Macrotransactions
Monetisation in games can be unethical, predatory, and exploitative. This website highlights monetisation practices in popular games.👎
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.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.👎
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.➖
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.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👎
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.➖
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.👎
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 one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
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.👍
The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👎
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.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👎
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.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👎
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.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Uses, or has previously used, AI generated content within the game.👎
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.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by pre-ordering.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👍
Contains no direct microtransactions, but does contains some small cosmetic packs or DLC👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👎
You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👎
Content that is usually expected with the initial purchase is instead locked behind other purchases.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👍
Contains no direct microtransactions, but does contains some small cosmetic packs or DLC➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👎
Contains premium items that give you advantages in a singleplayer mode.👎
Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.👎
The game contains many smaller DLC packs that contain (almost) nothing but cosmetics.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👎
Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.👎
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.👎
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.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👎
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.👎
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.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
The base game is priced significantly higher than games in comparable price brackets.➖
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by pre-ordering.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
While there are no paid cosmetic items at the release of the game, the developers have noted they might be added at a later date.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👎
Content that is usually expected with the initial purchase is instead locked behind other purchases.👎
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.👎
Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.👎
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.👎
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.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
Completing the Battle Pass will earn you enough Premium Credits to purchase the next Battle Pass.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👍
Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
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.