Neutral
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 10 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 11 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
1 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 10 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 23 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
3 votes
1 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 3 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 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 / 3 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 3 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 19 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 2 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
0 / 3 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 3 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 3 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 3,419 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.43) with 24,909 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Jun 10, 2023
collect "random" rewards that include puzzle pieces, which when complete give you in-game currency
Advertisements reported on Jun 10, 2023
ads before every episode, unless you recently made an in-app purchase, and a small reward for sitting through it in the form of a tiny amount of in-game currency
Infinite Treadmill reported on Jun 10, 2023
daily updates, regularly adding new characters and stories
Premium Currency reported on Jun 10, 2023
hearts could be purchased, which allow access to bonus/premium content
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jun 10, 2023
limited time offers for discounted in-game currency or bimonthly image bundles (exclusive image + a moderate amount of in-game currency)
Wait To Play reported on Jun 10, 2023
tickets regenerated every 2.5 hours, which you must use to read an episode
Pay to Skip reported on Jun 10, 2023
tickets can be bought to read more episodes
Accidental Purchases reported on Jun 10, 2023
it was easy to accidentally tap a choice that wastes your in-game currency, without chance for refund
Daily Rewards reported on Oct 30, 2020
Collect "puzzle pieces" on a schedule
Advertisements reported on Oct 30, 2020
Upcoming stories page embeds external ads
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