With the advent of the internet, computer gaming has taken on a whole new level of popularity. Whereas people used to have to go to a special store to buy a game cartridge or disc, now they can simply download games for free or for a price from a variety of online sources.

There are two main types of free computer games: those that are supported by advertising and those that are supported by in-game microtransactions. In most cases, players can choose to either watch ads or pay a small amount of money to disable them.

Ad-supported games are usually …