Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 9 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 12 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 19 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 14 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
3 / 0 votes
3 votes
3 votes
3 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
2 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 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.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 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.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
3 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 / 3 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 7 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 14 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
3 / 0 votes
1 votes
2 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.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 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 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
3 votes
3 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 3 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 9 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 12 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 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.
3 / 0 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 1 votes
2 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
2 / 1 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
1 / 2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 2 votes
3 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.
0 / 3 votes
3 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 3 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 263,843 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.75) with 1,806,533 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Premium Currency reported on May 24, 2022
They have multiple choices for purchasing their premium currency “Super Bucks”
Social Pyramid Scheme reported on May 24, 2022
This is the only social aspect of the game, if you invite someone and they join, you receive a bonus amount of premium currency, and a slight boost on your mines.
Invested / Endowed Value reported on May 24, 2022
You invest time building up various mines and beating event mines and such, which makes it feel more valuable to you than someone else’s copy of the game.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 24, 2022
The game will let you know that a bundle of “Boosts” and “Super Cash” and the like is on sale, and have a little timer telling you how soon the offer will be gone. Another offer always takes its place soon enough though.
Pay to Skip reported on May 24, 2022
Premium Currency can be used to skip Barriers in mines, which otherwise require waiting down a timer, although this currency is also readily available and easy to obtain through normal gameplay.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 24, 2022
A common recurring event is the “Lucky Wheel”, a wheel you can spin which has rewards on it. Two free spins a day each for watching an ad, then you have to pay premium currency to spin it. Every spin does receive a reward though.
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