Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 65 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 35 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
13 votes
2 votes
14 votes
1 votes
14 votes
1 votes
11 votes
2 votes
6 votes
9 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
6 / 9 votes
4 votes
9 votes
3 votes
11 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 87 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 64 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
14 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
14 / 1 votes
14 votes
1 votes
14 votes
1 votes
12 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.
12 / 2 votes
11 votes
2 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
11 / 2 votes
9 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.
9 / 5 votes
5 votes
8 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.
5 / 8 votes
4 votes
9 votes
3 votes
9 votes
1 votes
13 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 13 votes
13 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 4 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 86 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
12 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 / 12 votes
1 votes
12 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 / 12 votes
1 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.
1 / 12 votes
1 votes
11 votes
13 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 13 votes
13 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 13 votes
13 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 13 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 47 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 40 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
11 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.
11 / 2 votes
10 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
10 / 3 votes
10 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
10 / 3 votes
6 votes
6 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
6 / 6 votes
6 votes
8 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
6 / 8 votes
2 votes
8 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.
2 / 8 votes
2 votes
10 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
2 / 10 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (3.23) with 26 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.42) with 1,892 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Wait To Play reported on Apr 30, 2024
You can only collect a certain amount of items before having to wait a timer
Power Creep reported on Apr 30, 2024
Since you merge stuff. (A+A=B, B+B=C etc.) The progress takes exponentially longer for each tier of item.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Apr 30, 2024
You can sometimes purchase "Chests" which have a random change to give parts for "producers" which consume "Energy" and create parts to progress with. Producer parts create higher level Producers which give higher level parts and hold more parts at a time.
Daily Rewards reported on Apr 30, 2024
Daily Shop items. Claim a "Piggy Bank" 8 times to get the maximum amount of premium currency "Gems".
Infinite Treadmill reported on Apr 30, 2024
Though you can in theory catch up to the game, the developers try to halt your progress by constantly having events that don't progress your main board, but instead give small boosts. These are optional, but they are constantly running and clearly the developers try to make it slower to progress.
Recurring Fee reported on Apr 30, 2024
A Battle Pass type monthly pass
Fear of Missing Out reported on Apr 30, 2024
Constant time-limited events are running in-game.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Jan 21, 2024
There are many seasonal events that you have to play constantly to finish.
Grinding reported on Jan 21, 2024
Yes, you have to tap on generators and merge items to get them to a certain level and complete a task.
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.
Report a Dark Pattern
Love, heritage, and betrayal put together in one mysterious puzzle. Maddie’s grandmother has something to tell. This mansion is full of stories unheard of! Help Maddie discover what her grandma has to reveal about the family's adventurous past.
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Features:
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