Clicker Game Project

Clicker Game Project

1. Existing Solutions

   • Cookie Clicker
     • Bakery production game
     • Brown/orange, simple layout
     • Click to earn cookies, buy upgrades, exponential scaling
     • Clear progression, achievement system
     • Repetitive after long play
   • Clicker Heroes
     • Fantasy battle idle game
     • Cartoon, Colourful
     • Auto damage, hero upgrades, scaling enemies
     • Strong progression system
     • Can become complex and overwhelming
   • Capybara Clicker
     • Cute Animal Theme
     • Soft Pastel Colours
     • Simple Upgrades, passive income
     • Visually Appealing
     • Limited long term goals

2. Game Mechanics

   • Upgrades
     • increase click value
       • increase click value
   • Buttons
     • player interaction
       • triggers functions in program
   • Auto clicker
     • adds money automatically
       • adds money automatically
   • Costs
     • increase after purchase
       • increase after purchase
   • Clicking
     • increases score
       • based on upgrade levels

3. Game Ideas

   • Bakeology
     • Theme: Bakery business simulation
       • Player manages a bakery business
     • Earn money by clicking
       • Expand bakery with upgrades
     • Upgrades
       • Cupcake
         • increases money per click
       • Cookie
         • adds additional click value
       • Donut
         • highest value upgrade
     • Achievements
       • reward system
         • unlocks at score milestones (50, 100, 250, 500, 1000)
     • Auto Clicker
       • passive income system
         • generates money every second automatically
   • Pet Paradise Clicker
     • Theme: Animal rescue and pet care simulation
     • Player goal: Build and expand a successful pet sanctuary
     • Facility: Volunteer Auto Helper (auto clicker system)
     • Upgrades: Toy Upgrade, Food Upgrade, Grooming Upgrade
     • Designed to engage a 13-year-old user through cute visuals and rewarding progression
   • Achievement system: Unlock rewards at milestones (e.g., 100 Care Points, 10 upgrades purchased, 500 Care Points)
   • Menu (Upgrades), Centre (Pet Image & Score), Facilities

4. Criterias

   • Your game must have a minimum of 2 different Game Upgrades
     • The game must include multiple options for the user to upgrade.
       • The game should have a quick an easy income system.
   • Your game must implement an Achievement System. (Ie. When a player reaches a certain modifier amount/score/etc output an Achievement)
     • The achievements are integrated for specific results, so they are not randomly displayed.
       • An achievement should be displayed with a notification or sound.
   • Your game must have a unique aesthetic that aligns with the context of your clicker game
     • The game should include colours and wordings that would relate to the concept of the clicker game.
       • The game should include image/s relating to the concept of the game.
   • The clicker game should be entertaining for a 13-year-old teenager to ensure they do not become bored
     • The game should include factors where money gets taken away to make sure that the game does not allow the user to earn money that easily.
       • Achievements/ Reward system should be added to allow them to have a goal to look forward to.