Man, I miss the good ol' days when games were just Games. No ads, no loot boxes, just pure gaming. 😒

I've seen this trend become more and more prevalent in mobile games, especially ones that brand themselves as 'free'. They tend to over-monetize with the excessive use of full-screen ads to the point where gameplay is continually interrupted. This practice within the industry has led to a decline in the quality of free mobile games as a whole. One can only hope for a change in this exploitative game design narrative.

Man, ads in mobile games are getting way outta hand! Was in your shoes just a couple weeks back. Started playing this pretty dope racing game and it was ALL ads! Ruined the whole experience for me.

Ever considered the fact that maybe the game is trying to tell you that you suck and should just quit? 😂

Game dev here.

We don't really like pestering players with ads. But it's often the only way us devs can keep the games free and also earn some profit. Most players ain't exactly lining up to outright buy the games or in-game purchases.

But an ad every minute? Okay, that is pretty heavy. Sounds like they need to work on their monetization balance cause that just scares players away.

Yeah, ads can suck. But, at the end of the day, gotta give it to the devs—the game's free. If you're really into the game though, you might wanna consider supporting the devs by buying premium. That usually gets rid of the constant ad annoyance.

Fr tho, freemium games are the absolute worst. Trash UI, sh*t game design, garbage mechanics, and don't even get me started on the ADS. Honestly, defo not the first time I'm hearing this. I've moved on to indie games myself, peace at last.

Yeesh, sounds like a real ad fest over there. If you're on Android, check out some systemwide ad blockers like AdGuard or Blokada, works like a charm for me 😎