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It is a fantastic game. Speed runners have done it in 1:40:05, first runs can take 8 - 12 hours or more. A first run report, with advice but no spoilers https:

by mcint 6y ago

It is a fantastic game. Speed runners have done it in 1:40:05, first runs can take 8 - 12 hours or more. A first run report, with advice but no spoilers https://fogknife.com/2017-10-11-i-played-universal-paperclips.html https://fogknife.com/2017-10-11-i-played-universal-paperclip... Some interviews with the designer, and previous postings: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=paperclips&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... Other great idle/clicker/growth games include: * Drowning in Problems: http://game.notch.net/drowning/# http://game.notch.net/drowning/# * Derivative Clicker: https://gzgreg.github.io/DerivativeClicker/ https://gzgreg.github.io/DerivativeClicker/ * 2nd Derivative Clicker: https://jamuspsi.github.io/second/ https://jamuspsi.github.io/second/

mey 6y ago
I liked http://www.glaielgames.com/succubox/ http://www.glaielgames.com/succubox/ for it's send up of lootboxes in gaming.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
  I get instantly stuck in cheater jail for an hour before I can take any action.
llamataboot 6y ago
My personal favorite with a /gigantic/ tech tree: Kittens: https://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/ https://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/
- degif 6y ago
  My favourite - Trimps https://trimps.github.io https://trimps.github.io. Playing the same game almost daily for more than two years and no plot end in sight.
blahedo 6y ago
Huh. I'm playing it for the first time, and I feel like the first two hours were straightforward progress, and then the last hour is when it turned into an idle game where I just have to sit and wait, apparently in sight of the finish line. I think I can see that if you understood in advance how a couple pieces worked and what projects were in the pipeline, you can plan ahead and finish quickly, though.
- blahedo 6y ago
  > apparently in sight of the finish line I SPOKE TOO SOON
  - micahbule 6y ago
    What finish line?
  - garmaine 6y ago
    Nice twist, eh?
wintorez 6y ago
This was the only hame that as soon as I finished it, I started again. It starts as a game, but then it becomes a sci-fi story about AI and Von Neumann probes. Highly recommended. Also: http://skynetsimulator.com/ http://skynetsimulator.com/

by mcint 6y ago

mey 6y ago

I liked http://www.glaielgames.com/succubox/ http://www.glaielgames.com/succubox/ for it's send up of lootboxes in gaming.

tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
I get instantly stuck in cheater jail for an hour before I can take any action.

llamataboot 6y ago

My personal favorite with a /gigantic/ tech tree: Kittens: https://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/ https://bloodrizer.ru/games/kittens/

degif 6y ago
My favourite - Trimps https://trimps.github.io https://trimps.github.io. Playing the same game almost daily for more than two years and no plot end in sight.

blahedo 6y ago

Huh. I'm playing it for the first time, and I feel like the first two hours were straightforward progress, and then the last hour is when it turned into an idle game where I just have to sit and wait, apparently in sight of the finish line. I think I can see that if you understood in advance how a couple pieces worked and what projects were in the pipeline, you can plan ahead and finish quickly, though.

blahedo 6y ago
> apparently in sight of the finish line I SPOKE TOO SOON
- micahbule 6y ago
  What finish line?
- garmaine 6y ago
  Nice twist, eh?

wintorez 6y ago

This was the only hame that as soon as I finished it, I started again. It starts as a game, but then it becomes a sci-fi story about AI and Von Neumann probes. Highly recommended. Also: http://skynetsimulator.com/ http://skynetsimulator.com/