I can use it as a list of games to avoid?
I’m too poor to afford free games.
I’m too poor to afford free games.
I'm stealing that line. (And thus contributing to your continuing to be poor. Sorry.)
Steam discounts are much more expensive.
But it will never be as fun as it could be if there were no in-app purchases and no ads. That always sits in the back of my mind and prevents me from even trying a game with in-app purchases.
Then seen some dark patterns where it popups in app purchase prompts randomly, one did that and using Touch ID the exit button is also the buy button...
I could use that time to go through creative content instead of mindless repetitive grinding.
That is like arguing that your games are 40$ for a game that gets boring and annoying in 15 minutes or impossible to play unless one has 20 hours a week of free time.
And pay once games can be boring and annoying, that's why you don't preorder or buy something without looking at reviews.
Impossible to play unless you can put in 20 hours a week sounds like the free games you're defending though :)