Some people really like Incremental games. I am one of those people, when it's done right. Some people hate them, and a lot of people don't know what they are at all. Incremental games are also known as 'Idle games' or 'Clicker games' (Huge waves of groans) but I think that they don't represent what the genera could be. Critics of the genera generally say "What's there to do, It's just clicking!" but that's a real understatement. First though, what is an incremental game? That's a fairly complicated question. In their most basic form, you click on something to get a bigger number of a currency. Currency is spent in a shop to get items that get you more currency without clicking. That is a really basic form of the game and I do agree, it sounds a bit monotonous. But that's like saying "FPS games are only, click to reduce enemy's heath." Then an FPS doesn't seem very fun either but tons of people (myself included) love them. Incremental games became popular with the release of a game called 'Cookie Clicker'. It was simple. click the cookie, you get cookies, spend cookies on upgrades, get MORE COOKIES! It very much set the tone for future games to come. I love Cookie Clicker as a guily pleasure. I've beaten the game multiple times which takes weeks to do, but let's talk about some of the more interesting takes on the genera.
Sandcastle builder was created by the webcomic artist XKCD. It's a very slow and tedious game. You may remember my game review of 'Pathologic'. It actually reminds me of that. The game is great, but not fun. I love it, but it makes me frustrated. It sounds like a paradox but it really isn't. The game is really, really, slow. I reached the second stage of the game on day TWO. I don't even know how many stages there are. It's crazy to me how much effort went into that game. Candy Box is also really different. It's almost an adventure game in disguise. It starts out very simple. Click the button (it's all basic HTML, no graphics) and you get candy. Spend candy on upgrades. Not this again! But, it changes very quickly. After only maybe 10 mins of clicking, you unlock a map. The map shows you a town with this super cool ascii art. You now have a character, and you can go and explore, talk to people, and complete missions. It's really fun!
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