Publishing and Community Guidelines

Last updated: 18 October 2026

Explore is where makers share what they build and players find something new to play. These guidelines keep it safe, fair and worth visiting. They apply to everything that is public on Lumy: published projects, their titles, descriptions and images, player names, leaderboard names, online rooms, remixes, ratings and anything else people can see. They form part of our Terms of Service and add to our Acceptable Use Policy.

1. Before you publish

You need a sign-in and a first version to publish.
Everything you publish is public. Anyone can open it at its link.
Explore is your choice. The popup after publishing has "Show it in Explore", off by default. When it is on, your project appears in Explore with its title, description, your player name, play count and leaderboard.
Unpublish any time. The popup after publishing has an Unpublish button, and the link stops working at once. Private projects are not available yet; they are planned for the Pro plan and up.
Only publish work you have the right to publish, and that you are happy for anyone in the world to play, see and remix.

2. What a published project must be

Honest. Its title, description and images must describe what it really is. No bait, misleading thumbnails or false claims about prizes, earnings or features.
Original. No clones built to deceive, no copied names, logos, characters, art, music or text you do not have the rights to. See our AI Output, References and Similarity Policy.
Suitable for a general audience. Lumy is used by people from age 13. No sexual content, graphic gore, hate, harassment or content that encourages self-harm. Cartoon and fantasy violence is fine.
Safe. No malware, phishing, hidden crypto-mining, fake sign-in or payment pages, or collection of personal data without a clear notice and consent.
Working. Projects that are empty, broken, or published only to spam Explore may be de-listed.
Clear about money. If your app takes payments, it must use your own connected payment account and clearly say what users are paying for. Before your own payment account is connected, checkouts run in test mode and charge nothing: connect it before you take orders from real customers, and never tell people they have paid when no payment was taken.

3. Remixes

Signed-in users may remix a published project (a first project can always start from a remix). By publishing, you allow it. A remix copies the published game and its public details only, never the original maker's prompt or answers.
A remix is marked "remixed from" the original. Do not remove or hide that credit.
A remix must be a real change. Republishing someone else's project with trivial changes to pass it off as your own is not allowed and may be removed.
Remixes already made stay with their makers if the original is taken down, unless the remix itself breaks our rules.

4. Names

Player names, project names and leaderboard names (up to 24 characters for player names) must not:

impersonate another person, a creator, a brand, a public figure, Lumy or our staff;
include slurs, sexual terms, hate symbols, threats or harassment;
include personal information such as phone numbers, addresses or email addresses;
advertise, link to or promote other services, or mislead people.

We may change, reset or remove any name that breaks these rules, and reclaim a project's public address.

5. Leaderboards and scores

Play fair. Do not cheat, use bots, exploit bugs, tamper with requests or submit fake scores.
Makers must not rig their own leaderboards or build games that reward cheating.
We may remove scores, reset leaderboards and restrict players who cheat.

6. Online rooms

Rooms hold up to 16 players. Treat everyone with respect.
No harassment, hate, threats, sexual content, spam, scams, or sharing of personal information in names or messages.
Do not try to disrupt, flood or crash rooms.
Makers who add chat or messaging to their games are responsible for moderating it and giving players a way to report abuse.

7. Ratings, reviews and feedback

Ratings and reviews must reflect a real experience.
No fake, paid, incentivised or coordinated ratings, and no rating or reporting other people's projects to harm them.
We may remove ratings that break these rules and adjust rankings to protect Explore.

8. Respect for everyone

Be respectful to other makers, players and our staff. Criticise work, not people. Do not harass, threaten or pile on anyone, on Lumy or elsewhere because of something on Lumy.

9. How we moderate

We use a mix of automated checks, user reports and human review.
We may de-list a project from Explore, restrict remixing, disable online features, rename it, take it down or suspend the account, depending on how serious the problem is. Clearly harmful content is taken down first and reviewed afterwards.
We decide what appears in Explore, how it is ranked and what is featured. Being published does not guarantee a place in Explore or in any showcase.
We tell the owner why when we can.

10. Reporting and appeals

Report a project, a name or behaviour at /abuse.
Appeal a decision on your project or account once per decision at /abuse. A different person reviews it, and we aim to answer within 10 business days. Decisions after appeal are final.
If someone is in danger, contact local emergency services first.

Publishing and Community Guidelines

Last updated: 18 October 2026

1. Before you publish

You need a sign-in and a first version to publish.

Everything you publish is public. Anyone can open it at its link.

Explore is your choice. The popup after publishing has "Show it in Explore", off by default. When it is on, your project appears in Explore with its title, description, your player name, play count and leaderboard.

Unpublish any time. The popup after publishing has an Unpublish button, and the link stops working at once. Private projects are not available yet; they are planned for the Pro plan and up.

Only publish work you have the right to publish, and that you are happy for anyone in the world to play, see and remix.

2. What a published project must be

Honest. Its title, description and images must describe what it really is. No bait, misleading thumbnails or false claims about prizes, earnings or features.

Original. No clones built to deceive, no copied names, logos, characters, art, music or text you do not have the rights to. See our AI Output, References and Similarity Policy.

Suitable for a general audience. Lumy is used by people from age 13. No sexual content, graphic gore, hate, harassment or content that encourages self-harm. Cartoon and fantasy violence is fine.

Safe. No malware, phishing, hidden crypto-mining, fake sign-in or payment pages, or collection of personal data without a clear notice and consent.

Working. Projects that are empty, broken, or published only to spam Explore may be de-listed.

Clear about money. If your app takes payments, it must use your own connected payment account and clearly say what users are paying for. Before your own payment account is connected, checkouts run in test mode and charge nothing: connect it before you take orders from real customers, and never tell people they have paid when no payment was taken.

3. Remixes

Signed-in users may remix a published project (a first project can always start from a remix). By publishing, you allow it. A remix copies the published game and its public details only, never the original maker's prompt or answers.

A remix is marked "remixed from" the original. Do not remove or hide that credit.

A remix must be a real change. Republishing someone else's project with trivial changes to pass it off as your own is not allowed and may be removed.

Remixes already made stay with their makers if the original is taken down, unless the remix itself breaks our rules.

4. Names

Player names, project names and leaderboard names (up to 24 characters for player names) must not:

impersonate another person, a creator, a brand, a public figure, Lumy or our staff;

include slurs, sexual terms, hate symbols, threats or harassment;

include personal information such as phone numbers, addresses or email addresses;

advertise, link to or promote other services, or mislead people.

We may change, reset or remove any name that breaks these rules, and reclaim a project's public address.

6. Online rooms

Rooms hold up to 16 players. Treat everyone with respect.

No harassment, hate, threats, sexual content, spam, scams, or sharing of personal information in names or messages.

Do not try to disrupt, flood or crash rooms.

Makers who add chat or messaging to their games are responsible for moderating it and giving players a way to report abuse.

9. How we moderate

We use a mix of automated checks, user reports and human review.

We may de-list a project from Explore, restrict remixing, disable online features, rename it, take it down or suspend the account, depending on how serious the problem is. Clearly harmful content is taken down first and reviewed afterwards.

We decide what appears in Explore, how it is ranked and what is featured. Being published does not guarantee a place in Explore or in any showcase.

We tell the owner why when we can.

10. Reporting and appeals

Report a project, a name or behaviour at /abuse.

Appeal a decision on your project or account once per decision at /abuse. A different person reviews it, and we aim to answer within 10 business days. Decisions after appeal are final.

If someone is in danger, contact local emergency services first.