■Works with real-world subjects
As a general rule, works that use photographic depictions or include edited photographic depictions are treated as photographic/live film works, and are thus not accepted.
*This rule is especially strict for adult (R18) works.
Please see the "Regarding live-action/photographic depiction" section of our Compliance Policy.
■Incomplete Works
Please ensure a work's contents are completely ready for sale before registering it.
■Free Works
As DLsite sells works via download, you cannot register free works.
You also cannot register works in other cases that would essentially be considered free distribution, such as works where the trial version and the full version are the same or extremely similar.
[Common Questions and Issues]
Is free distribution an option?
■Works with Rights Issues
Examples:
Imitations of other works, tracing, altering or using images made by other creators
Re-using others' audio data or using images in cases where it's unclear if you have the right to use them
Rights issues can lead to serious problems, so please check your works carefully.
■Works that Require an Internet Connection
As it would be difficult to offer support for users of such works, we cannot accept them.
We will accept works that are complete when used offline.
■Works that use illegal tools or assets, or tools or assets whose terms of use were not met
Examples:
- The work uses or re-uses 3D models that are not permitted for use
- There is no written statement regarding assets that require a clear usage policy to be written when sold
- The work uses assets that cannot be used in works sold for profit
- The work uses assets that cannot be used in adult works
- Any assets used that were purchased in an asset store* but were actually taken from another work
[Works whose assets are often found to have been used without permission]
- HoneySelect or Koikatsu (no images from ILLUSION's games may be used as assets)
- 3D Custom Girl (Techarts forbids the use of certain mods)
- V-Katsu (Assets from IVR cannot be used in adult works)
- Irasutoya (Assets from Irasutoya cannot be used in adult works)
- It may cause serious issues if an asset's terms of use are violated.
→Make sure to check the terms of use on all tools and assets! - Assets I purchased on another site included content from another game...
Make sure not to use any illegal assets! Avoid using anything suspicious!
*What are asset packs?
Asset packs may refer to textures, 3D models, scripts, and sound data.
It also might refer to game objects or projects.
Anything that can be considered a portion or component of a game can be considered an asset.