Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 32 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
5 votes
5 votes
5 votes
4 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
4 / 1 votes
4 votes
1 votes
4 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 36 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 16 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
5 / 0 votes
5 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.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
5 votes
4 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
4 / 0 votes
4 votes
1 votes
3 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.
3 / 1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
1 votes
4 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 4 votes
1 votes
4 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 / 4 votes
5 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 18 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 17 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
5 / 0 votes
5 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.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
1 votes
4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
1 / 4 votes
1 votes
4 votes
1 votes
4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
1 / 4 votes
5 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.
0 / 5 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 20 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
4 / 0 votes
5 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
5 / 0 votes
4 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.
4 / 1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 2 votes
2 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 2 votes
1 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
1 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 3 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 25,358 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.58) with 281,055 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Dec 24, 2022
At least 3 times per day at 8 hour intervals for Gold chests
Grinding reported on Dec 24, 2022
Racing repeated times for missions
Pay to Win reported on Dec 24, 2022
Materials for leveling up characters.
Recurring Fee reported on Dec 24, 2022
Tails Vault
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Dec 24, 2022
Can spend money and premium currency in chests
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