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Cookie Clicker It's Time to Stop Playing: The Psychology of Idle Games and How to Break the Cycle

"For many, it starts with a single click. A giant, digital cookie sits in the center of the screen, and with one tap, you have your first point. Then another. Soon, you are hiring grandmas to bake for you, building factories, and eventually bending the fabric of time and space just to increase your cookies per second. But for a growing number of players, the realization eventually hits: cookie clicker it's time to stop playing.The game, created by Julien "Orteil" Thiennot in 2013, essentially birthed the "idle game" or "incremental game" genre. While it seems harmless, the psychological hooks it uses are incredibly sophisticated. Whether you a..."

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