Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 votes
1 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 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 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 votes
1 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| Google Play: | (4.40) with 417,185 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Dec 21, 2022
To gain coins, you must bake treats which take a timer until they are ready (anywhere between 30 seconds to over a day) and if you fail to collect them within a certain time period after they will expire and coins invested will be lost.
Grinding reported on Dec 21, 2022
Making and collecting food over and over.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Dec 21, 2022
There is no end to this game.
Premium Currency reported on Dec 21, 2022
You can buy gems as well as coins. Gems are considered more valuable.
Pay to Win reported on Dec 21, 2022
Certain ovens can be purchased for gems that makes items either cook faster or never expire.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Dec 21, 2022
You can "tip" other players which gives them free coins. It costs nothing except time. The person you tip is notified and not tipping after a long enough period of time could cause people to remove you from their neighbors list in-game.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Dec 21, 2022
Overtime you can gain gems which allow you to purchase higher-valued items. You can also expand your bakery using coins and buy limited or higher-producing appliances.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 21, 2022
Lots of limited decor items both that take coins or gems to purchase. There are also limited quests.
Wait To Play reported on Dec 21, 2022
It's basically the function of this game.
Pay to Skip reported on Dec 21, 2022
Gems can be purchased to skip through the waiting process and make your food finish instantly.
Report a Dark Pattern
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