[agscala]

I would like to be able to filter out games with in app purchases. Or more specifically, in app purchases that impact gameplay.

I don't mind cosmetics but whenever someone spending money has an advantage, I don't want to touch that game.

[jfkebwjsbx]

Please keep in mind that games without gameplay-enhancing in app purchases want you addicted as much as possible.

The reason is that they profit with the ones that pay a lot, and those players only stay if there are many others that play too.

Then there are the ones that put advertising inside the games as an alternative way of making money. Same thing...

Games that have no in app purchases of any kind and no DLCs either are the best, because they have designed the game without profit being a factor in gameplay.

[watwut]

That does not make them different then any other online games. Trying to be addictive is current trend no matter what monetization model.

The only games that don't need to be addictive are single player one time payment games. And those are very limited in terms of who they attract.

[auxym]

You might enjoy this, IIRC it came up on HN a while ago: https://nobsgames.stavros.io/help/

[cy_hauser]

Good site. Thanks for the link.

[ldobreira]

I do see your point, the problem is that most free-to-play games do have in-game purchases, and the impact on the gameplay is somewhat discussable since each game have their own mechanics that they keep changing it in each update...