Whiteout Survival

Aimed at children

Uses these techniques in a game made for kids.

Evidence: 9 reseñas hablan de menores y 5 de gasto en la moneda del juego

Premium currency

You do not pay in euros, you pay in gems, so you lose track of the real cost.

Evidence: 5 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Buen juego. Aunque el juego lo tenga nada que ver con el anuncio que me sale 24/7 es bastante divertido si tienes gemas porque es todo construir y esperar pero puedes pagarlo con g»

Whale pricing

Sells packs of €100 or more, aimed at people who cannot stop.

Evidence: 10 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Use to be fun. The game use to be focused on strategy but it is very expensive to play as the seasons go by. It never ends. Dont be dumb and spend thousands.»

Paid loot boxes

You pay without knowing what you get. The good stuff is rare, so you pay again and again.

Evidence: 7 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Pay to win casino. Wouldn’t waste my time…it’s rarely ever like the ads and you have to pay to win or be remotely competitive especially starting out with the first few starter pac»

Pay to win

Whoever pays wins more easily. If you do not pay, you lose to those who do.

Evidence: 70 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Fun at first but too greedy. Things were exciting until the first svs battle. Fun started to taper off. Then the reality set in by Gen 3 of heroes that the developer is prioritizin»

Open chat with strangers

Any adult can message your child inside the game. It is where those looking for minors go looking.

Evidence: 9 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Falta de proteccion frente acoso a jugadoras. Cuidado mujeres y niñas! Tras reportar reiteradamente a un jugador por acoso continuado y aportar múltiples pruebas claras, el soporte» · 9 hablan del chat y 9 de menores

Build timers

Everything takes hours unless you pay. And it pings you to come back.

Evidence: 3 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Not at all like the ad. I’ve been playing this game for a few weeks now and while it is a fun time sink, it’s not at all like the advertisements. There is no resource gathering or »

Expiring battle pass

You buy a pass and have weeks to use it. Play too little and you lose what you paid for.

Evidence: 1 producto(s) a la venta, p. ej. «Premium pass»

Interstitial ads

Interrupts play with ads.

Evidence: 5 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Timo. No es el juego que te muestran, lleno de anuncios y pagos. Nose como tiene casi 5 estrellas de media si la gente solo se queja del juego. Una estafa estos juegos»

Sold in parts

The full game costs more than the price on the box: there is separate paid content. Not a dirty trick, but worth knowing before buying.

Evidence: vende contenido aparte, p. ej. «STANDARD PACK 10» por 23,99 €