Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 75 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 552 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
75 votes
93 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 93 votes
113 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
0 / 113 votes
108 votes
84 votes
83 votes
71 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 82 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 931 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
82 votes
64 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
0 / 64 votes
93 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 / 93 votes
111 votes
93 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 / 93 votes
78 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 78 votes
80 votes
116 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 116 votes
83 votes
96 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 / 96 votes
117 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 117 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 567 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
78 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 / 78 votes
99 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 / 99 votes
70 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 70 votes
62 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 62 votes
88 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 88 votes
83 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 / 83 votes
87 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 65 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 527 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
65 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
65 / 0 votes
77 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 / 77 votes
77 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 77 votes
60 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 60 votes
100 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 / 100 votes
96 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 96 votes
117 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 117 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 1,811 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Advertisements reported on Aug 23, 2019
Unskippable ads between levels
Pay to Skip reported on Aug 23, 2019
Pay to skip the ads.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Aug 23, 2019
As you play, the game pops up words like "Amazing!" when you are just playing normally, to make you feel like you are doing better than you actually are.
Report a Dark Pattern
Clear the level by rolling over everything!Simple controls but hard to master. Avoid the bad stuff and collect all the cubes!
Play like a wrecking ball but if that wrecking ball were also a magnet.