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Dark Pattern Games

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350 points robotnikman | 1 comments | 16 Nov 25 19:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.198s | source
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mzajc ◴[16 Nov 25 20:55 UTC] No.45948330[source]▶
I like the idea, but their ratings seem.. dubious at best. For example: Hyperrogue, which hit the frontpage a few times and which I can confidently say does not feature any dark patterns, is rated just 1.19 [0] on a 5 (best) to -5 (worst) scale.

[0] https://www.darkpattern.games/game/18554/0/hyperrogue.html

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1bpp ◴[16 Nov 25 21:07 UTC] No.45948397[source]▶
also funny how those first 3 'dark patterns' are basically just the core appeal of the genre
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Kiro ◴[16 Nov 25 21:21 UTC] No.45948503[source]▶
Yeah, can't take this site seriously when it lists some of my favorite mechanics as dark patterns.
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p1necone ◴[16 Nov 25 21:33 UTC] No.45948611[source]▶
'Competition' is listed as a dark pattern. Ya know, the core thing common to basically all games going back millenia, this site is ridiculous.
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1. pyrale ◴[16 Nov 25 23:41 UTC] No.45949525[source]▶
Plenty of games simply don't feature competition.