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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.
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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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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).
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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game 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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