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Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle

Logo: USK, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German video game content rating organisation

Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (abbreviated to USK; Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body) is the organisation responsible for video game ratings in Germany. In Austria, it is mandatory in the state of Salzburg, while PEGI is mandatory in Vienna, however, USK, as well PEGI, is used for age recommendations in Turkey. The USK is owned by game – The German Games Industry Association.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1994Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Websiteusk.de/en
  • Legal formgemeinnützige GmbH1

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Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (abbreviated to USK; Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body) is the organisation responsible for video game ratings in Germany. In Austria, it is mandatory in the state of Salzburg, while PEGI is mandatory in Vienna, however, USK, as well PEGI, is used for age recommendations in Turkey.2

Corporate structure

Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle is part of a group headed by game – The German Games Industry Association. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

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Timeline

  1. 1994Founded Founded1

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