Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 6 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 7 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 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
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 / 0 votes
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.
1 / 0 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
1 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
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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.
1 / 0 votes
1 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.
1 / 0 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 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
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
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 0 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 0 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (3.45) with 11 votes. |
| Google Play: | (3.86) with 12,640 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on May 25, 2022
Daily windows for specific events, hunting, and horde battle.
Daily Rewards reported on May 25, 2022
Multiple daily login bonuses in premium currency and items.
Grinding reported on May 25, 2022
It's an idle game
Advertisements reported on May 25, 2022
Ads are used to increase in-game rewards or skip. However, they are at least opt-in
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 25, 2022
It's an idle game
Pay to Win reported on May 25, 2022
Almost all items for increasing stats can be bought for premium currency or straight cash.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 25, 2022
Many paid bundles are timed to ~monthly events, or random 2-hour timers.
Wait To Play reported on May 25, 2022
Most actions take from 1 to 6 hours to complete without premium currency or ads.
Pay to Skip reported on May 25, 2022
Most things have skip buttons enabled by premium currency or by spending total amounts of cash to reach VIP tiers.
Recurring Fee reported on May 25, 2022
Optional ad-free and recurring premium currency cards
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