Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
3 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
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 6 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 39 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
3 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 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.
1 / 3 votes
4 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 / 4 votes
4 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
4 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 / 4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 15 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 18 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
6 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
6 / 0 votes
5 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
2 / 2 votes
2 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.
2 / 2 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
5 votes
5 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 / 5 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 22 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 2 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
4 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 4 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
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
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: | (4.42) with 604,624 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Premium Currency reported on Nov 8, 2023
There is a premium currency called "Stars" which can be used to purchase cosmetics.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Nov 8, 2023
Certain "Cosmicubes" (Bundled packs of cosmetic items) can only be bought for a limited time.
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Nov 8, 2023
This is a bit misleading, as the whole point of the game is about there being an impostor who kills people.
Variable Rewards reported on Nov 8, 2023
At the end of each round, you're given both "beans" and "cubes" which are in-game currency used to pay for cosmetics. There is a random multiplier added onto both values to determine if you get more or less that round.
Competition reported on Nov 8, 2023
It's a competitive multiplayer game.
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Jul 5, 2021
Among Us is a variation of the popular party game Mafia. There are many variations of Mafia, but all have some similarities. There is a minority group that knows its members, and a majority group that doesn't know its members. The minority group has to find a way to defeat the majority to win.
Competition reported on Jul 5, 2021
Since Among Us is a social game, it requires you to play against other players.
Advertisements reported on Oct 5, 2020
Google AdWords are used. AdWords by default collects a lot of data from the user.
Accidental Purchases reported on Oct 5, 2020
Ingame possibility to buy cosmetic items
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Oct 5, 2020
The whole point of the game is to be either a teamplayer or imposter. When you are an imposter you need to sabotage the work of the other players and murder them all by staying unseen.
Report a Dark Pattern
Play online or over local WiFi with 4-10 players as you attempt to prep your spaceship for departure, but beware as one will be an impostor bent on killing everyone!Crewmates can win by completing all tasks or discovering and voting the impostor off the ship.
The Impostor can use sabotage to cause chaos, making for easier kills and better alibis.