Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 1 votes
1 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.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 1,571 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Sep 24, 2022
Offers “diamond” rewards for each day played
Premium Currency reported on Sep 24, 2022
Within chapters, players can spend “diamonds” to read extra scenes or gain extra outfits/customisation options for their characters. Game offers unlimited purchases of diamonds from their store.
Pay to Win reported on Sep 24, 2022
Very often the extra scenes offered for purchase with diamonds are not extra content but rather provide useful information or objects which benefit characters later in the story - stories read/played with no diamond choices selected often end with all the characters dying.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Sep 24, 2022
Because of how much money gets spent in order to play, as well as the story format causing a player to become emotionally invested, it makes the game difficult to quit.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Sep 24, 2022
Game does offer days where players have unlimited diamonds or teacups for a set number of hours. These days encourage players to spend most of their day on the app to reap the benefits of the event.
Wait To Play reported on Sep 24, 2022
Can only be played with enough “teacups” and takes several hours to replenish teacups.
Pay to Skip reported on Sep 24, 2022
Chapters require “teacups” to read, automatically replenishes up to three teacups after a number of hours. To read more than three chapters in a row, game offers unlimited purchases of teacups so you don’t have to wait for teacups to replenish.
Power Creep reported on Sep 24, 2022
Somewhat - newer stories being released require higher costs for their diamond choices than older stories.
Complete the Collection reported on Sep 24, 2022
Due to the story format, the game offers rewards for completed chapters and stories, and has a page of in-progress stories that have not been completed.
Variable Rewards reported on Sep 24, 2022
Not random rewards, but the game does offer a small diamond reward for completing a chapter and then a story. These rewards are often too small to use on a single diamond choice and require saving up to be worth anything.
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Welcome to Romance Club, a collection of romantic story games, where you make choices as you play. Ever dreamed of being a character in your favorite story? In this game you can...
- Customize your avatar and design your outfit
- Fall in love, romance and date cute guys and girls
- Develop relationships with your favorite characters - will they be friends or enemies?
- Make choices that can change your fate
- Immerse yourself in different worlds from love and drama to fantasy and adventure
What story will you choose first?
* Moonborn - Can you save thousands of people from certain death and find the balance between light and darkness as you unravel the mystery of the prophecy of the "Moonborn"? This mystery vampire story will appeal to lovers of sexy urban fantasy.
* Sails in the Fog - Helped by a group of rogue pirates, you must restore the honor of the family, take revenge on your enemies, and find a way to stop a mysterious Aztec curse. Love, pirates, and adventure meet together in this sweeping romantic tale.
* My Hollywood Story - You're an aspiring actress pursuing dreams in a city known for destroying hopes and breaking hearts. Can you make the right choices on your path to the stardom? This romantic comedy story will appeal to any age.
* Queen in 30 Days - A young student comes to a faraway kingdom to have a grand time, find love and become a part of the upper crust.
* Shadows of Saintfour - Ten years after graduation, a company of former best friends reunite to remember the strange things haunting their small town during high school years.
...PLUS more new stories and episode coming soon!
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