Tap to make cookies, then buy things that make cookies for you.The Steam release is probably making this worse as people go to check out the browser version. Once it loads there’s no issue, but sometimes I have to refresh the page a few times to get that load to happen. One thing I should note regarding my recommendation is that for the past few months the browser version has been unreliable in loading. So for those who have already “played” Cookie Clicker for thousands of hours, the $5 might be worth it if you like Steam Achievement bragging rights. I did after first launching it and received 490 Steam achievements (taking about 10 minutes to go through the whole list). Ah, that’s right: You can export the data from your browser instance and import it into here. Plus, if I decide to stick with the browser I can take the progress I’ve made in the Steam version and import it there.
At this point I’m uncertain I’ll move to the Steam version to continue my bakery into year 8 (9?) or continue in the browser, but either way I don’t regret the $5 spent. The original idle game where you bake cookies to rule the universe! This is the official Cookie Clicker app by Orteil & Opti.