Dragon City Mobile

-3.32
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 47 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.75

8 votes
Playing by Appointment -
8 / 0 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

8 votes
Daily Rewards -
8 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

7 votes
Grinding -
7 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

8 votes
Advertisements -
8 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

8 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
8 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

8 votes
Wait To Play -
8 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

7 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 7 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 63 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 25 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.8

9 votes
Premium Currency -
9 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

8 votes
Pay to Win -
8 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

9 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
9 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

8 votes
Pay to Skip -
8 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

9 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
9 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

8 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
8 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

3 votes
3 votes
Accidental Purchases -
3 / 3 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

4 votes
4 votes
Power Creep -
4 / 4 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

3 votes
5 votes
Waste Aversion -
3 / 5 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

2 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee -
2 / 4 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

9 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 9 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 41 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 17 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.74

7 votes
Reciprocity -
7 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

9 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
9 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

9 votes
Competition -
9 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

7 votes
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
7 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

8 votes
1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
8 / 1 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
7 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
1 / 7 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

8 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 8 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 47 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 13 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-3.36

8 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
8 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

8 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
8 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

8 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection -
8 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

8 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards -
8 / 1 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

6 votes
3 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
6 / 3 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

5 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
5 / 3 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

4 votes
4 votes
Illusion of Control -
4 / 4 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.50) with 578,061 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Aug 31, 2023
Game rewards anything for hatching dragons with certain type combinations to rewards for defeating a certain ammount of dragons with a dragon of a certain rarity.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Aug 31, 2023
Alliances in the game are extremely competitive, despite the rewards for active participation being lackluster and the activities needed for alliance rewards oftentimes clashing with the activities required for events. Players will either be stuck in inactive alliances or immediately kicked out of active ones if they're unable to play and contribute for even just a day.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Aug 31, 2023
More effort and more money spent typically equals better dragons, better chance at clearing events and better ranking in PVP.
Wait To Play reported on Aug 31, 2023
YES. If it exists in the game, there's a timer for it. Growing food, generating gold, playing events, leveling dragons, empowering dragons, fighting in either PVE or PVP modes, breeding dragons, hatching eggs, etc. There's even timers for watching advertisements.
Pay to Skip reported on Aug 31, 2023
Players can purchase gems that can be used to skip the myriad of timers in the game.
Accidental Purchases reported on Aug 31, 2023
When you open the game, several pop-ups with offers will appear in succession. Some of these are offers that accept gems as currency, making it possible for players to accidentally purchase something with the scarce premium currency.
Recurring Fee reported on Aug 31, 2023
Its version of the season pass has a regular and an "elite" version which is extremely expensive.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Aug 31, 2023
There is a shop where players can spend gems and real currency on chests with various different rewards. These chests have very low pull rates for useful resources and rare dragons.
Reciprocity reported on Aug 31, 2023
The most effective way of getting dragons a player desires is by the trading of orbs with other players.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Aug 31, 2023
YES. Constant extremely short-lived events, most releasing powerful dragons with good abilities and stats, as well as several extra rewards that make progression easier, as well as items that allow players to empower pre-existing and new dragons. Being away from the game for a long period of time means months-worth of progress lost and inability to keep up with the PVP metagame.


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Screenshot Ready to take on the hottest battle game and to train fire-breathing dragons to your will? Are you the one to claim the title of top Dragon Master in the world? Build your city, and prove your might!

Build a Dragon City on floating islands and fill it with farms, habitats, buildings… and dragons! Collect and train your cute babies and evolve them into impressive battle beasts that will defend you in the PvP Arenas!

Join forces with other Dragon Masters in Alliances, interact in the chat, participate in Alliance events, and unlock exclusive rewards.

Combine dragons of Fire, Nature, War, Legend, and lots of other elements to hatch rare hybrids and expand your collection. You can also obtain dragons from exclusive events!

FEATURES

- Complete the Dragon Book! There are over 500 dragons to breed and collect to make your city grow!
- New dragons join the game every week through breeding events and special islands.
- Enjoy the adventure at the Dragon Quests and play against other Masters in the PvP Arenas to collect exclusive dragons, claim Warrior’s Chests, and climb up the leaderboards!
- Summon dragons from a magical world at the Tree Of Life and try their skills.
- Collect Orbs and empower your dragons: You'll see how their strength in battle grows!
- Unlock advanced features like the Ancient World and the Guardian Dragons.
- Be social: Join Alliances to play and battle with other masters, chat with them, collaborate in Alliance Races, and open Alliance Chests.
- Log in with Facebook to save your game and play on all your devices - That way you can take your baby dragons everywhere.

There are over 80 million Dragon Masters. What are you waiting for? Join the battle: Build your city today!

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