Line #16 Main/GachaGames


1	[[quoteright:349:[[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hi3gacha2.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:349: This could go one of two ways: getting the one you desire, or [[RageQuit quitting the game]].]]
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4	Gacha is a monetization model for video games. The term is derived from gachapon (sometimes spelled "gashapon") vending machines: just like how these machines dispense a capsule containing a random toy when you put money into it (the term "gachapon" itself is an onomatopoeia for the sound of turning the crank on the machine, followed by the toy capsule dropping into the collection tray), a gacha game revolves around spending currency to obtain a randomized reward. The general idea behind the concept is that if you want a specific item, you'll have to keep playing (or paying) until you finally get the desired item after a certain amount of in-game challenges or pulls.
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6	They tend to be {{Allegedly Free Game}}s (usually, but not limited to {{Mobile Phone Game}}s), where specific content is gated behind a banner of some kind to entice the players to pay up. One of the most common themes in gacha games is the acquisition of playable characters, which are a popular choice among developers and players because of their unique appearances, personalities and play styles. Characters will be tiered based on their effectiveness in gameplay, thus affecting their chances for players to roll them. Low-tier characters are common and readily available anytime, while high-tier characters are rare and [[TemporaryOnlineContent usually limited to temporary events]]. There may also be characters who are only made available in specific seasonal events and not added to the pool of standard summonables, like SNKBoss characters or BeachEpisode units.
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8	Other common themes are PremiumCurrency used to invest in these banners, which often take the form of crystals, gemstones, essences, and even in-universe AppliedPhlebotinum to justify its inclusion in the plot; and {{Freemium Timer}}s to limit how much you can play (and farm resources) at once.
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10	The rate of gacha drops varies depending on a game's direction the developers had in mind. [[BadLuckMitigationMechanic Some games offer pity mechanics]] where you're guaranteed an automatic item of a particular type after a certain amount of pulls, while some are not so forgiving and lack such a feature, encouraging players to keep pulling [[GameplayRandomization on a dice roll]].
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12	In the gacha community, there are nicknames given to the types of players on how much they spend: Whales are players who spend large amounts of money to either get a single character, ALL characters in a given game or generally have an advantage over non-spending players, Dolphins are ones that occasionally spend money (and thus 'dip' in and out of the gacha) and [=F2P=] (Free-To-Play) Players are those who spend minimal or no money in the gacha.
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14	Generally, Whales (and the act of whaling) are the biggest cash inflow for games with gacha mechanics, which often add in-game encouragements for Whales like bonuses for getting duplicate characters or gacha events/banners that guarantee rare stuff, but have to be paid for with real money only.
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16	See also {{Microtransactions}} and LootBoxes. The concepts between LootBoxes and gacha mechanics are functionally the same, but tend to have very different aesthetics and mechanics, and gacha tends to be less random and more forgiving than LootBoxes due to the inclusion of pity rolls. Due to the highly-controversial nature of this practice in video games, gacha mechanics are often brought into discussions regarding GamblersFallacy and MediaNotes/RevenueEnhancingDevices.
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18	!!Games:
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20	[[index]]
21	* ''VideoGame/OneHundredPercentOrangeJuice''[[note]]The shop has the Arcade where you can spend in-game tokens on gacha-based crane machines to obtain pets and usable common items. The rewards are cosmetic only and don't impact gameplay, and the gacha itself is never the central focus of the game (only being relegated to side-content).[[/note]]
22	* ''VideoGame/{{A3}}''
23	* ''VideoGame/ActionTaimanin''
24	* ''VideoGame/AFKArena''
25	* ''VideoGame/AlchemistCode''
26	* ''VideoGame/AlchemyStars''
27	* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp''
28	* ''VideoGame/AnotherEden''[[note]]While characters are acquired in a gacha, the game otherwise downplays the trappings of the genre or avoids them completely: no [[TemporaryOnlineContent limited-time content]], few {{Microtransactions}} outside the gacha itself, and a FreemiumTimer only applies to some side dungeons. The game largely plays as a traditional JRPG, with little real focus on the gacha elements.[[/note]]
29	* ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}''
30	* ''VideoGame/ArteryGearFusion''
31	* ''VideoGame/AtelierReslerianaForgottenAlchemyAndThePolarNightLiberator''
32	* ''VideoGame/AzurLane''
33	* ''VideoGame/BangDreamGirlsBandParty''
34	* ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats''
35	* ''VideoGame/BleachBraveSouls''
36	* ''VideoGame/BlueArchive''
37	* ''VideoGame/{{Bombergirl}}''
38	* ''VideoGame/BraveFrontier''
39	* ''VideoGame/BraveNine''
40	** ''VideoGame/BrownDustII''
41	** ''[[VideoGame/BraveNineStory BraveNine Story]]''
42	* ''VideoGame/BungoToAlchemist''
43	* ''[[VideoGame/ChocoboRacing Chocobo GP]]''
44	* ''VideoGame/CodeGeassGenesicReCode''
45	* ''Videogame/CookieRun''
46	** ''VideoGame/CookieRunKingdom''
47	** ''VideoGame/CookieRunWitchsCastle''
48	* ''[[VideoGame/CounterSide COUNTER:SIDE]]''
49	* ''VideoGame/CrusadersQuest''
50	* ''VIdeoGame/CytusII''[[note]]The gacha system, called CAPSO, is used to unlock extra songs, HarderThanHard levels, and other minor features. Access to the CAPSO system is locked behind a one-time purchase, and currency can only be earned through gameplay.[[/note]]
51	* ''VideoGame/D4DJGroovyMix''
52	* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaSUltimateSummerCamp''[[note]]In-game currency is used on a gacha system to unlock new characters and power-ups, with a microtransaction option if the player wants a specific reward.[[/note]]
53	* ''[[Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon DanMachi]]'':
54	** ''VideoGame/MemoriaFreese''
55	** ''VideoGame/BattleChronicle''
56	* ''VideoGame/DestinyChild''
57	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCryPeakOfCombat''
58	* ''VideoGame/DigimonReArise''
59	* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaRPG''
60	* ''VideoGame/{{Dislyte}}''
61	* ''VideoGame/DisneyMirrorverse''
62	* ''VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum''
63	* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia''
64	* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost''
65	* ''VideoGame/DragonBallZDokkanBattle''
66	* ''VideoGame/DragonProject''
67	* ''VideoGame/DressUpTimePrincess''[[note]]While it's not centered around gacha, one of the ways to get costumes are from a gacha system and it's randomized.[[/note]]
68	* ''VideoGame/EchoesOfMana''
69	* ''VideoGame/{{Echocalypse}}''
70	* ''Literature/TheEminenceInShadow'''': Master of Garden''
71	* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars''
72	* ''VideoGame/EpicSeven''
73	* ''VideoGame/{{Eroica}}''
74	* ''VideoGame/ErrorGameReset''
75	* ''VideoGame/EternalCity''
76	* ''VideoGame/EternalSeniaHydrangeaAfterTheRain''
77	* ''VideoGame/{{Eversoul}}''
78	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''
79	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIEverCrisis''
80	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius''
81	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper''
82	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
83	* ''VideoGame/FlowerKnightGirl''
84	* ''VideoGame/FoodFantasy''
85	* ''VideoGame/GachaWorld''
86	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''
87	* ''VideoGame/GirlCafeGun''
88	* ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''
89	** ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontlineNeuralCloud''
90	** ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline2Exilium''
91	* ''VideoGame/GoddessOfVictoryNikke''
92	* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
93	* ''VideoGame/GrimmsNotes''
94	* ''VideoGame/GundamBreakerMobile''
95	* ''VideoGame/GuardianTales''
96	* ''VideoGame/HatsuneMikuColorfulStage''
97	* ''VideoGame/HeavenBurnsRed''
98	* ''VideoGame/HeliosRisingHeroes''
99	* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd''
100	* ''VideoGame/HonkaiStarRail''
101	* ''VideoGame/IDOLAPhantasyStarSaga''
102	* ''VideoGame/IdolManager'' [[note]]The auditions work like a gacha game in that there are four different tiers of idols and larger scale auditions, which cost more in-game currency, have both a guranteed higher-tier idol a higher probability of yielding idols from tiers other than the lowest one. The cheapest audition type has no guranteed higher tier idols and a random chance to yield them of about one in twenty, yet the very first such audition in the two first story mode runs will always yield a higher-tier idol among the five candidates to choose from.[[/note]]
103	* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls''
104	* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterMillionLive''
105	* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterShinyColors''
106	* ''Videogame/TheIdolmasterSideM''
107	* ''[[VideoGame/InazumaEleven Inazuma Eleven SD]]''
108	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX''
109	* ''VideoGame/KingsRaid''
110	* ''VideoGame/LangrisserMobile''
111	* ''VideoGame/LastOrigin''
112	* ''VideoGame/LimbusCompany''
113	* ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive''
114	* ''VideoGame/LiveAHero''
115	* ''VisualNovel/LoveAndDeepspace''
116	* ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival''
117	** ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive''
118	** ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars''
119	* ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory''
120	* ''VideoGame/MarioKartTour''[[note]]Originally launched with a gacha; an update in October 2022 removed the gacha and replaced it with a permanent rotating shop[[/note]]
121	* ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest''
122	* ''VideoGame/MementoMoriAFKRPG''
123	* ''VideoGame/MobileSuitGundamUCEngage''
124	* ''VideoGame/MonsterStrike''
125	* ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' [[note]]Could be considered the UrExample as the only way of obtaining monsters to raise is by using real world discs or in some games passwords, and there's no way of knowing what kind of monster you'll get without consulting a guide. An actual mobile gacha game called ''Monster Farm Line'' was released in 2023.[[/note]]
126	* ''VisualNovel/MrLoveQueensChoice''
127	* ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation''
128	* ''VideoGame/{{Ninjala}}''[[note]]Gacha mechanics pertain only to seasonal costumes for your character and {{Palette Swap}}s for your weapons; they do not affect core gameplay in any way.[[/note]]
129	* ''VideoGame/NiNoKuniCrossWorlds''
130	* ''VisualNovel/NUCarnival''
131	* ''VisualNovel/ObeyMeOneMasterToRuleThemAll''
132	* ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerChampionsOfTheContinent''
133	* ''VideoGame/Onmyoji2016''
134	* ''VideoGame/{{Outerplane}}''
135	* ''VideoGame/PathToNowhere''
136	* ''VideoGame/Persona5ThePhantomX''
137	* ''[[VideoGame/PokemonCafeMix Pokémon Café Remix]]''[[note]]The gacha element was introduced some time after the revamp, though it's not advertised as a primary feature.[[/note]]
138	* ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''
139	* ''VideoGame/PrincessConnectReDive''
140	* ''VideoGame/PromiseOfWizard''
141	* ''VideoGame/PunishingGrayRaven''
142	* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoQuest''
143	* ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragons''
144	* ''VideoGame/Reverse1999''
145	* ''VideoGame/RomacingSaGaReUniverse''
146	* ''VideoGame/SaintSeiyaCosmoFantasy''
147	* ''VideoGame/{{Sdorica}}''
148	* ''VideoGame/SevenKnights''
149	* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiLiberationDx2''
150	* ''VideoGame/SINoALICE''
151	* ''VideoGame/SnowbreakContainmentZone''
152	* ''VideoGame/SoulTide''
153	* ''VideoGame/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer''
154	* ''VideoGame/TaimaninRPGExtasy''
155	* ''VideoGame/TalesOfCrestoria''
156	* ''[=TapSonic TOP=]'' (a ''VideoGame/{{DJMAX}}'' spinoff)
157	* ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfFood''
158	* ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis''
159	* ''VideoGame/TheSevenDeadlySinsGrandCross''
160	* ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners''
161	* ''VideoGame/TouhouLostWord''
162	* ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu''
163	* ''VideoGame/TowerOfFantasy''
164	* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland''
165	* ''VideoGame/UmaMusume''
166	* ''VideoGame/ValkyrieAnatomia''
167	* ''VideoGame/WarOfTheVisionsFinalFantasyBraveExvius''
168	* ''VideoGame/WorldFlipper''
169	* ''VideoGame/WutheringWaves''
170	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''[[note]]Has no in-game purchases, but the mechanics for acquiring new Blades is very close to what's seen in the genre.[[/note]]
171	[[/index]]
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