Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 22 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
3 votes
4 votes
4 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
3 / 1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 26 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 12 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
4 / 0 votes
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
4 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
1 votes
3 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.
3 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
2 / 1 votes
2 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.
2 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 10 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 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
3 votes
2 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.
2 / 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
3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 3 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 12 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
3 / 0 votes
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
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 0 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 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
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: | (4.50) with 226,852 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.46) with 4,680,160 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Advertisements reported on Feb 23, 2023
Few many times to count.
Waste Aversion reported on Feb 23, 2023
When you run out warehouse storage, you need to upgrade.
Pay to Skip reported on Feb 23, 2023
When you want to finish completing some in-game items for houses upgrade, you can spend simcash.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Feb 23, 2023
Limited offers are often displayed on the side of the game.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Feb 23, 2023
I have a city with almost 100,000 people. Deleting world is irrevocable, so glad I’m done with this game.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Feb 23, 2023
You can invite friends via Facebook.
Premium Currency reported on Feb 23, 2023
For simcash only
Daily Rewards reported on Feb 23, 2023
Every day, you can collect simoleons by either going to the daily rewards on the “purchase” tab or collect simoleons on the city hall.
Pay to Win reported on Sep 24, 2022
Wars and premium event passes that give higher rewards
Recurring Fee reported on Sep 24, 2022
Premium event passes
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