Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 31 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
6 votes
6 votes
6 votes
6 votes
3 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
2 / 3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 38 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 15 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
5 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.
5 / 0 votes
6 votes
6 votes
5 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
5 / 1 votes
3 votes
1 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.
3 / 1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
2 / 2 votes
2 votes
3 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.
2 / 3 votes
1 votes
2 votes
4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 13 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
3 / 0 votes
4 votes
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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.
1 / 1 votes
3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 3 votes
4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 4 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 29 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
5 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.
5 / 0 votes
4 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
4 / 0 votes
6 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
6 / 0 votes
4 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
4 / 0 votes
5 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
5 / 0 votes
4 votes
1 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.
4 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (5.00) with 133,871 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Advertisements reported on Oct 26, 2022
So many... You can watch an ad every 10 minutes to get two keys, and if you don't have VIP, you have to watch two ads in order to spin the "Fiend Of Fortune". Then, at random intervals (not all the time), it will offer you to watch an ad to get a power boost and/or an extra move before you start playing a level.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Oct 26, 2022
There are 10 new levels every Friday, 10 new levels every Saturday, and 10 new levels every Sunday - and even if you somehow end up getting to the latest level (like I did), there are even more levels after that - the "Hero World Tour" unlocks after you win the latest level and after you win the Hero World Tour, "Elite Levels" unlock. It never ever ends.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Oct 26, 2022
I am very manipulated by the cute characters who just want to save the world. I want to upgrade them and help them keep growing to fight the bad guys. The cuteness of the characters works to manipulate my emotions so I keep playing.
Pay to Win reported on Oct 26, 2022
Epic Fiends are only available by paying for them. They cannot be bought with in-game currency. And a lot of the fiend styles (which come with an attack power boost) can only be paid for and not bought with in-game currency.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Oct 26, 2022
There is a lot of "hurry! Only 48 hours left to complete!" for in-game events, and some events (though not all of them) only last 2 or 4 days, so the urgency is amped up.
Pay to Skip reported on Oct 26, 2022
Can spend money to replenish energy, and also to increase your total energy amount, so that then you have a longer time to wait before you use up all your energy (and this also makes it that much easier to spend hours on the game even when you're not having fun anymore - because "I still have so much energy left!").
Accidental Purchases reported on Oct 26, 2022
Sort of. When the app first opens there is IMMEDIATELY a new bundle offered, and multiple times I have accidentally clicked on the dollar sign - thank goodness for Apple asking me to sign in to purchase, because that has saved me from accidentally making a purchase many times.
Recurring Fee reported on Oct 26, 2022
At the beginning of each month, you have the option to pay $4.99 in order to unlock the "Premium" awards (which are way better than the free awards).
Fear of Missing Out reported on Oct 23, 2022
Not for me personally, but they have limited "events"
Playing by Appointment reported on Oct 23, 2022
Gives unlimited lives as rewards randomly.
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