Macrotransactions

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

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).

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

Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

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

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

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