Cookie Clicker
by Orteil and Opti · 2013
The grandma of the genre, literally. Click a cookie, buy grandmas, ascend, and discover the game is much stranger than it looks.
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The decision, in plain language
What to know before playing
A straightforward cookie counter grows into a production economy with buildings, upgrades, and repeated prestige. Its appeal is the way a familiar action keeps acquiring new systems, rather than a story you finish.
Who it suits
Choose it for an open-ended background project and a reference point for the genre's classic production-and-prestige loop.
Before you start
Use Orteil's official browser address or the linked Steam release. Similarly named uploads are not necessarily the same game; export a save before switching devices.
The tradeoff
The official browser page includes sponsored links. Free to play does not mean ad-free, and mobile editions should not be assumed identical to the browser game.
A different direction
Primary sources
Orteil's official browser game ↗Official Steam release ↗Source-checked research, not a completed playthrough. Unknown mechanics stay unverified; existing estimates in the fact table are separate.
At a glance
Catalog estimates, reviewed Sep 29, 2026. Suggest a correctionPlayed this edition?
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Pulled from the Steam store.
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Clicker HeroesAlso clicker, prestige, classic · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
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Cookie Clicker: common questions
Does Cookie Clicker have an ending?
No. Cookie Clicker is built to keep going: there's no final screen, just further layers, upgrades and records to chase.
Does Cookie Clicker have offline progress?
Yes. Cookie Clicker keeps producing while the game is closed, and you collect the progress when you come back.
Is Cookie Clicker an idle game or an active one?
Leans idle: we rate it 70 on a scale where 0 means fully active and 100 means it plays itself. Checking in a few times a day is enough.
Is Cookie Clicker free?
Yes, Cookie Clicker is free to play in your browser.
Where can you play Cookie Clicker?
Cookie Clicker is available on browser, steam and mobile.
Can you export your Cookie Clicker save?
Yes. Cookie Clicker can export your save as text, so you can back it up or move it between devices.
What games are like Cookie Clicker?
Clicker Heroes, Idling to Rule the Gods and Galaxy Idle Clicker share the most with it. Clicker Heroes: also clicker, prestige, classic. All games like Cookie Clicker →