Slightly Good
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 151 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 513 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
72 votes
11 votes
79 votes
10 votes
98 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 98 votes
117 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
0 / 117 votes
79 votes
98 votes
100 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 178 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 970 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
72 votes
6 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
72 / 6 votes
98 votes
14 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
98 / 14 votes
2 votes
81 votes
4 votes
91 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.
4 / 91 votes
2 votes
126 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
2 / 126 votes
93 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 / 93 votes
114 votes
101 votes
126 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 126 votes
132 votes
86 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 / 86 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 25 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 644 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
10 votes
87 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
10 / 87 votes
11 votes
126 votes
1 votes
83 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 / 83 votes
2 votes
84 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
2 / 84 votes
1 votes
81 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 / 81 votes
103 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 / 103 votes
80 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 80 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 191 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 570 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
85 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
85 / 3 votes
99 votes
9 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.
99 / 9 votes
3 votes
77 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 77 votes
2 votes
104 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 104 votes
2 votes
108 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 108 votes
132 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 / 132 votes
137 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 137 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 704,073 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.50) with 2,766,526 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Jan 20, 2023
Animals make noises when they take damage.
Variable Rewards reported on Jan 20, 2023
Some achievements come with optional skins for your player character.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Jan 20, 2023
These achievements are part of Microsoft's gamerscore, also seen on Xbox. For a few there are in-game rewards - different skins for your player character - but for the most part they have no effect on the game.
Reciprocity reported on Jan 20, 2023
When multiple players are in a world, any resources can be freely shared between players.
Recurring Fee reported on Jan 20, 2023
If you choose to use Realms, there is a monthly fee. You can choose not to pay, which removes access to the realm for any player besides the one who created it.
Competition reported on Nov 4, 2022
Optional as a part of multiplayer mode.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Oct 16, 2022
they give you acheivements but its hardly ever paid attention to
Recurring Fee reported on May 24, 2022
Realms subscription exists, but is unnecessary.
Premium Currency reported on May 24, 2022
The bedrock version has an optional e-shop of skins and worlds. However, these can also be made or downloaded for free online.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on May 24, 2022
There ARE achievements, but they're just for fun and far from mandatory.
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