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Cookie Clicker

An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

Developer
Orteil, DashNet
Publisher
Playsaurus
Franchise
—
Release date
Sep 1, 2021
Store page updated
Sep 14, 2026
Price
$4.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

86.6/ 100

Based on 342 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating
Recent 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 95% of 721
All time 🤩 Overwhelmingly Positive 96% of 93,275
“addictive dopamine loop designed for instant gratification”

How it holds up

−50+5
Gameplay
+1.68
Progression +1.96 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
“achievements reappeared after mod removal, restoring dopamine and progression satisfaction.” (23)

🔒 5 more indicators

Story & World
+2.41

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

World +2.39 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

🔒 2 more indicators

Content Volume
+1.03
Volume +1.96 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
“637 achievements, 500 unlocked at 200 hours, extensive content depth” (11)

🔒 2 more indicators

Visuals & Sound
+3.10

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Audio +3.30 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting

🔒 1 more indicators

Multiplayer
+1.75

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community +2.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

🔒 2 more indicators

Pricing & Fairness
+1.43

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Pricing +1.90 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge

🔒 3 more indicators

Tech & Support
+1.20

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Performance +2.31 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times

🔒 2 more indicators

Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update
90%92%94%96%98%100%
Sep 2021Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 712 reviews, peak 37/day
02550
Aug 21Sep 18

Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive. "Show updates" marks major updates and DLC the developer posted on Steam (since about 2020) — hover a column to see % positive the month before and after.

Review languages

Languages of the 342 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.

  • English43%
  • Portuguese11%
  • Spanish10%
  • Russian10%
  • Chinese9%
  • Japanese8%
  • Other10%

🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.

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