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Dark Pattern

A UI or UX design deliberately crafted to manipulate players into unintended or unwanted actions, usually for monetization purposes.

In games, this means

Disguising real-money currency as in-game currency, placing 'buy more' next to 'confirm purchase', artificial countdown timers on sales, or deliberately confusing refund flows are all dark patterns.

Tags
Ethics
Monetization
Psychology