Hearthstone

-1.89
Slightly Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store
Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 73 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 70 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.38

19 votes
3 votes
Daily Rewards -
19 / 3 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

18 votes
5 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
18 / 5 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

15 votes
6 votes
Grinding -
15 / 6 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

10 votes
7 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
10 / 7 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

8 votes
11 votes
Playing by Appointment -
8 / 11 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

3 votes
18 votes
Wait To Play -
3 / 18 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

20 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 20 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 119 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 98 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.62

20 votes
2 votes
Pay to Win -
20 / 2 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

17 votes
3 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
17 / 3 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

19 votes
3 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
19 / 3 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

20 votes
2 votes
Power Creep -
20 / 2 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

16 votes
4 votes
Premium Currency -
16 / 4 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

13 votes
4 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
13 / 4 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

6 votes
12 votes
Recurring Fee -
6 / 12 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

4 votes
16 votes
Pay to Skip -
4 / 16 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

3 votes
15 votes
Accidental Purchases -
3 / 15 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
18 votes
Pay Wall -
1 / 18 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

19 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 19 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 54 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 87 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.5

21 votes
1 votes
Competition -
21 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

16 votes
5 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
16 / 5 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

8 votes
11 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
8 / 11 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

5 votes
14 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
5 / 14 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

3 votes
17 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
3 / 17 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
18 votes
Reciprocity -
1 / 18 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

21 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 21 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 104 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 41 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.84

21 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
21 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

21 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection -
21 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

20 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
20 / 3 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

17 votes
4 votes
Variable Rewards -
17 / 4 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

10 votes
8 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
10 / 8 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

7 votes
13 votes
Illusion of Control -
7 / 13 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

8 votes
11 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
8 / 11 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.00) with 53,432 votes.
Google Play:  (4.35) with 1,587,376 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Invested / Endowed Value reported on Feb 6, 2024
There are seasonal awards that are no longer available.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Feb 6, 2024
There are endless things to be done.
Complete the Collection reported on Feb 6, 2024
In many ways.
Recurring Fee reported on Oct 4, 2022
Battle pass
Premium Currency reported on Oct 4, 2022
Runestones are a thing now and they are pretty bad
Daily Rewards reported on Oct 4, 2022
Daily Quest should be included here
Optimism and Frequency Biases reported on Aug 28, 2022
In ranked play, win streaks give you bonuses that make it easier to rank up faster, losing always ranks you down the same amount, and there are rank thresholds from which you can't go down once you rach. It shows friends' current ranks, but not individual wins and losses
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Aug 28, 2022
Relatively minor, but inviting up to 5 friends can give you a few rewards
Premium Currency reported on Aug 28, 2022
The upcoming "runestone" system follows that exact description. The current "gold" and "dust" systems aren't quite the same but can be indirectly obtained through real money
Daily Rewards reported on Aug 28, 2022
The game has daily and weekly quests for rewards. You can still complete a given day's quest in another day, but you can only have up to 3 at a time, meaning if you don't complete them for over 3 days you miss out on rewards.


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