Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
-
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 8 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
-
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Pay to Win
-
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Accidental Purchases
-
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
-
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Waste Aversion
-
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
-
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
-
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
-
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
-
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Fear of Missing Out
-
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
-
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
-
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
-
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
-
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Illusion of Control
-
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
-
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
-
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.00) with 81,594 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Dec 21, 2022
Orders you place in-game have a timer. Once the timer is over, you must collect the items or else after a while the order will expire.
Grinding reported on Dec 21, 2022
The entire game is ordering clothes, placing the items on racks and counters, and doing it all over again.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Dec 21, 2022
This game has no end.
Premium Currency reported on Dec 21, 2022
You can buy both gems and coins with real life money.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Dec 21, 2022
You can give others in the game extra coins when you visit their shops. Not doing so may cause them to remove you from their neighbor list.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Dec 21, 2022
Gaining gems, expanding your store, getting limited items, and getting more counters/racks over time.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 21, 2022
This game has limited edition items as well as special quests.
Wait To Play reported on Dec 21, 2022
It's the main function of the game.
Pay to Skip reported on Dec 21, 2022
You can use real money to purchase gems which skips timers for ordered items.
Variable Rewards reported on Dec 21, 2022
Quests give you rewards that are often less valuable than what is needed to complete them.
Report a Dark Pattern
Welcome to Fashion Story™, the stylish new game in TeamLava's hit virtual world "Story" series! Fashion-hungry consumers are on the sidewalk waiting for the doors to your hot new clothing boutique to open. Choose and stock the very latest fashions and designs, then layout the store and changing rooms before preparing for the shopping rush.- Customize and accessorize your own character, choosing from a variety of make-ups, hairstyles and clothing lines!
- Unlock trendy designer clothes lines and innovative stylish accessories, placing them in your store to draw trendsetting customers in from far and wide.
- Showcase your style and creativity to design the layout and decor for a stunning fashion boutique.
- Visit your friends' boutiques and "like" items in their stores to give them a free gift.
- Invite your Facebook friends to be your neighbors.
- FREE updates with new clothing, accessories, character make-up and boutique decorations every week!
- It's FREE!
Please note that Fashion Story™ is free to play, but you can purchase in-app items with real money. To delete this feature, on your device go to Settings Menu -> General -> Restrictions option. You can then simply turn off In-App Purchases under "Allowed Content". In addition, Fashion Story™ may link to social media services, such as Facebook, and Storm8 will have access to your information through such services.
Follow Storm8
www.storm8.com
facebook.com/storm8
twitter.com/storm8