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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/dev/games/doc/en/llms.txt?revision=r21993288

# Content duration

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{% note info "Item 2.9 of the Game Requirements" %}

Playing through the main game content takes more than 10 minutes, or the user has a reason to replay it.

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The game must be long enough for a user to spend at least 10 minutes playing it. This can be achieved in various ways: through the amount of [primary content](#enough-content) or [replayability, variability](#replay) in the game. If it takes [less than 10 minutes](#red) to play through all the primary content of the game, the application will be removed from publication or not allowed to it.

**The moderation principle** is shown in the table. The verdicts are indicated by color:
- <span class="red">Red</span> — the game is not allowed for publication.
- <span class="green">Green</span> — the game is allowed for publication.

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|| **Materials** | **Lots of content** | **Little content** ||
|| **Replayability present** | <span class="green">Allowed for publication</span> | <span class="green">Allowed for publication</span> ||
|| **No replayability** | <span class="green">Allowed for publication</span> | <span class="red">Not allowed for publication</span> ||
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## Sufficient duration {#green}

### Lots of primary content {#enough-content}

The gameplay can be sufficiently long due to a large number of levels and their lengths. This option is suitable for games where it's difficult to reuse the same content more than once. Examples:

- Casual games with 10–20 levels.
- Quizzes with multiple topics and 15–20 questions each. The total number of questions must be at least 100. Questions must not be duplicated or only minimally changed (different answer options or different wording of the same question).
- Puzzles with several unique tasks.
- Games focused on a storyline.

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|| **Game** | **Comment** ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/cars.webp) | The game features a wide array of content: you need to collect cars, create communications, and build buildings. There's no replay value, hence no motivation to play through the game again. However, there's enough content in the game to ensure that a complete playthrough takes more than 10 minutes. ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/guys-word.webp) | Answering all the quiz questions will take no less than 10 minutes. The levels don’t change with subsequent game starts, so there’s no point in playing the game a second time. ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/novel.webp) | Reading through the story takes more than 10 minutes. There's a slight variability, but no motivation to replay the game since the impact of choices is minimal. ||
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### Replayability {#replay}

If a game can be completed in a short amount of time, create motivation for the player to replay it. For example, add:

- Variability: different answer choices in a visual novel, random starting conditions in a strategy game, or procedural level generation in a platformer or puzzle game.
- Metagame mechanics: achievements, records, or character upgrades between runs.

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|| **Game** | **Comment** ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/cards.webp) | The game has only one level, but it features replayability — the cards are shuffled and placed in a different order each time the game is restarted, motivating the user to keep playing. ||
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### Both {#both}

In many games, such as those in the rogue-like genre, there is a combination of a vast amount of unique content and its replayability.

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|| **Game** | **Comment** ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/puzzles.webp) | Sufficient content, replayable. Players are motivated to return due to a wide selection of puzzles and various difficulty levels. ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/2048.webp) | Game sessions last over 10 minutes, potentially infinite. Replayable: players may want to improve their score, reach the final goal (obtain the final object). ||
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## Insufficient duration {#red}

If all the content in the game can be completed in less than 10 minutes and the user has no motivation to replay it, the game will not pass moderation or will be removed from publication.

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|| **Game** | **Reason for publication refusal** ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/10-seconds.webp) | The only level in the game can be completed in 10 seconds. There's insufficient content and no motivation to replay the game. ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/glass-and-water.webp) | The puzzle has 10 levels that can be completed in three minutes. There's no variability in gameplay, making it only interesting the first time. ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/race.webp) | There are three identical cars to choose from, with a single race track lacking any environment. There's no possibility to set a record or compete with other players, hence no motivation to play again. ||
|| ![](../../_images/requirements/2-9-duration/platformer.webp) | A single level can be completed in 5 minutes, with no motivation to replay it. ||
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## Contact moderation {#forma}

If you believe that your game meets the content quantity requirement and was removed from publication or not admitted to it by mistake, please fill out the form below.

The quality control service of moderation will re-check the decision and return the game if it was blocked unjustly.

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