Game acceptance rules quick reference table. Reflects [MovieRules|movie rules] active prior to the [Forum/Topics/22779|tier revamp] that started happening mid-August 2021. * Any game eligible for the [LegacyPages/Vault|Vault] is automatically eligible for the [Alternative]. * Alternative acceptability standards imply extra entertainment requirements that don't exist for the Vault. Consequently, they can override most of the game genre restrictions present in the Vault rules __as long as these requirements are met__. * Alternative permit goals other than lowest completion time (i.e. playarounds, score attacks). * [Stars] inherit the Alternative rules by default and have no specific acceptance rules of their own. ||Game Type/Genre||Vault||Alternative||Notes|| |[MovieTagGuidelines#Action|Action]|✅|✅| | |[MovieTagGuidelines#Fighting|Fighting]|✅|✅| | |[MovieTagGuidelines#Shooter|Shooter]|✅|✅|Autoscrolling shooters are judged based on completion time for the Vault but other goals are acceptable for the Alternative| |[MovieTagGuidelines#Adventure|Adventure]|✅|✅| | |[MovieTagGuidelines#RPG|RPG]|✅|✅| | |[MovieTagGuidelines#Storybook|Storybook]|Limited|✅|Triviality rules filter a significant subset of these out of the Vault| |[MovieTagGuidelines#Platform|Platform]|✅|✅| | |[MovieTagGuidelines#Puzzle|Puzzle]|Limited|✅|Triviality rules filter a significant subset of these out of the Vault| |[MovieTagGuidelines#Sports|Sports]|Limited|✅|No fixed-time games in the Vault, a further subset of sports is filtered out by triviality rules| |[MovieTagGuidelines#Racing|Racing]|✅|✅| | |[MovieTagGuidelines#Strategy|Strategy]|✅|✅| | |Board games|❌|✅| | |Sandbox/ambiance games|❌|Limited|Playaround-only game genre; ineligible for the Vault| |Game shows/quizzes|❌|Limited|Playaround-only game genre; ineligible for the Vault| |Game hacks|❌|Limited|Games have extra requirements to pass to be eligible for either| |Homebrew/unofficial games|Limited|Limited|Games have extra requirements to pass to be eligible for either| |Prototypes/Bootlegs|Limited|Limited|Only acceptable as long as gameplay differs significantly from the full/official release||