Slightly Good
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 162 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 573 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
78 votes
16 votes
84 votes
15 votes
108 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 108 votes
127 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
0 / 127 votes
89 votes
108 votes
110 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 197 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 1059 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
78 votes
10 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
78 / 10 votes
100 votes
20 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
100 / 20 votes
7 votes
98 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.
7 / 98 votes
1 votes
102 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 / 102 votes
4 votes
89 votes
5 votes
133 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
5 / 133 votes
1 votes
110 votes
1 votes
141 votes
124 votes
136 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 136 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
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 44 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 690 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
16 votes
91 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
16 / 91 votes
18 votes
129 votes
1 votes
111 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
1 / 111 votes
3 votes
89 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.
3 / 89 votes
3 votes
93 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
3 / 93 votes
3 votes
88 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.
3 / 88 votes
89 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 89 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 204 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 628 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
104 votes
14 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.
104 / 14 votes
93 votes
6 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
93 / 6 votes
3 votes
87 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 87 votes
2 votes
114 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 114 votes
2 votes
118 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 118 votes
142 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 / 142 votes
147 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 147 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 704,073 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.50) with 2,766,526 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Grinding reported on May 21, 2024
Mining for resources.
Competition reported on May 21, 2024
PvP mode.
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on May 21, 2024
"Griefing" (intentonally destroying other players' constructions) is very common in multiplayer, as well as unfair PvP (well-equipped griefer killing other players interested in building).
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 19, 2024
Promoted multiplayer servers have "loot boxes".
Pay Wall reported on May 19, 2024
Promoted multiplayer servers have paywalls.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 19, 2024
Promoted multiplayer servers have limited time offers. In-game store has limited items.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on May 19, 2024
Promoted multiplayer servers have invite rewards.
Pay to Win reported on May 19, 2024
Promoted multiplayer servers have pay 2 win items.
Reciprocity reported on May 3, 2024
In multiplayer worlds and servers you can give items to other players.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 3, 2024
It's a sandbox game so it's technically never-ending.
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