What is Microtransaction?
Microtransaction: Small real-money purchase within a game, typically for cosmetic items or consumables.
- Category:
- Monetization
- Also written as:
- Microtransactions
Other definitions
- MonetizationSmall real-money purchases within a game for virtual goods or convenience features.
Microtransaction in the library
56 documents in the library cover Microtransaction; the 8 most relevant:
- Good Design Makes Happy Customers: A Microtransaction Design Primer
Game Developers Conference · 2020 · Video
- Why is Xbox betting big on Kojima?
GameDiscoverCo · 2026 · Video
- Inside NYT Games: Why They Don't Play by the Same Rules
Deconstructor of Fun · 2026 · Video
- PlayStation's Live-Service Initiative Could Not Have Gone Worse
Jason Schreier · 2026 · Video
- Bungie's Layoffs: The End of an Era?
Deconstructor of Fun · 2026 · Video
- Do Steam player reviews matter for your game?
GameDiscoverCo · 2026 · Video
- Why Everyone Wants A 'Live-Service' Game
Jason Schreier · 2026 · Video
- Global Games Revenue Cracked $200 Billion in 2025
Newzoo · 2026 · Report