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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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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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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.
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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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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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 in-game advertisements for real world products.
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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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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 "Gacha" mechanics. Certain non-cosmetic items are only obtainable via lootbox like mechanics. These items affect gameplay.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.
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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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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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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Includes all future updates, but there are optional DLC you can purchase.
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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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Propnight
Contains free lootboxes that can not be purchased with real money.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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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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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.
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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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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.
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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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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.
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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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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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 is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.
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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.
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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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Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.
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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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The game contains many smaller DLC packs that contain (almost) nothing but cosmetics.
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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.
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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.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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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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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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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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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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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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Crab Game
Dani
2021
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
Contains free lootboxes that can not be purchased with real money.
Features a marketplace with community set pricing. You can buy/sell in-game items from other players using real life money.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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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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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Uses, or has previously used, AI generated content within the game.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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Contains premium items that give you advantages in a singleplayer mode.
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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.
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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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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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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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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 is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.
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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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Contains in-game advertisements for real world products.
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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.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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 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.
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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 can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
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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.
Read more
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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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Includes all future updates, but there are optional DLC you can purchase.
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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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.
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Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
Read more
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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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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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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 one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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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.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Contains large scale paid DLC that could be considered a full expansion.
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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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