Stimulation Clicker

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Stimulation Clicker
Stimulation Clicker Game Icon.svg
Developer(s) Neal Agarwal
Producer(s) Liz Ryan
Artist(s)
  • Pixel Chop
  • Sketch Studio
Writer(s) Alex Alvarez
Composer(s)
  • Austin Taylor
  • Jon Kaur
Platform(s) Web
ReleaseJanuary 6, 2025
Genre(s) Clicker
Mode(s) Single-player

Stimulation Clicker is a 2025 clicker game created by Neal Agarwal. In the game, the player clicks a button to earn Stimulation Points, which they can spend on upgrades to gain more points. The game was released on his website, neal.fun, on January 6, 2025. Stimulation Clicker garnered a positive reception, with praise for its chaotic gameplay.

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Gameplay

In Stimulation Clicker, the player starts with a button instructing players to click it. [1] [2] Each click earns them one Stimulation Point, and they may spend their points on upgrades to gain more points. [3] Themed around overstimulation, upgrades include a true crime podcast, gameplay footage of Subway Surfers , and DVD screensaver logos that move across the screen. [1] [4] Once the player purchases every upgrade, they unlock an end credits scene. [5] The player's progress cannot be saved. [4]

Developed by Neal Agarwal, the creator of The Password Game (2023), Draw a Perfect Circle (2023), and Infinite Craft (2024), Stimulation Clicker was released on January 6, 2025, for his website, neal.fun. [6]

Reception

Multiple reviewers found the game chaotic. [3] [4] [7] Kris Holt of Engadget , likening it to Clickolding , described Stimulation Clicker as a "funny, bruising commentary" on how websites keep users engaged, [4] while Maddy Myers of Polygon felt it was a "terrifying art project". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Myers, Maddy (January 7, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker is pure internet hell mode". Polygon . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  2. Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (January 8, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker is web 1.0 and web 3.0 having a fight inside one browser window". Rock Paper Shotgun . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Sarkar, Arka (January 7, 2025). "How to play Stimulation Clicker, the newest game from Infinite Craft's Neal.fun". Destructoid . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Holt, Kris (January 9, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker is a nightmarish free browser game powered by internet brainrot". Engadget . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. Benson, Madison (January 7, 2025). "Can you win Stimulation Clicker?". Destructoid . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. Agarwal, Neal [@nealagarwal] (January 6, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker, the worst webpage, is out now!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 20, 2025 via Twitter.
  7. Kaur, Tessa (January 11, 2025). "Stimulation Clicker Is Cookie Clicker For The TikTok Generation". TheGamer . Retrieved January 20, 2025.