Macrotransactions

Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

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).

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased 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).

The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).

Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased 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.

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.

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 spending more money.

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.

You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.

Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.

Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

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.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

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.).

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.

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.

Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.

Pay-to-win elements. This games contains purchasable items that give you an advantage.

Premium currencies come in quantities that do not match the price of regular shop items, forcing you to spend more for less.

Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.

Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).

The developers promised the game would be free of microtransactions, only for them to add microtransactions at a later point.

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.

You could pre-order DLC at a time when no details were known about that DLC.