Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
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
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 11 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absense 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
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
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
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 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 14 votes indicating the absense 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.
0 / 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
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.
0 / 2 votes
2 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 9 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
2 / 0 votes
1 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.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 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.
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
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: | (4.73) with 92 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Oct 21, 2022
There are 8 daily tasks to perform for in game currency and as the exclusive way to advance one of the rides.
Complete the Collection reported on Oct 21, 2022
This is how you acquire both the attractions and attendants, it's the only way to level up.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Oct 21, 2022
Attraction and attendants are acquired through random loot boxes.
Wait To Play reported on Oct 21, 2022
Building and upgrading attractions requires eventually long wait times. These can be partially skipped by watching ads.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Oct 21, 2022
There are limited time events that give unique attractions and attendants and are the only way to get 'Candy' without paying for it.
Pay to Win reported on Oct 21, 2022
There are several premium attractions that can only be purchased for real money, these attractions produce revenue much faster than the free ones.
Premium Currency reported on Oct 21, 2022
Crystals and Candy, the latter of which can only be gotten by paying for it or playing limited time events. Crystals can themselves be exchanged for coins or to skip wait periods or purchase loot boxes.
Advertisements reported on Oct 21, 2022
One of the common daily tasks is watching a certain number of advertisements. Many other progression tasks require watching ads.
Grinding reported on Oct 21, 2022
Coin accumulation goes about 20 times faster if you have the app open (even if you're not actively performing tasks). The coins of special events do not accrue at all unless the app is open and on the event.
Playing by Appointment reported on Oct 21, 2022
Coins only accumulate for a limited time while out of app, and this time frame must be purchased with in game currency.
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