Shell Shockers

-0.31
Neutral
Price: Free
Ads: Unknown
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.92

1 votes
Advertisements -
1 / 0 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Infinite Treadmill -
1 / 0 votes
Impossible to win or complete the game.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
1 / 0 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
0 / 1 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Grinding -
0 / 1 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
0 / 1 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 6 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Gambling / Loot Boxes -
1 / 0 votes
Spending real money to play a game of chance for a reward.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
0 / 1 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 1 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Pay to Skip -
0 / 1 votes
Spend money to avoid waiting for a timer to expire.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
0 / 1 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 1 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 2 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 4 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

0.24

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
1 / 0 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Competition -
1 / 0 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
0 / 1 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
0 / 1 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
0 / 1 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
0 / 1 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 0 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

5

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
0 / 1 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
0 / 1 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
0 / 1 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 1 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
0 / 1 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.14) with 165 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Infinite Treadmill reported on Jul 1, 2024
it is never ending.
Premium Currency reported on Jul 1, 2024
3 usd for 300,000 eggs
Can't Pause or Save reported on Jul 1, 2024
you can exit but it is online so you cant pause
Recurring Fee reported on Jul 1, 2024
optional. it is a premium that removes ads and adds new colors for your egg.
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Jul 1, 2024
"win up to 100,00 eggs!" to do it you watch an ad then you get around 1,000 to 2,000 eggs to even skins for your weapon. skins are cosmetic though
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior reported on Jul 1, 2024
cracking eggs, but there are teams.
Competition reported on Jul 1, 2024
the more eggs you kill the higher you are on the leaderboard


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot Shell Shockers is the world’s most popular egg-based multiplayer first person shooter! Take control of a heavily armed egg and battle real players across multiplayer maps in private or public arenas. The hit web FPS game comes to your mobile device for eggciting free-range action!

FREE TO PLAY ON MOBILE

Gear up with eight different weapons: Crackshot, Scrambler, Tri-Hard, Whipper, Free Ranger, Cluck 9mm and Eggk47. Then customize your eggatar with crazy hats, skins, colors and decals before taking the fight to your opponents!

CHOOSE YOUR GAME

Play in Free-For-Alls to take on all comers, or join Team mode to battle red vs blue… or try the zany Capture the Spatula mode, where you battle for possession of the amazing Spatula. Play on public servers around the world or create your own private game to play an eggciting shooting game with friends!

CROSS PLATFORM PLAY WITH WEB

Keep your account from the io web game and play cross-platform battles with your friends on desktop or laptop devices!

EARN GOLDEN EGGS

Score golden eggs as you destroy your enemies, then spend them on hundreds of different gun skins, grenades, hats, decals and other flair for your eggatar. Be the best-dressed egg around!

COMPETITIVE AND SOCIAL PLAY

Join millions of worldwide players in a global community of Shell Shockers! Have what it takes to compete with the best? Download Shell Shockers mobile now.

Note: An internet connection is required to play this game.