Clarification for requirement 8.3.6

Requirement 8.3.6

The media content is safe, ethical, suitable for all ages, and complies with the service rules. Otherwise, Yandex Games reserves the right not to feature the game on the home page, in thematic sections, collections, and other platform materials, or to reject it for publication.

To ensure a comfortable gaming experience for all users, we remove games with unpleasant or shocking content from the catalog or reject them for publication.

Moderators reject games for publication or remove them from the catalog if their promotional materials focus on:

The game may include unpleasant content if it doesn't violate the service rules and the law, and the game has an age restriction label.

Toilet-related content

Prohibited content: The app will be denied publication or removed from the platform if its promotional materials focus on toilet-related topics.

Acceptable content: If the game's media content only includes toilet-related themes in the background, and the text descriptions and images are decent, the app will be approved by moderators.

Toilet-related topics include:

Human waste products (feces, used diapers).
Urination and defecation processes.
Toilet accessories.
Skibidi Toilets.
Related unpleasant words and descriptions.

Prohibited content

Games will be removed from the catalog or denied publication if their promotional materials:

Primarily feature fecal matter, even in a cartoonish or humorous style (for example, trivia games featuring poop as characters and related game narratives). Examples.
Focus on bodily functions such as urination or defecation. Examples.
Center around toilet-related themes (including Skibidi Toilets), regardless of the realism of the depiction. Examples.
Contain unpleasant content in text blocks or within media materials. Examples.

Primarily feature fecal matter

Prohibited material	Reason for removal
Title: "Poop Escape!" About the game: "There are several dozen unique levels in the game where you have to guide the poop to the finish line. Several skins are available, and with enough skill, you can even play as rainbow poop. Kill the toilet monsters and don't let them wipe you out!"	The cover features a realistic depiction of feces, along with the caption "Adult Poop".
Title: "Poops Having Fun Puzzle" About the game: "A puzzle game filled with very cute poops! These cute poops of various colors and sizes will unexpectedly fall into a measuring cup, so you need to position them carefully. When you collect identical poops, they merge into larger ones and increase your score. Will you catch the biggest poop before the measuring cup overflows? Don't let the poop spill out of the bowl!"	Fecal depictions aren't too graphic, but still the primary content.
Title: "Happy Poop Clicker" About the game: "This game is another silly yet addictive online clicker! The sole goal you're pursuing is to earn as many Poop Coins as possible and conquer the world with this stinky marvel. Buy boosts and upgrade them to reach your goal faster! Unlock new exclusive skins so your stinky pile looks good."	Fecal depictions aren't too graphic, but they serve as the primary content.

Focus on bodily functions

Prohibited material	Reason for removal
Title: "Toilet Simulator!" About the game: "The funniest game about someone in the toilet! Level up different skills to create giant poop, make the character suffer, or make a mess with dirt!"	Images are stylized, but the material focuses on defecation.
Title: "Farting Bird" About the game: "Farting Bird is a thrilling and fun arcade simulator, suitable for all ages. In this game, you are an unpredictable bird. Use your bird control skills and farting abilities to advance and unlock new possibilities."	Promotional material focuses on the bird's bodily functions. The game may be hidden due to unpleasant language in the title and description.
Title: "Fart Brothers" About the game: "You and your friend can fly using farts, collect totems, and try to avoid hunters and other enemies! Reach the end of the level without getting trapped, and successfully collect the totem!"	The cover image focuses on characters’ bodily functions.

The primary content is toilet-related

Prohibited material	Reason for removal
Title: "Skibidi Toilet on the Lost Phone" About the game: "The main character finds a phone with a bunch of mysterious videos. He discovers Skibidi Toilets among them and decides to watch all the videos to solve the mystery of the phone's owner. Watch Skibidi videos and try not to go insane."	Realistic images of toilets (Skibidi Toilets) are the primary content of the game's materials.
Title: "The Last Bunker: Skibidi and Animatronics" About the game: "A survival simulator in the universe of Skibidi Toilets and Animatronics. The familiar world is destroyed, cities are in decay, and thousands of bloodthirsty Skibidis and Animatronics roam the streets."	Sketchy images of toilets (Skibidi Toilets) are the primary content of the game.
Title: "Merge Toilet Monsters" About the game: "Merge Toilet Monsters is an awesome real-time strategy game that is suitable for everyone. The main objective of the game is to defeat all enemies by merging your warriors. Your enemies will include toilets, monsters, and famous bosses, making it a tough challenge."	Promotional materials feature close-up images of Skibidi Toilets.
Title: "Skibidi Toilet Coloring" About the game: "Welcome to the awesome coloring game featuring Skibidi Toilets. In this game, you'll encounter famous Skibidi and Cameramen characters!"	A significant portion of the coloring pages feature images of Skibidi Toilets, with one highlighted on the game's cover.

Unpleasant texts

Prohibited material	Reason for removal
Title: "What Kind of FECES are You?" About the game: "A personality test in the feces universe, similar to a test for a rotten soul. Discover how those around you perceive you."	The game's title and description feature unpleasant text.
Title: "My Toilet" About the game: "Take care of your toilet pet. Feed, clean, put to bed, customize. Play mini-games and spin the wheel of fortune to earn golden toilets. Ensure that every scale is full: Treat the toilet with delicacies from the store. Rub the toilet with a sponge and flush. Put the toilet to sleep."	The text blocks contain unpleasant descriptions of toilet-related themes.
Title: "Head in Poop" About the game: "Control the falling head and prolong its flight as much as possible. The further you fly, the more points you win."	The game's title contains an unpleasant word.
Title: "Fart Count — Fun Sound" About the game: "Find a rich collection of various fart sounds! This game contains 50 different sounds that you will definitely enjoy!"	Text blocks contain unpleasant words and descriptions.

Acceptable content

If the game's promotional materials touch on toilet themes, but don't focus on them and don't depict their attributes realistically, the app will be approved. For example, moderators will allow a game about plumbing with a dirty toilet on the cover if the toilet is cartoonish and not the main focus.

Material	Comment
Title: "Sticky Emojis" About the game: "Peel off sticky emojis from the screen and collect coins! Level up! Many stickies for your collection! Compete with friends on the leaderboard! Beware, this game is very addictive!"	While the image includes a cartoonish poop emoji, it's not the main subject.
Title: "ASMR: Carpet Cleaning Simulator" About the game: "This game will help you relieve stress and relax. You will clean carpets from various stains and dirt using a wide variety of unique tools. This game will appeal to those who enjoy cleaning simulators with relaxing, slow-paced gameplay. The pleasant graphics and sound design will help you fully immerse yourself in the game's atmosphere."	The brown stains on the carpet may seem ambiguous, but they are not the focal point of the cover.
Title: Memes: "Connect Memes" About the game: "Our memes have taken over the world of puzzles! Introducing a 2048-style game where every move you make shapes the evolution of popular internet memes. Start with classic images and advance to more complex and funnier memes. Combine identical memes to create new, even more vibrant and funnier images. Impress your friends and family by reaching the ultimate meme level!"	The Skibidi Toilet briefly appears in the image, but it's not the main focus.
Title: "Help Kitten Bubu Clean the House" About the game: "Cleaning the house is a hard work! Kitten Bubu has made a real mess of the house, and it's your job to make every room shine again. Use different brushes to remove dust, stains, and cobwebs. Drag each item to its proper place."	A dirty toilet is part of the bathroom that needs cleaning. It's not the main focus of the image; it's cartoonish.
Title: "Toca Boca: Dream House" About the game: "An exciting world of interior design is waiting for you. Choose from a variety of stylish decor elements and create unique, cozy spaces. Add characters to bring more life to your home. Take a picture of each room and share your creations with friends."	The toilet is a fitting background element in a home decor game, it's not the main focus.
Title: "Super Cleaner" About the game: "The machine uprising has already begun. The first machine to rise against humans was a simple vacuum cleaner robot, bought for home cleaning. It didn't like that the owner never cleaned it, so it decided to take revenge for itself and its fellow machines by destroying all the furniture it encounters."	Toilet paper belongs in the storage room and isn't the main focus of the cover.

Unpleasant characters and settings

The service prohibits games where promotional materials feature unpleasant content that is:

The main focus
Realistic

If unpleasant content only matches one point from this list, it's considered acceptable. The moderation approves the app for publication if the unpleasant content in its promotional materials is:

The main focus, but shown in a cartoonish, non-scary, and friendly manner.
Realistic, but doesn't stand out. Content that causes extreme disgust or fear isn't allowed even in the background.

Content that might evoke unpleasant feelings in some players is considered undesirable:

Characters:
- Certain groups of individuals and their lifestyles: criminal and marginal groups (including hooligan-like), subcultures, homeless people, and other groups that evoke fear or concern.
- Deformity and diseases.
- Skeletons, human corpses, or animal carcasses. It is acceptable to use realistic images of human or animal skeletons in game promotional materials if their setting is a fantasy universe, and these characters are an integral part of the genre.
- Mutations, zombies, monsters, frightening or distorted creatures.
Settings:
- Funeral homes, morgues, torture chambers, dissections.
- Anatomy theater, animal creation simulator.

The moderation principle is shown in the table. Moderators' decisions are color-coded.

Red: The game is rejected for publication.
Green: The game is approved for publication.

Unpleasant content	Main focus	Not main focus
May cause strong revulsion or fear	Such content is prohibited in any form.	Such content is prohibited in any form.
Realistic	Materials focus on unpleasant content that looks real. Exception.	Unpleasant content looks plausible, but doesn't strike the eye.
Cartoonish	Unpleasant content is the main focus, but appears in a cartoonish, non-scary, and friendly manner.	Acceptable content.

Prohibited content

Games will be denied publication or removed from the catalog if their promotional materials focus on prominently scary or disgusting content. Materials where characters evoke strong negative emotions, regardless of their placement, is also unacceptable.

Characters

Prohibited material	Reason for removal
Title: "Homeless 2: Bum Simulator" About the game: "Homeless 2: Bum Simulator is an RPG with character leveling, a story, and plenty of humor! Keep an eye on your health and earn money, although it's not that easy for a bum. Fight thugs and other bums for control of a garbage can, level up your skills, and collect loot."	Realistic image of marginal individuals.
Title: "The Boy's Word: Escape from the Nerd" About the game: "Your teacher scolds you for poor academic performance, and you explain that the TV series The Boy's Word is to blame. One episode after another kept pulling you in! A thug barges into the class and knocks you out with a blow. You wake up in a strange place where everything is upside down. Your task is to collect all the Christmas presents and flush them down the toilet, help your friends, and get out of here! The main danger is the same thug who thinks you're weak and dreams of knocking you out again. Good luck on this crazy journey!"	The screenshot shows a man with prison tattoos about to be struck by the main character. The phrase "knocks you out with a blow" describes violence.
Title: "Foot Doctor" About the game: "Hey, doc! We need you. Multiple patients have just been rushed to the emergency room with serious injuries, and we don't know what to do. Can you help us?"	The cover zooms in on an unhealthy foot: cuts, boils, swollen toes.
Title: "Memes: Scary Previews" About the game: "In this app, you will find famous sounds from scary previews."	The cover zooms in on a realistic severed pig's head.
Title: "The Life After" About the game: "When and how will I die? What will happen to my body? What does afterlife look like? These disturbing questions spin in your head every day and wake you up at night. To figure this out, you start studying anatomy and attend medical university. After one of the long lectures, you hear a strange creak and knock: you flinch in surprise and notice a skeleton seemingly intent on talking to you."	The focal point of the cover is a realistic human skull.
Title: "Mysterious Night with Granny in the Morgue" About the game: "You wake up in a horror hospital and remember nothing. Having read a note near you, you decide to figure out what's going on. But you'll need to stay sharp, because you can hear there's someone else in the hospital…"	A graphic depiction of a dissected body is at the center of the image.
Title: "Call Momo" About the game: "Call Momo is a unique game that allows players to interact with the scary internet phenomenon known as Momo."	A humanoid bird hybrid with a grotesquely distorted face is realistically depicted on promotional materials.
Title: "Alien Ship" About the game: "You are on a spacecraft that has been infected and is in distress. Due to an unknown infection, the spacecraft's crew has turned into zombies, and the situation is completely out of control. The strange alien mutants that have overrun the ship pose a great danger and threat of spreading the infection."	The monster on the cover looks like a dead person with various deformities.
Title: "Nextbots: Meme Mod" About the game: "🎮 Dive into the thrilling world of horror and memes! It's not just a game, it's a scary sandbox created using a new mod for GMod. You are to survive by running away from ominous nextbots filled with contagious internet memes."	The promo materials feature realistic monsters with unnatural anatomy and disproportionately stretched faces.
Title: "Third World War" About the game: "More than once, humanity has been divided into states, alliances, parties, and people have fought against their kin. On the verge of a new destructive war, it has become clear that it may be the last one. The main enemy is a virus that quickly and mercilessly affects cities and countries, turning its victims into infection carriers. Help people defeat the disease and save humanity! And remember to wear the mask!"	Realistic zombie skeletons look hostile and eye-catching.
Title: "Dead City" About the game: "Enter the deserted city, abandoned by everyone. Only the walking dead remain here, driving away animals and humans. Will you uncover the mystery of this place and return their homes to the townspeople?"	The characters are in the background, but since there is nothing else in the image but them and the text, the zombies draw attention. They look hostile and severely injured.

Setting

Prohibited material	Reason for removal
Title: "Horror Fairy Tale" About the game: "You are Ichabod Crane, a New York detective sent to Sleepy Hollow, a small village of Dutch settlers where three residents have been beheaded in the past two weeks. Locals immediately pointed you to the killer, telling the legend of a soldier who was killed in the nearby woods."	The cover depicts realistic burial mounds, crosses, and a coffin.
Title: "Dr. Psycho: Escape from the Hospital" About the game: "Find the items you need to open the door and escape from the terrifying mental hospital. Avoid catching the eye of Dr. Psycho and his mutant test subjects, hide in various places, and listen for every sound!"	The morgue looks real, complete with medical equipment and bloodstains.
Title: "Animal Creation: God Mode" About the game: "Animal Creation: God Mode is a casual, clicker-based creature creation simulator where you build an entire animal from a single cell! Enter the Creator mode and piece together an animal cell by cell! You will follow step-by-step how the bodies of dogs, cats, and other creatures are built, starting from the very first cell and skeleton to the internal organs and fur."	The dog shown in the promotional material is detailed, with realistic anatomical features.

Acceptable content

Moderation will approve the game for publication and keep it in the catalog if:

Unpleasant content in the game's materials is depicted in a cartoonish and friendly manner. For example, games featuring non-scary and cartoonish monsters prominently on the cover.
The content is realistic but only appears in the background and isn't attention-grabbing. For example, an unpleasant zombie is acceptable if it's subtle and placed somewhere in the background.

Material	Comment
Title: "Professors of Crime" About the game: "Your time to rise! Take life into your own hands and impose your own order in this city! Subordinate power and business, tear competitors apart, and earn mountains of dough! Protect the business of your fellows, arrange your place, and bravely fight in underground rings! Create the most hardened gang and handle other city gangs!"	Marginal characters and their lifestyles (waging gang wars and other illegal activities) are the main focus, but depicted in a caricature way.
Title: "White Guy: Robbery in the District" About the game: "White Guy: Robbery in the District is an exciting game where you play as a Stickman robber, willing to do anything for a successful heist of large businesses in the city district. Enter the world of crime, where every choice impacts the course of events!"	The character on the cover is cartoonish, and the description lacks slang or real criminal traits. The game looks cartoonish and harmless.
Title: "Plague Doctor" About the game: "The game blends action for those who enjoy roaming and crawling through dark places, and puzzles for those who love solving riddles. It has a highly atmospheric feel, with eerie sounds and music."	The Plague Doctor may repulse some users, but he is a historical figure and not a prohibited character.
Title: "Bunny, Bite the Moon" About the game: "Alice and Anton hop on clouds, aiming to reach the Moon, which rises higher with each bite. Bite the moon five times, collect candies, and risk falling into the abyss to reach the goal and unlock the secret mode!"	The cover's main feature, a fox's face, appears realistic. While her facial expressions may appear somewhat unnatural, this character doesn't violate any content guidelines.
Title: "Plants vs. Zombies: Best Test" About the game: "Take on a tough test on the game Plants vs. Zombies. Compete with your friends and other users online, fight for the top spot, and unlock all achievements. The questions will get tougher. Score as many points as possible and show what you're made of!"	While the zombies on the cover may be disturbing, their stylized, non-scary design and the cartoonish setting soften their impact.
Title: "Battle of Monsters" About the game: "Buy and upgrade your own monsters to defeat enemy monsters. Embark on an exciting adventure in a world of fantasy creatures, where your task is to assemble a team of powerful monsters and win epic battles."	The monsters are the main focus of the cover, but they look cartoonish and friendly enough.
Title: "Warhammer: 40,000 Quizzes" About the game: "✔️Choose the correct answer and move on to the next question. Answer 👍 correctly and ⏲️ quickly to get the 🏆 highest score."	The unpleasant characters (human skeletons) are the main focus, but they don’t provoke strong negative emotions and are justified by the setting, so they are acceptable.
Title: "Terminator: Test" About the game: "An entertaining game based on the Terminator universe. If you like the Terminator movies, then you're in the right place."	An unpleasant character being the main focus of the cover is acceptable, because this character is an integral part of the genre.
Title: "Zombie Shooter: Horror Labyrinth" About the game: "Find your way out before you become dinner!"	The monsters have a realistic, scary look. Despite taking up a large part of the image, the characters blend into the background and don't draw attention. The promotional materials are allowed for publication, because the monsters aren't the focal point.
Title: "Hunger" About the game: "Plague and War have already swept through the world at a gallop, and now it's Famine's turn. Creatures devour each other, breaking the food chain and thus paving the way for the last rider, Death. Do you dare to stand in their way?"	A disturbing, bloodied figure is placed in the foreground and takes up most of the screen. However, its low contrast makes it difficult to see clearly. The monster isn't the focal point.
Title: "Humans vs. Astronauts" About the game: "Aliens want to conquer the world. They resemble humans, but inside spacesuits hide merciless villains without any sense of morality or compassion. Defend our planet from them!"	The creatures in the foreground, while unpleasant, don't draw attention and aren't the main focus of the image due to the dark design.
Title: "Shoot, Cowboy!" About the game: "The rules in the Wild West have changed. Now, the masters of the plains are directing their weapons not at each other, but at a common enemy. Eliminate zombies to conquer new territories, protect the inhabitants, and earn a profit!"	The zombies are depicted as silhouettes on the horizon. The figure behind the character's shoulder is pale and blurred, which makes it less noticeable. The monsters aren't the main focus.
Title: "Cube Stories: Escape" About the game: "Immerse yourself in a captivating story and follow a brave vlogger who boldly ventures into the dark of the abandoned mansion. As you progress through each meticulously designed room, you'll face a series of enigmatic puzzles and mind-bending tests that challenge your speed, observation, and creative thinking."	The room’s atmosphere may feel unpleasant because of the skull in the aquarium, but the skull isn't the main focus.
Title: "Christmas Night with the Monster" About the game: "You are a morgue worker. That night, a monster attacking both the living and the dead appeared right beside you in the morgue. Find the key to escape this horror."	The gloomy atmosphere isn't too graphic. The image shows morgues, but there are no bodies, blood, or other unpleasant content that looks realistic.
Title: "Night at a Haunted House with a Monster" About the game: "You've found yourself at a haunted house with a monster! Find your way out and try to survive. Discover the secrets of the haunted house and its monster. Follow the exciting plot and make choices. The ending depends on your decisions!"	The grim setting of the haunted house appears authentic, but there is no unpleasant content that looks realistic.

Graphic depiction of blood

Moderators will deny publication of the game or remove it from the catalog if its promotional materials focus on blood, heavy injuries, or graphic wounds. On the platform, it is prohibited to post images of injuries, severed limbs, and bleeding as it may distress users.

Promotional materials may include graphic depiction of injuries when the blood is cartoonish. However, if the game's promotional materials focus on gruesome injuries, the game may be denied publication or removed from the catalog.

Prohibited covers are often found in these genres:

Military shooters with realistic settings.
Realistic shooters with anthropomorphic zombies.
Realistic and graphic horror games involving dismemberment, including numerous bloody injuries or featuring such injuries are the primary content.
Any game that focuses on character violence, especially if the injuries are bloody or prominently displayed in promotional materials. For example, sandbox games that use ragdoll physics.

Prohibited content

Games with promotional materials that excessively feature blood (even in a stylized way) and violence will be denied publication or removed from the catalog.

Realistic content

Material	Reason for removal
Title: "Zombie Pandemic Shooter" About the game: "The zombie pandemic has overtaken people, and turned them into the living dead! But there is still something worth fighting for in this world. Protect a team of brave doctors fighting a deadly outbreak and stop the infected from attacking people! Weapons and other useful items are hidden throughout the map. Get ready for intense shooting action!"	The cover shows a realistic and severely mutilated human body next to pools of blood.
Title: "The Nun — Escape From School" About the game: "A horror quest with a terrifying atmosphere where you have to escape from an abandoned school. To escape, complete various quests and avoid being seen by the evil nun, or you'll die."	The scene is saturated with realistic blood. While the act of wounding is not explicitly shown, the weapon held by the heroine heavily implies it.
Title: "Sniper: Hunting" About the game: "Hunt animals in the forest. You can use a sniper rifle with three different scopes. Encounter different animals: deer, goats, wolves, and bears. Deer and goats will try to escape, but predators will attack you!"	Realistic depiction of a wounded animal and focus on bright red blood.

Graphic content

Material	Reason for removal
Title: "Zombie Defense: Clear the Buildings" About the game: "How many corridors can you clear and survive, facing a horde of zombies? Don't let them get too close. The horde of zombies is coming. Use your entire arsenal and try to survive as long as you can.	People and zombies have a stylized appearance, but the blood and violence are heavily emphasized.
Title: "Mr. Meat: Kill them All!" About the game: "The game is about a maniac named Mr. Meat. There are five timed levels in the game. This game is perfect for those who like to quickly complete levels!"	Blood, although stylized, covers a substantial part of the screen, with a dismembered human body shown in the background.
Title: "Melon Sandbox" About the game: "Let your imagination run wild with lots of available items: melee weapons🤺, guns 🔫, and even barrels! 🛢️ Go racing in an armored personnel carrier, experiment with magic syringes, 💉 and watch what happens to the characters. Save your creations and share them with the community. Download mods from other players to customize your gaming world. 🌐🎮 Your imagination is the key to infinite possibilities in Melon Sandbox!"	The cover features stylized characters, but the focus is on murders and bloody injuries.
Title: "Archers Battle" About the game: "You can play online with random opponents and climb up the leaderboard, as well as earn coins and unlock new characters and weapons. In offline mode, you can battle with bots of various difficulty levels, with bots becoming stronger with each win."	The characters are stylized, but they still resemble humans. The blood on the cover is prominent.
Title: "Stickman Must Fight" About the game: "Entertaining and captivating beat'em'up style game with ragdoll physics. Perform dizzying stunts to defeat all your opponents!"	The characters are stylized, but the emphasis is on their gruesome injuries and large amounts of blood. Here, the ragdoll physics system is used to traumatize characters.

Acceptable content

The platform may publish games with promotional materials that show stylized wounds and cartoonish blood if they aren't the main focus of the cover. In some cases, apps may be approved for publication, even if their media materials focus on depictions of blood or mutilation. This happens if the images are sufficiently stylized and don't depict violence.

Material	Comment
Title: "Deer Hunter" About the game: "Deer Hunter is a perfect game for those who love hunting and outdoor activities. With its stunning graphics and engaging gameplay, it's easy to see why this game is so popular. Features: 30 levels. Casual gameplay. Good graphics."	The animal is stylized but still recognizable, and there's a small stylized blood splatter. The image doesn't look realistic. There's no emphasis on the killing of the animal.
Title: "Bullet Lord" About the game: "This is a fun 2D game where the player must annihilate all their enemies. Features: 40 levels. Casual gameplay. Good graphics."	Characters are stylized, and the blood splatter is cartoonish.
Title: "RushRacer" About the game: "A fun game to play while you're on the go! You will have to control buses, trolleybuses, and trains. The game includes: Elements of a 2D platformer and runner. Skin store. Compete with friends!"	The character is stylized, and the blood looks unrealistic, drop-like. Violence isn't the primary content of the cover.
Title: "Castle Storm" About the game: "To capture the castle: Find your way Clear the grass for your warriors Battle enemies using your crowd Reach the castle to complete the level."	Stylized characters; cartoonish and non-obvious depiction of blood. The cover doesn't focus on violence.

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