This game has 29 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 83 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
This game has 20 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 137 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 119 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
This game has 34 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 77 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
iOS: | (4.50) with 40,037 votes. |
The fish given to you is random and cats leaving "momentos" seems to also be random.
Collecting cats, buying toys, upgrades, pictures you have taken of cats.
Gold fish. You can also earn them from cats.
There isn't much gameplay, to be fair. You just have to wait for cats to show up. It's less of a dark pattern here and more of a "this is an idle game".
It's in the name. Kitty Collector.
You have to check in to get the gifts from cats and put out new food.
Occasionally when you open the app, a cat will walk onto the screen and give you a “memento.” It’s unclear how these are earned or why.
Purchasing and placing in-game objects (with in-game currency) unlocks “special” cats. It’s considered desirable to get these cats.
The ultimate goal of the game is to collect visits from all of the game’s cats.
Players are encouraged to collect mementos from each cat