Mini Mini Farm

2.98
Good
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

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Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 11 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 17 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.67

4 votes
Grinding -
4 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

3 votes
1 votes
Advertisements -
3 / 1 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

3 votes
1 votes
Wait To Play -
3 / 1 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
3 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
1 / 3 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

4 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 4 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

4 votes
Daily Rewards -
0 / 4 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

4 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
0 / 4 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 44 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

4 votes
Premium Currency -
0 / 4 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

4 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 4 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

4 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 4 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

4 votes
Pay to Skip -
0 / 4 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

4 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 4 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

4 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 4 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

4 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
0 / 4 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

4 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 4 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

4 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 4 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

4 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 4 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

4 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
0 / 4 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

4 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 4 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

4 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 4 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 4 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

4 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 4 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 4 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

4 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 4 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

4 votes
Competition -
0 / 4 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 26 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

3.81

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

4 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 4 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

4 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
0 / 4 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

4 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 4 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

4 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 4 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

4 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 4 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

4 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 4 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

Google Play:  (4.47) with 10,670 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Advertisements reported on Jan 21, 2023
distracting banner through out the game, ads when using the warp system or skipping waits on fishing. two small purchases get rid of all ads, though
Can't Pause or Save reported on Jan 21, 2023
the order board refreshes every two minutes, so if you’re working on an urgent order you might not want to stop until it’s cleared
Wait To Play reported on Jan 21, 2023
fishing has a two minute timer that can be skipped with an ad
Grinding reported on Sep 23, 2022
It takes a long time to collect enough resources to progress.
Wait To Play reported on Sep 23, 2022
It takes time for resources to replenish.
Grinding reported on Jun 25, 2022
This whole game is about grinding and collecting resources.
Advertisements reported on Jun 25, 2022
If you want to quick travel it will show an ad. If you find a treasure chest you get the option to open it by watching an ad. If you want to speed up the fishing timer you have to watch an ad. If you want to enter a specific area you have to watch an ad. Bottom of the screen has an ad banner. Besides the quick travel and banner the game gives you the option to watch ads for a small reward.
Wait To Play reported on Jun 25, 2022
Once you mined/chopped a resource down you will have to wait a minute to a couple for it to replenish itself. There is no visible timer for when something is available again so you chop down other resources on other parts of the map while you wait. It uses ads to skip the fishing timer, that is the only skippable thing.
Complete the Collection reported on Jun 25, 2022
The 100% completion reward for each map is finding a special crate that is up to random chance. Once you got the crate you can either spend in game money that is easy to collect and some resources to play a mini game, alternatively you can watch an ad to skip all that. It rewards you with a collection item that once you completed the collection for that map rewards you with faster tools to break stuff faster. It is 100% optional, but without it the game will start to feel slow in later areas.


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Screenshot An adorable farming game full of charming pixel art!
Easy to pick up and play with just one hand!
Perfect for small moments of free time throughout your day!

Mini Mini Farm is a farming game where you build up your own island farm little by little every day at your own pace.

Take on requests from villagers, earn money, and explore the island as you uncover its secrets and develop the land for its future inhabitants!


Story
Long ago, when the land that people lived on was few and far between, you were sent to work on a remote, untamed island far away from your loved ones.

Now it's your job to earn money handling people's requests as you gather resources and build houses in this foreign land, all in the name of developing it into a place where people can reside.

All the while, you dream of reuniting with your family one day and living happily together with them once more...


What Makes Mini Mini Farm Special?
No pressure, no high stakes. Relax as you enjoy farming life on the island.
Pick-up-and-play gameplay allowing you to play and progress in short bursts while killing time.
Offline play. Playable at your own preferred pace.
Simple, yet hard to put down. Once they start, many players don't get tired of it!
Charming, popular, and free to play!


How to Play
In Mini Mini Farm, all it takes to get most things done is some simple swipes across the screen and the occasional taps, no more and no less!

Moving around: Swipe across the screen
Cutting trees: Move next to a tree
Breaking rocks: Move next to a rock
Plowing fields: Stand next to a crop field

When you want to interact with just about anything in this game, all you have to do is move your character next to it and he'll automatically get to work. Mini Mini Farm is fully designed to be played with one hand, making it the perfect game to play while on the way to school or work!


Gathering Resources
As you explore the island, you'll come across things that will grant you a variety of resources you can put towards other things, as listed below.

Trees: Trees grow in at least three stages and provide wood or fruit. Fruit trees specifically have a fourth stage that let you pick fruits from them.

Rocks: Rocks are plentiful on the island and, unsurprisingly, provide stones for you to use. Rock piles always regenerate, so don't be shy about breaking them up and taking as many as you need!

Plant fields: Plant fields dole crops, with different types of land allowing you to harvest different types of crops. In particular, you can expect to come across daikon raddishes, tomatoes, carrots, and blueberries, among others. Moving onto a plant field space will make your character automatically plow it. Tapping on that same space once more will make him plant seeds. From there, you'll need to water your plants. Luckily, the soil on the island is rich, meaning no fertilizer is necessary, letting you run a completely organic operation from start to finish!

Sheep: Sheep provide wool. Like any other object in the game, all you have to do is make your character bump into one roaming your ranch in order to get to shearing. Be sure to show these critters affection so they know you're grateful!

Cows: Cows on your ranch let you milk, well, milk from them, turning your regular old island farm into a proper dairy farm!

Ore: Ores you stumble across can yield copper, silver, and more when mined. With some luck, you might even strike gold on the island!

Shrubs: Shrubs are plentiful, growing throughout the desert island and hide coins within their branches. It's a good idea to get in the habit of cutting them to help prepare the ground for harvesting.

Upon collecting them, all of these resources quickly regenerate over time so you don't have to wait long to stock up on more. Make sure to patrol your island early and often to make the most of everything you have available to you!


Development Team
Programmer: @CafeBreakin
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