June's Journey: Hidden Objects

-2.31
Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 16 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-3.57

3 votes
Playing by Appointment -
3 / 0 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

3 votes
Daily Rewards -
3 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

2 votes
Grinding -
2 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

3 votes
Advertisements -
3 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

2 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
2 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

3 votes
Wait To Play -
3 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

3 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 3 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 13 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 18 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-0.76

3 votes
Premium Currency -
3 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

3 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
3 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

3 votes
Pay to Skip -
3 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

2 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
2 / 1 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
2 votes
Accidental Purchases -
1 / 2 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
2 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 2 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

2 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 2 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

3 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 3 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

2 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 2 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

3 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 3 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

3 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 3 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 14 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-2.62

3 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
3 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

3 votes
Reciprocity -
3 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

3 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
3 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

3 votes
Competition -
3 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

2 votes
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
2 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 3 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 3 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 11 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 8 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.

-1.79

3 votes
Variable Rewards -
3 / 0 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

2 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
2 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
2 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

2 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection -
2 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

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

1 votes
2 votes
Illusion of Control -
1 / 2 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

2 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 2 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.50) with 95,675 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Playing by Appointment reported on Oct 5, 2022
Joining a “detective club” is particularly bad about this as you are expected to play at the same time as other players, daily.
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Oct 5, 2022
Early in the game you will be asked to join a detective club. It is optional, but the game constantly reminds you that it’s an option and tries to make it appealing. Clubs also have pressure to regularly play and provide gifts to others.
Wait To Play reported on Oct 5, 2022
Uses an “energy bar” that you must wait to fill in order to play.
Playing by Appointment reported on Jun 8, 2022
There are a lot of events that are only open for a few hours/days (team events, rewards for completing a certain number of levels, etc). As well as events that are open for a fee weeks/months but you need to play a lot to finish the events/get the best rewards for those longer events. There are always multiple events happening simultaneously so you feel like you are always missing out on something.
Wait To Play reported on Jun 8, 2022
I feel like it's not THAT bad in this game because while there is an energy bar, it never ran out for me since there are so many ways to refill it (monetary and non-monetary based refills).
Advertisements reported on May 26, 2022
EXTREMELY. The daily tasks require you to watch at least one ad per day, and it is very tedious to do tasks without the bonus given by watching extra ads, which are usually 30seconds long and eat a lot of data, and can be for everything from other mobile games to cars to apps to brands and movies


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Screenshot Solve mind teasing mysteries in the glamorous 1920s!

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