Slightly Good
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 158 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 548 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
83 votes
12 votes
75 votes
14 votes
104 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 104 votes
123 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
0 / 123 votes
85 votes
104 votes
106 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 191 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 1021 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
77 votes
7 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
77 / 7 votes
99 votes
17 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
99 / 17 votes
7 votes
94 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.
7 / 94 votes
3 votes
86 votes
5 votes
129 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
5 / 129 votes
99 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 / 99 votes
120 votes
107 votes
132 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 132 votes
138 votes
92 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 / 92 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 34 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 675 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
14 votes
89 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
14 / 89 votes
15 votes
128 votes
1 votes
87 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.
1 / 87 votes
2 votes
90 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
2 / 90 votes
2 votes
86 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.
2 / 86 votes
109 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 / 109 votes
86 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 86 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 197 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 606 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
101 votes
13 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.
101 / 13 votes
89 votes
5 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
89 / 5 votes
3 votes
83 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 83 votes
2 votes
110 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 110 votes
2 votes
114 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 114 votes
138 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 / 138 votes
143 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 143 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 704,073 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.50) with 2,766,526 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Reciprocity reported on May 3, 2024
In multiplayer worlds and servers you can give items to other players.
Competition reported on May 3, 2024
In servers, especially in PvP servers, competition can be fierce.
Grinding reported on May 3, 2024
Though technically not mandatory, some activities in the game can be repetitive and tedious (mining for resources).
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 3, 2024
It's a sandbox game so it's technically never-ending.
Recurring Fee reported on May 3, 2024
Realms subscription that you can purchase.
Premium Currency reported on May 3, 2024
MineCoins is the game's premium currency that can be spent in the Marketplace for skins, worlds, and other add ons.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on May 1, 2024
Xbox achievements
Accidental Purchases reported on Apr 30, 2024
Purchasing an item on the marketplace has no confirmation, making it easy to accidentally buy an item.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Apr 30, 2024
Although the game has an end goal, which is defeating the Ender Dragon, the game indirectly encourages players to complete personal goals, especially through its sandbox nature, and the freedom to build anything.
Reciprocity reported on Apr 30, 2024
Players can drop items for other players to pick up.
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