Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 15 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absense 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
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 27 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absense 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
3 votes
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
3 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
2 votes
1 votes
1 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.
1 / 2 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 2 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 8 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
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
2 votes
1 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.
1 / 1 votes
1 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.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
1 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 2 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 17 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absense 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
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 0 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.
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
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
2 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 463,181 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Apr 24, 2021
The game threatens to take away your streak unless you pay 20 gems to maintain it should you miss a day
Illusion of Control reported on Apr 24, 2021
Enjoy being overwhelmed with zombie spam at the beginning of the level.
Pay Wall reported on Apr 24, 2021
Certain plants require real-world money to unlock. One plant, the electric peashooter, costs $7.99.
Pay to Skip reported on Apr 24, 2021
You can pay coins to retry a failed event.
Premium Currency reported on Apr 24, 2021
Gems
Advertisements reported on Apr 24, 2021
Full screen ads bombard you anytime you exit a level.
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