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Monetisation in games can be unethical, predatory, and exploitative. This website highlights monetisation practices in popular games.
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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.
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Contains a variety of Premium Currencies, each used for different cosmetics or purposes.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Contains "collabs", in-game promotional premium items for other IP or brands.
Read more about PUBG: Battlegrounds
Dota 2
2013
Valve
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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.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
Features a marketplace with community set pricing. You can buy/sell in-game items from other players using real life money.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Features an optional subscription fee.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Extensive official mod support.
Read more about Dota 2
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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.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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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.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains in-game advertisements for real world products.
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Contains premium currencies that expire with time, forcing you to either spend them or lose them.
and 7 more... Read more about League of Legends
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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.
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real 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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Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.
Read more about Red Dead Online
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Lootboxes can be earned frequently through regular play.
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Items you don't want can be exchanged for in-game currencies.
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Extensive official mod support.
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All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.
Read more about Halo 5: Guardians
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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.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real 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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All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.
Read more about Chivalry 2
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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.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
Read more about Rocket League
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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.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Most items that can be bought for real money can also be bought with in-game currencies.
Read more about Warframe
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
Features a marketplace with community set pricing. You can buy/sell in-game items from other players using real life money.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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Extensive official mod support.
Read more about Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
The Battle Pass is completely free but otherwise functions the same as regular battle passes, expiring when you do not complete them in time.
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The original purchase contains all future content, but there are some optional cosmetics and/or services you can purchase.
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Extensive official mod support.
Read more about Deep Rock Galactic
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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.
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Daily login reward streaks can be "repaired" using real money purchases.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Features daily log in rewards that scale up in quality as you continue your log in streak.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
and 1 more... Read more about Splitgate
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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.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
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This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.
and 3 more... Read more about Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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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.
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Items that can be purchased for premium currencies can alternatively also be purchased for real life money.
Read more about Sea of Thieves
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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.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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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.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
Read more about Call of Duty: Warzone
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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.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
Lootboxes can be earned frequently through regular play.
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.
Free to play. Requires no up front payment.
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All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.
Read more about Heroes of the Storm
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Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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In-game currencies can be purchased with real life money.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Dark patterns. This game includes design choices that are intentionally deceptive to try and get you to spend money.
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Requires additional purchases to play relevant content (such as expansions).
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You can (or could) gain early-access to the game by spending more money.
Requires a subscription fee to play.
and 1 more... Read more about World of Warcraft
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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.
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Some in-game services can only be purchased with real money (e.g. server transfers, character appearance changes, name changes, etc.).
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.
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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.
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
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Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.
Contains one or multiple Battle Passes.
and 3 more... Read more about Quake Champions
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You buy it and that's it. No paid DLC. No microtransactions.
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Extensive official mod support.
Read more about Stardew Valley
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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.
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Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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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.
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Includes a limited-time always rotating store with exclusive discounts and/or cosmetics.
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Contains premium currencies that can only, or almost exclusively, be purchased with real money.
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Contains in-game advertisements for real world products.
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Battle Pass is extremely grindy and requires considerable time investments to complete.
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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).
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Contains cosmetics for extraordinarily high prices, sometimes costing more than full priced games.
and 9 more... Read more about Apex Legends
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Rewards in-game items for external purchases (e.g. Twitch Prime subscriptions).
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Often features items that can only be purchased during a limited time.
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Contains lootboxes that can be bought with real money.
Features unique cosmetic rewards for pre-ordering the game.
Lootboxes can be earned frequently through regular play.
Frequently makes use of limited time events which reward free in-game items.
Has a "deluxe" edition of the game which features (almost) nothing but in-game cosmetic items.
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All in-game items can be purchased with in-game currencies and do not require real life money.
Read more about Overwatch

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