Idle Game Pioneer Cookie Clicker Hits Steam

Insanely successful: Orteil wrote the code for the game in one evening. In just a few hours after being published on 4chan, Cookie Clicker managed to attract about 50,000 players. After just a month, the game had an average of over 200,000 players per day.

The pioneer of the idle gaming genre has found its way to Steam.

Clicker cookies appeared on the scene in 2013 thanks to the French programmer Julien “Orteil” Tienno. At first glance, the goal of the game seems innocent enough – just click on the large cookie icon to earn one cookie. Rinse and repeat. Simple enough, right?

Well, of course it’s deeper. Much deeper. Banking cookies can be used to purchase upgrades and tools to improve efficiency and automate the process, all in the name of generating more cookies. Achievements are a key component of the game, as are things like prestige upgrades, seasonal events, and minigames.

As you progress through the game, automation takes over. Now it’s less about clicks and more about buying upgrades and chasing achievements. Soon enough, you’ll start producing massive amounts of cookies … and there really is no end to it. You can, of course, collect achievements and participate in seasonal events, but eventually you will reach a point where you have nothing else to do but watch it all play out and decide when you’ve had enough.

Orteil has continued to update Cookie Clicker over the years, making the game a full-fledged work supported by Patreon… If you would like to try the desktop version, it will be available at Steam priced at $ 4.99.… But be careful, your productivity will suffer.