Royal Kingdom

Premium currency

You do not pay in euros, you pay in gems, so you lose track of the real cost.

Evidence: 1 producto(s) a la venta, p. ej. «Minipaquete de monedas»

Pay to win

Whoever pays wins more easily. If you do not pay, you lose to those who do.

Evidence: 9 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «It wants to be pay to win so bad. Good game with tricky tough levels that keeps upping the ante. However, they want you to pay to win so bad. Also, why make levels give you extra g»

Energy system

You run out of lives and must wait hours, or pay to keep playing now.

Evidence: 4 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «No Adverts !. Love that’s there are no adverts. And that you have to stop when out of lives.»

Paid loot boxes

You pay without knowing what you get. The good stuff is rare, so you pay again and again.

Evidence: 3 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Casino type addiction. This game drew me in as they prey on people with addiction issues to raise most of their revenue. It drove me to a very bad place.»

Rewarded ads

To get things you have to sit through ads.

Evidence: 4 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Fun game BUT I don’t like how you are baited into having to buy coins.. The game is very fun and challenging but I do not like how you are basically forced to spend money on coins »

Sold in parts

The full game costs more than the price on the box: there is separate paid content. Not a dirty trick, but worth knowing before buying.

Evidence: Wikipedia (es): «El videojuego contó con contenido DLC titulado "Re Mind", que salió a la venta el 23 de enero de 2020, extendiendo la duración del juego base y su contenido extra.»