We’ve received many, many inquiries about what kinds of UNBEATABLE fanworks are and are not okay. We want to cover all of it together in one page that you can use as a handy reference!

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WHAT IS ALLOWED

 

- Physical Goods: Prints, charms, buttons, keychains, stickers, doujinshi, fanzines, fanbooks, most hand-made items, etc.

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- Digital Goods: Fanzines/Fanbooks/Doujinshi, music covers (see music section), etc. 

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- Physical Items must be produced in limited quantities (maximum of 300 units per item).

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- Yes, you can get an UNBEATABLE tattoo or make a homemade item for your own personal use. You don’t need to ask us.

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"CAN I USE YOUR MUSIC FOR ____?"

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YES:

- Transformative work or work where the music is not the main focus, i.e. video essays, critiques, reviews, covers, AMVs, gameplay footage, stream VODs, school work, etc.

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NO:

- Direct re-uploads, extended versions, "slowed" versions, training ai, hate speech or harmful content.

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ASK US FOR PERMISSION:

- Remixing or sampling our music, or anything else that you're not sure about!

 

Use common sense! Our goal is to make our music freely accessible through our official channels, but we support creative use of our work.

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RESTRICTIONS

 

- Fan Merch must be clearly stated as unofficial and unaffiliated with D-CELL. This must be present in item descriptions, social media posts, or anywhere else where this could be easily misconstrued. This disclaimer must be easy to find and immediately in view.

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- Merch must not be significantly similar to existing UNBEATABLE merch, both from D-CELL or our existing merch partners. This is regardless of the merch's present availability for sale.

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- Do not sell anything using official artwork, merchandise, or in-game assets produced by D-CELL GAMES, including game and studio logos. This should be your own original work. Please do not sell fanworks made with generative AI.

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- Do not sell merch designs via Redbubble, InPrint, or other large online retailer, especially ones that support print on demand production.

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-  You must be the vendor responsible for the original design, shipping and delivery of the works, and you must abide by the limited quantities per item as listed previously (300). Any requests for additional quantities must be discussed separately, and may require licensing.

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- Crowdfunding or group-buys must get approval from us and are subject to all of the prior limitations.​

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- Fanworks that are made in poor taste, that support hate speech or discriminatory ideas, that could be considered offensive to the team at D-CELL, or that misrepresent the game and its values, characters, and public image are strictly prohibited.

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- D-CELL reserves the right to remove any works at any time and for any reason. D-CELL also reserves the right to update this policy at any time without notice.

 

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MODDING AND FANGAMES

 

MODDING UNBEATABLE

 

- Mods must require a legal copy of the base game to run and may not support or be packaged with releases of the game outside of its official platforms.

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- Any mod altering content included in DLC must require the DLC to be owned by the user on Steam to access.

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- Mods must be open-sourced and available to all for free. Donations are okay, paywalls are not.

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- All mods must have a clear disclaimer that the content is unofficial and not endorsed by D-CELL GAMES in any way.

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- Any mod that affects competitive integrity to the rhythm gameplay, including cheats, additional modifiers, edits of existing levels, player profile customizations, and additions/edits to the Challenge Board must disable the ability to participate in online features (i.e. leaderboard submissions, online rankings, etc.)

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- Any mods and custom levels that circumvent DLC access or allow access to leaked / datamined content are explicitly prohibited.

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- Custom levels built with existing community tools or the official UNBEATABLE CHART EDITOR must use music that the chart author owns or has otherwise obtained legal permission to use. If you do not have the legal rights to use a song for this purpose, uploading and distributing your work is prohibited.

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- Gameplay and coverage of mods must have an explicit disclaimer that the game has been modified and that content is user-generated and not official. This includes custom levels and custom charts.

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- Modifications that are made in poor taste, that support hate speech or discriminatory ideas, that could be considered offensive to the team at D-CELL, or that misrepresent the game and its values, characters, and public image are strictly prohibited.

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- D-CELL reserves the right to remove any works at any time and for any reason. D-CELL also reserves the right to update this policy at any time without notice.

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FANGAMES

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- Fangames must feature original artwork, original content, and original source code. Do not use existing assets, code, or content from the UNBEATABLE game for your project.

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- Fangames must have a clear disclaimer that the content is unofficial and not endorsed by D-CELL GAMES in any way.

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- Fangames must not be made available for sale for any reason and at any price. They must be available for free. Donations are acceptable, paywalls are not.

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- Simulators (1:1 emulation or copies of our rhythm game) using our characters or chart data are strictly prohibited.

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- Fangames that are made in poor taste, that support hate speech or discriminatory ideas, that could be considered offensive to the team at D-CELL, or that misrepresent the game and its values, characters, and public image are strictly prohibited.

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- D-CELL reserves the right to remove any works at any time and for any reason. D-CELL also reserves the right to update this policy at any time without notice.

 

Other Games with UGC

 

- Cosmetic and Fan-made skins / models for UGC platforms (including but not limited to: Roblox, VRChat, s&box, Garry’s Mod, etc.) must be accessible to all users for free.

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- All user-generated content must have a clear disclaimer that the content is unofficial and not endorsed by D-CELL GAMES in any way.

 

- As of right now, the only rhythm games with explicit approval to host UNBEATABLE's music are Rhythm Doctor, A Dance of Fire and Ice (ADOFAI), YARG, Clone Hero, ITGMania/StepMania, and Rift of the Necrodancer. This list will be updated as we add to it and external discussions continue.  ​

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- Content that is made in poor taste, that supports hate speech or discriminatory ideas, that could be considered offensive to the team at D-CELL, or that misrepresent the game and its values, characters, and public image are strictly prohibited.

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- D-CELL reserves the right to remove any works at any time and for any reason. D-CELL also reserves the right to update this policy at any time without notice.

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If you have any additional questions, you can email us at dev@dcellgames.com!