Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 18 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
2 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 3 votes
4 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 20 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 23 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
4 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
3 / 0 votes
2 votes
2 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.
2 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 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.
2 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 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 / 4 votes
4 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.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 4 votes
4 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 / 4 votes
4 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 14 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 14 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
4 / 0 votes
3 votes
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.
3 / 1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
3 / 1 votes
4 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 / 4 votes
4 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 4 votes
App Store Ratings
| Google Play: | (4.55) with 705 votes. |
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