Stimulation Clicker
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| Developer(s) | Neal Agarwal |
| Producer(s) | Liz Ryan |
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| Writer(s) | Alex Alvarez |
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| Platform(s) | Web |
| Release | January 6, 2025 |
| Genre(s) | Clicker |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Stimulation Clicker is a 2025 clicker game created by Neal Agarwal. In the game, the player clicks a button to earn Stimulation Points, which they can spend on upgrades to gain more points. The game was released on his website, neal.fun, on January 6, 2025. Stimulation Clicker garnered a positive reception, with praise for its chaotic gameplay.
Gameplay
[edit]In Stimulation Clicker, the player starts with a button instructing players to click it.[1][2] Each click earns them one Stimulation Point, and they may spend their points on upgrades to gain more points.[3] Themed around overstimulation, upgrades include a true crime podcast, gameplay footage of Subway Surfers, and DVD screensaver logos that move across the screen.[1][4] Once the player purchases every upgrade, they unlock an end credits scene where they arrive at an ocean.[5] The player's progress cannot be saved.[4]
Development
[edit]Developed by Neal Agarwal, the creator of The Password Game (2023), Draw a Perfect Circle (2023), and Infinite Craft (2024), Stimulation Clicker was released on January 6, 2025, for his website, neal.fun.[6] Agarwal first conceived of the idea during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, claiming he wanted to capture "the experience of being terminally online".[7][8]
The development took 4 months and was inspired by Cookie Clicker and Upgrade Complete!.[8] It included hiring voice actors for an original 45 minute podcast, recording new lines from the original announcer of the Halo franchise, and including specially record segments from streamers and influencers.[7]
Reception
[edit]Multiple reviewers found the game chaotic.[3][4][9] Kris Holt of Engadget, likening it to Clickolding, described Stimulation Clicker as a "funny, bruising commentary" on how websites keep users engaged,[4] while Maddy Myers of Polygon felt it was a "terrifying art project".[1] Yair Rosenberg, of The Atlantic, thought the game was "a remarkable rendering of how digital life has gone off the rails."[7] In PC Gamer, Jonathan Bolding opined that while not being a very deep commentary, it was "a useful one."[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Myers, Maddy (January 7, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker is pure internet hell mode". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (January 8, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker is web 1.0 and web 3.0 having a fight inside one browser window". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Sarkar, Arka (January 7, 2025). "How to play Stimulation Clicker, the newest game from Infinite Craft's Neal.fun". Destructoid. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Holt, Kris (January 9, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker is a nightmarish free browser game powered by internet brainrot". Engadget. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Benson, Madison (January 7, 2025). "Can you win Stimulation Clicker?". Destructoid. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Agarwal, Neal [@nealagarwal] (January 6, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker, the worst webpage, is out now!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 20, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, Yair (January 27, 2025). "The Worst Page on the Internet". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Press-Reynolds, Kieran (February 11, 2025). "With Clicks Into Oblivion, Frying Your Brain Is Fun". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
- ^ Kaur, Tessa (January 11, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker Is Cookie Clicker For The TikTok Generation". TheGamer. Archived from the original on January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Bolding, Jonathan (February 8, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker distills a decade of internet brainrot into exposure therapy that makes you stupid—plus, it's free!". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
