Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 151 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 62 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
29 votes
2 votes
28 votes
3 votes
29 votes
2 votes
25 votes
4 votes
19 votes
10 votes
16 votes
15 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
16 / 15 votes
5 votes
26 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 235 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 95 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
31 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
31 / 0 votes
28 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.
28 / 1 votes
30 votes
29 votes
2 votes
27 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
27 / 2 votes
26 votes
4 votes
27 votes
4 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
27 / 4 votes
21 votes
9 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
21 / 9 votes
12 votes
17 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.
12 / 17 votes
3 votes
28 votes
1 votes
28 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.
1 / 28 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 124 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 79 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
29 votes
28 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.
28 / 2 votes
26 votes
4 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.
26 / 4 votes
26 votes
4 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.
26 / 4 votes
14 votes
14 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
14 / 14 votes
1 votes
28 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
1 / 28 votes
27 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 27 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 127 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 70 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
26 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
26 / 3 votes
26 votes
4 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
26 / 4 votes
22 votes
7 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.
22 / 7 votes
21 votes
6 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
21 / 6 votes
16 votes
13 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
16 / 13 votes
11 votes
15 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
11 / 15 votes
5 votes
22 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.
5 / 22 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 11,393 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.57) with 653,161 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Optimism and Frequency Biases reported on Dec 23, 2022
Shows hits and falls in one of the game modes but that’s it compared to the many other gameplays
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 23, 2022
They’re good about giving enough time in an event to get as much as you need.
Pay to Skip reported on Dec 23, 2022
just ingame currency, not actual money unless you’re broke on the ingame currency and you want to skip, other then that for energy the cost is really low and the timer is low too. Event currencies you have to wait without any way to skip.
Recurring Fee reported on Dec 23, 2022
Optional
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Dec 23, 2022
You only get rewards but they aren’t like amazing outstanding to die for
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Dec 23, 2022
If you don’t have any ingame currency and are very desperate
Power Creep reported on Dec 23, 2022
Cookies themselves
Premium Currency reported on Dec 23, 2022
Some rates are bad but some are pretty worth it
Advertisements reported on Dec 23, 2022
They’re optional, you can still play the game without seeing an ad
Fear of Missing Out reported on Dec 23, 2022
Game builds new content fairly fast
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Bake no prisoners!Help GingerBrave and his Cookie friends break out of the Witch's oven!
Explore the wicked lands of the tasty Cookie World in this endless runner!
# Jump and Slide to eat Jellies and avoid obstacles!
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[Optional Permissions]
Photo
- Used to save and share in-game screenshots. (For Events.)
Bluetooth
- Used for the "Add Nearby Friends" feature
Location
- Used for the "Add Nearby Friends" feature
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