To lawmakers, consumer protection agencies, and mental health advocates:

We urge immediate legal action against predatory gacha mechanics in video games. These monetization systems, modeled on gambling, exploit vulnerable users through randomized rewards, emotional manipulation, and psychological coercion. Their impact is particularly damaging to youth and those facing financial or mental health challenges.

Why this matters:

Psychological Harm: Gacha games encourage compulsive behavior, anxiety, and depression through variable reward systems and fear-of-missing-out (FOMO) tactics.

Financial Exploitation: Players are lured into spending excessive amounts for randomized content with low odds and no guaranteed returns.

Underage Exposure: Many games offer little to no age verification, allowing minors to engage in gambling-like behaviors.

Manipulative Design: Developers tie emotional narratives and beloved characters to chance-based monetization, creating a coercive bond with the player.

We call on policymakers to:

Legally define and regulate gacha systems as gambling or gambling-like behavior when real or digital currency is involved.

Require age verification and spending limits for minors.

Enforce transparency regarding drop rates and item value.

Ban time-limited gacha events that exploit urgency and emotional pressure.

Hold game developers accountable for harmful psychological and financial design practices.

This petition is not a call for censorship, but for ethical responsibility and regulatory oversight. Gacha systems erode trust, well-being, and dignity in digital spaces—and we must act before more harm is done.

As someone deeply affected by the manipulative systems in gacha games, I’ve experienced firsthand how emotionally damaging and financially harmful these designs can be. No player should have to suffer for entertainment—especially not children or vulnerable individuals.