Gold and Goblins: Idle Miner

-2.08
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 10 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-2.96

2 votes
Playing by Appointment -
2 / 0 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

2 votes
Daily Rewards -
2 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

2 votes
Advertisements -
2 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

2 votes
Wait To Play -
2 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 1 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

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

2 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 2 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 14 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-2.62

2 votes
Premium Currency -
2 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

2 votes
Pay to Win -
2 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

2 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
2 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

2 votes
Pay to Skip -
2 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
2 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

2 votes
Power Creep -
2 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

2 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
2 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 1 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

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

2 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 2 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

2 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 2 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 3 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

1.15

2 votes
Competition -
2 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

1 votes
1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
1 / 1 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

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

2 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 2 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

2 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 2 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.

2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 2 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 6 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-1.16

2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
2 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

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

1 votes
1 votes
Illusion of Control -
1 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

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

2 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 2 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

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

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.63) with 155 votes.
Google Play:  (4.43) with 6,618 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Playing by Appointment reported on Dec 6, 2022
Events take place over the weekends; VERY SHORT ~20 hour events require that you be awake at the right times in order to climb the leaderboards
Daily Rewards reported on Dec 6, 2022
Rewards refresh every few hours
Grinding reported on Dec 6, 2022
The entire game is basically just repetitive and tedious tasks, then waiting
Advertisements reported on Dec 6, 2022
Not TOO bad for pop up advertisements when you don't want them... but you need to watch ads in order to get rewards, power ups, bonuses, and other things you want
Infinite Treadmill reported on Dec 6, 2022
If you become really addicted and keep at it, you can make it to the end... but they're always releasing new levels, and there are ALWAYS events.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 6, 2022
CONSTANTLY
Wait To Play reported on Dec 6, 2022
Rewards show up on a timed level, and events happen during specific times, with hours in between them where there is a count down
Pay to Skip reported on Dec 6, 2022
You can buy in-game currency which will allow you to get things without waiting or progressing normally in the game; you can also spend money to avoid watching ads (and most serious players do)
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Dec 6, 2022
You can buy in-game currency that you can use to open reward boxes, which have random assortments of cards that you might need to
Power Creep reported on Dec 6, 2022
Basically as soon as you buy something (other than to remove ads, which is fairly effective for games I've played) it stops being important; it just gets you over the wall you were in


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Screenshot Play the Best Idle Mining Game and have a Magical Adventure!

BUILD mineshafts and goblin cannons to help the Goblins rebuild their fortune
MERGE goblins to power them up
MINE rocks to find treasure and gold
UNLOCK new mineshafts to boost your gold income
EXPLORE tons of mines in this amazing 3D miner simulator.
COLLECT cards and upgrade your mineshafts and goblins. There are tons of cards and special abilities to find.

Gold and Goblins: Idle Miner, brings the best of both Idle and Merging games into one amazing new experience! Merge your Goblins, mine away rocks and collect gold and treasures to help the Goblins get their mines back to their former glory.

Tap to collect Gold, get Rich and explore caves full of Magic and Wonder in this 3D Idle simulation game. Play in limited timed events and compete against other players to climb the leaderboards and earn amazing rewards.

FEATURES OF THIS GOLD IDLE MINER TYCOON SIMULATOR
-Collect idle gold, even when offline
-Over 45 unique mines to explore with new mines being added all the time
-Complete in limited time events against other players
-Collect all kinds of cards upgrades to boost gold income and get stronger goblins
-Beautiful 3D environments to explore
-Merge gameplay mechanics to become even more powerful
-One of the most polished Idle games on the store

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