Content rules

Last updated: 5 September 2026

Reviews and public lists are visible to other people. These are the rules for them. They are short on purpose: a rule nobody can remember is a rule nobody follows.

Not allowed

Harassment. Going after a person — abuse, threats, pile-ons, posting someone's private information.
Hate. Attacking people over race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Sexual content. Explicit or suggestive material. Discussing a game's sexual content is fine; being explicit is not.
Violence and threats. Threatening harm, or celebrating real-world violence. Writing about violence in a game is the normal business of a game review.
Spam. Advertising, referral links, repetitive posting, reviews that are not about the game.
Unmarked spoilers. Mark them with the spoiler toggle. It exists so you can write freely.
Impersonation of another person, a studio, or Gamelyx.
Illegal content, including anything that sexualises a minor. This is reported to the authorities, not merely removed.

Fine, and stays fine

Disliking a game, disagreeing loudly with a popular opinion, a one-star review of something beloved, strong language about a game. A negative review is not harassment, and reporting one because you disagree with it does not make it so.

What happens when something is reported

A person reads the report. Reporting does not remove anything by itself, and volume does not either — ten reports on a fair review is still a fair review.
If it breaks a rule, the content is hidden from everyone. The author keeps their account and their library; only that post comes down.
Repeatedly breaking the rules, or a single serious breach, can cost the account.

We are a small operation, so a report may wait a day or two. If you do not want to see someone at all, block them — that takes effect immediately and does not wait for us.

If your content was removed

Email support@gamelyx.app and say what was removed. Takedowns get reversed when they were wrong.