Would my game get rejected if the concept was about drugs?

DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
edited November -1 in iPhone and Android Publishing
yes or no
DL

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  • AsymptoteellAsymptoteell Member Posts: 1,362
    Antidrugs? Prodrugs? Drug trade? Dealers? Junkies? Informational?
  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    Drug dealers. haha. they are not SMOKING the drugs, they are just bringing them to america illegally
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    You might be able to get by with that as long as the goal of the game is to keep them out. They may not like the goal being to smuggle it in.
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  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    oh dang. that sucks
    DL
  • AsymptoteellAsymptoteell Member Posts: 1,362
    How do you play your game? You might be able to slightly change the object without completely ruining the game.
  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    I will PM you asymptoteell with the game idea.
    DL
  • scitunesscitunes Member, Sous Chef Posts: 4,047
    There was a GS user a while back that made a game with a drug theme and it got rejected so he had to change it to sugar or candy or something. In my opinion it hurt the games sales a lot and I can only guess that it ended up being a disappointment. So I recommend staying away from it. Here's what I did with a game that I knew might get rejected. I made the game with the controversial elements in it but only made one level. I submitted it under a similar name as the one I planned to ultimately use. I figured that if they let the game through I would just pull it and start putting time into the full game. It turned out that the game was rejected and they even called me to tell me why. But it was not a big deal because I had only invested a small amount of time into the project.
  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    scitunes said:
    There was a GS user a while back that made a game with a drug theme and it got rejected so he had to change it to sugar or candy or something. In my opinion it hurt the games sales a lot and I can only guess that it ended up being a disappointment. So I recommend staying away from it. Here's what I did with a game that I knew might get rejected. I made the game with the controversial elements in it but only made one level. I submitted it under a similar name as the one I planned to ultimately use. I figured that if they let the game through I would just pull it and start putting time into the full game. It turned out that the game was rejected and they even called me to tell me why. But it was not a big deal because I had only invested a small amount of time into the project.

    ok thanks. the game really wouldn't work with sugar candy. haha. I have other ideas, but I thought I should give that a try. thanks
    DL
  • EatingMyHatEatingMyHat Member Posts: 1,246
    No, but it will be 17+

    GTA is on the app store, as long as you don't go overboard or try to send it as 4+ it should pass.
  • DreamLabDreamLab Member Posts: 2,127
    ok, I will keep that in mind. thanks
    dL
  • scitunesscitunes Member, Sous Chef Posts: 4,047
    Gabbyr said:
    No, but it will be 17+

    GTA is on the app store, as long as you don't go overboard or try to send it as 4+ it should pass.

    Remember that the rules are not applied equally. Cut the rope has a box that says "coming soon." If you put "coming soon" in reference to levels that are not in currently in the game apple will reject it. I'm not sure I would put a ton of time into project because GTA is allowed to have it. Big named games like GTA make apple a lot of money. Even if they don't make a ton of profit from their 30% it helps them sell devices when people can say "Wow, it even has GTA!"

    Anyways just my two cents
  • BramHoddssdBramHoddssd Member Posts: 414
    Grand theft auto china town for the iphone is all about how your a drug dealer. The point of the game is to buy and sell them. It's been on the app store for a long time.
  • BramHoddssdBramHoddssd Member Posts: 414
    oh sorry just noticed someone already mentioned that
  • AsymptoteellAsymptoteell Member Posts: 1,362
    On a related note, will my play, meth of a salesman, ever get onto broadway?
  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    If the game was about "fake" drugs. Like, illegal bananas from guatamala. Or, illegal animal trafficking, like trying to bring French Bulldogs into America...

    Would that get denied?
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