Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence 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 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence 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
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.
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.
0 / 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
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence 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 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence 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
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 0 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
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
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 16,855 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Jun 6, 2022
Daily bonus of various boosters, energy (3 energy required to start game from base pool of 15).
Premium Currency reported on Jun 6, 2022
You buy gold coins with real currency, and then use the game gold to refill energy (lives) or buy boosters. Price examples are from 0.99 for 10 gold, $5.99 for 55, etc. Unfortunately the lowest amount of 10 gold does not refill your lives, which requires 12.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jun 6, 2022
You progress through increasing difficulties & progress is saved.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jun 6, 2022
Usually special limited packages of game gold + various boosters. Those limited purches typically cost $20-45.
Wait To Play reported on Jun 6, 2022
You have a base pool of 15 "energy," & 3 energy are required to start each level. If you lose, you lose the 3 energy invested. If you win, the 3 energy are added back to the pool. It is replenished over time.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Jun 6, 2022
You get one free daily reward spin to receive boosters, energy, & rarely 3 gold (which is not enough for ANY purchase). After the free spin, you may pay $0.99 to spin again. Not sure if it offers additional spins at same or higher price or if the premium reqards are better/bigger than the free spin prizes.
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