Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 401 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 308 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
111 votes
5 votes
102 votes
11 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
102 / 11 votes
90 votes
6 votes
86 votes
6 votes
6 votes
75 votes
4 votes
74 votes
2 votes
131 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 354 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 292 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
125 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
125 / 1 votes
99 votes
2 votes
111 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
111 / 3 votes
9 votes
3 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
9 / 3 votes
5 votes
7 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.
5 / 7 votes
2 votes
9 votes
1 votes
117 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 / 117 votes
2 votes
117 votes
11 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 11 votes
11 votes
11 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 / 11 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 416 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 321 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
102 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.
102 / 3 votes
102 votes
123 votes
7 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.
123 / 7 votes
81 votes
6 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
81 / 6 votes
4 votes
96 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
4 / 96 votes
4 votes
84 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
4 / 84 votes
125 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 125 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 369 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 271 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
80 votes
2 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.
80 / 2 votes
110 votes
5 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
110 / 5 votes
80 votes
10 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
80 / 10 votes
83 votes
7 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
83 / 7 votes
7 votes
70 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
7 / 70 votes
5 votes
93 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
5 / 93 votes
4 votes
84 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 / 84 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 4,206,758 votes. |
| Google Play: | (3.17) with 20,721 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Jan 16, 2023
there are occasional times (events?) where this is offered like reboot rallies
Reciprocity reported on Jan 16, 2023
Yes but in the sense of "here is more ammo / healing items / etc. I have since you're low" each match if you're playing non-solo
Advertisements reported on Jan 16, 2023
rarely, but yes; to certain games and certain creatives or content creators, usually in collaboration events.
Pay to Skip reported on Jan 16, 2023
You can buy levels/ranks, notably makes unlocking items on the 'battlepass' easier and quicker
Reciprocity reported on Dec 22, 2022
Trading items in the PVE part of the game.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Dec 22, 2022
Limited time events and season rewards.
Pay to Skip reported on Dec 22, 2022
You can spend money to skip levels on the battlepass.
Recurring Fee reported on Dec 22, 2022
Fortnite Crew, monthly subscription that gives you the current battlepass a skin and some v-bucks. If you already own the battlepass you just get the skin and 1000 v-bucks.
Accidental Purchases reported on Dec 22, 2022
The easiest game to accidently spend money on with how the purchase system is.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 22, 2022
Contains offers than can be purchased and have a limited time in the shop, some with real money that offer a skin that may or may not be released 200-3000 days from now.
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