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Why are most mobile games trash? (fedia.io)

submitted 1 week ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/games@lemmy.world

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They usually are free to play with predatory monetization mechanics. That was especially back in 2016 when thanks to these games, the mobile gaming revenue outpaced PC and console gaming revenue.

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[–] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Plus mini metro, terraria, don't starve, wild rift, and TFT (last two are free to play, and only have cosmetic transactions)

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Wild Rift is my poor man's League (although the skins are way more expensive than on PC). Don't have a PC to play League on and WR is a good, chill alternative. Plus, I can play with my SO