Macrotransactions
Monetisation in games can be unethical, predatory, and exploitative. This website highlights monetisation practices in popular games.👎
Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.👎
Some DLC cost as much, or almost as much, as the full game, yet feature no where near the same amount of content.👎
Contains an unreasonably large amount of optional DLC, costing an extraordinarily high amount in total.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Contains no direct in-game microtransactions, but does contain a large amount of optional paid DLC, some of which might be of questionable value.
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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.👎
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.👎
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.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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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.👎
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.👎
Contains in-game advertisements for real world products.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.👎
The game is singleplayer yet features microtransactions (not referring to DLC or extra content).➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
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Battle Passes are timed exclusives. If you don't finish it in a given time you do not get what you paid for.👎
Contains in-game advertisements for real world products.👎
Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.👎
You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.
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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.👎
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).👎
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 is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.👎
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.👎
Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.👍
You can invite friends to play with you even if they do not own the game.
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Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.
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