Gambling can ruin lives, and no game is worth that outcome. This article was originally published on www.videogames.si.com as What is a gacha game? How hundreds of games stay free to play.

Gacha games are everywhere now. They’ve been filling Google Play and the App Store for years ... have a large perceived value entirely for free, but slowly cut off this resource over time ...

They're often free-to-play, too, meaning you can dip your toe into an assortment of options without making any firm financial commitments right off the bat. The trick is to know which gacha games ...