including putting them on store shelves or publishing reviews in gaming magazines. The games technically disappear from the public. The only way to actually buy these games is via request ("under the desk", German
unter der Ladentheke).
There is, however, absolutely no law forbidding any adult to buy an indexed game listed on the so-called
List A or
List E (majority of entries). There are restrictions for
List B indexed games as they (may) violate the German Penal Code (minority of entries). To view
List B games that got banned due to excessive violence, see the
Germany Criminal Code confiscations (§131: Excess Violence) game group.
BPjS/BPjM = German Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Schriften/Medien = Federal Examination Office for Youth-Endangering Publications/Media.Notes:
- This list is for all indexed games, whether they are currently on the list or were in the past. To see the status (date of adding and, if applicable, date of removal), look at the corresponding trivia entries of the games in question.
- Unless stated otherwise, the games in question are the German versions of the particular games.
- All compilations, Special Editions or other bundles containing an indexed game are automatically indexed too, but not explicitly listed here.
Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (Director's Edition) | 2005 | Windows | Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. | 4.10 |
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict | 2005 | Xbox | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | 3.81 |
Predator: Concrete Jungle | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | Sierra Entertainment, Inc. | 2.43 |
NARC | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | 1.94 |
Area-51 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. | 3.75 |
Cold Winter | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. | 4.10 |
Cold Fear | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Ubisoft, Inc. | 3.26 |
DOOM³: Resurrection of Evil | 2005 | Linux, Windows, Xbox | Activision Publishing, Inc. | 3.48 |
Red Ninja: End of Honor | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. | 2.86 |
The Punisher | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | THQ Inc. | 3.59 |
Resident Evil 4 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One | Capcom Entertainment, Inc. | 3.94 |
ÜberSoldier | 2005 | Windows | CDV Software Entertainment AG | 3.52 |
Vivisector: Beast Within | 2005 | Windows | 1C Company | 3.23 |
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Eidos, Inc. | 3.18 |
Dead to Rights II | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Namco Hometek Inc. | 2.87 |
50 Cent: Bulletproof | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. | 2.22 |
Condemned: Criminal Origins | 2005 | Windows, Xbox 360 | SEGA of America, Inc. | 3.96 |
True Crime: New York City | 2005 | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Activision Publishing, Inc. | 3.55 |
Gun | 2005 | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 | Activision Publishing, Inc. | 3.65 |
El Matador (Games Convention 2006 Edition) | 2006 | Windows | Brigades | ... |
State of Emergency 2 | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | SouthPeak Interactive LLC | ... |
Saints Row | 2006 | Xbox 360 | THQ Inc. | 3.65 |
Painkiller: Hell Wars | 2006 | Xbox | DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. | 3.95 |
Dead Rising | 2006 | PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One | Capcom Entertainment, Inc. | 3.79 |
25 to Life | 2006 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 1.90 |
Selected Covers
Selected Screenshots
Game group created by
Xoleras (66865), additional games added to group by
Sciere (505957),
Terok Nor (26381) and
Sicarius (61658)