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.👎
Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).👎
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.👎
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.👎
In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.👎
Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real 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).👎
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.👎
Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.👎
Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).âž–
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.âž–
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.âž–
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.👎
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.👎
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.👎
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.You have reached the end.
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