Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 32 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
5 votes
5 votes
5 votes
4 votes
1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 29 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 18 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
5 votes
2 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.
2 / 0 votes
4 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
2 / 1 votes
1 votes
3 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.
1 / 3 votes
1 votes
4 votes
5 votes
4 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.
0 / 4 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 7 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 22 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
1 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.
4 / 1 votes
3 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
4 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.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 4 votes
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
4 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 18 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absence 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
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
2 / 0 votes
5 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
5 / 0 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 2 votes
4 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.
0 / 4 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 3 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 550,506 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.28) with 958,390 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Wait To Play reported on Aug 27, 2023
Amount of actions you can take is limited by an energy bar you can pay to get past
Playing by Appointment reported on Jun 28, 2023
The pregnancy system comes to mind. While not entirely appointment based, the limited time to complete the tasks, and the fact that tasks are on a timer, sometimes you can end up having to play at unfavorable times, like the middle of the night.
Daily Rewards reported on Jun 28, 2023
there is a daily reward system, as well as a reward streak system.
Advertisements reported on Jun 28, 2023
advertisements disappear once you've purchased something with real money.
Premium Currency reported on Jun 28, 2023
there is a levelling system in the real world currency shop. the more money you spend, the higher your 'vip level' gets, and the more 'vip perks' you unlock.
Pay to Win reported on Jun 28, 2023
the game is not competitive, but any actions take a long time. 'life points' (premium currency) can be used to speed actions up; a definite advantage over those who don't pay.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jun 28, 2023
there is a levelling system to the regular gameplay, but there is also a levelling system in the real world currency shop. the more money you spend, the higher your 'vip level' gets, and the more 'vip perks' you unlock.
Can't Pause or Save reported on Jun 28, 2023
this isn't entirely relevant, but its important to consider. this is a real time life simulator, in which a main gameplay aspect is managing the needs of your sims. their motives continue to decrease even if you aren't actively playing the game. whether you want to or not, you're always playing the game.
Wait To Play reported on Jun 28, 2023
thats basically the whole game; sending your sim to do something, having to wait between only a few seconds, to even a whole day or two for it to complete.
Pay to Skip reported on Jun 28, 2023
'life points' (premium currency) can be used to speed actions up. the main way to get 'life points' is to pay; any other method is rare and unreliable.
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