Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 44 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
10 votes
9 votes
10 votes
8 votes
1 votes
4 votes
5 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
4 / 5 votes
2 votes
7 votes
1 votes
8 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 75 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 29 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
10 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
10 / 0 votes
10 votes
10 votes
10 votes
9 votes
1 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.
9 / 1 votes
8 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
8 / 1 votes
7 votes
2 votes
7 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.
7 / 2 votes
2 votes
7 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
2 / 7 votes
1 votes
8 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 / 8 votes
1 votes
8 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 24 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 39 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
9 votes
9 votes
1 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.
9 / 1 votes
2 votes
6 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
2 / 6 votes
3 votes
6 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.
3 / 6 votes
1 votes
8 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
1 / 8 votes
9 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 9 votes
9 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 48 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 17 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
9 votes
1 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.
9 / 1 votes
9 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
9 / 1 votes
8 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
8 / 1 votes
7 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
7 / 3 votes
6 votes
3 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
6 / 3 votes
5 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
5 / 3 votes
4 votes
5 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.
4 / 5 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 6,056 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Power Creep reported on Jun 14, 2023
Newer cards tend to have more powerful skills.
Optimism and Frequency Biases reported on Jun 14, 2023
There is a friend activity log that shows new UR (ultra rare) cards your friends got, and full combos achieved on songs. There's also a friend leaderboard for events.
Competition reported on Jun 14, 2023
There is a type of event that puts you against 3 other people in a scoring competition. Score is entirely P2W because it depends mostly on the cards you have, with minimal skill component.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Jun 14, 2023
Maybe. The character you have on your home screen will comment on using premium currency to refill LP, participating in events, scouting (getting cards for the premium currency), current time (how late it is) etc.
Anchoring Tricks reported on Jun 14, 2023
Premium currency is obscenely expensive, given how little you get out of it, but there are occasional packs with discounts and extra items only purchasable a limited amount of times.
Waste Aversion reported on Jun 14, 2023
You can only have a set amount of space for your cards. Irrelevant if you just play songs, but a pain for collectors. It technically takes premium currency, so it's a YES, but it's so little you don't actually have to pay.
Illusion of Control reported on Jun 14, 2023
There is a particular kind of card that eases the timing window for the notes.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Jun 14, 2023
Achievements for number of members (cards collected), songs played, etc.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Jun 14, 2023
It's a gacha game, so it's all about that.
Pay to Skip reported on Jun 14, 2023
You can play songs for LP (live points). They recover slowly over time, and you can spend items or premium currency to refill.
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More than 45 million players worldwide enjoy this Japanese anime music rhythm game!Featuring over 100 playable songs, the difficulty can be adjusted to suit you.
Play through Live Shows, read stories about the many interesting and unique characters, join in the events, and create and strengthen your own team of school idols!
Super cute original costumes for the school idols in μ's, Aqours, and more are added regularly.
---- Original Rhythm Action ----
Live shows are performed by tapping the screen to the rhythm.
Many of the songs from the "Love Live!" and "Love Live! Sunshine!!" series are featured in-game!
---- Follow the Story ----
This game has more than music to offer; read the stories to get to know the school idols even better!
Each and every member has their own story to tell, with fully-voiced chapters included. Deepen your bond with them and share a special moment together!
---- In-Game Events ----
There's always something exciting happening in School Idol Festival. Multiple event types let you enjoy this music game in many different ways.
Work together with other players, unlock new original stories, or even test your skills in a group of 100 players!
Companion Match
Work together with your friends to complete the missions!
Adventure Stroll
Follow the exclusive story and play across a mini-map with the main members!
Score Match
Aim for the highest score on your favorite songs. Matches can be held with up to 100 players!
---- Create Your Own Team ----
You can pick and create your own teams from μ's, Aqours, and many more original members.
Create teams best suited to your favorite songs or events, or just with your favorite members. It's all up to you!
---- Improve Your Members ----
Practice with your team members to help them improve. The better they get, the greater their performance scores will be!
Enjoy the variety of original songs and characters in this Japanese anime rhythm game!