Microtransaction Simulator similar games & best alternatives

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Microtransaction Simulator

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Live your wildest dreams by splurging on insane amounts of cash you wouldn't have in real life. Play for random number generated loot that is a reflection of the meaningless nature of this game and everything surrounding it.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Fun parody of microtransactions
  • Addictive pack opening mechanics
  • Simple and accessible gameplay
  • Frequent achievement updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and minimal gameplay
  • Poor graphics and ui
  • Buggy and lacks polish
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Limited depth and strategy

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 5050

  • PegIdle

  • Poop Clicker

  • Coin Flipper

  • Pincremental

  • Chicken Farm 2K17

More exploratory

Games that feels like Microtransaction Simulator but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Open World Game: the Open World Game

  • Pacifish

  • Antimatter Dimensions

  • Instruction

  • Territory Idle

  • Super Life (RPG)

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Microtransaction Simulator. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Microtransaction Simulator. These titles are not in What to play next.

Microtransaction Simulator: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026