History Main / Freemium

* ''VideoGame/{{Godus}}'' is a bit of an odd one. Its a Website/{{Kickstarter}} funded PC game that, was always planned to be released on mobiles, but which was touted as a full PC game first by the developers. So it attempts to fulfill being a standard game and a Freemium at the same time; annoying both camps with [[IdleGame long periods of time of waiting.]].

* {{Website/Crunchyroll}}'s free service offers anime up to 480p with limited advertisements, along with the most recent chapter of their simulpublished manga. In Canada, free users are only able to watch series that are currently being simulcasted. Premium subscribers in all countries get ad-free series/access to the entire Crunchyroll catalog up to 1080p (when available), along with a back catalog of all their manga.

* Website/DeviantArt removes ads for paying members. Successful artists may have premium memberships gifted to them -- for instance, a fan or friend pays for theirs.

* Website/LiveJournal's paid accounts allow for 30 userpics, get more space for photos and own an exclusive LJ email address, among other perks. They used to be able to allow for comment-editing as well until 2012, when this feature was extended to free accounts.
* A running gag on Website/FourChan / Website/{{Facebook}} / Website/{{Ponychan}} is to post an image that says "Image requires a 4chan/Facebook/Ponychan GOLD account". [[BlatantLies People will then post]] [[Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes what an awesome picture it was]], prompting someone to eventually ask "How do I get GOLD acct.?!" and thus outing themselves as a noob.

See also: AllegedlyFreeGame

* ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'' ran on a monthly subscription model until it closed down in September 2013. Fanmade private servers, such as Toontown Rewritten and Corporate Clash, are completely free to play.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfMajEyal 4'' lets players access the main campaign for free, but players who donate or purchase the game through Steam gain permanent Donator status, which grants various perks, such as the Possessor class, the ability to replace your character's appearance or that of their equipment, a vault to transfer items between characters, and Exploration Mode, which lets you respawn infinitely after dying.

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* Tony Stark enforces this in ''[[ComicBook/IronMan Superior Iron Man]]''. He creates "Extremis 3.0" and spreads it across San Francisco, granting average everyday people heightened abilities, ShapeShifting, and even a powerful HealingFactor, allowing them to become be look as perfect as they want. However, when he reveals that keeping it will cost ''$100 a day'', it unleashes a massive crime wave that grabs the attention, and ire, of its recently arrived protector, ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}.
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* Froge from Blog/{{Froghand}} compares Creator/ValveSoftware's [[https://froghand.neocities.org/valveshitware.html business practices]] unfavourably to that of blatantly manipulative mobile games companies:

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* In 2019, a VIP subscription feature is introduced in VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay, so instead of having up to 2 keys at a time and up to 6 daily diamonds from [[AdReward|ad rewards]], subscribers can get unlimited keys and earn diamonds much faster. Oh, and you also get to play some books earlier than everyone else.

* In 2019, a VIP subscription feature is introduced in VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay, so instead of having up to 2 keys at a time and up to 6 daily diamonds from {{AdReward|s}}, subscribers can get unlimited keys and earn diamonds much faster. Oh, and you also get to play some books earlier than everyone else.

* In 2019, a VIP subscription feature is introduced in VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay, so instead of having up to 2 keys at a time and up to 6 daily diamonds from AdReward's, subscribers can get unlimited keys and earn diamonds much faster. Oh, and you also get to play some books earlier than everyone else.