Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Content warnings





As part of its plot, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage deals with illness and gender-based violence. If you or someone you know is affected by any of these issues, please reach out to local resources for support: https://befrienders.org/find-support-now


A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights, even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy.

IMMEDIATLY discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming play if you experience any of the following symptoms: dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions.


This game contains explicit language, casual homophobia, weight and body image issues, underage drug and alcohol consumption, sexual content, illness and discussion of illness, blood, domestic violence, flashing lights, and sudden loud sounds.

In more details:


Explicit language:

  • Sexism
  • Use of swear words like “shit” and “fuck” (including by teenagers)
  • Discussion of sexual matters
  • Insults
  • Bullying
  • Weight and body image issues or shaming:
  • Parent alluding to their child needing to lose weight
  • Underhanded fat-shaming
  • Use of “fatso” and similar terms to refer to Swann
  • Body image issues/dysmorphia

Casual homophobia:

  • In the 90s, use of homophobic terms to refer to characters (without knowing their sexual orientation, just as an insult)

Drugs and Alcohol:

  • The girls (more specifically Nora, but Swann can decide to partake) are seen smoking weed and drinking beer on screen
  • Adults at the bar consume alcohol
  • Teenagers are seen smoking cigarettes
  • Talks of being drunk or high
  • Shown drunkenness

Sexual content:

  • Discussion of underage sex
  • Talks of virginity/losing one’s virginity
  • Porn magazine (drawn)
  • Suggestive art (comics, posters)

Illness:

  • Terminal illness (cancer)
  • Fainting
  • Mention of losing hair
  • Medication is seen on screen
  • Hospital stays
  • Panic attacks
  • Death of a parent (implied)
  • Death (mention)

Bugs:

  • Swann likes bugs. She has pictures of them, and a pet stick-bug in a tank. You can look at it up close. It doesn’t move much.
  • You can see insects when zooming in with the camera in the forest and in other locations
  • Spiderwebs

Bodily harm:

  • It’s possible for one of the girls to get hurt playing a knife game.
  • Blood
  • Nosebleed

Other:

  • Dysfunctional relationships with family (parents, siblings)
  • Moving cars
  • Trypophobia
  • Hunting paraphernalia (guns, traps, bullets, shell casings)
  • Talk of dead animals (it’s a hunting town, a lot of hunting imagery including the heads of dead animals and promotional material for a hunting ranch are found all over)
  • Fire
  • Mentions of ghosts/paranormal
  • Jump scares (mild)
  • Being trapped in a building