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What kind of content is not allowed in Ouya games?

EvaXephonEvaXephon Posts: 5Member
in General Development
I'd like to develop a game with levels of violence that are equivalent to what you would see in a PS3 or 360 game (decapitations, dismemberments, splashes of blood). I'd also like to design characters with a lot of sex appeal (like Ivy from Soul Calibur, for example). Games with violence and sexy characters are par for the course on consoles, but there seem to be very few games like that on Android platforms (read: smartphones and tablets). I know that Google has official policies about what is and isn't allowed in games on the Google Play marketplace, but what about Ouya?

Is gratuitous violence disallowed in Ouya games? What is an example of the most violence allowed in an Ouya game? Nudity and sex acts are obviously over the line, but what about revealing clothing? How much skin can you show before Ouya says you're showing too much? For that matter, what is Ouya's stance on profanity in games? Are swear words tolerated?

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  • DreamwriterDreamwriter Posts: 768Member

    Your game should be fine, going by this:

    https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs/content-review-guidelines

    And it would be rated as "Heavy":  Your game contains heavy use of simulated violence, adult language or situations, or your game allows access to that kind of content via streaming video, audio or the open web.

  • EvaXephonEvaXephon Posts: 5Member
    I see! I saw the words "Heavy" and "Light" when browsing games on the Ouya, but I was not sure what they referred to. I understand perfectly now.

    I'm surprised that I didn't notice that section the last time I scanned through the Ouya docs. I'll take care to read the Ouya docs more thoroughly so that I don't clutter the forum with questions that are answered so clearly in the docs.

    Thank you, Dreamwriter!
  • HicsyHicsy Posts: 177Member
    thanks @dreamwriter I had no idea what those ratings meant until now!
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  • ElizabethFashionElizabethFashion Posts: 4Member
    Oh shoot im actually glad i read this, my game has 

    "Hate Speech" 100% Heavy

    "Violence" Ever seen a girl stab a guy in the eye socket with a knife while she laughs? YES thats how violent my game is.

    "Sexually Explicit Content". 70% "Mom and Dad caught in the kitchen.. you know Pushin the cushin"


    Looks like if i aim on Ouyas side i need to go Kid-Friendly
    Ouya Development is Aborted..

    AS OF NOW ELIZABETHFASHION WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE OUYA DUE TO THE FACT THE OUYA IS TOO UNDER POWERED.

  • Killa_MaakiKilla_Maaki Posts: 504Member
    edited May 2013
    ElizabethFashion said:

    Looks like if i aim on Ouyas side i need to go Kid-Friendly
    Wow. You're really overreacting.
    You DON"T need to go kid friendly. Actually, there's a rating specifically for those games. It's called Heavy. The definition was posted two posts ago.
    Try reading before making snarky rants, please.
    Post edited by Killa_Maaki on
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