Gardenscapes is not even the worst offender when it comes to alleged false advertising. These puzzles only actually appear as random and incredibly rare mini-games that make up less than 1% of the actual gameplay. However, the ads use the same “pull the pin” template described above. The game is essentially Candy Crush with some light town-building elements thrown in. Game Theory singled out the mobile game Gardenscapes, whose misleading ads were banned in the UK last year. A game like that called Hero Rescue does exist, however, resembling its ads makes it an exception to the norm. One common and currently popular variant is “pull the pin” logic puzzles, where the player must pull pins to clear a path for the character to reach a reward. Often low budget and poorly made, they usually adhere to the same handful of formats. Most gamers who watch YouTube have probably come across such ads before. The YouTube channel Game Theory uploaded a video on March 30th discussing typical mobile game ads and how they likely violate FTC prohibitions on misleading advertisements. RELATED: Genshin Impact Trailer Introduces Rosaria The only problem is getting the relevant authorities to hold mobile game developers accountable. Now, one YouTube channel claims many of the ads may rise to the level of a criminal offense. Not only can they be annoying, but the fake ads and trailers rarely bear any resemblance to the actual product.
The mobile version of YouTube is becoming infamous in some circles for the abundance of strangely similar mobile game ads.
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