State of Survival

-3.52
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: No
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 28 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.92

5 votes
Playing by Appointment -
5 / 0 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

5 votes
Daily Rewards -
5 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

4 votes
Grinding -
4 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

5 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
5 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

4 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
4 / 0 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

5 votes
Wait To Play -
5 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

4 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 4 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 32 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.17

5 votes
Premium Currency -
5 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

5 votes
Pay to Win -
5 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

4 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
4 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

4 votes
Pay to Skip -
4 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes
Accidental Purchases -
2 / 0 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

2 votes
Power Creep -
2 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

2 votes
Waste Aversion -
2 / 0 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

3 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
3 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

3 votes
1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
3 / 1 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee -
1 / 2 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
3 votes
Pay Wall -
1 / 3 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 23 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.16

5 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
5 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

3 votes
Reciprocity -
3 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

5 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
5 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

5 votes
Competition -
5 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

2 votes
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
2 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

2 votes
2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
2 / 2 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
1 / 3 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 17 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.72

4 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
4 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

3 votes
Illusion of Control -
3 / 0 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

3 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
3 / 0 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
2 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

2 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards -
2 / 1 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

2 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
2 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

1 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection -
1 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.50) with 131 votes.
Google Play:  (4.24) with 21,868 votes.



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Screenshot It’s been six months since the outbreak. Six months of terror, isolation and grueling hardship. Most folks didn’t make it. But you did. Welcome to the State of Survival.

The infection ripped across the country taking civilization with it. Any surviving military or government went to ground. The land belongs to the infected now. As well as any survivors brave enough to stake their claim for it.

Make friends or fight with other survivors. Do whatever you must to survive. It won’t be easy. The infected are everywhere. Resources are scarce and you must salvage what you can from the carcass of society.

It’s a new world out there. Dangerous, yes, but filled with opportunity. Immense power awaits those bold enough to grasp it. But remember to watch your back. It’s fair to say people aren’t quite as friendly as they used they be…

Rebuild
Build up your Settlement to form a safe haven for your survivors and a foundation for your post-apocalyptic empire.

Rescue
Save survivors to swell your numbers and increase your strength. Locate those with special abilities, they will be the heroes of the plague war!

Research
The zombie disease is mutating rapidly. Learn whatever you can to understand it. Whoever can control the infection controls the state!

Socialize
There is strength in numbers. Make allies and forge strategic partnerships to survive the horrors of the infected Wilderness. Join forces to pulverize any who try to take advantage of you.

Rip up the Rulebook
It’s humanity 2.0. Rewrite the rules on how you want humankind to progress.