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Monetisation in games can be unethical, predatory, and exploitative. This website highlights monetisation practices in popular games.
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inZOI
2025
Krafton
This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
Uses, or has previously used, AI generated content within the game.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.
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Contains premium items that give you advantages in a singleplayer mode.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).
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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.
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The "Deluxe" edition grants items that give you an advantage in a singleplayer mode.
Feature in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.
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Contains a variety of Premium Currencies, each used for different cosmetics or purposes.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Some items are locked behind the purchase of other items. (You may need to purchase an item to purchase another, or you need to purchase multiple items to unlock an extra item).
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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You can invite friends to play with you even if they do not own the game.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.
Contains no direct in-game microtransactions, but does contain a large amount of optional paid DLC, some of which might be of questionable value.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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The base game is priced significantly higher than games in comparable price brackets.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Features rewards for pre-ordering the game that can also be acquired without pre-ordering.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Trepang2
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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Pools
2024
Tensori
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
Feature in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Feature in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Microtransactions in this game used to be worse, the developers only cut back because there was a lot of backlash.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
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This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Contains a variety of Premium Currencies, each used for different cosmetics or purposes.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Battle Passes do not expire once purchased. They can be completed at any time.
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You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Read more
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You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
Feature in-game non-cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Contains no direct microtransactions, but does contains some small cosmetic packs or DLC
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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.
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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.
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Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Battle Pass is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains large scale paid DLC that could be considered a full expansion.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by pre-ordering.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.
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This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
The game does not include monetization in it's current development stage, but this is expected to change further down the line.
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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
Read more
Uses, or has previously used, AI generated content within the game.
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There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.
Read more
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Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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