Shop Titans: Design & Trade

-1.81
Slightly Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Unknown
In App Purchases: Unknown

iOS App Store
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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 8 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.67

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

2 votes
Grinding -
2 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

2 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
2 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

2 votes
Wait To Play -
2 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
1 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

2 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 2 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

2 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 2 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 14 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.03

2 votes
Premium Currency -
2 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

2 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
2 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

2 votes
Pay to Skip -
2 / 0 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
1 / 0 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

2 votes
Recurring Fee -
2 / 0 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

2 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
2 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
1 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 1 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 1 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
1 votes
Power Creep -
1 / 1 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

2 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 2 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 1 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 7 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.98

2 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
2 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

2 votes
Reciprocity -
2 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

2 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
2 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
1 votes
Competition -
1 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

2 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 2 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

2 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 2 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

2 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 2 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 7 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.19

2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
2 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

2 votes
Complete the Collection -
2 / 0 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
1 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

2 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 2 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 2 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.50) with 5,575 votes.
Google Play:  (4.30) with 30,764 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Invested / Endowed Value reported on Dec 12, 2023
Not only does the blueprint progression itself constitute investment, individual accounts can earn access to blueprints through events that cannot be transferred or accessed at will from any account.
Playing by Appointment reported on Oct 22, 2022
Weekly events that rotate by month; 2x having to log on regularly to initialise combat and accept combat rewards, one of which is on a very close timer, 1x where you have to craft as much as possible (which means logging on and crafting, obviously), 1x where you have to log in within a specific 12 hour period of each 24.
Grinding reported on Oct 22, 2022
The entire game is crafting items and sending heroes on quests over and over...
Premium Currency reported on Oct 22, 2022
Gems.
Pay to Win reported on Oct 22, 2022
Their sub offers benefits that incrase growth rate significantly, and their regular "content packs" include item recipes that usually have a bonus over normal items, meaning they are more useful for heroes and sell better on the market.
Wait To Play reported on Oct 22, 2022
item crafting timers, quest timers, quest recovery timers. (some quests take 8 hours to send out and can take a day to recover from without using items), upgrading your resource holders and sales racks takes time (which can be skipped with gems, ofc)
Pay to Skip reported on Oct 22, 2022
You can spend money on items or gems (the premium currency) to speed up literally anything with a timer
Recurring Fee reported on Oct 22, 2022
You become a "royal merchant" for benefits.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Oct 22, 2022
They have treasure chests which can be opened by keys, or gems. Opening with gems gives an extra reward.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Oct 22, 2022
Yes, because you WILL miss out.


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot YOU are the new craftsman in town. Help the heroes in epic battles against fearsome monsters that lurk in the dungeons. Personalize and design your store, build epic armor, swords and gear for the heroes to defend your village. Team up with blacksmiths, tailors, priestesses, carpenters and herbalists to make your business prosper. Trade, sell or auction your products to the highest bidders from other shops. Sell your goods to warriors and even add a surcharge!

Show off your medieval style by customizing your avatar. Choose from different types of clothing, hairstyles, eye color and more to make your avatar unique. Once you’re ready, the adventure begins! Follow the Elder, Owen, in the tutorial of this RPG simulation game, and learn how to build and manage your store to become the kingdom’s greatest tycoon!

Now it’s time to build up your very own store.

First, you’ll dust off the accounting table. How are you going to become a successful business mogul if you can’t keep your accounts? This is the most important part of every store. You must be ready to take orders from the champions and heroes!
Next, you’ll learn how to craft epic gear to outfit the heroes and champions to get them ready for battle. You’ll design the layout of your store for optimal shopping, customizing it to attract as many customers as possible. Ensure that you manage your store well to become the top shopkeeper in this fantasy kingdom and build your fortune! Make offers, discount, and trade for new gear to equip heroes for battle. Become a medieval kingdom Tycoon and embark on adventure to hidden lands!

In this fantasy adventure you can:
• BECOME a master shopkeeper!
• CREATE and CUSTOMIZE your own fantasy shop ... in 3D!
• TEAM UP with your friends and build a prosperous town!
• RECRUIT and customize your own heroes, each with their own skills and equipment!
• TRADE with players from all over the world!
• BATTLE bosses and CONQUER mysterious dungeons to acquire rare loot!

Shop Titans is a simulation RPG game that consists of building your own shop within a fantasy kingdom. In it, you can craft and sell armor, swords, potions and all kinds of gear and equipment to heroes to help them in their adventures. With the money from the sales you can expand and customize your shop to become a business mogul in the village. Heroes of all kinds can enter your store: warriors, wizards, dwarves... even ninjas! Help your heroes and champions in legendary battles against the most powerful bosses!
The quest mode of Shop Titans is similar to other famous RPG and simulation style games. You will recruit a team of heroes who will battle against ogres, orcs and other creatures in epic combat. Use sword or magic to defeat them and receive gold coins to spend in your store. In addition, these quest rewards will give you materials to help create new weapons and gear, enabling you to access increasingly difficult duels.

Build up your store as fast as possible to support the heroes who will protect and defend your village. Get rich by selling items you craft in your store, building a crafting empire! For each epic war a hero fights successfully, you will receive rewards for equipping them with weapons and armor. Open a chest to discover what new items you have available to build new swords, shields, armor and more!

Install Shop Titans for free NOW to design, craft, build and quest your way to the top as an epic mogul in this fantasy simulation RPG game!

Note: Shop Titans is a free game which allows purchases with real money within the app.