Cookie Clicker is a game where players click cookies and escalate to complex strategies for maximizing cookie production. The game leads to exponential production of cookies, causing inflation, pollution, and the exploitation of labor. The game is endless and ultimately pointless, with players hoarding an imaginary number whose value is not linked to well-being or happiness.
1. Cookie Clicker is a game about clicking a cookie.
2. The game becomes increasingly complex with strategies to maximize cookie production, unlock upgrades and achievements, and uncover mysteries of the cookie universe.
3. Clicking the cookie earns cookies, which can be used to buy cursors, cookie farms, mines, factories, and other upgrades to increase cookie production.
4. Golden cookies can spawn every five minutes, providing temporary bonuses that can greatly increase cookie production.
5. The late game involves complex strategies, including the use of the grimoire and the cookie garden, to maximize cookie production.
6. The game's focus on cookie production can have negative consequences, including the grandma apocalypse, which can be averted by sacrificing economic gain.
7. The game's emphasis on accumulation and endless growth can be criticized for being meaningless and potentially harmful.