Free To Play

Free to Play is a model where the game is free to download and play through its core content, with revenue coming from in-game purchases — cosmetics, progress boosters, battle passes, or premium currency. Execution varies a lot from game to game: in some, purchases are strictly cosmetic, in others they affect balance (pay-to-win), so it's worth checking how fair a specific game's monetization actually is to free players before diving in.