Gacha games are some of the most important and successful titles in gaming. These generally free-to-play games are everywhere across all platforms, from mobile to console to PC. If you’re looking for ...

Gacha games tickle that dopamine receptor in your brain that wants to win big and use those prizes to dominate the game. It's ...

Remember the feeling when you put in a token at a machine in your local arcade, watching as a mechanical claw grabs a random prize out of a pool of them that’s yours for the taking? If you said yes, ...

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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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular ...

Skeith has been a gamer for over two decades now and has decided to take pen to paper for Hardcore Gamer. Capable of playing games at incredible speeds, you can rely on them to write about them in ...

Gacha games can be quite divisive. Rather than a genre of game, gacha games are technically just a payment model; typically, they're free-to-play games where you spend money on premium currency to ...

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Gacha games are typically thought of as open-world, character-centric RPGs, usually with a stylized aesthetic and heavy cosmetic focus. The genre is much broader than that, though, with a hugely ...

With some gacha games, it can feel like a requirement to fork over cash to enjoy them properly – usually for some sort of in-game cosmetic or the chance of nabbing a rare skin. It’s not always the ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...