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February 10, 2018 9:38 AM

What clicker/incremental game should I play next?

I've been playing Clicker Heroes for ... well, let's not thing too hard about that, shall we? ... but I don't like the new update and it isn't fun.

I've also played a lot of universal paperclips over the last couple of months, and I'm kinda done with it now, I think.

In the past, I've liked Adventure Capitalist and Cookie Clicker. I didn't much like Crusaders of the Lost Idols -- there was just too many variables thrown into the pot too quickly and I never really managed to understand the mechanics of how any of them worked separately.

posted by jacquilynne to Computers & Internet (13 answers total)

Best answer: Eggs Inc? It seems to be unlikely to update so there is an end you can see.
posted by jeather at 10:23 AM on February 10, 2018

I'm playing Realm Revolutions right now.
posted by Faint of Butt at 10:29 AM on February 10, 2018

Adventure Communist?
posted by SaltySalticid at 10:46 AM on February 10, 2018

In the past, I've liked Adventure Capitalist and Cookie Clicker.

How far in the past? Cookie Clicker got some *major* updates in 2016 and 2017 that added more depth; fun to revisit if you'd previously played the older version.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 10:49 AM on February 10, 2018 [2 favorites]

Kittens
posted by unknowncommand at 12:18 PM on February 10, 2018 [3 favorites]

Also, here's the Metafilter thread on Kittens.
posted by unknowncommand at 12:43 PM on February 10, 2018

Green the Planet 2. Also, Tiny Sheep.
posted by tra at 3:38 PM on February 10, 2018

I enjoyed SPACEPLAN. Looks like it's changed a lot and there are non-free versions now, but the "prototype" is still available. Not exactly a clicker/incremental, but Seedship is also a lot of text-based fun.
posted by mshrike at 10:09 AM on February 11, 2018

Response by poster: I am playing Egg, Inc right now. I tried it, despite it being not at all what I really wanted (something I could play on my laptop, something not too terribly hands on) and now, as is the way with these games, I can't stop. I will likely try a bunch of the others, too.

Thanks, all!
posted by jacquilynne at 5:20 AM on February 12, 2018

Response by poster: (And by "Thanks, all!" I mean "You've ruined my sleep and my carpal tunnel for the foreseeable future!"
posted by jacquilynne at 11:17 AM on February 12, 2018

Slidey also seems to be a nice one.
posted by tra at 12:53 PM on February 12, 2018

There's Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms if you want your clicker game to have a bit more D&D focus.
posted by RyanAdams at 10:11 PM on February 12, 2018

Response by poster: Hahah, and now there's a huge update to Egg, Inc.
posted by jacquilynne at 10:46 AM on March 28, 2018