What is the ruling on electronic games that involve theft and killing, and is their sinfulness equivalent to actually committing these acts in reality?

The theft, killing, and the like in electronic games are not real; they are merely simulations, and the player is neither a thief nor a killer, nor is he burdened with sin for that. However, one should avoid such games, especially for young children, so that they do not become accustomed to scenes of killing and theft and cease to condemn them.