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    Orteil

    orteil.dashnet.org · Personal blog · on HN since 2013

    Orteil is the creator of Cookie Clicker and other small browser games and generators.

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    What HN says

    HN commenters point to Cookie Clicker as the classic of the incremental game genre whenever a similar game is posted.

    Stats for nerds
    50HN people shared it
    16linked in comments
    67story points
    Jan 2025last shared
    2013people per year2025

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      A list of everything in the multiverse
      8 people · 45 points · first shared 2013 · 8 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Cookie Clicker
      34 people · 13 points · first shared 2013 · Discussion on HN
    3. 3
      Random game idea generator
      4 people · 6 points · first shared 2013 · Discussion on HN
    4. 4
      Cookie Clicker
      1 person · 2 points · first shared 2013 · Discussion on HN
    5. 5
      Haikunator – Haiku Generator
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2021 · Discussion on HN
    6. 6
      Dungeongenerator
      1 person · first shared 2018
    7. 7
      Help
      1 person · first shared 2014

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • xigencyJan 2017

      Here's an example: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/

      Opening another tab creates a new bakery, not a view into the same bakery. (This only works if you haven't played before or clear your cookies.)

      Edit:

      If you really want to keep the same functionality then you would need to bring server communication into the mix. It's possible to either run the simulation server-side, or at least communicate the state between tabs using a server.

      If you send an email in one Gmail window and it shows up in the other window, then I would guess it receives a message from the server to update.

    • pawaduNov 2016

      Surprised no one has mentioned Cookie Clicker yet, which I think was what inspired notch to write that game: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/

      Notch's game was written in Dart and the source code is simple and elegant:

      http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=398

    • andyhmltnNov 2017

      With due respect that's completely wrong. Clicker games have been a thing long before microtransactions were around and popular. I remember sinking an hour or two into cookie clicker: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/

    • gus_massaJan 2021

      It's very Cookie Clicker like https://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ so I was expecting to see an upgrade to buy an autoclicker. Reading that bots are not allowed, made it clear that it was a very different game.

    • Null-SetAug 2018

      While not as suitable for actually playing tile based RPGs, I am partial to http://orteil.dashnet.org/experiments/dungeongenerator/ for the nice visual design of the generated dungeons.

    • kinNov 2013

      Cookie Clicker: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/
      This game is all client-side so it's easy to cheat. The cool thing is you actually get achievements for cheating!

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