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2.22
Good
Price: $1.99
Ads: No
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 595 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

5

85 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 85 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

94 votes
Daily Rewards -
0 / 94 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

97 votes
Grinding -
0 / 97 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

95 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 95 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

60 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
0 / 60 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

87 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 87 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

77 votes
Wait To Play -
0 / 77 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 291 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 816 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

0.62

83 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
83 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

120 votes
Power Creep -
120 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

88 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
88 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

103 votes
Premium Currency -
0 / 103 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

98 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 98 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

114 votes
Pay to Skip -
0 / 114 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

93 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 93 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

107 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 107 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

107 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 107 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

85 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 85 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

109 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 109 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 93 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 555 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

2.61

93 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
93 / 0 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

88 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 88 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

99 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 99 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

117 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 117 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

74 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 74 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

102 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 102 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

75 votes
Competition -
0 / 75 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 601 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

5

66 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 66 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

90 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
0 / 90 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

79 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 79 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

78 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 78 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

117 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 117 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

87 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 87 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

84 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 84 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (5.00) with 85,422 votes.
Google Play:  (4.10) with 207,345 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Artificial Scarcity reported on Aug 26, 2019
Has sales which may go away.
Power Creep reported on Aug 26, 2019
If you play a deck enough times, you will see repeats and it will become less fun.


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