Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 56 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 31 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
12 votes
1 votes
12 votes
1 votes
11 votes
2 votes
10 votes
2 votes
6 votes
7 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
6 / 7 votes
3 votes
8 votes
2 votes
10 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 70 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 59 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
12 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
12 / 1 votes
12 votes
1 votes
12 votes
1 votes
10 votes
2 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.
10 / 2 votes
9 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
9 / 2 votes
7 votes
5 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.
7 / 5 votes
4 votes
7 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.
4 / 7 votes
2 votes
9 votes
2 votes
8 votes
12 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 12 votes
11 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 81 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
11 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 / 11 votes
1 votes
11 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 / 11 votes
12 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 12 votes
12 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 12 votes
12 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 12 votes
12 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 / 12 votes
11 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 36 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 37 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
9 votes
2 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.
9 / 2 votes
8 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
8 / 3 votes
8 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
8 / 3 votes
5 votes
5 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
5 / 5 votes
4 votes
8 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
4 / 8 votes
1 votes
7 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.
1 / 7 votes
1 votes
9 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 9 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (3.23) with 26 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.42) with 1,892 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Jan 21, 2024
It will take years to make up the progress you have.
Waste Aversion reported on Jan 21, 2024
You need coins to upgrade your inventory, which can be obtained in-game, but it gets harder and harder to get enough coins.
Variable Rewards reported on Jan 21, 2024
You get XP and occasionally other rewards for completing tasks.
Badges / Endowed Progress reported on Jan 21, 2024
Every time you max out a merge chain you get an achievement.
Pay to Skip reported on Jan 21, 2024
You can spend money on energy and on gems, which you can use to skip timers.
Wait To Play reported on Jan 21, 2024
There is an energy system, which recharges every 2 minutes and maxes out at 100 (unless you stack energy), and generators that you can tap on to get the items you need to complete tasks, which can take from an hour to 8 hours to refresh.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jan 21, 2024
There are many seasonal events that you have to play constantly to finish.
Pay to Win reported on Jan 21, 2024
You can buy energy and gems to progress further in events. You also have to spend money to get access to certain seasonal stories.
Premium Currency reported on Jan 21, 2024
You can buy gold and gems for real money.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Jan 21, 2024
It takes a long time to complete areas, and more areas are added regularly. The max level of generators also keeps on going up, making it hard to max them out.
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