Fantasy Life Online

-1.74
Slightly Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Unknown
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.94

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 1 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 1 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.4

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
1 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Power Creep -
1 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
1 / 0 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
1 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
0 / 1 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 1 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 1 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

0.24

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
1 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
1 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 1 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Competition -
0 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.92

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (0.00) with 0 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Daily Rewards reported on May 24, 2022
Dailies are majorly annoying, especially since some of them you have to do in multiplayer with others to complete meaning waiting for other players to join.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 24, 2022
IMPORTANT!!! This game is a gacha-fied version of a cute old 3DS game called fantasy life. You can still explore the main world and play the story campaign, although this is not fully implemented as of yet and it's clear this is not the main function of the game. The japanese version of the game recently had an end of service event, and the english version started up recently. Afaik, there are no plans to extend the game beyond what was reached in the japanese end of service. Don't get invested.
Wait To Play reported on May 24, 2022
Building/upgrading buildings is the main culprit of this.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 24, 2022
The main function of the game seems to be the loot boxes/rolls on characters and objects, which come in for a limited amount of time during events and then leave. Your chances of getting these characters are very low, and basically impossible unless youve been saving a lot of ingame currency, which is harder than it should be to get without buying.


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Screenshot Live a whole new life here!

Fantasy Life Online is the sequel to Fantasy Life, the popular Japanese console game by LEVEL-5. As a life adventure RPG game, players can create their own characters in the game and engage in various Lives to experience all kinds of fun.

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Long ago, "Reveria" was a place of beauty and abundance. However, the beauty of "Reveria" could only be appreciated by those who didn't dwell here. Because those who inhabited Reveria had little to no chance to earn a living. One day, a mysterious ark appeared among the rolling clouds. The Goddess descended from the sky to "Reveria". People were in awe of her radiance. They also quickly learned her purpose: to guide those without direction, to teach them about the 12 Lives.
As God's Envoy, your job is to prevent the Abnormities happening all around the world. You are destined to save the world from the dark power and restore the fantasy life of people.

– Game Features –
※ Switch freely to shape 12 kind of lives!
There are 12 different Lives in the game, which can be divided into three categories: Fighter, Gatherer, and Manufacturer.
Different Lives are tightly connected. It's not enough to only stick to one Life in order to cope with different quests.
You can switch to different Lives during the game under different situations at any time.

※ Trial of Stars: Upgrade your skills and become a Master.
Each Life can be upgraded through Trial of Stars, which will also be rewarded with Appearance Suits.
After a character has been upgraded, new skills will be learned, such as Unique Skills and Combo. Different Lives come with different skills. Learned skills won't be lost when switching among Lives.

※ Live your life as you wish
There are three gameplays in the game: Adventure, Field Search and Village.
You can taste life with your own attitude and enjoy the game here. You can be a hero who saves the world, an explorer with professional skills, or a village owner who feels at peace with the world.

※ Play Solo or with friends online
The upper limit of Co-op Mode is 4.
You can choose to go on adventures with friends or by yourself. Different modes come with various fun and rewards. Team up and enjoy life!

※Build your village and have fun
You can design your own village and have friends over to visit.
Materials gathered during Adventures can be used to build the village.
After the construction, you can gather material, cook, and forge weapons here to upgrade your character.
You can also invite friends over to live with you.

※ Thrilling combat & epic adventure
RPG Style: Main Story updated to Chapter 4.
By completing Story Quests, You can challenge advanced Bosses in maps and make corresponding Suits.
Maps are intertwined together and ready to be explored. Players can also gather materials and fight here.
Open Maps: East Grassy Plains, West Grassy Plains, Waterfall Cave, Haniwa Cave, Elderwood, and Mt Snowpeak.

※ Newbie Gift: Adventure Carnival
Log in and complete quests to gain event-exclusive Points, Dosh, Diamonds, Gear, and Summon Coins.