Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 14 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
3 votes
3 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 18 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 10 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
3 / 0 votes
2 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.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
3 / 0 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 11 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 10 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
2 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.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 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.
2 / 1 votes
2 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.
2 / 1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 3 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 11 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
2 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 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.
1 / 2 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (3.50) with 8 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.14) with 213 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Infinite Treadmill reported on Oct 23, 2022
Pretty sure it doesn't have an end goal
Premium Currency reported on Oct 23, 2022
You can pay money to buy diamonds, however diamonds are also very easy to earn through tasks and events
Wait To Play reported on Oct 23, 2022
Many actions include timers, though there are plenty of ways to speed the timers up - including free ones
Pay to Skip reported on Oct 23, 2022
You can pay money to buy diamonds, which you can then use to speed up. However, it does also offer other speed-ups that you can obtain by completing tasks and events, and avoid spending money
Recurring Fee reported on Oct 23, 2022
An optional fee
Competition reported on Oct 23, 2022
The game does have a feature that allows you to attack other anthills
Report a Dark Pattern
To survive and reproduce, wars between animals take place frequently in nature. In The Ants: Underground Kingdom, you are the ultimate Ant Ruler to build the Anthill, lead the Queen, grow the colony, and defend against enemies. For the glory and prosperity of your ant empire, you must show your own strategies resourcefulness.--Game Features—
【Build Anthill】
The Anthill of an ant colony is the same as the castle of an empire, which provides a safe place for the offspring to grow. Anthill layout is strategically crucial, so you should plan your hive wisely, construct tunnels, thus building your ideal ant empire!
【Hatch Ants】
The number of ants represents the rise and fall of an ant empire. For the development of your ant empire, you must hatch as many ants as possible. Lead them to fight, plunder resources, and expand your territory!
【Mutate Ants】
To plunder resources and expand territory, you must build a mighty Ant Troop. In addition to numerous advanced Soldier Ants, You also need to have leaders for your Ant Troops: The Special Ants. You can get powerful Special Ants by hatching mutant eggs. Your Ant Troop will gain a sweeping victory with a proper combination of Soldier Ants and Special Ants.
【Create Alliance】
Fighting alone will never be easy. Success only leaves for the alliances who think alike. By creating or joining an Alliance, you can help each other to grow and fight together. With the help of allies, the ant empire under your command will surely take its place in this Ant Kingdom!
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Attention!
The Ants: Underground Kingdom is free to download. However, some items in the game are not free. Players must be at least 3 years old to download it, as defined in the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Besides, devices should have access to network as this is an online game.