Apple Arcade
1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.
3. Scroll down to Game Center, then choose your settings.
4. Tap on Multiplayer Games: Prevent the ability to play multiplayer games with everyone, allow with friends only, or allow with anyone
*Turning off Multiplayer Allowed will not allow the player to play games with other players in public matches
Steam
While Steam does not have settings to control how much time is allowed for each game, you can use the steps below to set a time limit on games through Windows:
1. Using a web browser, visit family.microsoft.com. Sign into your Family Safety account.
2. Find your family member and click More options > Screen time > Apps and games.
3. Select the app or game you are limiting.
4. Scroll down to “block related websites” and check the box next to the website you would like to limit.
XBox
1. If you're an organizer in your Xbox family group, sign in to your Microsoft account on the Microsoft Family site https://account.microsoft.com/family
2. On your family group page, select the member whose account you want to manage and then select the Screen time tile.
3. From this page, you can connect new Xbox, Windows, and Android devices to their account. You can also adjust their daily and weekly screen time schedules. Select the device, and then select Turn limits on if this is your first time setting up this device type.
- Note Use the toggle under Use one schedule on all devices to simplify and manage all devices with the same screen time limits.
4. Use the listed time slots to adjust screen time limitations for a day or an entire week. You can adjust the applicable days, time limit, and time range.
5. Select Done to save the configurations that you’ve set.
6. To disable screen time limits for a device, select the More options button next to the device you’re managing, and then select Turn limits off.
Playstation
*Before you can set play time controls:
• You need an account for PlayStation™ Network.
• Every child needs their own separate account, created using their details (name and date of birth).
• Your account must either be the family manager or appointed “guardian” by the family manager. The child account you're managing must be a family member.
• The time zone must be set for the child's account before play time controls can be adjusted.
1. Go to Playstation.com/acct/family and sign in as the family manager or guardian account of the child account you’d like to manage.
2. Click the child's family account, then click Edit next to the play time limit.
3. Choose Save to apply your changes.
Nintendo Switch
1. Select System Settings on the HOME Menu.
2. Scroll down to highlight Parental Controls, then select Parental Controls Settings.
3. You will be referred to the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app for smart devices, which offers additional options to restrict and monitor your child's play activity. Press the X Button and select Next to continue without the smart device app.
4. Select Restriction Level.
5. Choose from preset restrictions by age or select Custom Settings to manually adjust the settings. Select each setting that you want to adjust.
6. Once the restrictions are set as you want them, select Save, then select OK to confirm.
7. Choose a PIN number (between 4 and 8 digits long), then select OK.
8. Re-enter the PIN to confirm, then select OK.