Macrotransactions

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Includes mechanics that are intentionally slow or inconvenient, but can be bypassed with real money purchases.

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

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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

In-game currencies can be purchased with real life 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.

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

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

Contains items that only come in bundles and can not be acquired on their own.

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.

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.

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.

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

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

Often features "discounts" that still force you to purchase premium currencies for the same amount you would without the discount.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

In-game currencies can be purchased with real life 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Battle Pass levels can be purchased with real life money.

You can only gain a certain amount of progress towards the Battle Pass per day and/or week. Which further incentivises purchasing levels for real 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.

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.

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

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).

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

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

This is a full priced game yet features microtransactions like you'd expect from a free-to-play game.

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

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.

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.