Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 16 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
1 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 22 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 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
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
3 votes
2 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.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
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
1 votes
1 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.
1 / 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
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 14 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
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
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 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.
0 / 1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 16 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 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
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
3 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 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
| Google Play: | (4.42) with 756,574 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Grinding reported on May 5, 2023
Have to schedule your buildings over and over again
Power Creep reported on May 5, 2023
premium building in the first age will be worse than later non premium buildings
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 5, 2023
some reward chests. lots of random stuff in events
Recurring Fee reported on May 5, 2023
ad free subscription
Accidental Purchases reported on May 5, 2023
possibility to save payment data, offering premium purchases with popups
Wait To Play reported on May 5, 2023
its the core mechanic basically
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 5, 2023
very regular events
Pay to Win reported on May 5, 2023
premium buildings that are better than the normal onces
Playing by Appointment reported on May 5, 2023
Notifications when something is finished - events with timers
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Dec 17, 2022
Design of the city
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Forge of Empires - Build a city!Develop your own city through the ages into a glorious empire. Guide it through the ages, research new technologies, expand your empire and live through an epic story. Battle other players and prove your skills as king and warlord.
FEATURES
- Build your city and evolve from the Stone Age to modern times (and beyond).
- Develop new technologies and discover new buildings and goods
- Produce supplies to manufacture goods
- Exchange your goods and trade with your neighbors
- Discover new territories and seize control of the provinces and their rewards
- Use your negotiation or battle skills to take over sector by sector
Forge of Empires is based on our successful browser strategy game which was published by InnoGames, developers of fantasy strategy game Elvenar, in the summer of 2012. Finally, the online strategy game is available for Android as well, providing cross-platform access.
Forge of Empires is free to download and install. However, some game features can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable inapp purchases in your device's settings. A network connection is also required.
General Terms and Conditions: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/en/agb
Imprint: https://legal.innogames.com/portal/us/imprint
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