"Minecraft did essentially zero marketing and is monetized only in the sense that you need an account to log in" No, Minecraft has been monetized for a while:

"Minecraft did essentially zero marketing and is monetized only in the sense that you need an account to log in" No, Minecraft has been monetized for a while: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/catalog https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/catalog That said, I've found it on the inoffensive side. It's got a plug on the title screen but my kids zip past it easily enough. Most of what you can buy involves a reasonable amount of work, they're not selling slight retexturings for $25. They've given away enough free stuff (of substance!) that I don't even feel bad that the free stuff is to remind you the market exists. No lootboxes.