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.👎
Contains in-game advertisements for real world products.👎
Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
Includes all future updates, but there are optional DLC you can purchase.
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Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👍
You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.👍
Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.👎
Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.👍
Items you don't want can be exchanged for in-game currencies.👍
Lootboxes can be earned frequently through regular play.👍
Extensive official mod support.👍
All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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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 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.👎
This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.➖
The Battle Pass is completely free but otherwise functions the same as regular battle passes, expiring when you do not complete them in time.👍
There are no additional purchases other than a "deluxe" version of the game. No microtransactions, no DLC.
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Contains premium items that give you advantages in a singleplayer mode.👎
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.➖
Contains no direct in-game microtransactions, but does contain a large amount of optional paid DLC, some of which might be of questionable value.➖
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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Microtransactions in this game used to be worse, the developers only cut back because there was a lot of backlash.👎
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.👎
Battle Pass is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.👎
Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.➖
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.➖
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.
This game is not yet released and not all details are known.
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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.You have reached the end.
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