Space Arena: Build & Fight MMO

-2.32
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.62

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Advertisements -
1 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 1 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.4

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
1 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
1 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Power Creep -
1 / 0 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
1 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 1 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 1 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.92

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
1 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
1 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Competition -
1 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.92

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
1 / 0 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.50) with 6,775 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Daily Rewards reported on May 3, 2024
login bonuses, daily quests
Advertisements reported on May 3, 2024
forced ads unless you pay, ads for rewards
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 3, 2024
new ships constantly released
Premium Currency reported on May 3, 2024
currency called "celestium"
Pay to Win reported on May 3, 2024
early unlockable ships, modules, upgrades
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on May 3, 2024
clan system, clan wars
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 3, 2024
shop offers (with multipliers like x2 for 1st purchase), anomaly events/other special gamemodes
Wait To Play reported on May 3, 2024
repair cool down from destroyed ships
Pay to Skip reported on May 3, 2024
pay to skip "repair" cool down when you lose a ranked game with your ship design, can also do this with celestium which can be obtained for free but not in large quantities
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 3, 2024
"galaxy coordinates" usually obtained for free but also available in the shop giving upgrade materials and ship blueprints


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Screenshot It's the year 4000-something. You are a rookie spaceship designer wanting to prove yourself to the world. Enter Space Arena, an entertainment arena of the future, where only the best of the best rule!

Competitive Multiplayer Game featuring layers of deep strategy and endlessly evolving game content!

FEATURES:
- Unique, never before seen gameplay
- Dozens of exciting spaceship blueprints to unlock and build
- Masses of different modules to build with
- Beautiful space battles to validate your designs
- Beat ships designed by other players to progress in ranks and leagues

Take your place as the Top #1 ship designer of Space Arena!
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The game supports the following languages:
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian.
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