Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 9 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 8 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 8 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
2 / 0 votes
1 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 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
2 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.
2 / 0 votes
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 1 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 0 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 1 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 2 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.10) with 289 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 23, 2022
All the time--digital items/cosmetics and playable creatures would sometimes cycle out of stores or season passes with very little prior warning. There was often a covert attitude of "if you don't get this now, it's gone forever" around playable avatars.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Dec 23, 2022
Yes, re: Artificial Scarcity.
Variable Rewards reported on Dec 23, 2022
Some daily quests or dig piles would reward you with completely random things ranging from a few materials or dyes to rare items.
Pay Wall reported on Dec 23, 2022
Re: my point about "Pay to win".
Reciprocity reported on Dec 23, 2022
Trading resources was a popular feature of this game. Due to the nature of season pass tasks, you were frequently required to wear or swap certain hard-to-obtain items, which would sometimes require you to lend or borrow from complete strangers.
Recurring Fee reported on Dec 23, 2022
Seasonal passes. For a while they required a purchase of $10 for the star fragments. Though it was entirely optional, this meant you'd miss out on new avatars or items with no indication of these things ever returning again in the future.
Playing by Appointment reported on Dec 23, 2022
Seasonal passes often made it inconvenient.
Pay to Win reported on Dec 23, 2022
Players often needed to buy Star Fragments for $10 to unlock full season passes. More egregiously, some season pass tasks required gliding, which you needed wings for. This would leave players with the option to either buy a playable phoenix or level-grind for hundreds of hours on end to unlock wings.
Premium Currency reported on Dec 23, 2022
Yes--players could buy star fragments (the premium currency). Players often needed to do the latter to play season passes, and for a while you needed to buy their highest amount (which came out to $10) to unlock the full season pass.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Dec 23, 2022
It's an MMO. Nothing bad about this.
Report a Dark Pattern
**Optimized for iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, SE (2nd Gen), 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max; iPad Pro, iPad Air 3, 4, iPad mini 5, iPad 7, 8 and newer**Join an online fantasy world where you'll become your own creature of myth, and explore a one-of-a-kind universe together with friends! Create your unique style, design your own Sanctuary, collect and craft unique items, meet fantastical characters on intriguing quests, play games, and face challenges to earn rewards with each new Season! What will you become when you go Fer.al?
CREATE & EXPRESS YOUR OWN STYLE
- Create and customize your creature with body modifications, markings, and accessories!
- Decorate your own Sanctuary space with furniture, wallpaper, flooring, and room expansions!
- Collect and harvest fantastical materials to craft hundreds of items!
- Use Dyes to color accessories and furniture to make your style stand out!
EXPLORE A MASSIVE, MYSTERIOUS FANTASY WORLD
- Socialize, chat, and capture moments with friends across strange and beautiful lands!
- Barter and trade items with others to expand your collection of Rare items!
- Complete challenges to unlock exclusive rewards each new Season!
- Play puzzles and parlor games to earn items, ingredients, and Dyes!
EMBARK ON YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
- Explore an ever-changing Expanse filled with vibrant cities, murky swamps, and chilling mountains!
- Go on Quests to meet colorful characters and earn rewards!
- Delve into the strange lore of the world of Feral!
- Uncover secrets to unlock mysterious items and crafts!
UNLOCK MORE FUN EACH SEASON
- Fer.al's Season Pass is made up of 100 Tiers to unlock by completing Challenges, with tons of rewards that everyone can earn!
- Each Season has sweet new rewards to discover, and items exclusive to that Season.
- Earn clothing accessories, furniture, crafting ingredients, and Lockpicks to crack open Treasure Chests!
Let’s Go Wild Together. Our Stories. Our Fer.al.
Game completely in English.
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