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Macrotransactions

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 in-game gambling mechanics other than Lootboxes (e.g. Slotmachines, scratch cards, 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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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 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.
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Dark patterns. This game includes design choices that are intentionally deceptive to try and get you to spend money.
and 2 more... Read more about NBA 2K21
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Contains one or multiple Season Passes, encouraging the purchase of unknown DLC you might never have purchased otherwise.
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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Contains no microtransactions, but does contain some smaller scale DLC that provide extra content.
Read more about Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

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