I have Apple Arcade as part of Apple One, but My Talking Angela 2? Delicious: Miracle of Life? Kingdoms: Merge & Build? They may not have microtransactions, but most of Apple Arcade games are still bullshit low effort games clearly aimed at kids.

but... subscriptions ARE a dark pattern?

Nobody said they are dark patterns, but are tied real closely. Not only in games.

https://www.schneiderwallace.com/media/dark-patterns-making-...

For some things subscriptions were introduced to gain control over their product remotely, or to remove your ownership of a product.

I've got Apple One, it does have some good games, but I HATE the AD Notifications that pop-up. Ads for other games.