Here are a few games that have been banned for questionable content. Considering the fact that kids and teenagers spend a significant amount of time playing games online, they need to be conscious about how games impact their personality. The list of infamous games also includes the ones that don’t intend to harm their player, but can have a very polluting impact on them. Many schools in Dubai recently issued an advisory cautioning parents against the challenge. Finally, players have to commit suicide to ‘win’ the challenge. The ‘challenge’ starts with tasks such as watching a gory video or a horror movie, and the level of ‘hardness’ increases as one keeps completing tasks.

One such game is The Blue Whale challenge, which has caused alarm across the world for reportedly abetting suicide. While it sounds twisted why someone would develop a game just to harm people without any visible benefit, it’s an unfortunate fact that there are people out there who develop such games online just for sadistic pleasure. Games can be used to groom gullible players (Especially kids and teenagers) for unlawful activities or cause harm to themselves. Apart from the risk of your account being hacked, you can unknowingly attract a physical threat by sharing sensitive information like your home address. People can use such information to change your password and hack your account. ‘Which street were you born in?’, ‘What’s the name of your favourite pet?’, or ‘What’s your mother’s maiden name?’. An ‘innocent’ question asked as part of a game might be the answer to the secret question that banking sites ask while resetting your password. You should be very careful while sharing personal information, no matter how harmless or interesting a game or quiz seems like. Here are a few things you should be aware of, while venturing into the gaming world.

Moreover, people are less discerning about the adverse impact of playing games online because they just see it as something fun, engaging and harmless. This issue sheds light on the trend of games with questionable content, which can harm players in various ways.

While the game’s developer Salman Al Harbi said that it “does not save answers nor information provided by players,” her claims have not been substantiated with any proof. Amid frightening audio and visual effects, the child asks players many personal questions such as ‘Where is your home located?’, and ‘What’s your Facebook account?’ Players can advance to the next level only by answering the questions. In Mariam, a child lost in the forest seeks players’ help to find her way back to home. Experts believe that the game seeks players’ personal information that can be used for identity theft or other unlawful purposes. The mobile game Mariam, developed in the Saudi Arabia last month became controversial when the Sharjah police recently cautioned people against playing it.

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