What the heck is Cookie Clicker?

Cookie Clicker is a 2013 incremental game created by French programmer Julien “Orteil” Thiennot, where players click on a big cookie on the screen to earn cookies, which can be used to buy items and upgrades to produce more cookies. The game has no end, but players can aim to achieve all the achievements, which is technically considered as “finishing the game”, and it also features golden cookie rain, chocolate milk, and other boosts to enhance the gameplay experience.

Cookie Clicker FAQs

Getting Started with Cookie Clicker

1. What is the point of Cookie Clicker?: The goal of the game is to produce as many cookies as possible by clicking on the Big Cookie and buying buildings to produce them.
2. How is Cookie Clicker a horror game?: Unlike other games, Cookie Clicker does little to hide the underlying horror of turning the known universe into a cookie-generating machine.

Secrets and Easter Eggs in Cookie Clicker

3. Is there a secret in Cookie Clicker?: There are many hidden references and Easter eggs sprinkled throughout Cookie Clicker, which can be found in achievements and upgrades.
4. What is Cookie Secret?: Cookie Secret is the secret used to encrypt and sign session cookies, and if not provided, Pomerium will generate one.

Gameplay and Cheats in Cookie Clicker

5. How do I get rid of Infinity cookies?: Players can use the console command Game.cookies=0 to reset their cookie balance to zero.
6. What is 1000 fingers Cookie Clicker?: Thousand Fingers adds 0.1 cookies generated by Auto-Clickers for each non-cursor object owned, and it can be upgraded to Trillion Fingers for a larger boost.
7. Can you cheat in Cookie Clicker?: Yes, players can use the console to enter cheat codes, such as Game.RuinTheFun(1) to unlock everything.

Buildings and Upgrades in Cookie Clicker

8. Who made the OG Cookie Clicker?: Cookie Clicker was created by French programmer Julien “Orteil” Thiennot.
9. Who is the old grandma in Cookie Clicker?: The Grandma is the main antagonist of Cookie Clicker Classic and the 1.0 Update, and she is the second building in the game, which costs 100 cookies and produces 1 CpS.

Advanced Gameplay and Strategies in Cookie Clicker

10. Is Grandmapocalypse bad?: Both idle players and active players should complete the Grandmapocalypse, as it provides extra CpS and faster Wrinkler spawn rates.
11. Are wrinklers bad?: Wrinklers may seem to reduce CpS at first, but they actually provide a massive boost to cookie production in the long run.

External Tools and Browser Extensions for Cookie Clicker

12. What is Uncanny Cookie Clicker?: Uncanny Cookie Clicker is a Chrome extension that helps players play Cookie Clicker by auto-clicking the big cookie and auto-popping Wrinklers.
13. How old are grandmas in Cookie Clicker?: Grandmas can be of any age between 70 and 100, and their age has no effect on their cookie production ability.

Advanced Buildings and Upgrades in Cookie Clicker

14. What is the 1.9 Septillion thing in Cookie Clicker?: The Cortex Baker is a building that costs 1.9 septillion cookies and produces 64 trillion CpS by dreaming them into existence.
15. What is the 12 sextillion thing in Cookie Clicker?: The Idleverse is a building that costs 12 sextillion cookies and produces 8.3 trillion CpS by hijacking production from other idle universes.