Neutral
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
1 / 0 votes
1 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 / 0 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
0 / 1 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 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 / 0 votes
1 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.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 1 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
1 / 0 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
0 / 1 votes
1 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 / 1 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 168,711 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.44) with 2,032,185 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Daily Rewards reported on Mar 28, 2024
Eevnts force you to play regularly during every day to have enough time to complete the event.
Grinding reported on Mar 28, 2024
example - Farmers bay. To open up sections of the map needed to access new building types and resources youu need to complete LOTS of deals in one of two buildings. To complete deals you need to obtain certain items from the Market by using resources abtained from other areas. Types of items dropped by the market are random! The number of items needed for the sections number in the 1000s but only 10's are available with each deal..
Premium Currency reported on Mar 28, 2024
In game Premium currency is Gems. They can also be earned without real monaey payment in various ways. Spending real money increases your VIP status which grants extar resouces every day if you collect them.
Pay to Win reported on Mar 28, 2024
examples include. Volcano of Fate, These premium building automatically create certain resources on a regular basis, but still need to be collected !, and only last for a short time before disapearing.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Mar 28, 2024
Some challenges require you to have friends. Having a few friends is useful as you can earn rare resources by "helping" them They are also useful in completing Dino competitions (Snowman, Fire Mountain etc).
Social Obligation / Guilds reported on Mar 28, 2024
*IF* you join a Tribe, there is pressure from other players to complete the challenges, spending your resources. Winning challnges does grant big rewards. Some Tribe leaders will kick you from the Tribe for not taking part!
Artificial Scarcity reported on Mar 28, 2024
examples include. Volcano of Fate, These premium building are supposedly offered for a few days, but the offers regularly reappear (sometimes with a different name)
Wait To Play reported on Mar 28, 2024
Example - Submarine. You have a limited ammouunt of time to complete 10 immersion, but after each immersion you have to wait 1 hour.
Pay to Skip reported on Mar 28, 2024
Example - Submarine. You have a limited ammouunt of time to complete 10 immersion, but after each immersion you have to wait 1 hour. You can spend gems to skip the wait or to purchase resources neede to complete each immersion.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Mar 28, 2024
Only in game.
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Tribez is not just a game! Tribez is an adventure, where you travel to a distant past full of secrets, mysteries and many hours of addictive discovery of an unknown, but beautiful world! You are invited to visit a primitive world inhabited by a peace-loving people, who have been hidden behind a miles-deep portal from time immemorial. Build your own stone-age village, explore territories hidden by mountains and seas, and lead your tribe, who considers you sent by the gods, to prosperity.
Tribez is a world in which you feel alive!
KEY FEATURES:
• FREE TO PLAY!
• This game works when you’re offline too – play it on a plane, in the subway or in the car. Enjoy!
• Simple, intuitive controls.
• Cute and adorable characters you’ll love!
• Beautiful vibrant world you'll get immersed into instantly.
• Lively animations make the prehistoric world come to life.
• Tons of objects, characters, buildings and decorations.
• Truly inexhaustible possibilities to develop your own stone-age empire.
• Hundreds of captivating quests: search for treasure and artifacts, discover distant islands, explore mysterious caves and much, much more!
REVIEWS:
‘The Tribez’ is the insanely popular empire-building game that’s revolutionizing the idea of social gaming.’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘The design is so beautiful and there is so much detail that it's a real pleasure to navigate through the scenes and help the villagers.’ (appszoom.com)
‘There is tons of content, quests, and things to accomplish in the game.’ (pocketfullofapps.com)
‘What makes The Tribez genuinely pleasant to play is the attention paid to the graphics.’ (http://www.gamezebo.com)
WHAT OTHER PLAYERS THINK:
• “I have been playing about 9 months and am totally addicted I think the thing that keeps me going in the goals. There is always something to work towards”.
• “I like that after all this time, there is always a major goal to work towards and something new to discover. I look forward to playing every day (er...playing any time I'm awake and my ipad is accessible), and since health limitations have recently robbed me of many activities, this has given me something else I can enjoy”.
The game contains in app purchases. In-app purchases required to speed up gameplay.
Official Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTribezCommunity
Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wogFrbM-aQ