32 votes

The OG clicker game: Cookie Clicker

29 comments

  1. [8]
    flaque
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    If you like cookie clicker, I fully recommend the paperclip game.

    If you like cookie clicker, I fully recommend the paperclip game.

    23 votes
    1. [2]
      Mumberthrax
      Link Parent
      Neat. the fluctuating wire cost, consumer demand, and ability to adjust the price definitely set it apart from my humble 48 nonillion cookies-per-second bakery.

      Neat. the fluctuating wire cost, consumer demand, and ability to adjust the price definitely set it apart from my humble 48 nonillion cookies-per-second bakery.

      3 votes
    2. [3]
      Geoff
      Link Parent
      Yeah! Also in the app store for your phone!

      Yeah! Also in the app store for your phone!

      1 vote
      1. [2]
        rylentless
        Link Parent
        but it costs 99 cents.

        but it costs 99 cents.

        1. PatrickRes
          Link Parent
          I've always preferred paying a dollar as opposed to dealing with adds or IAPs being thrown at me.

          I've always preferred paying a dollar as opposed to dealing with adds or IAPs being thrown at me.

          2 votes
    3. Fires
      Link Parent
      Interesting! Thanks for this

      Interesting! Thanks for this

    4. brighteyes720
      Link Parent
      Last time I played this, I sunk 3 days. Never again clicking on this link.

      Last time I played this, I sunk 3 days. Never again clicking on this link.

  2. [4]
    fringly
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    No no no no no no no, I am not getting back into this, not again! Twice in my life I have got into cookie clicker and both times it has become a real issue for me and I cannot afford to start down...

    No no no no no no no, I am not getting back into this, not again!

    Twice in my life I have got into cookie clicker and both times it has become a real issue for me and I cannot afford to start down that road again.

    15 votes
    1. rylentless
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      Worst mistake in my life is starting a new universal paperclips game the day before my final exams.

      Worst mistake in my life is starting a new universal paperclips game the day before my final exams.

      2 votes
    2. PendingKetchup
      Link Parent
      These clicker games can be super addictive. Stay clean, my friend.

      These clicker games can be super addictive.

      Stay clean, my friend.

    3. PatrickRes
      Link Parent
      I had never actually tried one of these before, and boy am I glad that I came back to see your comment before I got too deep!

      I had never actually tried one of these before, and boy am I glad that I came back to see your comment before I got too deep!

  3. [4]
    what
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    I still prefer the original Cookie Clicker :) These are some of my favourite incremental games: Candy Box 1 & 2 A Dark Room Spaceplan Crank While I'm on the topic of web games, Frog Fractions is a...

    I still prefer the original Cookie Clicker :)

    These are some of my favourite incremental games:

    While I'm on the topic of web games, Frog Fractions is a must-play.

    11 votes
    1. enso
      Link Parent
      I loved A Dark Room! It had so many extra mechanics before Cookie Clicker implemented dungeons. Speaking of which, did Orteil ever actually get that done? That was a promising new mechanic to keep...

      I loved A Dark Room! It had so many extra mechanics before Cookie Clicker implemented dungeons.

      Speaking of which, did Orteil ever actually get that done? That was a promising new mechanic to keep the mid/late game interesting.

      4 votes
    2. ConfusingDalek
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      Holy crap, how have I never heard of Crank before! I thought there wasn't too much to this game, then I unlocked the scanners, and it seems it goes way deeper than it looks. Hold my crank, I'm...

      Holy crap, how have I never heard of Crank before! I thought there wasn't too much to this game, then I unlocked the scanners, and it seems it goes way deeper than it looks. Hold my crank, I'm going in!

      2 votes
    3. Fires
      Link Parent
      SPACEPLAN gets my vote! Fantastic interesting story.

      SPACEPLAN gets my vote!

      Fantastic interesting story.

      2 votes
  4. [4]
    UrsulaMajor
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    Didn't candy box come first? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Box!

    Didn't candy box come first?

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Box!

    10 votes
    1. Mumberthrax
      Link Parent
      oh you may be right. my mistake!

      oh you may be right. my mistake!

      4 votes
    2. Jimmy
      Link Parent
      From Orteil's AMA:

      From Orteil's AMA:

      What inspired Cookie Clicker?
      Mostly just Candy Box's idle mechanic, which I thought would be silly to make a whole game out of. It really just started as a joke, I didn't think people would actually play it for more than 10 minutes !

      4 votes
    3. elf
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      Oh wow, I've played both those games (and the excellent Candy Box 2) but never knew that candy box came before cookie clicker.

      Oh wow, I've played both those games (and the excellent Candy Box 2) but never knew that candy box came before cookie clicker.

      1 vote
  5. hitchano
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    This game really brings back memories for me. I remember back in high school, a buddy of mine would bring his laptop to class and just have this game running constantly all day and leave it going...

    This game really brings back memories for me. I remember back in high school, a buddy of mine would bring his laptop to class and just have this game running constantly all day and leave it going at night. By the end of the week he had 'prestiged' a number of times and his screen was just a flood of cookies and evil grandmas.

    5 votes
  6. Mumberthrax
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    True story: I clicked so much once playing this that i developed carpal tunnel-like symptoms and had to stop for a while. now i only click on the actual cookie if there's a click frenzy combo :P

    True story: I clicked so much once playing this that i developed carpal tunnel-like symptoms and had to stop for a while. now i only click on the actual cookie if there's a click frenzy combo :P

    4 votes
  7. [4]
    Whom
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    I will never understand incremental games, I think. I like games where I make numbers go up, sure, but only as a complement to the actions I'm actually performing. Whenever I try one of these it's...

    I will never understand incremental games, I think. I like games where I make numbers go up, sure, but only as a complement to the actions I'm actually performing. Whenever I try one of these it's just like...I'm not doing anything fun, why am I here?

    4 votes
    1. Mumberthrax
      Link Parent
      It's one of those things where you start playing it just sort of ironically, and then the next thing you know you're building a cookie planet on a minecraft server, complete with grandmastronauts,...

      It's one of those things where you start playing it just sort of ironically, and then the next thing you know you're building a cookie planet on a minecraft server, complete with grandmastronauts, cookie comets, and green slug alien things that poop chocolate.

      9 votes
    2. ian
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      When you work in a call-center, hate your life, and they don't block it or monitor you that closely... it gets you through the day without turning to hard drugs or alcohol!

      When you work in a call-center, hate your life, and they don't block it or monitor you that closely... it gets you through the day without turning to hard drugs or alcohol!

      5 votes
    3. box
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      It's the allure of a small success just being that close, of watching the numbers go up, buying new things, but never getting enough so that you're fully satisfied.

      It's the allure of a small success just being that close, of watching the numbers go up, buying new things, but never getting enough so that you're fully satisfied.

      3 votes
  8. [3]
    TheSleeperSim
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    I absolutely love Cookie Clicker. I've been playing for over a year and just passed 1 decillion CPS

    I absolutely love Cookie Clicker. I've been playing for over a year and just passed 1 decillion CPS

    3 votes
    1. [2]
      Mumberthrax
      Link Parent
      Nice. Have you messed with the new garden minigame much? I haven't entirely figured it out, but I've gotten up to the green clovers through sort of bumbling around with it.

      Nice. Have you messed with the new garden minigame much? I haven't entirely figured it out, but I've gotten up to the green clovers through sort of bumbling around with it.

      1 vote
      1. TheSleeperSim
        Link Parent
        Yeah, I've bred around a dozen or so plants and upgraded my farm to a full plot. Honestly I don't like it, the garden minigame is annoying. I mostly just grow baker's wheat for around a 40% CPS...

        Yeah, I've bred around a dozen or so plants and upgraded my farm to a full plot. Honestly I don't like it, the garden minigame is annoying. I mostly just grow baker's wheat for around a 40% CPS boost or whiskerbloom for boosting milk.

        1 vote