Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 57 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 35 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
17 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
17 / 0 votes
14 votes
12 votes
11 votes
1 votes
10 votes
1 votes
15 votes
1 votes
10 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 130 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 32 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
17 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
17 / 0 votes
14 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.
14 / 0 votes
11 votes
19 votes
1 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 / 0 votes
14 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
14 / 0 votes
20 votes
12 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.
12 / 0 votes
20 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
20 / 0 votes
1 votes
12 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
1 / 12 votes
1 votes
20 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 55 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
1 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 / 0 votes
20 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.
20 / 0 votes
19 votes
1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
19 / 1 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.
1 / 0 votes
14 votes
1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 1 votes
1 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 69 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 1 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
15 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.
15 / 0 votes
19 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
19 / 0 votes
1 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 / 0 votes
18 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
18 / 0 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
1 / 0 votes
1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 0 votes
14 votes
1 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
14 / 1 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 44,941 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.69) with 1,332,868 votes. |
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