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A gacha game (Japanese: ガチャ ゲーム, Hepburn: gacha gēmu) is a game, typically a video game, that implements the gachapon machine style mechanics. Similar to loot boxes , Live Service gacha games entice players to spend in-game currency to receive a random in-game item .
The gacha game model arose in the early 2010s, faring particularly well in Japan. [19] [20] Gacha can be free to play. Rare or valuable gaming items often need to be obtained through special gacha purchased with real money. [22] The games may feature different tiers of gacha pulls, which give different sets of rewards.
Gacha games are video games that implement the gashapon mechanic. Gashapon is a type of a Japanese vending machine in which people insert a coin to acquire a random toy capsule. In gacha games, players pay virtual currency (bought with real money or acquired in-game) to acquire random game characters or pieces of equipment of varying rarity and ...
Mock-up image of opening a loot box in a video game. In video game terminology, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armour.
Unlike other online games in Japan, Kantai Collection was designed with the intention of not forcing the player to spend money or participate in "gacha" lotteries. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The purpose of this stems from Kadokawa desiring a larger target market and to establish the game as a well-known name, eventually allowing for merchandising and sales ...
Cookie Run: Kingdom is an action role-playing gacha game by Devsisters and the sixth game in the Cookie Run series. It was announced on November 28, 2020 and released worldwide on January 19, 2021 on Android and iOS. On July 12, 2023, it was released on Google Play Games on PC.
The game's action-based battle system revolves around quick character-switching and the usage of combat skills in an anime-style environment. The game is free-to-play and features a gacha game system, through which in-app purchases are used as a method for monetization. It garnered over US$70 million in its first month of release.
Title Year Platforms Ref. Mobile Suit Gundam Area Wars: 2011 iOS, Android: Digimon Collectors: 2011 iOS, Android: Bird Zapper! 2011 iOS, Android: Super Robot Wars Card Chronicle: 2012