Opt-in play

Opt-in play is a consent framework where players actively choose to engage with sensitive or intense content rather than having to opt out of it.

Opt-in play means that any content considered intense, emotionally heavy, or potentially uncomfortable for some players is kept out of the game by default. If you want that content included in a scene you share with others, everyone involved says so beforehand — it does not happen simply because nobody objected. This approach puts the responsibility of starting difficult content on the people who want it rather than on those who might need to avoid it. It works closely with other consent and calibration tools your game uses, such as check-in signals or lines and veils, and the specific practices at any event are set by the organising team in their safety brief, which is the authority for how opt-in play runs at that game.