Sure, gacha games have been long-affiliated with varying levels of freemium greediness on mobile, but recent years have seen ...

Gacha games tickle that dopamine receptor in your brain that wants to win big and use those prizes to dominate the game. It's gambling in all but name, but there's a reason the genre is a huge ...

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, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular ...

C.M. Edwards is a writer currently employed by Valnet as a GameRant lists writer. He has been working professionally as a writer and editor for the past seven years in multiple fields, including comic ...

January 16, 2026: Not too much movement on this list. Nothing's been removed, but I have added Zenless Zone Zero since I feel like the game is in a pretty solid place now. I've also added a new gacha ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...