Purrfect Tale

-1.33
Slightly Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store
Google Play App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 5 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 2 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-2.96

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

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Advertisements -
1 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 1 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 6 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.75

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
1 / 0 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
1 / 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.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 1 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 1 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 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.

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
0 / 1 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 1 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

2.62

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
1 / 0 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 1 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 1 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 1 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
Competition -
0 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

0.24

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
1 / 0 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
0 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

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

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (3.54) with 114 votes.
Google Play:  (4.62) with 16,585 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Friend Spam / Impersonation reported on Mar 3, 2024
You're offered often to post about the game in Facebook for a little bit of the currency- whether it be the main currency or a sperate event currency - which is a whole other red flag
Invested / Endowed Value reported on Mar 3, 2024
Yeah- you can buy furniture and outfits and you can get special furniture from events and you can also expand your house- it makes it very obvious when you visit other people houses how long they've spent on the game based on how much stuff they have, how many events stuff they have, and how many cats they have
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Mar 3, 2024
There's lots of cute art and cat imagery- which I love cats but I do not like this game and I only downloaded it and play it because of the cats and the storyline
Daily Rewards reported on Mar 3, 2024
Yeah, it does give you the opportunity to make up for missed ones, but you she to watch an ad and can only do that two times a day
Grinding reported on Mar 3, 2024
Yeah, doing small mini games to get hearts and fish (the currencies) so you can buy stuff and unlock chapters of the storyline- they also have you play the same minigame over and over for monthly events to get a currency specific to that event to unlock special furniture and outfits but it takes so long and you need to play the minigame a ridiculous amount of times to the point you don't enjoy it
Advertisements reported on Mar 3, 2024
Yeah there's options to watch ads, but then it'll also just randomly play them
Infinite Treadmill reported on Mar 3, 2024
There are tons of chapters in the storyline that you get invested in but it drags the storyline out with so much fluff it's crazy and infuriating
Premium Currency reported on Mar 3, 2024
Yes
Pay to Win reported on Mar 3, 2024
Yeah- you can buy the main currency and the other harder to get currency (
Artificial Scarcity reported on Mar 3, 2024
They often have events that have their own currency and half of the items you get (unlocked via getting a certain amount of the limited time currency that if rewarded by doing everyday tasks) you only ACTUALLY get when you get enough of a different not event linked currency


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Screenshot When you awake, you find yourself transported back to the time when you were a student. You find it hard to breathe under the massive study load and oppressive environment, until you meet a stray cat that manages to wriggle its way into your world by chance...

What? That gentle and kind cat was actually a shy boy?! What kind of life will you choose this time?
Create a cozy home with your cat-eared youth: You can cook, decorate, and raise little animals together. You can eat chilled watermelon with a spoon together in summer, and snuggle on the couch watching old movies together in winter. The life that you have always wished for can become reality here...

Begin a New Story
This story is told through interactive comics. You'll need to consider and make your choices to progress. What will you do when the cat you take in turns into a human? What kind of outfit will you wear for your spring outing...?
Each interaction will give you a chance to better understand your cat-eared youth. Each time you try your best, you'll have a chance to get one step closer to your dream. Each action you take will impact the continuation of the story. So, what kind of choices will you make?

A House of Your Own
You can have a house of your own to decorate as you like! It has a big floor-length window. You can fill the house up with your favorite furniture and items for your pets. It also has a little yard where you can grow all sorts of plants!
Every time the warm sunlight spills into the house, you can curl up in your rocking chair and watch the cats and dogs happily playing in the yard...

The Joys of Raising Virtual Cats
Are some special reasons keeping you from raising the pets you like? Now you have a little house of your own, so you don't need to worry about mom not letting you raise cats! Between bathing them, drying their fur, and playing with them, raising cats is no easy task. Please lend a hand!

Exquisite Outfits
A universal trouble on many girls' minds is, "What on Earth was I wearing last year?" There's no need to worry here, though! More than a hundred outfits are waiting for you to try on! Bravely try out styles that are different from what you usually wear—different outfits can trigger different stories! Eh? I wonder what kind of story will unfold if a boy is put in a dress?

Explore the Cats' Social Circles
If your cat could talk to you, what would they say? WeCat is a mysterious place where you can learn more about your cats' secrets and funny stories from their daily lives... Will you choose to be a quiet observer, or join in the fun with your feline friends?

The Catcha Machine
Didn't expect to catch cats in a claw machine, did you? Catch them and they're yours! Huh? Do these cats have their own personalities and jobs? There are also tons of decorations, souvenirs, and snacks, such as strawberry pudding, macarons, boba milk tea... There are so many yummy snacks! I wonder what it'll be like when the house is filled with them?