Neutral
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 377 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 244 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
81 votes
88 votes
118 votes
90 votes
75 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 75 votes
98 votes
71 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 196 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 894 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
78 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
78 / 0 votes
118 votes
101 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 / 101 votes
117 votes
114 votes
105 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 / 105 votes
84 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 84 votes
118 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 118 votes
112 votes
82 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 / 82 votes
61 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 61 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 586 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
97 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 / 97 votes
86 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 / 86 votes
69 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 69 votes
63 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 63 votes
109 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 109 votes
100 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 / 100 votes
62 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 307 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 246 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
71 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.
71 / 0 votes
115 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
115 / 0 votes
61 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
61 / 0 votes
60 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
60 / 0 votes
112 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 112 votes
73 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 / 73 votes
61 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 61 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 10,436 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.60) with 6,598 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Advertisements reported on Aug 23, 2019
Has unskippable ads between levels.
Wait To Play reported on Aug 23, 2019
You have to wait for an ad to finish to play the next level.
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Chop like a real master. It's so satisfying!- Easy control
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