Cookie Clicker
by Orteil (DashNet) · 2013
8.8
house score
The verdict
The genre's ground zero. It invented the vocabulary everyone else borrows, and somehow the jokes still land a decade later. The Steam version with achievements is the definitive way to play.
Hot take
Everyone credits Cookie Clicker as the origin and then plays it for a weekend. It deserves better than nostalgia — the late-game minigames are genuinely deeper than most 2026 releases.
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The facts
| Developer | Orteil (DashNet) |
| Released | 2013 |
| Status | active |
| Platforms | web, steam, android, ios |
| Primary mechanic | click-then-automate cookie production |
| Prestige system | Heavenly Chips (ascension) |
| Active vs idle | hybrid |
| Offline progress | Yes |
| Monetization | free |
| Pay to win | No |
| Complexity | medium |
| Est. length | hundreds of hours |
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