*NOTE – All these rules are to be taken with a grain of salt and are subject too modification during special circumstances as we all know CONTEXT is king.

Is it indie?

“An independent video game or indie game is a video game typically created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical support of a large game publisher” – Wikipedia 2021

What is an Amare game?

To me, Amare is a subgenre that focuses on story-rich romantic narratives in both visual novel and interactive fiction form. Although “traditional” romance is a big part of Amare, romance is evolving to include a whole range of relationships and Amare is an inclusive term to support that. As such we welcome games that feature Platonic Love.

What type of protagonist does the game have?

  • Games featuring a gender-locked female protagonist are welcome.
  • Games featuring the option to have a choosable gender pronoun protagonist are welcome.
  • Games with gender-neutral or trans protagonists are welcome.
  • Games with gender-locked male protagonists are accepted if they do not conflict with other conditions.

What type of love interests does the game feature?

  • Games that feature male-only love interests are welcome.
  • Games featuring LGBTQIA+ love interests are welcome
  • Games featuring platonic love interests are welcome.
  • Games with female-only love interests are accepted if they do not conflict with other conditions.

Can the game have Sexual Content?

Games with sexual content are welcome as long as we believe the characters are not objectified or de-humanised.

I submitted a game but it got rejected?

  • We consider Bishoujo and Galge Games not to be within the spirit of the database and as such are not accepted.
  • If we feel a game does not meet the above criteria then we reserve the right to refuse or remove a game’s submission.
  • If we have received feedback that a game shows heavy similarities(Plagiarism) to other developers’ and artists’ work we reserve the right to refuse or remove a submission.
  • If the content of the game is deemed questionable such as instances of hate speech, fetishisation of sexuality, or gender, then we reserve the right to refuse or remove a game’s submission.
  • We reserve the right to remove or refuse any game on the grounds we find it unsuitable for this site.