Macrotransactions
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.👎
Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.👎
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.➖
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.👎
Microtransactions in this game used to be worse, the developers only cut back because there was a lot of backlash.👎
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.👎
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.➖
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 one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
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.👍
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.👎
Contains "Gacha" mechanics. Certain non-cosmetic items are only obtainable via lootbox like mechanics. These items affect gameplay.👎
Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.👎
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.👎
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.
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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.👎
Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.👎
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.👎
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.👍
Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.👎
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.👎
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.👎
This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.👎
Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.👎
The developers promised the game would be free of microtransactions, only for them to add microtransactions at a later point.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👍
All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.➖
Features a marketplace with community set pricing. You can buy/sell in-game items from other players using real life money.➖
Contains user generated content or servers that may contains additional microtransactions.👍
The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.👎
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.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.➖
Features an optional subscription fee.➖
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.👍
Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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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.👎
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).➖
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.👍
Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.👍
Extensive official mod support.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
Extensive official mod support.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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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.👎
Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).👎
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 Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.👎
Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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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.👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
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.👍
Includes all future updates, but there are optional DLC you can purchase.
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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.).👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.👎
Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).➖
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by pre-ordering.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Requires a subscription fee to play.
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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.👎
Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.👎
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.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Contains a large amount of optional paid DLC.
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The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.👍
Extensive official mod support.
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Contains free lootboxes that can not be purchased with real money.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
Extensive official mod support.
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Contains a large amount of optional paid DLC.👍
Includes all future updates, but there are optional DLC you can purchase.👍
Extensive official mod support.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
Extensive official mod support.
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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.👍
Contains large scale paid DLC that could be considered a full expansion.
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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.👎
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.👎
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.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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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.👎
Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).👎
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.👎
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 in-game advertisements for real world products.👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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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.👎
Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).👎
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.👎
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 Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
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.👎
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 in-game advertisements for real world products.👎
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.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
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Contains an unreasonably large amount of optional DLC, costing an extraordinarily high amount in total.➖
Features an optional subscription fee.➖
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.👎
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.👎
Contains an unreasonably large amount of optional DLC, costing an extraordinarily high amount in total.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.👎
The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).➖
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.👎
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 in-game advertisements for real world products.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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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.👍
Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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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.👍
Contains large scale paid DLC that could be considered a full expansion.
👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👍
Contains large scale paid DLC that could be considered a full expansion.
👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
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.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Contains a large amount of optional paid DLC.