Gacha games are everywhere now. They’ve been filling Google Play and the App Store for years, and now you can play plenty of ...
While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular in recent years. These games tend to be free-to-play, but with lottery-style random in-game items ...
Some of the most popular video games of the current decade are part of a genre known as gacha, but what really does this word mean? Why are gacha games so popular, and how are they making so much ...
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When Wizardry Variants Daphne launched on October 15, 2024 for mobile (with a Steam version arriving March 6, 2025) it ...
In the past decade, a new genre of mobile games has exploded in Japan and the world at large: the “gacha” game. Named for real-life gachapon — coin-operated machines that dispense random capsule toys ...
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NetEase’s open-world RPG Ananta ditches gacha for a free-to-play model focused on cosmetics, vehicles, and housing, launching in 2026.
In place of these mainstay mechanics, and "to explain why we don't need a gacha system," Deca Bear points to "paid content ...
Resident Evil Survival Unit, the series' upcoming free-to-play smartphone strategy spin-off, will not require paid gacha ...