Model Rolling/pulling Ī gacha game will have collectable characters, cards, or other items. Gacha games have been criticized for being addictive, and are often compared to gambling due to the incentive to spend real-world money on chance-based rewards. The game mechanism is also increasingly used in Chinese and Korean games, as well as Western games. Gacha mechanics have become an integral part of Japanese mobile game culture.
The gacha game model began to be widely used in the early 2010s, particularly in Japan.
Most Gacha games are free-to-play (F2P) mobile games. Some in-game currency generally can be gained through game play, and some by purchasing it from the game publisher using real-world funds. Similar to loot boxes, gacha games entice players to spend in-game currency to receive a random in-game item.
Gacha mechanics have been compared to those of loot boxes.Ī gacha game ( Japanese: ガチャ ゲーム, Hepburn: gacha gēmu) is a video game that implements the gacha (toy vending machine) mechanic.
