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The sentence is "In-game currency can be converted into Ethereum, or used to upgrade the player".

Is it "In-game" or "In game"?

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    In-game is correct.
    – user231780
    Sep 29, 2017 at 1:02
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    In general (there are, of course, many exceptions), when a phrase like "in game" is used as an adjective, a hyphen is added. This helps differentiate between the meaning "currency that is used in the game" and " some attribute or activity inside the game currency".
    – Hot Licks
    Sep 29, 2017 at 1:23

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Yes, in this sentence you would need a hyphen for in-game.

This is an example of a compound adjective. Here's the explanation from Grammar Book:

Rule 1. Generally, hyphenate two or more words when they come before a noun they modify and act as a single idea.

Examples: an off-campus apartment, state-of-the-art design

In-game modifies currency, and therefore you should use a hyphen.

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  • Many people here do not provide answers to questions that show zero research or are otherwise substandard.
    – Arm the good guys in America
    Oct 10, 2017 at 11:09
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    Yes, I just joined mid-September, so this was before I had any idea of that unwritten, self-enforced rule. Oh boy! Look at all those hyphens!
    – KumaAra
    Oct 11, 2017 at 23:40

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