Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 54 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 53 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
16 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
16 / 0 votes
15 votes
1 votes
9 votes
5 votes
8 votes
7 votes
5 votes
11 votes
1 votes
13 votes
16 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 43 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 122 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
14 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
14 / 1 votes
13 votes
2 votes
6 votes
9 votes
3 votes
13 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.
3 / 13 votes
2 votes
14 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.
2 / 14 votes
1 votes
14 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 14 votes
2 votes
12 votes
2 votes
12 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 12 votes
15 votes
15 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 15 votes
15 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 / 15 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 112 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
16 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 / 16 votes
16 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 / 16 votes
16 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 16 votes
16 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 16 votes
16 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 16 votes
16 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 / 16 votes
16 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 35 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 64 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
11 votes
3 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
11 / 3 votes
9 votes
6 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.
9 / 6 votes
6 votes
9 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
6 / 9 votes
6 votes
8 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
6 / 8 votes
2 votes
11 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 11 votes
1 votes
13 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 / 13 votes
14 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 14 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 17,471 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Pay Wall reported on Jan 17, 2023
Later routes (particularly Another Story) cost more hourglasses than the player is likely to receive through gameplay alone.
Complete the Collection reported on Jan 17, 2023
Multiple endings, CG gallery, party guest gallery
Playing by Appointment reported on Jan 17, 2023
This is a core part of the gameplay. Chat logs open for player interaction at specific times of day (including the middle of the night!) and only remain available until the next scheduled one comes up; after that the opportunity to make choices in that chat, and earn hearts/CGs/party guests from it, is lost unless the player spends premium currency.
Can't Pause or Save reported on Jan 17, 2023
I don't remember if you can suspend a game in progress if you know you're not going to be able to interact with it that day, but I don't think you can.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on May 27, 2022
If you miss hourly entries, the characters wonder where you are and sometimes complain about missing you
Wait To Play reported on May 27, 2022
Chapters unlock in real time, hour by hour
Playing by Appointment reported on May 27, 2022
Chapters are unlocked on a real time hourly basis, and if you miss the time a chapter unlocks you can no longer interact with characters at that time.
Playing by Appointment reported on May 25, 2022
The “gimmick” of the game is that text chats and calls occur in real time over the course of a week, but 3 AM group texts and needing to answer them right away to participate can be super frustrating.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on May 25, 2022
It’s an otome game, so an emotional attachment to the characters could make you more likely to wake up at 5 AM for an event or something.
Advertisements reported on Oct 24, 2021
it is one way of earning premium currency
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