🛡️ AVN Developer Guide: Legal & Ethical Standards for ANV (Adult Novel Vision) Games

🚫 What Not to Include in Adult Games

To ensure your ANV game stays within legal, ethical, and platform-compliant boundaries, do not include the following:

1. Sexualization of Minors

Even if fictional, anime-style, or “thousands of years old” tropes — if characters appear underage, it may be illegal or banned on most platforms.
Avoid: Schoolgirl sex scenes, “loli” or “shota” characters, underdeveloped bodies in adult content.

2. Bestiality

Sexual interaction between humans and real animals or hyper-realistic animal-like beings is illegal or banned in most countries.
Avoid: Realistic wolves, dogs, horses, etc., even if anthropomorphized.

3. Non-consensual Content

Rape, forced sex, or coercion is illegal or restricted unless clearly presented as fictional fantasy with proper disclaimers.
Avoid: Mind control used to remove consent, scenes without safe framing or opt-out.

4. Unlabeled Adult Content

Games with adult content must be labeled 18+, with proper content warnings.
Avoid: Uploading explicit content to general gaming platforms without warnings (like Steam without Adult Content flag).

5. Obscenity / Extreme Fetish

Some fetishes (e.g., gore, vore, scat, crushing, mutilation) are considered obscene and may be illegal in some jurisdictions.
Avoid: Any extreme or bodily harm-related fetish unless fully fictional and clearly marked.

✅ Best Practices for ANV Game Developers

🔞 1. Age Verification & 18+ Labeling

Use a startup screen to confirm user is 18+.
Label on cover art, game page, and files.

💬 2. Content Warnings

Add a trigger/content warning page before the game or specific scenes.
Example: “This game contains themes of domination, voyeurism, and consensual BDSM. All characters are 18+.”

🧾 3. Consent is Key

Even in fantasy settings, show or imply consent.
BDSM? Use safe words. Mind control? Use magical contracts or opt-in mechanics.

📖 4. Make It Clear It’s Fiction

Add disclaimers: “This is a work of fiction. All characters are 18+. These scenarios are not an endorsement of real-life behavior.”

🌍 5. Check Local Laws

Laws vary. What’s allowed in Japan or the US might be illegal in Australia or Germany.

📚 Category-by-Category Guidelines with Safe Examples

🔗 BDSM

DO: Show consensual kink play with safe words, aftercare.
DON’T: Show abuse, permanent injury, or scenes where consent is missing.

✅ Safe Example:
A domme gives the sub a safe word before a scene, and there’s a romantic aftercare conversation.

🧠 Dom/Sub Dynamics

DO: Make roles voluntary and respectful.
DON’T: Portray it as involuntary slavery or coercion.

✅ Safe Example:
A character asks to be trained as a submissive after discussing boundaries.

👀 Voyeurism / Exhibitionism

DO: All parties are aware or it’s in a public-but-safe zone (e.g., strip club).
DON’T: Hidden cams, spying, or filming without consent.

✅ Safe Example:
The player and a partner engage in risky exhibitionism in a semi-public beach area with mutual excitement.

💔 Cheating / Cuckold / NTR

DO: Frame as fantasy, and make emotional fallout part of the story arc.
DON’T: Glorify non-consensual cheating unless marked as dark fiction.

✅ Safe Example:
A married couple experiments with open relationships, exploring jealousy, boundaries, and trust.

👨‍🦳 Age-Gap Romance (18+)

DO: Ensure both characters are clearly adults.
DON’T: Imply teacher/student or step-family without aging or disclaimers.

✅ Safe Example:
A 20-year-old intern falls for a 40-year-old boss — both explore the power dynamic through honest communication.

💞 Polyamory / Threesomes

DO: Show all parties enthusiastically agreeing.
DON’T: Pressure characters into group sex.

✅ Safe Example:
Three roommates develop a romantic triad and navigate jealousy and trust together.

🎭 Fetish-Based

DO: Keep it legal and clearly fictional (feet, clothing, roleplay).
DON’T: Use extreme or illegal fetishes (scat, bestiality, etc.).

✅ Safe Example:
A character confesses a foot fetish, and their partner lovingly explores it with them.

🔄 Transformation / Body Swap

DO: Make it magical, fun, consensual (or reversible).
DON’T: Force people into identities or bodies without resolution or consent.

✅ Safe Example:
The protagonist swaps bodies with a friend and they both experience life from a new perspective.

😈 Incubus / Succubus / Monster Romance

DO: Show love, consent, and fantasy.
DON’T: Make the monster sexual encounter feel like assault.

✅ Safe Example:
The main character falls for a lonely succubus who wants a genuine relationship.

🎮 Other Safe Areas

🎭 Player Roles – ✅ All Legal

Male, Female, Nonbinary, Multiple Protagonists – just ensure all characters are 18+.

🕹️ Gameplay Styles – ✅ All Legal

Sandbox, Dating Sims, Puzzle, Stat-building — safe as long as the content obeys local law.

💡 Tone & Vibe – ✅ All Legal

From dark & gritty to wholesome or satirical — safe so long as no banned content is hidden behind humor or darkness.

🎨 Visual Styles – ✅ All Legal with Caution

Even anime-style: Make sure characters appear 18+. Don’t rely on “she’s actually 1000 years old” for underage-looking characters.

🧩 Summary Checklist for Developers

✅ Safe Practice	⚠️ Needs Caution	❌ Avoid Completely
Clear age 18+ labeling	Mind control, NTR	Minors in sexual content
Consensual adult relationships	Fetish-based content	Realistic bestiality, incest (varies by law)
Content warnings and disclaimers	Age-gap (make sure both 18+)	Non-consensual sex without clear fantasy label
Legal, fictional depictions	Voyeurism / Domplay (needs consent)	Obscenity, scat, mutilation

Developer Guide: How to Upload and Publish an AVN Game

Welcome, developer! Follow this step-by-step guide to upload and publish your AVN game to your store on AVNGamesConclave.com, where it will appear in the Main Store for users to view, download, and enjoy.

✅ Step 1: Prepare Your Game File

Zip your full AVN game folder (make sure all necessary files are included).
Name the ZIP file using this format:
GameTitle_v1.0.zip
(Replace v1.0 with your current version number or none)
If you have versions for different OS you will need to list them all as separate product.

📁 Step 2: Add Your Game as a Product

Upload Your Game File:

Use the Featured image Browse files to add the .zip folder.
Upload your .zip game file.
Once the upload is complete, click on the file and copy the URL/link.
You’ll need this in the next step.
Under Product Type, select:
External/Affiliate Product

Fill in the Product Fields:

Field	What to Enter
Title	Your Game Name (e.g., Eclipse of Lust)
Product URL	Paste the link to the `.zip` file from the Media tab
Price	Set to `0` (Free download)
Button Text	Enter: `Download` or `Download Now`

🖋 Step 4: Add Descriptions

Short Description: A quick pitch or hook for your game.
Long Description: A detailed overview of the plot, features, gameplay, version history, etc, .here Set Product Policies
Select Category: Choose the appropriate genre or theme (e.g., Fantasy, Romance, Sci-fi, etc.)
Add Tags: These help users find your game via search (e.g., “Ren’Py”, “Male Protagonist”, “Mystery”)

💡 Tip: In your long description, you can insert images, videos, and external links (e.g., dev logs, trailers, Discord servers, etc.)

🖼 Step 5: Add Game Media and Metadata

At the begening use the Gallery browse files (Only support .jpg, .png files):

Upload Game Images: Screenshots, logos, banners

🔗 Step 6: Optional — Cross-Link Games Us-Sells

Use the Linked Products tab to show this game on the pages of your other games (great for promoting your portfolio).

🔍 Step 7: SEO Optimization

Go to the SEO tab.
Add relevant keywords and phrases that users might search for.
Example:
Adult Visual Novel, Ren'Py AVN, Mystery Romance Game, etc.

🚀 Step 8: Save and Publish

Click Save or Submit.
Your game will either go live immediately or, if flagged for review, it will be approved by our admins within 48 hours.

❗ Important Note If you skip any step, especially the file link and product type : External/Affiliate Product, the Download button may not appear.

All uploaded games are subject to moderation for legal compliance and content quality.
Follow our Developer Terms & Conditions to ensure your game remains live.

If you need help or something isn’t working as expected, don’t hesitate to reach out to us using either the contact page or support@avngamesconclave.com.

🔗 Developer Guide: How to Add External Links (Patreon, Discord, etc.)

Want to share your Patreon, Ko-fi, Discord server, or other support links with your fans? Here’s how to do it:

🛠 Step 1: Go to Your Profile Settings

Log into your developer account.
Click on your profile or dashboard.
Navigate to Settings.

🌐 Step 2: Use the Store Description field

In the Store Description, write something like:
You can switch from Visual to HTML Code (look to find this in your right of the description field text box)
Welcome to my AVN game studio!

Developer Info
Name: Jane Dev
Patreon: patreon.com/janedev
Discord: Join our server
Twitter: @janedev

💡 Tip: Choose the links that’s most important to your audience, like your donation or community page.

These will display directly on your public developer profile page.

📢 Reminder

Make sure your links are working and public.
You are fully responsible for your external links and any donations received outside our platform.
Consider listing donation methods in your game descriptions too for better visibility, and please remember to encourage others to donate to us too, including yourself. Thank You!