Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 29 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 111 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
9 votes
10 votes
5 votes
15 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
5 / 15 votes
6 votes
12 votes
4 votes
17 votes
1 votes
19 votes
3 votes
18 votes
1 votes
20 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 21 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 166 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
15 votes
3 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
15 / 3 votes
4 votes
12 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
4 / 12 votes
1 votes
14 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 / 14 votes
1 votes
16 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 / 16 votes
18 votes
15 votes
17 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 17 votes
17 votes
18 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 18 votes
18 votes
18 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 / 18 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 147 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
21 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 / 21 votes
21 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 / 21 votes
21 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 21 votes
21 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 21 votes
21 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 21 votes
21 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 / 21 votes
21 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 41 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 96 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
16 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
16 / 3 votes
10 votes
8 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.
10 / 8 votes
7 votes
12 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
7 / 12 votes
4 votes
16 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
4 / 16 votes
4 votes
16 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
4 / 16 votes
21 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 / 21 votes
20 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 20 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 40,037 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Variable Rewards reported on Jan 25, 2023
The fish given to you is random and cats leaving "momentos" seems to also be random.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jan 25, 2023
Collecting cats, buying toys, upgrades, pictures you have taken of cats.
Premium Currency reported on Jan 25, 2023
Gold fish. You can also earn them from cats.
Wait To Play reported on Jan 25, 2023
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".
Complete the Collection reported on Jan 25, 2023
It's in the name. Kitty Collector.
Daily Rewards reported on Jan 25, 2023
You have to check in to get the gifts from cats and put out new food.
Variable Rewards reported on Dec 5, 2022
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.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Dec 5, 2022
Purchasing and placing in-game objects (with in-game currency) unlocks “special” cats. It’s considered desirable to get these cats.
Complete the Collection reported on Dec 5, 2022
The ultimate goal of the game is to collect visits from all of the game’s cats.
Complete the Collection reported on Sep 6, 2022
Players are encouraged to collect mementos from each cat
Report a Dark Pattern
"Playing Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector is as easy as one, two...and that's it!Step 1: Place playthings and snacks in your yard.
Step 2: Wait for cats to visit!
Attract cats with food and then watch them romp with your toys! More than 40 varieties of cats—white and black, tabby and calico—might stop by. Rare cats are rumored to roam the neighborhood too, but you'll need particular items to entice those elusive felines. Each visitor is logged in your Catbook. Become a master kitty collector and fill it up!
You can even make albums of your cat photos, or save them to your device and use them as wallpaper!"
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