Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 136 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 66 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
29 votes
1 votes
28 votes
1 votes
28 votes
1 votes
27 votes
3 votes
11 votes
15 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
11 / 15 votes
7 votes
21 votes
6 votes
24 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 232 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 75 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
29 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
29 / 0 votes
28 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.
28 / 0 votes
27 votes
1 votes
29 votes
27 votes
1 votes
22 votes
3 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
22 / 3 votes
21 votes
7 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
21 / 7 votes
21 votes
6 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
21 / 6 votes
24 votes
5 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.
24 / 5 votes
2 votes
24 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.
2 / 24 votes
2 votes
28 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 117 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 81 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
28 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.
28 / 1 votes
29 votes
26 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.
26 / 3 votes
20 votes
7 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
20 / 7 votes
11 votes
17 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
11 / 17 votes
3 votes
25 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
3 / 25 votes
28 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 28 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 130 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 56 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
26 votes
4 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.
26 / 4 votes
26 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
26 / 2 votes
23 votes
4 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
23 / 4 votes
21 votes
6 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
21 / 6 votes
14 votes
13 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
14 / 13 votes
10 votes
14 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.
10 / 14 votes
10 votes
13 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
10 / 13 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (0.00) with 0 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.80) with 37,573 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Competition reported on Apr 27, 2024
Arena.
Wait To Play reported on Apr 27, 2024
Some things such as the Hot Air Balloon or Trains have 12-24 hour timers before you can access them.
Grinding reported on Apr 27, 2024
Grinding for things such as EXP Candy and Rewards from quests.
Fear of Missing Out reported on Apr 27, 2024
Limited-Time events, Daily Rewards, Arena Seasons, Banners, etc.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Apr 27, 2024
There is a gacha mechanic in order to get new cookies.
Artificial Scarcity reported on Apr 27, 2024
Limited time cookies such as Sonic and Tails, BTS and Disney.
Pay to Win reported on Apr 27, 2024
You can spend money to level up your cookies faster than everyone else, giving you an advantage in the arena.
Pay to Skip reported on Mar 1, 2024
at a point in the game you literally have to wait actual MONTHS for your kingdom to finish upgrading. and last time ive checked that was like a year ago, so with the new extended level caps surely the wait times have extended to about a year now unless you want to use up all your crystals on ludicrous amounts of time skips. not really sure why they do it though, because i doubt even whales would want to spend hundreds just to level up their kingdom once.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Sep 10, 2023
CRK is a gacha game. You spend gems or cookie cutters (both can be earned through normal play or bought with real money) and then get like. soulstones or a cookie or smth.
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Sep 10, 2023
absolutely. i cried once lmao
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Build your dream Cookie Kingdom and reclaim against the evil that lingers in the shadows. Fresh out of the oven and from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak creators comes Cookie Run: Kingdom! Build a delectable Kingdom while battling against evil dessert monsters! Team up with GingerBrave and Cookie friends, some new and some familiar. Together, in this sweet fantasy adventure RPG, uncover the story of the Kingdom’s past and defeat the darkness that stands between you and your Kingdom.
Rebuild overgrown ruins and customize your Kingdom with unique decorations and exciting buildings. Team up with your Cookie friends to collect resources for your Kingdom and craft special tools and delicious treats!
Fight in epic RPG-style battles. Unlock new battle levels and discover secrets of the Cookie universe. Take on the Cake Monsters or battle against other Cookies in PVP mode. Tap into each Cookie’s unique skills and unleash the perfect balance of power!
■ BUILD & DESIGN THE ULTIMATE COOKIE KINGDOM!
- Customize your Kingdom with unique decorations, parks, wood shops, jelly factories, and more!
- Build a magic laboratory for Wizard Cookie or construct a classy juice bar for Sparkling Cookie!
- Gather resources from buildings to expand your Kingdom, fix destroyed buildings, and level up
■ BATTLE YOUR WAY TO VICTORY
- Assemble the best Cookie team that is just too sweet to beat!
- Strategically choose Cookies based on their special skills to defeat Cake Monsters
- Command your squad and unleash their skills with just a few taps
- Battle against rival Cookie teams in PVP mode!
- Lead your warriors through fast-paced, RPG-style battles with epic combat animations!
■ COLLECT COOKIE FRIENDS & TREASURES
- Team up with familiar Cookies to explore build the ultimate Kingdom
- Unlock brand new Cookie characters through gacha Cookie Cutters
- Complete daily quests to earn power boosts for your Cookies
- Collect rare Treasures to enhance your Cookie’s special powers!
■ UNLOCK SECRETS OF THE COOKIE RUN UNIVERSE
- Uncover the untold story of the Kingdom’s and fallen heroes’ past
- Adventure through more than 200 story levels!
- Restore glory back to the Kingdom