Macrotransactions

Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Contains premium currencies that expire with time, forcing you to either spend them or lose them.

Contains one-time use premium cosmetics.

In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

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).

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Battle Pass is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

The game contains many smaller DLC packs that contain (almost) nothing but cosmetics.

Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Microtransactions were added only a few weeks after launch in order to dodge negative review scores and prevent reviews from talking about microtransactions.

In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Contains premium currencies that expire with time, forcing you to either spend them or lose them.

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Contains premium items that give you advantages in a singleplayer mode.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

The base game is priced significantly higher than games in comparable price brackets.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

Dark patterns. This game includes design choices that are intentionally deceptive to try and get you to spend money.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Contains one-time use premium cosmetics.

Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

Some DLC cost as much, or almost as much, as the full game, yet feature no where near the same amount of content.

You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.