Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 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 5 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 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
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
1 / 0 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
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
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
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
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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.
1 / 0 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
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 1 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
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
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
| iOS: | (4.00) with 114,761 votes. |
| Google Play: | (3.88) with 1,499,158 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on May 24, 2022
Construction of buildings takes time and the optimal way to play is to start constructing new buildings right after the previous ones finish.
Grinding reported on May 24, 2022
You need to constantly enlarge your army and upgrade everything by clicking and tapping.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 24, 2022
Updates with new features are added so fast you don't even have the time to play with the previous ones.
Premium Currency reported on May 24, 2022
Yes it's literally what the gameplay is based on.
Pay to Win reported on May 24, 2022
There is absolutely no way of winning without paying. Literally impossible. The more you pay the more powerful you are.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on May 24, 2022
Guilds are a big part of the game and you are constantly bombarded by invites for raids etc.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 24, 2022
ALL offers are limited and seem urgent. Constant special limited offers.
Can't Pause or Save reported on May 24, 2022
The game is online and you can't pause it. The only thing you can do is put up a shield that needs to be renewed from time to time and makes you unable to experience some parts of the game.
Wait To Play reported on May 24, 2022
Constructions and army upgrades have constant timers.
Power Creep reported on May 24, 2022
You pay to win and before you know it there's an update and what you paid for becomes obsolete.
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