For years, I have loved the ideas behind gacha games far more than the games themselves. The genre is filled with incredible anime art direction, huge fantasy worlds, flashy combat systems, and ...

Gacha games are typically thought of as open-world, character-centric RPGs, usually with a stylized aesthetic and heavy cosmetic focus. The genre is much broader than that, though, with a hugely ...

Remember the feeling when you put in a token at a machine in your local arcade, watching as a mechanical claw grabs a random prize out of a pool of them that’s yours for the taking? If you said yes, ...

HoYoverse has announced today that the urban fantasy ARPG Zenless Zone Zero’s Version 2.2 “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” will launch on September 4th. These names are great, Genshin Impact ...

Love them or hate them, gacha games are huge right now, and there’s no sign that’s going to change on a large scale any time soon. By their nature, they exclude players without a lot of disposable ...

The creature catcher says Anii-no to typical gacha banner pulls.

The Chinese-based studio, Silver Studio, has been working on a stylish and highly combat-focused action game. They are ...

That trend has come to a head in 2025’s underwhelming Best Mobile field, which offers the most narrow view of the category to date. Every single game is a free-to-play release, a chunk of which are ...

Loot boxes in gaming are virtual containers that can be earned by completing in-game objectives or purchasing them with real money or game currencies. The contents of loot boxes range from title to ...

Aleksandra began her adventure with games with… adventure games. As a child, she played the same titles over and over again, which were available on CDs included with magazines sold at newsstands.

While I love the look and feel of gacha games like Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai Star Rail, I simply can't get over the 'gacha.' As someone who (thankfully) remains relatively stalwart in her attempts ...