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Price: Free
Ads: Unknown
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark Patterns

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

-1.43

2 votes

Daily Rewards -

2 / 0 votes

Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

2 votes

Wait To Play -

2 / 0 votes

In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes

Playing by Appointment -

1 / 1 votes

Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes

Grinding -

1 / 1 votes

Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes

Infinite Treadmill -

1 / 1 votes

Impossible to win or complete the game.

2 votes

Advertisements -

0 / 2 votes

Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

2 votes

Can't Pause or Save -

0 / 2 votes

The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark Patterns

This game has 16 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.05

2 votes

Premium Currency -

2 / 0 votes

Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

2 votes

Pay to Win -

2 / 0 votes

A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

2 votes

Pay to Skip -

2 / 0 votes

Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes

Gambling / Loot Boxes -

2 / 0 votes

Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

2 votes

Waste Aversion -

2 / 0 votes

Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

2 votes

Anchoring Tricks -

2 / 0 votes

Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes

Artificial Scarcity -

1 / 1 votes

Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes

Recurring Fee -

1 / 1 votes

Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes

Power Creep -

1 / 1 votes

A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes

Pay Wall -

1 / 1 votes

The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

2 votes

Accidental Purchases -

0 / 2 votes

Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

Social Dark Patterns

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

-1.43

2 votes

Social Obligation / Guilds -

2 / 0 votes

To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

2 votes

Fear of Missing Out -

2 / 0 votes

If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

2 votes

Competition -

2 / 0 votes

The game makes you compete against other players.

1 votes

Social Pyramid Scheme -

1 / 1 votes

You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

2 votes

Friend Spam / Impersonation -

0 / 2 votes

The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

2 votes

Reciprocity -

0 / 2 votes

Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

2 votes

Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -

0 / 2 votes

The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark Patterns

This game has 10 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.96

2 votes

Invested / Endowed Value -

2 / 0 votes

Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

2 votes

Badges / Endowed Progress -

2 / 0 votes

Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

2 votes

Complete the Collection -

2 / 0 votes

The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

2 votes

Variable Rewards -

2 / 0 votes

Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

2 votes

Aesthetic Manipulations -

2 / 0 votes

Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

2 votes

Illusion of Control -

0 / 2 votes

The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

2 votes

Optimism and Frequency Biases -

0 / 2 votes

Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

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Urban fantasy collective RPG CounterSide
The game for anime fans!

While the Administration Failure led to Corrupted Objects threatening the very existence of humanity, A chosen few, known as the Counters, fight against these Corrupted Objects to drive them back to the void.
Now, the ceased clock ticks once more.

■ Legendary Animated Illustration Quality
Save the world by commanding attractive characters with mind-blowing animated illustrations.

■ Thrilling Line Battle System
From gorgeous girls to astonishing mechanical units to select!
Strategize with realistic characters in the real-time PVP arena for victory!

■ Countless rich scenarios on a whole new level (500,000+ words)
Enjoy the vast emotional stories encompassing SF, Noir, and Post-Apocalypse genres.
Feel the animation-like stories characters are going through in a world that repeats destruction.

■ Refined BGM and Charming Voice
Savor the world of CounterSide through high-quality BGM and immersive voices.

■ Vast Content and Convenient Play
Experience various contents conveniently with skip and auto play functions in Story, Arena, Raid, Dive, and more!

□ Available text language
- English, Germany, French

□ Compatibility
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later

□ Permission Information
- Camera: To take photos with in-game AR feature

□ Official Community
- Official site: https://www.global.counterside.com/
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CounterSideGlobal/
- Discord: https://discord.gg/6GJGbyMcS8
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/CounterSideGBL
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTRWICcttt_mMqCvY7_NZPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CounterSideGlobal/