Hero Wars - Men’s Choice Epic Fantasy RPG

-3.78
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

Google Play App Store

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

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

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

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

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 9 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.7

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

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
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 4 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.94

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
1 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
1 / 0 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

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

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 1 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 0 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-5

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 -
1 / 0 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
1 / 0 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

Google Play:  (4.31) with 195,615 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Playing by Appointment reported on Jan 13, 2023
three times a day additional energy when logged in, server ranked list with payout times for reaching a certain place on the list
Daily Rewards reported on Jan 13, 2023
tons of daily rewards
Grinding reported on Jan 13, 2023
you need tons of seldomly dropping items to evolve your characters
Advertisements reported on Jan 13, 2023
yes, but only for "rewards" as far as I remember
Infinite Treadmill reported on Jan 13, 2023
new heroes regulary
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jan 13, 2023
massive levelling system
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jan 13, 2023
really a lot of limited time offers, sometimes multiple in parallel
Wait To Play reported on Jan 13, 2023
yes, e.g. more energy to grind more
Accidental Purchases reported on Jan 13, 2023
actually it's more about accidentially spending in game currency
Recurring Fee reported on Jan 13, 2023
several possibilities for "monthly" fees (or 14 days) for different sections of the game


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Screenshot Hero Beautiful Fantasy Battle Adventure: fight for an Ultimate power in PvP arena battles, guild wars & rpg battle campaigns

Fight for the Ultimate power in a Major War. Tame the chaos, clear the attacked by the Evil lands of Dominion. Set your rules. - Its your world from now on! Dominate it.
Gain the collection of the mightiest Heroes, unlock all their skills and abilities. Power them up to a level beyond attainment, experience them in PvP Arena battles, Guild wars and RPG battle campaigns - make your army invincible and win a Major War. Establish your own everlasting RPG legacy.

Dominion is waiting for its Hero!

Top 6 Reasons To Download Hero Wars:

1. Dozens of unique mighty heroes with unique skills to gain and to crank up;
2. Hundreds of enemies - Bosses, Archdemons and other hellborn characters - to challenge and slay;
3. Thousands of epic multiplayer PvP Arena and Grand Arena battles to join;
4. Numerous colorful fantasy action-packed RPG battle campaigns to slake your thirst for adventures;
5. Large-scale Guild wars to prove yourself;
6. Multi-tiered ranking to immortalize your victories and legacy.

The game is also a good chance to train your own tactic and strategy playing.
Free and addictive. Be careful.

Note!
2Gb+ Ram recommended for best gaming experience!

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Your Hero Wars Team.