Mech Arena: Robot Showdown

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Price: Free
Ads: No
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 6 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.98

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

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

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

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

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

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

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 8 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.05

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

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

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
1 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
1 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
1 / 0 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

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

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
1 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

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

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

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

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

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

-1.43

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

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

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

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.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

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

-2.96

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

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

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
1 / 0 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:  (4.27) with 132 votes.
Google Play:  (4.60) with 1,570 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Wait To Play reported on Aug 24, 2021
You can earn a limited amount of XP in a short span of time, you have to wait or pay premium currency
Competition reported on Aug 24, 2021
It's in the core if the game
Fear of Missing Out reported on Aug 24, 2021
Skip a day and you'll definitely miss some rewards or events
Variable Rewards reported on Aug 24, 2021
Loot boxes offer random amount of premium coins and upgrade materials
Illusion of Control reported on Aug 24, 2021
First matches are against bots disguised as human players
Complete the Collection reported on Aug 24, 2021
You can collect skins for mechs and mechs themselves
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Aug 24, 2021
It has player ranks and achievements
Power Creep reported on Aug 24, 2021
Newer mechs and equipment surpasses old ones
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Aug 24, 2021
It has so many different kinds of loot boxes. All of them!
Accidental Purchases reported on Aug 24, 2021
After logging in and after every match you get multiples pop-ups (up to 5 in a row) that try to make you buy something


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot Mech Arena: Robot Showdown is a FREE competitive multiplayer mech shooter with deep gameplay, intense team battles, and lush 3D graphics.

With levels designed for tight, fast PvP game play, battles take about five minutes. You’ll spend all of those with guns blazing. Real-time multiplayer 5 vs 5 big bad robot combat never looked this good!

Choose from dozens of weapons and mechs with special abilities for endless combinations, then customize them for each new challenge. Meet friends and form teams to help you dominate lighting-fast Control Point Capture matches or brutal Team Deathmatch battles.

Like taking the high ground? Back up your team with a sniper mech. Want to get up close and personal? Respawn, re-arm with autocannons, and jump back in. With instant live match-making, you can go from pocket to live battle in less than 30 seconds!

Pulverize the rankings, crush global Tournaments, customize everything, and carve out your legend as the baddest pilot in the Mech Arena League. Shoot smart... the world is watching!

⋇FEATURES⋇

REAL-TIME 5v5 MULTIPLAYER

Test your skill against real players from around the world in live matches. Take your shooter friends with you in complex team gameplay as you conquer the rankings together.

COMPETITIVE GAMEPLAY

With rankings and achievements, there’s more than one way to take home medals, prizes, and free gear for your mechs. When you’re ready, join in Tournaments to prove your worth. Rise up the brackets, pick up the prize, and strike fear in your enemies.

JUST POINT AND SHOOT

Simple and intuitive controls make it easy to get the hang of things even in your first PvP battle. Want to play it your way? Customize your controls the way you want them.

THE RIGHT MECH FOR THE RIGHT JOB

Are you a scout? Sniper? Support? There’s a mech chassis and weapon loadout for you. Apply unique skins or add paint jobs to make your mech stand out in the crowd.

FORM A TEAM

Get your friends together, plan your strategies, design complimentary Mechs, and fight side-by-side. Bring in allies from Facebook, or find new ones on the battlefield. Mech Arena is like a LAN party you carry in your pocket!

UNIQUE GAME MAPS

Fight up close in the Mech Arena. Run missions at the Mesa Verde facility, or take your combat to the stars at Elon Station Gray. Shoot down enemy mechs under the neon lights of Neo Hokkaido, or fight through the frost of Patterson Station. The world and beyond is your arena.

TONS OF WEAPONS

Attack from cover with devastating long-range artillery, shoot around corners with smart missiles, freeze targets with stasis guns, or rely on good old kinetic and energy weapons. They’re all fully upgradeable, so go nuts.

SPECIAL MECH ABILITIES

Blind your opponents with targeting jammers. Shoot forward at ramming speed. Deploy energy shields, repair fields, jump jets, mines, and more. Every map is different - find the right mix for your winning tactic.

NO WIFI? NO PROBLEM.

Mech Arena: Robot Showdown is a shooter designed to work on most 4G/LTE networks. It should work as well as your carrier does. You can (and should) play it wherever you can get away with it.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Items are available for purchase in this game. Some paid items may not be refundable depending on the type of item.
• Mech Arena is available in English and Russian.
• This is an early Beta version of the game. We need your help to make it better, so please give us your feedback at: arena.support@plarium.com

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