While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular in recent years. These games tend to be free-to-play, but with lottery-style random in-game items ...

After waiting for over half a decade with barely functional emulators, this expansive story-rich RPG is finally making its ...

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 ...

Gacha game is a genre that, despite being infamous, became widely popular and established a strong presence, also in terms of profitability, in the West and globally, after games like Genshin Impact, ...

The gacha space in 2026 is bigger (and louder) than ever. If Genshin Impact is still the benchmark for “open-world gacha done right,” it’s also sparked a wave of games that chase different flavors: ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve tried my fair share of gacha games, and even gotten hooked on a few — I’m still salty to this day that I’ve never pulled a Kitasan Black card in Umamusume: Pretty Derby. While it is technically ...