The player may also purchase upgrades to increase cookie production for these buildings.
Prices increase exponentially, with each asset costing 15% more than the last-purchased asset of the same type. With these cookies, the player can buy additional means of production such as cursors, grandmas, farms, mines, factories, banks, temples, and several more that automatically generate cookies. It has been widely described as addictive, and has been credited with playing a role in the emergence of idle gaming.Īt first, the player clicks on a large cookie, earning one cookie per click. Though the original version was coded in one night, Cookie Clicker is regularly updated. Upgrades are also available and can improve the efficiency of clicks and buildings, among many other mechanics that allow the user to earn cookies in different ways. They can then use their earned cookies to purchase assets such as 'cursors' and other 'buildings' that automatically produce cookies. The user initially clicks on a big cookie on the screen, earning a single cookie per click. Cookie Clicker is a 2013 incremental game created by French programmer Julien 'Orteil' Thiennot.
