Slightly Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 102 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 50 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
19 votes
3 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
19 / 3 votes
19 votes
3 votes
20 votes
3 votes
18 votes
3 votes
16 votes
6 votes
9 votes
13 votes
1 votes
19 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 161 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 79 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
23 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
23 / 0 votes
21 votes
1 votes
22 votes
1 votes
20 votes
1 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
20 / 1 votes
24 votes
15 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.
15 / 7 votes
13 votes
8 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
13 / 8 votes
12 votes
10 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 / 10 votes
6 votes
14 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.
6 / 14 votes
5 votes
16 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
5 / 16 votes
21 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 22 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 136 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
11 votes
11 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.
11 / 11 votes
10 votes
13 votes
1 votes
22 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
1 / 22 votes
22 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 22 votes
22 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 / 22 votes
23 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
0 / 23 votes
23 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 23 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 84 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 71 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
21 votes
1 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.
21 / 1 votes
20 votes
2 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
20 / 2 votes
20 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
20 / 3 votes
19 votes
3 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
19 / 3 votes
2 votes
20 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
2 / 20 votes
1 votes
21 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 / 21 votes
1 votes
21 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
1 / 21 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 17,957 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.51) with 253,319 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Advertisements reported on May 2, 2024
The game allows you to watch advertisements to replenish energy or obtain cat food, although never forces you to do so.
Infinite Treadmill reported on May 2, 2024
Currently the game is being constantly updated with new levels, rendering it impossible to truly beat.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on May 2, 2024
You can always purchase tickets for the gacha system using real money.
Playing by Appointment reported on May 2, 2024
Most of the game's event stages appear at certain times of day and on specific days of the week, such as bosses and grinding stages.
Grinding reported on May 2, 2024
You are often forced to grind stages for XP, cat food (premium currency), among many other items
Recurring Fee reported on May 2, 2024
You can purchase a membership which gives you premium currency, a ticket for the premium gacha and unlimited speed-up items.
Daily Rewards reported on May 2, 2024
The game gives you a ticket to roll on the free gacha every day, as well as having extra daily rewards on certain events.
Premium Currency reported on May 2, 2024
Cat food, the game's premium currency, can be bought for real money, although it's given for free through Natural progression in large quantities.
Artificial Scarcity reported on May 2, 2024
There are regular offers that can be always viewed from the level select screen (cat base)
Wait To Play reported on May 2, 2024
Energy is required to play any level.
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