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A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't
use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted
gamer. Learn about the dark patterns that game designers use to waste
your precious time and money.

Definition: A gaming dark pattern is something that is deliberately
added to a game to cause an unwanted negative experience for the
player with a positive outcome for the game developer.

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

A temporal dark pattern is designed to get you to spend more time
playing the game than you would have otherwise.

  * Playing by Appointment
  * Daily Rewards
  * Grinding
  * Advertisements

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Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

Social dark patterns use your relationships with friends and family
to benefit the game.

  * Social Pyramid Scheme
  * Social Obligation / Guilds
  * Friend Spam / Impersonation
  * Reciprocity

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Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

A monetary dark pattern is one which tricks you into spending more
money than you want to spend on a game.

  * Pay to Skip
  * Premium Currency
  * Pay to Win
  * Artificial Scarcity

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Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

These dark patterns are psychological tricks that are used to get you
to make bad decisions.

  * Invested / Endowed Value
  * Badges / Endowed Progress
  * Complete the Collection
  * Illusion of Control

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Beholder

You work for a dystopian surveillance state and spy on your neighbors
 
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DISTRAINT 2

DISTRAINT 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game.
 
5.00
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Vignettes

Toyish suprise-o-rama
 
5.00
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DEEMO

An adventure, music, music game.
 
5.00
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered

A family, adventure game.
 
5.00
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Broken Brush RED

A puzzle game.
 
5.00
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Song of Bloom

A puzzle, adventure game.
 
5.00
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Wilderless

An adventure, role playing game.
 
5.00
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KRUMKER.IO

A simulation, role playing game.
 
5.00
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ASTRONEER

A casual, action, entertainment game.
 
5.00
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quadline

A puzzle game.
 
5.00
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The Past Within

A puzzle, adventure game.
 
5.00
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Townscaper

Instant town building toy
 
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Logic Grid Puzzles

An education, word game.
 
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green (game)

A puzzle game.
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Real Roulette 3D

A simulation, casino, sports game.
 
-4.88
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Walking Dead: Road to Survival

A role playing, strategy, entertainment game.
 
-4.80
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Triple Match 3D

A board, puzzle game.
 
-4.59
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Zombie Waves-shooting game

A casual, adventure game.
 
-4.54
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Unison League

Take up arms and play with others all over the globe in intense co-op
battles!
 
-4.52
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Echocalypse: Scarlet Covenant

A role playing, adventure game.
 
-4.51
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War and Peace: Build an Army in the Epic Civil War

Build your army & military camp in this easy to play patriot game on
Civil War!...
 
-4.45
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Cat Mario Run

An entertainment, casual, adventure game.
 
-4.43
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Dice Dreams - Roll the Dice, Become the Dice King

Become the Dice King and Build your Magical Kingdom - Best Board Dice
Quest
 
-4.39
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Stormshot

A strategy, casual game.
 
-4.39
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Baseball Superstars 2020

Baseball Superstars's Global Launch is NOW HERE!
 
-4.35
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Madden NFL 21 Mobile Football

Build your team of superstars to compete in authentic NFL
experiences.
 
-4.33
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Ode To Heroes

Detailed graphics, leisured gameplay. Train your heroes to rewrite
the history!
 
-4.24
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MementoMori: AFKRPG

A role playing game.
 
-4.21
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Final Fantasy XV: War for Eos

A role playing, strategy, social networking game.
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