Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 50 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 35 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
16 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
16 / 0 votes
13 votes
11 votes
10 votes
10 votes
15 votes
10 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 119 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 32 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
16 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
16 / 0 votes
13 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.
13 / 0 votes
10 votes
18 votes
13 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
13 / 0 votes
19 votes
11 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.
11 / 0 votes
19 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
19 / 0 votes
12 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
0 / 12 votes
20 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 51 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 0 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
19 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.
19 / 0 votes
19 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
19 / 0 votes
13 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 63 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 0 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
14 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.
14 / 0 votes
18 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
18 / 0 votes
14 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
14 / 0 votes
17 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
17 / 0 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 44,941 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.69) with 1,332,868 votes. |
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