Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
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
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 5 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 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
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
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
1 / 0 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
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
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 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
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
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
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
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 0 votes
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.
0 / 1 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
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.00) with 123,126 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Grinding reported on Mar 28, 2023
Level grinding which is done via winning coins.
Advertisements reported on Mar 28, 2023
Intrusive Pop-up ads.
Premium Currency reported on Mar 28, 2023
Dozer Dollars, which are used for power ups.
Pay to Win reported on Mar 28, 2023
You use Dozer dollars to buy power ups
Wait To Play reported on Mar 28, 2023
You are forced to wait for coins to regenerate, which takes about 30 seconds.
Pay to Skip reported on Mar 28, 2023
You can spend money to replenish your supply of coins.
Complete the Collection reported on Mar 28, 2023
Prizes, which offer various perks.
Illusion of Control reported on Mar 28, 2023
Rare items such as prizes and powerups often spawn right next a pit, and makes you think you can push to the center where they can be collected.
Optimism and Frequency Biases reported on Mar 28, 2023
An "aw" sound plays if a prize goes off the side of the board.
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