Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 145 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 71 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
31 votes
1 votes
30 votes
1 votes
29 votes
3 votes
29 votes
2 votes
12 votes
16 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
12 / 16 votes
8 votes
22 votes
6 votes
26 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 248 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 81 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
31 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
31 / 0 votes
30 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.
30 / 0 votes
31 votes
29 votes
1 votes
28 votes
2 votes
23 votes
4 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
23 / 4 votes
22 votes
7 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
22 / 7 votes
26 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.
26 / 5 votes
22 votes
8 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
22 / 8 votes
3 votes
25 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.
3 / 25 votes
3 votes
29 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 121 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 84 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
29 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.
29 / 1 votes
30 votes
27 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.
27 / 3 votes
21 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.
21 / 7 votes
11 votes
18 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
11 / 18 votes
3 votes
26 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
3 / 26 votes
29 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 29 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 138 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 62 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
28 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.
28 / 4 votes
28 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
28 / 2 votes
24 votes
5 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
24 / 5 votes
22 votes
7 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
22 / 7 votes
15 votes
14 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
15 / 14 votes
10 votes
16 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 / 16 votes
11 votes
14 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
11 / 14 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (0.00) with 0 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.80) with 37,573 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Pay to Skip reported on May 1, 2024
This is complicated because you can use gems or timeskip items to speed up construction/etc but you get so many gems just by playing that I’ve never had to spent real money them.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 1, 2024
Standard gacha but the most generous gacha I’ve encountered. Compared to things like Genshin Impact, CRK is downright generous
Premium Currency reported on May 1, 2024
You can buy gems but you earn a ton in game as time goes on
Pay to Win reported on May 1, 2024
Primarily through gacha
Artificial Scarcity reported on Apr 27, 2024
Limited time cookies such as Sonic and Tails, BTS and Disney.
Grinding reported on Apr 27, 2024
Grinding for things such as EXP Candy and Rewards from quests.
Competition reported on Apr 27, 2024
Arena.
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.
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.
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