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I've always thought these are dumb but I'm starting to think I understand the appeal and wanna try getting into them. It would be cool if it had some strategic or customization elements, is available on PC, and can pretty much fully be played with a mouse. It doesn't have to be totally idle I'm okay clicking around sometimes I just don't want to be that engaged. Like a background thought kinda game.

What's the scoop on this weird ass genre

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[–] hexthismess@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Universal Paperclips was a wild idle clicker game. You play as an AI whose job it is to make paperclips. This game takes this premise to a very interesting extreme. Graphically, the game looks like a spreadsheet, but it was weirdly engaging.