Macrotransactions

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 lootboxes that can be bought with real money.

Contains "Gacha" mechanics. Certain non-cosmetic items are only obtainable via lootbox like mechanics. These items affect gameplay.

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.

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

In-game items that are obtainable with real money are frequently made irrelevant by new updates to the game.

Contains an unreasonably large amount of optional DLC, costing an extraordinarily high amount in total.

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

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

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.

Contains "Gacha" mechanics. Certain non-cosmetic items are only obtainable via lootbox like mechanics. These items affect gameplay.

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.

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.

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.

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

Contains a variety of Premium Currencies, each used for different cosmetics or purposes.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.

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

Dark patterns. This game includes design choices that are intentionally deceptive to try and get you to spend money.

Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).

You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.