Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 371 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 293 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
113 votes
4 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
113 / 4 votes
113 votes
5 votes
72 votes
3 votes
66 votes
8 votes
4 votes
71 votes
3 votes
90 votes
112 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 112 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 647 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 494 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
108 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
108 / 0 votes
111 votes
2 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.
111 / 2 votes
107 votes
122 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
122 / 3 votes
121 votes
7 votes
72 votes
4 votes
5 votes
74 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.
5 / 74 votes
1 votes
111 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 111 votes
78 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 78 votes
125 votes
90 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.
0 / 90 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 132 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 608 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
124 votes
2 votes
4 votes
90 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
4 / 90 votes
4 votes
114 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.
4 / 114 votes
112 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 / 112 votes
105 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 105 votes
102 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 102 votes
83 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 83 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 433 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 228 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
100 votes
6 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.
100 / 6 votes
80 votes
5 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
80 / 5 votes
82 votes
5 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
82 / 5 votes
66 votes
5 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
66 / 5 votes
96 votes
6 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
96 / 6 votes
4 votes
84 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 / 84 votes
5 votes
117 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
5 / 117 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 889,095 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.50) with 30,564,850 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Illusion of Control reported on Feb 20, 2024
Multipliers to increase your score when running making you think you are better than you are.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Dec 22, 2022
this is the worst dark pattern in this game.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Dec 2, 2022
You have boxes that give you a chance to get an item that will help you get a new runner.
Complete the Collection reported on Dec 2, 2022
You can collect a bunch of runners and boards,, with the game advertising new ones every season.
Pay to Win reported on Dec 2, 2022
You can pay to buy keys, which let you keep running after you've been caught.
Illusion of Control reported on Dec 2, 2022
The game constantly has a counter in the corner that shows how far you've run compared to someone else, and every time you beat one person another pops up. It can make you feel forced to continue if you're only a few hundred meters off from beating someone.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Dec 2, 2022
The game moves cities every few weeks, showing off "exclusive" runners for that area, that can only be won (or bought) within a short period of time.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Sep 9, 2022
the game is running as long as you can.
Wait To Play reported on Sep 9, 2022
There are certain in game events that have timers, where you can run as a certain character and win specific prizes. But you can play the "normal" game without waiting.
Pay to Win reported on Sep 9, 2022
You can buy an upgrade that makes it to where you don't have to watch adds to get your total run coins doubled. Getting double coins on every run allows other power ups to be bought quicker.
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