Neutral
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (0.00) with 0 votes. |
| Google Play: | (3.60) with 21,842 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Apr 30, 2024
You can only flip one card every day out of a 9x9 grid of card
Grinding reported on Apr 30, 2024
Many characters and towers are locked behind premium currency which takes forever without dipping into your wallet
Infinite Treadmill reported on Apr 30, 2024
Multiplayer game, gameplay loop of playing matches
Premium Currency reported on Apr 30, 2024
Monkey money is the currency for everything and it can be bought with real cash
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Apr 30, 2024
The game’s battlepass contains cosmetic that never come back
Artificial Scarcity reported on Apr 30, 2024
Bundles of cosmetics, monkey money, and powers appear and disappear from the the shop with time limits on when they’ll stick around
Can't Pause or Save reported on Apr 30, 2024
Since it is multiplayer and games can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, you have to really commit to play a match
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Apr 30, 2024
You can do arbitrary tasks like win a match on 1 health or win five games in a row and you can put them up on your profile to show off
Fear of Missing Out reported on Apr 30, 2024
The game update every few weeks with new balance changes that sometimes change the meta and a battlepass
Competition reported on Apr 30, 2024
It’s the point of the game
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Battle through a series of challenging Arenas and prove that you have what it takes to enter the fabled Hall of Masters and seize your glory!From the creators of Bloons TD 6 comes a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
Competitive Tower Defense!
* Outwit and overwhelm your opponent in intense head-to-head play
* Balance the strength of your defenses while preparing a Bloon offensive that blitzes your opponent
* Countless strategic combinations can lead you to victory
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* Match with players of similar rank as you work your way through 9 unique arenas
* Reach Hall of Masters to battle the best on a dynamic elo-based leaderboard
* Earn and display unique badges each season based on progress
Lock and Load!
* Select from familiar Heroes and brand new Alts with unique upgrades
* 21 Monkey Towers with 15 unique upgrades each to customize your build
* Brand new Bloon send system optimizes economy building and attacks
Build Your Bling!
* Win in style as you customise your loadout from hundreds of cosmetic items
* Flex with unique animations, emotes, bloon skins, and more
* New content added every season!
And of course tons of content and new feature updates are planned to make Bloons TD Battles 2 even more awesomer. What are you waiting for? It’s time to Battle!