Clicker Heroes
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 Logo for Clicker Heroes | |
| Developer(s) | Playsaurus |
| Publisher(s) | Playsaurus |
| Platform(s) | Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, Android |
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Microsoft Windows, OS X
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| Genre(s) | Idle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Clicker Heroes is an idle game developed by Playsaurus, originally released in July 2014. Clicker Heroes is a free-to-play video game with micro-transactions, but are not required to progress through the game.[1]
Gameplay
In Clicker Heroes, the player must click on the enemy on the right of the screen to damage it and eventually kill it. Once killed, it will drop gold (which can change depending on the level the player is at and if the enemy is a boss) which can be used to upgrade and purchase characters. The game is similar to Cookie Clicker in the sense that, once the characters are unlocked they will do the player's job for them and increase the total damage per second the player does.[2] The game runs without the player needing to do anything.[3]
The goal is to obtain a currency called "hero soul", which is used to buy powerful heroes called Ancients. Every fifth and tenth floor (level) is a boss floor. Bosses have an initial 25% chance to be primal, which means they drop hero souls once killed. Additional, for every 2000 hero levels (total) the player will receive one hero soul. The collected hero souls are not immediately available. The player must buy the hero Amenhotep and buy his ability called 'Ascension'. Clicking this ability will cause the player to 'ascend', which resets the game and makes the previously collected hero souls available to be spent on Ancients. Ancients are permanent, meaning that even though the player has to hire and level all the regular heroes again, the Ancients with their powerful bonuses will remain. So every time the player ascends and buys Ancients the game will be a bit easier, meaning the player can reach a higher level before having to ascend again.
Release
In August 2014, it was released onto Kongregate,[4] and in September 2014, it was released onto Armor Games.[5] It was later released onto the online distribution platform, Steam in May 2015 for Microsoft Windows and OS X.[6] It is in development for iOS and Android.[7]
Reception
Clicker Heroes received very positive reception from critics and from the gaming community; with the game reaching Steam's top 10 most played games, peaking at 56,768 players in-game on 26 May 2015.[8] Clicker Heroes' popularity on Steam initiated the release of other incremental games on the service.[9]
Kotaku's Nathan Grayson said the game "[is a] perfect office space distraction".[1] Eurogamer writer, Christian Donlan said the game was his "gaming secret" and was very addictive in its own way.[2] Forbes writer Paul Tassi said if the game gained traction in the mobile market, it could become the top mobile game of 2015.[10]
See also
References
- 1 2 Grayson, Nathan (19 May 2015). "Clicker Heroes Is Super Popular On Steam... For Some Reason". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- 1 2 Donlan, Christian (21 May 2015). "Going up? The mindless pleasures of Clicker Heroes". Eurogamer. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ Grayson, Nathan (20 May 2015). "I Left Clicker Heroes Running All Night And Here's What Happened". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Play Clicker Heroes on Kongregate". Kongregate. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Clicker Heroes on Armor Games". Armor Games. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Clicker Heroes on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ↑ "Update from the developer". Posted on Reddit. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Steam: Player and Game stats". Steam. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ Grayson, Nathan (1 August 2015). "Clicker Games Are Suddenly Everywhere On Steam". Kotaku. Gawker. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ Tassi, Paul (14 October 2014). "Why 'Clicker Heroes' Could Be The Top Mobile Game Of 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2015.