Secret Cat Forest

-0.24
Neutral
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 12 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.14

3 votes
Daily Rewards -
3 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

3 votes
Grinding -
3 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

3 votes
Advertisements -
3 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

2 votes
1 votes
Wait To Play -
2 / 1 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

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

2 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
0 / 2 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

3 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 3 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 23 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

0.45

3 votes
Pay to Skip -
3 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency -
2 / 1 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

2 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
2 / 1 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
2 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 2 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
2 votes
Power Creep -
1 / 2 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

3 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 3 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

2 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 2 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

3 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 3 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

3 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 3 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

3 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 3 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

3 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 3 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 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

3 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 3 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

3 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 3 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 3 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

3 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 3 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 3 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

3 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 3 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

3 votes
Competition -
0 / 3 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 12 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.36

2 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
2 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

2 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection -
2 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

2 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
2 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 2 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

2 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 2 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

2 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 2 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 3 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

Google Play:  (4.36) with 3,094 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Advertisements reported on Jan 17, 2023
Player may opt to watch an ad in order to double daily rewards or activate temporary bonuses. "Ad Skip Tickets" are purchasable with real money as an alternative.
Pay to Win reported on Jan 17, 2023
There is no PVP, but players can spend money to purchase wood for building furniture instead of grinding for it.
Pay to Skip reported on Jan 17, 2023
Players can pay for permanent reductions to furniture building timers, but not to skip them entirely as far as I can tell. These purchases are separate for each of the three areas!
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Nov 3, 2022
Customizable elements make it harder to let go.


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot Nowadays playing games can often be stressful than relaxing

So why not play this whenever you feel like relaxing and befriending cats?
Craft items/furniture the kitties love!
Craft them one by one, and the most adorable kitties will appear maybe

Relax, kick back and enjoy the game!

Then, once you become friends with the cats, you can witness their special behaviors :)
Befriend as many cats as possible, and complete your own album!
You can download the album images to use as your PC or Mobile wallpaper!


Features
- Easy to play, intuitive controls!
- Day/Night cycle (real-time)
- Dozens of adorable kitties
- The cutest animations
- Gorgeous moving backgrounds
- Linked to Google Play game service (Cloud)


How to play

1. Craft/place "Furniture" cats love
2. Use the fishing rod to fill up the "Fish"
3. "Turn off screen" rest up and coming back later
4. Cat Appeared!!

- Tap the tree on the right, collect wood and build furniture!
- Go fishing to fill up your fish inventory.
Every time cats visit, they'll gobble up your fish.
- You'll acquire items through fishing or kitty's gifts.
Upgrade using these items!
- Swipe from the right corner of the screen
(like flipping pages in a book) to go to "Archive".
- Complete your Archives to acquire a Special Album.
- Use Furniture Collection when you're out of woods!

Craft secret furniture (Gold?) to discover a new place!


Cloud Save
- Saved to cloud, not a server. Save/link your data to Google Play Games to keep your progress safe.


Permissions
- File access, camera: Will be used to save the Special Album images to your device album.


****** FAQ ******
Q. The ads will show but I never get the rewards.
A. Go to settings and type in "safemode0" in the "Enter Code" section.

Q. Ads won't appear for a long time.(Ads not ready)
A. Check the 'CS - FAQ' in settings at top right.

Q. I tried fishing, but didn't get any items.
A. Once you've acquired all the items (Shards, Assembly Parts), you can no longer get any items.

Q. I used an Archive Shard, but the blank spaces still remain.
A. When you use an Archive Shard, only 1 blank space will be removed.

Q. I've completed the Profile Archive, but I'm still getting Shards!
A. There are extra Shards in the game (Around 20.) If you get more than 20,
find out which secret furniture (Gold?!) is waiting for you, and use shards to craft it!


****** Errors ******
- Once you link your data to Google Play Games, the game might not start if you haven't accepted all required permissions.
Please restart your device, restart the game and then accept all terms of service.
Permissions will only be used to save/load the game.

- IMPORTANT Make sure the device time is [Set Automatically]. If you change the device time manually, game data may be permanently deleted.


****** Other experimental features ******
At the top right, go to settings and type in

cricket

in the "Enter Code" section. (Only works at night!)
Enter the same to turn off.
Try it and see what happens!





This game was created with the support of the Seoul Business Agency (SBA)