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There are plenty of good games out there that don't go the IAP route, but they're pretty rare on mobile platforms - this is one of the major reasons I prefer PC gaming.

I've even had games that I purchased (Galaxy on Fire 2) that didn't have IAP go 'free to play' and add IAP after the fact, making my fully purchased version now loaded up with advertisements.

I simply don't purchase or play games on mobile platforms anymore, and neither do my children.

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Yes, I primarily meant mobile. I could see myself playing some mobile games if there was a way to find any. But the market is filled with hundreds of Clash of Microtransactions clones and it's impossible to find anything by browsing.

I mostly play on PC but it's not totally unproblematic either. There are so many games but not too many good ones.

But the vast majority of the games industry produces mobile pay to win games because it is more lucrative. I would welcome a change.

I often find myself out and about and would like to play a game on mobile for 10-20 minutes, but I am having a really hard time finding a game that I first of all actually like on mobile, and doesn't have the IAP going on.

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