Summary
Who among gamers hasn’t pulled up a casual little clicker game to waste some time while they could be being productive? They often run by themselves, which gives a lot of reward for very little effort. What’s not to love?
Clicker games can be cute, or spooky, or just silly, but they’re consistently easy to play. With almost no skill required, everyone can kick back (click back?) and enjoy a fun little game or two. Clicker games are relaxing, fun, and just a great way to spend a few hours.
10AdVenture Capitalist
Money, money, ain’t it funny?
It’s not too out there to suggest that everyone likes money. Money leads to things like video games, after all. And when it comes to generating money (at least in a video game) there’s nothing quite like AdVenture Capitalist.
This game is a perfect game to start up while killing some time. It even says it itself: “the game you play while playing other, better games”. This clicker game may start with just a lemonade stand, but pretty soon players will be swimming in coins like Scrooge McDuck. This game even runs when not played, so players can return to piles of cash and piles of fun.
9Farmers Against Potatoes
Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew.
Everyone has bad days, but it’s rare to have a day so bad where you wake up with no memory. It’s even rarer to wake up when you have no memory and you are under attack by killer potatoes. But things happen sometimes, and when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, er, make french fries.
Farmer Against Potatoes is a clicker game which revolves around fighting off killer potatoes away from a farm. The potatoes come in waves that have to be clicked on to defeat. By defeating the potatoes the farm can be upgraded. With features like a skill tree, daily quests, and a reincarnation system, this game is sure to be pota-totally awesome.
8Realm Grinder
This counts as a polisci class, right?
Realm Grinder is a clicker game based in a fantasy world where players get to build their very own realm. Who will you trust? Who will you ally with? It’s all up to the players.
The key strategy of Realm Grinder is choosing your allies wisely. Certain factions give certain bonuses, which can impact later strategies. Realm Grinder has a cute, almost-Stardew Valley sort of style that makes it a pleasure to play even as players are plotting.
Realm Grinder is a delightful little game that will attract the interest of anyonewho’s watched Game of Thronesand thought: “Oh, I would do better”.
7Clicker Heroes
Adventure is out there.
Adventure is fun to have in theory, but nowadays, players live in a busy world. There are things to do, places to see. What’s the best way to have the most adventure in a short amount of time? The answer: Clicker Heroes.
With 35 original heroes, there are plenty of characters to go adventuring with for every kind of player. Players just click on monsters and collect the gold. Gold is used to upgrade the team, which allows players to click on more monsters, and so on. There are tons of adventure to be had in Clicker Heroes, and it’s only one click away.
6Capybara Spa
Make them happy-bara
Capybaras, like cats, are one of those animals the internet has decided are just great. They’re just cute as can be. It turns out that cuteness requires a lot of maintenance, and in Capybara Spa, players will help capybaras look their absolute best.
Players will be able to unlock new stations and treats for the capybaras as they click along, and even hire insects to help take care of them. The atmosphere is relaxing, and soon players will be as zen as their capybaras. Build up stations and harvest resources, and players will have a whole bunch of happy capybaras.
5Croakoloco
Frogs for the frog god
For those seeking out a cute clicker game, but aren’t enamored with mammals, don’t worry. Croakoloco is all the fun of building a habitat for adorable little creatures but with none of those pesky mammals mammal-ing up the place.
The focus of Croakoloco is frogs. Players will collect and take care of frogs, clicking through their froggy friends to make even more friends. The frogs can be raised from little baby frogs into adulthood, where they can unlock bonuses and be bred to get even more frogs. This clicker game combines elements of the life sim genre for a toad-ally adorable experience.
4Ever Seen A Cat?
Dude, is that a cat?
Ever seen a cat? Don’t lie, no you haven’t. At least, you haven’t seen one like this. Ever Seen A Cat? is a find-and-click hidden object game where you hunt for adorable cats hidden throughout various landscapes. Each click made will reveal a new friend.
There are 611 cats just waiting to be found in Ever Seen A Cat?. It is different every time it is played, so there is a ton of replay value. Cats can be found nestled in donuts, roaming the town, or just snuggled up in a bedroom. Pick up this clicker game and go find some cats today.
3Cell To Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
Get a life!
Evolution is the backbone of life as humans know it. Thousands upon millions of years have played out over time to allow humans to be what they are. Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends is a clicker game that tells the story of Life.
Each click gains power to evolve life into the next stage. Humanity goes from the Stone Age to the stars before your very eyes. All the while a beautiful soundtrack plays as players click, which gives the game a relaxing vibe. Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends truly is the next phase of evolution for clicker games.
2Insomnia: Theater in the Head
Counting sheep in the digital age
Clicker games aren’t just for mindless consumption. They can be art as much as any other game. Insomnia: Theater in the Head is a quick, quiet game that aims to capture the feeling of insomnia, or being unable to sleep. The art is wonderful, and it really captures the strange in-between state of insomnia.
Players are able to click on the different fantasies and images that go through the character’s head as she tosses and turns. Throughout the game, players get hints about her emotional state and about what led her to her insomnia. Players can solve puzzles and problems, all to a beautiful soundtrack. This game is both a casual clicker game and a piece of psychological art.
1Cookie Clicker
Milk, cookies, and cosmic horror
Cookie Clicker is the creme de la creme of clicker games. Or, is it the cream de la cream? Eh, whatever. Either way,Cookie Clickeris the epitome of what people love about clicker games. It’s fun, simple, addictive, and it involves baked goods.
Cookie Clicker is a game where each click of the mouse equals a cookie. Different addons can be purchased to advance your cookie empire, and things get a little weird down the road. Like, Cthulhu-weird. But along the way there’s plenty of fun, and plenty of cookies.
Cookie Clicker can still be played online but it is also available on Steam for those who want to show off their cookie clicking to their friends.
