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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.

Release DateSep 1, 2021
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)97% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 97%  Top 3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.3% Top 1% / 95.2%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)53.4K  Top 1% / 56.8K  Top 1%
Curators268 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time181.4 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar36.4 hours  Top 1%
Followers18.9K  Top 10%
Owners± 1.4M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.3M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.3M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Cookie Clicker steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Cookie Clicker's Steam rating and reviews between September 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 98% (November 2021) and 96.9% (December 2023), with only very small variations.

With 56.8K reviews Top 1%, Cookie Clicker is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Cookie Clicker and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Cookie Clicker's review languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Spanish - Spain (10%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 13 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Cookie Clicker percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Cookie Clicker depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 685 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Cookie Clicker players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 519 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • mechanically mature gameplay
  • incredible addictiveness
  • wide variety of interesting mechanisms
  • casual game for relaxing
  • dark humor and satire
  • can be played while multitasking
  • no ads or microtransactions
  • huge amount of content
  • playable for a long time
  • free to play on browser
  • game may lose its appeal
  • difficult to understand
  • unexplained mechanics
  • sometimes confusing design
  • slow progress
  • basic quality of life issues
  • Christmas mode is necessary
  • may feel like a browser game
  • may stress hardware
  • some may find it too simple

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 97%  Top 3% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Cookie Clicker's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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