Práticas Predatórias de Monetização em Jogos Digitais: um Estudo de Mapeamento Sistemático
Resumo
Introdução: Práticas de monetização em jogos digitais, como loot boxes, microtransações e recompensas aleatórias, geram preocupações éticas, psicológicas e regulatórias. Objetivo: Este estudo mapeia pesquisas sobre práticas predatórias em jogos digitais, identificando práticas investigadas, riscos associados e medidas de mitigação. Metodologia: Foi conduzido um estudo de mapeamento sistemático em Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore e Scopus, contemplando estudos em inglês publicados entre 2010 e 2024. Após a seleção, oito estudos compuseram o corpus final. Resultados: Os estudos concentram-se principalmente em loot boxes e monetização aleatória, indicando associações com jogo problemático, maior gasto e sofrimento psicológico. A predominância de estudos transversais limita inferências causais. Como trabalho futuro, pretende-se desenvolver um framework para analisar a monetização predatória em jogos digitais.
Palavras-chave:
Práticas predatórias, Jogos digitais, Loot boxes, Microtransações, Mapeamento sistemático
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Drummond, A. and Sauer, J. D. (2018). Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling. Nature Human Behaviour, 2(8):530–532.
Duarte, L. F. C. and Ishikawa, E. (2023). Loot box gambling addiction risk versus responsible computing: a systematic review. Journal on Interactive Systems, 14(1):106–118.
Evren, C., Evren, B., Dalbudak, E., Topcu, M., and Kutlu, N. (2021). The relationship of loot box engagement to gender, severity of disordered gaming, using mmorpgs, and motives for online gaming. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 11(1):25–31.
Fantini, L. M. C., Fantini, E. P. C., and Garrocho, L. F. M. A. R. (2019). A regulamentação das loot boxes no brasil: Considerações éticas e legais acerca das microtransações e dos jogos de azar. In SBC – Proceedings of SBGames 2019, pages 1253–1262, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Industry Track – Full Papers. XVIII SBGames, 28–31 October 2019.
Huţul, A., Holman, A. C., and Huţul, T.-D. (2025). Are today’s gamers tomorrow’s gamblers? the relationship between problem gaming and online problem gambling, and the indirect effect of purchasing loot boxes’ risk. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 28(2):132–137.
Joseph, D. (2021). Battle pass capitalism. Journal of Consumer Culture, 21(1):68–83.
King, D. L. and Delfabbro, P. H. (2019). Video game monetization (e.g., ‘loot boxes’): A blueprint for practical social responsibility measures. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17:166–179.
Kordyaka, B., Mueller, M., and Karaosmanoglu, S. (2025). Rolling the dice: Understanding the role of game design elements in gacha game addiction. In Proceedings of the 9th International GamiFIN Conference, volume 4012 of CEUR Workshop Proceedings, pages 149–164. CEUR-WS.org.
Lakić, N., Bernik, A., and Čep, A. (2023). Addiction and spending in gacha games. Information, 14(7):399.
Li, W., Mills, D., and Nower, L. (2019). The relationship of loot box purchases to problem video gaming and problem gambling. Addictive Behaviors, 97:27–34.
Neely, E. L. (2021). Come for the game, stay for the cash grab: The ethics of loot boxes, microtransactions, and freemium games. Games and Culture, 16(2):228–247.
Pesquisa Game Brasil (2024). Pesquisa game brasil 2024: Perfil dos jogadores brasileiros.
Petersen, K., Vakkalanka, S., and Kuzniarz, L. (2015). Guidelines for conducting systematic mapping studies in software engineering: An update. Information and Software Technology, 64:1–18.
Phillips, T. (2017). Star wars battlefront 2 loot crates investigated by belgian gambling commission.
Primi, C., Sanson, F., Vecchiato, M., Serra, E., and Donati, M. A. (2022). Loot boxes use, video gaming, and gambling in adolescents: Results from a path analysis before and during covid-19-pandemic-related lockdown in italy. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:1009129.
Read, S. (2022). Gaming is booming and is expected to keep growing. this chart tells you all you need to know.
Rockloff, M., Russell, A. M. T., Greer, N., Lole, L., Hing, N., and Browne, M. (2021). Young people who purchase loot boxes are more likely to have gambling problems: An online survey of adolescents and young adults living in nsw australia. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10(1):35–41.
Thavamuni, S., Khalid, M. N. A., and Iida, H. (2025). Inherent addiction mechanisms in video games’ gacha. Information, 16(10):890.
Wardle, H. and Zendle, D. (2021). Loot boxes, gambling, and problem gambling among young people: Results from a cross-sectional online survey. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(4):267–274.
Zendle, D. (2020). Beyond loot boxes: A variety of gambling-like practices in video games are linked to both problem gambling and disordered gaming. PeerJ, 8:e9466.
Zendle, D. and Cairns, P. (2018). Video game loot boxes are linked to problem gambling: Results of a large-scale survey. PLOS ONE, 13(11):e0206767.
Zendle, D., Cairns, P., Barnett, H., and McCall, C. (2020). Paying for loot boxes is linked to problem gambling, regardless of specific features like cash-out and pay-to-win. Computers in Human Behavior, 102:181–191.
Zendle, D., Meyer, R., and Over, H. (2019). Adolescents and loot boxes: Links with problem gambling and motivations for purchase. Royal Society Open Science, 6:190049.
Publicado
29/09/2026
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DUTRA, Luis Vinicius da Silva Silveira; SEABRA, Rodrigo Duarte; TODA, Armando Maciel; FRANCISCO, Phyllipe de Souza Lima; BORGES, Simone de Sousa.
Práticas Predatórias de Monetização em Jogos Digitais: um Estudo de Mapeamento Sistemático. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE JOGOS E ENTRETENIMENTO DIGITAL (SBGAMES), 25. , 2026, Goiânia/GO.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames.2026.25892.
