Clicker Games

Start with a game idea

The mind maps on this page bring together ideas for clicker games. They cover game context, aesthetics, features, user experience and existing solutions. Start with Poke Clicker to see how a central clicker image and game milestones fit alongside examples of existing games. Follow the branches from the main idea to the details, then note which parts describe the look of the game and which describe what happens in it.

Next, look at Digital Tech: Clicker Games. It includes game context, aesthetics, features and user experience, as well as pros and cons. Compare those branches with the ones in Poke Clicker. This gives you a way to see how different maps organize a game idea.

Explore features and mechanics

Clicker Game Project brings together existing solutions, game mechanics and game ideas. Use it after the introductory maps to focus on how a game might work. You can also look at the Clicker Game map that describes making and selling something, earning money and buying upgrades. Its branches include mechanics, context, aesthetics and pros and cons.

As you study, make a short list of features from each map. Then return to the maps and connect each feature to the game idea it belongs to. The page contains mind maps rather than quizzes, so following and comparing branches is a useful way to practice with the material here.

Use the maps in Game Design

Clicker Games is a section of the Game Design unit in Design and technology. The maps offer different starting points for thinking about a game design: a central image, a game context, the player's experience or a set of mechanics. Teachers can use these differences to prompt discussion, while school students can compare how the ideas are presented.

Choose a map that interests you and trace the connections between its main idea and its design details.