Neutral
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 45 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 53 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
12 votes
3 votes
12 votes
3 votes
8 votes
6 votes
9 votes
5 votes
2 votes
12 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
2 / 12 votes
1 votes
12 votes
1 votes
12 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 40 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 108 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
7 votes
7 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.
7 / 7 votes
6 votes
9 votes
4 votes
11 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
4 / 11 votes
5 votes
10 votes
5 votes
10 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.
5 / 10 votes
3 votes
9 votes
4 votes
8 votes
3 votes
10 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
3 / 10 votes
2 votes
10 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 10 votes
1 votes
11 votes
13 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.
0 / 13 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 3 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 94 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
1 votes
13 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
1 / 13 votes
1 votes
13 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
1 / 13 votes
1 votes
13 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.
1 / 13 votes
14 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.
0 / 14 votes
14 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 14 votes
13 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 13 votes
14 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 35 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 57 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
13 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
13 / 2 votes
7 votes
7 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
7 / 7 votes
5 votes
8 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
5 / 8 votes
5 votes
8 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
5 / 8 votes
4 votes
9 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.
4 / 9 votes
1 votes
11 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.
1 / 11 votes
12 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 12 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (5.00) with 574,437 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.55) with 203,887 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Complete the Collection reported on May 5, 2024
heirlooms, challenges, accessories, artifacts, careers, achievements, treasures, designer clothes, ribbons, scavenger hunts
Pay Wall reported on May 5, 2024
pop-ups encouraging you to purchase in-game DLCs
Invested / Endowed Value reported on May 5, 2024
weekly challenges, archives of these challenges can only be accessed if you buy a specific DLC pack
Pay to Win reported on May 5, 2024
god mode - allows you to create a character and assign special talents and high attributes
Daily Rewards reported on May 5, 2024
heirlooms daily
Pay to Skip reported on Feb 20, 2024
pay to get rid of ads
Advertisements reported on Aug 17, 2023
Even offline, the game still has in-game advertisements.
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on Aug 17, 2023
If you want to post on social media, share this app to someone!
Pay Wall reported on Dec 5, 2022
Can't continue generations without paying
Daily Rewards reported on Dec 5, 2022
Daily reward of "heirlooms," which can be very rare and can be passed down through generations. Usually, though, they are not very valuable.
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