Bad
Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 300 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 313 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
114 votes
2 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
114 / 2 votes
94 votes
2 votes
69 votes
3 votes
7 votes
5 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
7 / 5 votes
7 votes
105 votes
8 votes
86 votes
1 votes
110 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 584 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 610 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
105 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
105 / 1 votes
105 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.
105 / 2 votes
117 votes
1 votes
118 votes
1 votes
104 votes
3 votes
8 votes
90 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
8 / 90 votes
7 votes
89 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
7 / 89 votes
9 votes
89 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
9 / 89 votes
6 votes
115 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 / 115 votes
2 votes
95 votes
3 votes
124 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.
3 / 124 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 446 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 207 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
128 votes
3 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.
128 / 3 votes
96 votes
2 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
96 / 2 votes
80 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.
80 / 2 votes
76 votes
1 votes
64 votes
9 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
64 / 9 votes
2 votes
114 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
2 / 114 votes
76 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 76 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 731 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 37 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
128 votes
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.
128 / 3 votes
108 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
108 / 3 votes
116 votes
6 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
116 / 6 votes
109 votes
6 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
109 / 6 votes
121 votes
8 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.
121 / 8 votes
72 votes
4 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
72 / 4 votes
77 votes
7 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
77 / 7 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (4.50) with 1,224,411 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.54) with 26,460,802 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Jan 5, 2023
Sad sounding music when losing, Happy sounding music when winning, Slot like sound effects when opening lootboxes, Happy sound effects when gaining a big reward from a loot box.
Anchoring Tricks reported on Jan 5, 2023
Lootboxes with really bad item pools are right next to the better ones in the ingame shop
Waste Aversion reported on Jan 5, 2023
Limited lootbox slots that require payment to speed up in return for an open slot
Illusion of Control reported on Jan 5, 2023
Occasionally places you against weak opponents despite the skill-based matchmaking
Fear of Missing Out reported on Dec 21, 2022
River race is a joint clan effort. So missing it can have consequences depending on the clan structure.
Infinite Treadmill reported on Dec 21, 2022
There also seems to be an algorithm in place that will keep you treading water forever if you don't invest real money in the game.
Anchoring Tricks reported on Dec 21, 2022
there are bundles.
Can't Pause or Save reported on Dec 21, 2022
The matches are short but you can't pause or save an online battle with – presumably – another person.
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Dec 21, 2022
The selection of emojis is clearly aimed at frustrating and provoking the opponent.
Wait To Play reported on Dec 21, 2022
River race has a fixed schedule. Once you have finished your matches you have to wait. You can always play the other modes.
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