The Wanderer

-0.08
Neutral
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-0.24

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Advertisements -
1 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 1 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
0 / 1 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-0.92

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
1 / 0 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 1 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 1 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

5

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 1 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 1 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 1 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
Competition -
0 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

0.24

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 1 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.57) with 1,348 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Daily Rewards reported on Apr 16, 2023
You can collect a small daily reward for logging in.
Advertisements reported on Apr 16, 2023
You can watch an advertisement to fast travel without paying, get a free supply crate, double the resources you've found, etc.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Apr 16, 2023
You play as your own custom character, and and are able to level up and add points in different stats.
Recurring Fee reported on Apr 16, 2023
Optional subscription fee
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Apr 16, 2023
For most of the beginning stages, you get a small in-game currency prize. You have to work for the quests/achievements later on though.
Waste Aversion reported on Apr 16, 2023
It does have a capped inventory system, however you can expand that through the in-game currency. If you run out of in-game currency, you can choose to buy more.


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot Wander the harsh wasteland as one of the last remaining survivors searching for supplies and battling any unwanted visitors in this 'Fallout' inspired 'text-based post-apocalyptic adventure survival clicker' game simulation.

Gather supplies from Canned Food to Rare Candy as well as improving your gear.

Trade your Caps with a local trader

Speculate on the supplies you have against the dangers of the wasteland

Increase your Camp level and increase your overall storage capacity.

Find all the missing Camper Van parts and use it to travel the world map a lot quicker

Make tough decisions which could affect your Karma and leave you with the outcome

Fight off bandits in a stats based combat system

How many days can you last?

Good Luck Wanderer!