Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 8 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 17 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
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.
1 / 1 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.
0 / 1 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.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 2 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 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
2 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 / 2 votes
2 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 2 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
2 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 10 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 1 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.
0 / 1 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| Google Play: | (4.60) with 117,309 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on May 25, 2022
Daily rewards come in multiple forms, including a star chart that changes every month and can only be progressed through by rolling die upon logging into the game for the first time in a day.
Grinding reported on May 25, 2022
Acquiring monsters is done through breeding them. Items are also acquired through crafting, which requires materials, which requires something to make the materials. All of these actions take time.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 25, 2022
You can technically reach 100% completion, but there are incentives to continue playing beyond it. The game is incapable of ending.
Premium Currency reported on May 25, 2022
All currencies are able to be purchased with real money.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 25, 2022
Certain currency bundles are time-limited.
Wait To Play reported on May 25, 2022
Monster breeding, item crafting, material acquisition, castle upgrades, and the in-game supply system are all on timers, which can be over a day in some cases.
Pay to Skip reported on May 25, 2022
In-game currency is used to skip timers, and can be bought with real money.
Reciprocity reported on May 25, 2022
There is an in-game market system, as well as a system that gives in-game currency as a reward for giving supplies and items away.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on May 25, 2022
Progression in achievements is rewarded with in-game currency. Achievements can seem arbitrary, and often require grinding.
Complete the Collection reported on May 25, 2022
Collecting every monster is the primary goal of the game, as the goal is to have a completed orchestra. This is split between several different islands.
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