Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 6 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 8 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
2 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
2 votes
2 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 13 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 9 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
2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
2 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 6 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 8 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
2 / 0 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
2 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
2 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 2 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 10 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
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 0 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
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.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 2 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.75) with 224 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.62) with 16,756 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Sep 10, 2023
Serum (Stamina) regneration of the game will overcap unless you play at two spaced out times of day in 24hrs
Daily Rewards reported on Sep 10, 2023
Monthly pass and dailies
Premium Currency reported on Sep 10, 2023
Obfuscation of costs using multiple layers of different currency with different exchange rates
Pay to Win reported on Sep 10, 2023
Character power directly correlates with their rank
Pay to Skip reported on Sep 10, 2023
Can recharge serum ( energy /stamina ) with real money
Competition reported on Sep 10, 2023
Phantom pain cage rewards currency used to purchase character shards based on performance percentile ranked against other players
Premium Currency reported on May 24, 2022
You can spend Black Cards to replenish Cogs (in-game currency) if your owned amount of Cogs is below the amount required to spend on an item or upgrade.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on May 24, 2022
Players can invite friends to get free Black Cards and other rewards.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on May 24, 2022
Having more characters that were paid for or more invested into does make my account more valuable than someone who hasn't put as much work into it.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 24, 2022
Certain outfits and Event Collaboration characters are limited to a specific event(s) that either do not return or return extremely infrequently.
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Punishing: Gray Raven is a fast-paced ultra-stylish Action-RPG.Mankind is almost extinct. Earth has been conquered by a robotic army—the Corrupted—twisted and warped by a biomechanical virus known as The Punishing. The last survivors have fled into orbit, aboard the space station Babylonia. After years of preparation, the Gray Raven special forces unit leads the mission to reclaim their lost homeworld. You are their leader.
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A POST-APOCALYPTIC SCI-FI EPIC
Dive deep into a ruined world, and uncover the truths behind this dark cyberpunk setting. Featuring dozens of chapters of visual novel-style storytelling, this is a bleakly beautiful world with many wonders to behold. The daring might even unlock hidden chapters, letting you experience the story from a much darker perspective.
EXPLORE A RUINED WORLD
Explore through a wide range of stunning environments, from abandoned city streets to desert warzones, towering megastructures, and abstract virtual realms. Take the battle against the Corrupted to harsh polar battlefields and even beyond Earth’s gravity in a continually expanding cinematic story.
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Mere flesh and blood aren’t enough to battle the Punishing, so the soldiers have become something more. Known as Constructs, they are human minds encased in powerful mechanical bodies. Recruit dozens of these living weapons to battle against hundreds of enemy types, all richly detailed and animated in full 3D.
AN AUDITORY ASSAULT
Dance across the battlefield in a symphony of destruction, accompanied by the pulsing beats of the stunning soundtrack. From ambient, atmospheric tracks to pounding drum & bass, Punishing: Gray Raven is as much a treat for the ears as the eyes.
BUILD A HOME BEYOND THE BATTLEFIELD
Relieving from cruelness, let the super cute characters and warm dorms seamlessly ease your pressure. Decorate each dorm from a diverse style of themes. Immerse yourself in the peace you're fighting for.
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