Don't be fooled by the gacha system in Neverness to Everness before you understand why its boardgame is a little more sneaky ...

Mario Kart Tour is removing its gacha pipe, putting a stop to its most controversial feature. Gacha mechanics are a popular form of loot box-like drops in mobile gaming, and Mario Kart Tour offered ...

Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis will be gone in October.

Gacha games are a classic genre that runs the gamut of actual gameplay content—from turn-based combat to rhythm games, there are very few stones left unturned in this garden of chance-based ...

A while ago, Hearthstone introduced pets, that could only be obtained by playing a gacha-style roulette game with terrible, ...

While everyone's doing summer events these days, Netmarble is choosing to do something a bit different with Solo Levelling: ...

I’ve tried my fair share of gacha games, and even gotten hooked on a few — I’m still salty to this day that I’ve never pulled a Kitasan Black card in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. While it is technically ...

The gacha space in 2026 is bigger (and louder) than ever. If Genshin Impact is still the benchmark for “open-world gacha done right,” it’s also sparked a wave of games that chase different flavors: ...

With some gacha games, it can feel like a requirement to fork over cash to enjoy them properly – usually for some sort of in-game cosmetic or the chance of nabbing a rare skin. It’s not always the ...

While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular in recent years. These games tend to be free-to-play, but with lottery-style random in-game items ...

This article was written by AppLovin European MD Johannes Heinze, with contributions from MobileFreeToPlay co-founder Adam Telfer. Western mobile developers are faced with a number of different ...