Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 7 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.
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1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 10 votes indicating the absence 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.
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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.
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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.
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1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
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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.
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1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
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Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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.
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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.
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1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
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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.
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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.
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1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 7 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.
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1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
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1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
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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.
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1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
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1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
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1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
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App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (3.94) with 2,273 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Pay Wall reported on Aug 27, 2023
Can play 30 races free before a paywall
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HORIZON CHASE IS A TRIBUTE TO CLASSIC ARCADE RACERS.This is a PAID game, but you have the opportunity to try it before you buy. Enjoy 5 tracks and 2 cars for free to experience one of the "BEST OF 2015".
• App Store "EDITORS' CHOICE"
Horizon Chase is a love letter to all retro gaming fans. It's an addictive racing game inspired in the great hits of the 80's and 90's: Out Run, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Top Gear (SNES), Rush, among others. Each curve and each lap in Horizon Chase recreate classic arcade gameplay and offer you unbound speed limits of fun. Full throttle on and enjoy!
• AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Game of the Week on Touch Arcade
- Gold Awards on Pocket Gamer
- Best Mobile Game 2015 STUFF - Nominee
- Best Brazilian Game on Brazilian Game Awards
- Best Brazilian Game on BGS by UOL Jogos
- Best Brazilian Game on BGS by IGN Brasil
- App of the Week - STUFF
- Big Indie Pitch - 3rd Place
• REVIEWS
88 - Metacritic
10 - Touch Arcade
9.5 - Vandal
10 - App device
9.4 - IGN Spain
10 - Appzine Machine
• 16-BIT GRAPHICS REINVENTED
Horizon Chase brings back the graphic context of the 16-bit generation and creates a style that is inspired in the past without letting go of its contemporaneity. The apparent polygon and secondary color aesthetic accentuate the visual beauty of the game, resulting in a unique and harmonic atmosphere. You'll feel the retro soul of the game on a completely modern body.
• A TOUR THROUGH THE WORLD'S HORIZONS
Horizon Chase is a race around the world. With each new cup you'll pilot your car through extraordinary places, watching the sun setting, facing rain, snow, volcanic ashes and even severe sandstorms. Be it day or night each track takes place in beautiful postcards from across the world.
• BARRY LEITCH, SOUNDTRACK COMPOSER FROM LOTUS TC, TOP GEAR E RUSH
Horizon Chase presents Barry Leitch, the musician behind the soundtracks of classic arcade racing games Lotus Turbo Challenge, Top Gear (SNES) and Rush. As you play the game, you'll be hypnotized by his charming tunes that compliment the graphical ecstasy of each horizon.
• 10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD GET HORIZON CHASE
- Try it before you buy: enjoy 30 tracks for free!
- Classic Arcade Gameplay
- 16-Bit Graphics Reinvented
- Barry Leitch's Soundtrack
- Challenge Your Friends
- iCloud Support
- 21 Unlockable Cars
- Car Upgrading
- 10 Cups, 40 Cities, 92 Tracks
- 7 Input Methods (MFi Gamepad Compatibility)