Indie RPG Inkbound has pledged to remove its battle pass and all microtransactions by the end of October.
In a statement posted to Steam, developer Shiny Shoe said the decision came after it noted that “industry and player sentiment is trending against the presence of these features” and whilst it had always tried to be “as generous and straightforward as possible”, it had resolved to remove in-game monetisation “completely” by 27th October 2023.
Whilst the team says in-game monetisation supported the ongoing development of the game and was “100 per cent optional”, content from the existing battle passes – called Levelling Passes here – will now be turned into cosmetic-only optional “supporter packs” DLCs sold on Steam.
