Cookie Clicker is the original idle game — click cookies, build a baking empire, and chase infinite exponential progression.
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What begins as mindless clicking evolves into an obsessive pursuit of mathematical perfection. Cookie Clicker, created by Orteil in 2013, single-handedly defined the idle game genre and continues to receive updates a decade later.
The premise seems absurd: click a cookie, buy grandmas, build factories, eventually harness the power of antimatter and elder gods to produce trillions of cookies per second. Yet beneath the humor lies genuinely sophisticated game design. Each upgrade creates meaningful choices between immediate gains and long-term exponential growth.
Golden cookies appear randomly, offering temporary production boosts that demand attention. Wrinklers—strange creatures orbiting your cookie—can be popped for massive payouts after accumulating stolen cookies. The prestige system introduces "heavenly chips" that persist across resets, enabling infinite progression spirals.
Seasonal events bring unique upgrades during Halloween, Christmas, and other holidays. An active modding community extends the experience further. Play free at orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker or purchase the premium Steam version with extra features.
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