Deceptive Patterns
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How to Enable Digital Growth in Europe? › Consumer Protection › Dark patterns (2025)

Author
European Games Developer Federation
Date
28 Oct 2025
Publisher
European Games Developer Federation
Focus
Ethics & Responsibility, Industry & Business Models
Category
Consumer Group or NGO

Industry commentary on dark patterns, loot boxes and monetisation in game design.

The European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) unites 27 national trade associations representing game developer studios based in 24 European countries. Through its members, EGDF represents more than 2,500 game developer studios, most of them SMEs, employing more than 40,000 people.