is it better

[Fate BWM]

why does it cost money, is there an advantage

[daniphylaxis]

The advantage is buying the developer a well-deserved cup of coffee. And also you get to use the Steam workshop, which could be a massive advantage if you're into mods.

[Seth Abercromby]

You also get:
- music (if you like that kind of thing)
- steam achievements as a permanent reminder of your time wasted
- cloud saves to give your save file more resilience than a browser cookie

[RugbyDestroyer26]

yeah I don't know what I was thinking buy buying cookie clicker on steam I should have just played it on the browser and save myself 5$. At least I get to see achievements though.

[daniphylaxis]

Originally posted by RugbyDestroyer26:

yeah I don't know what I was thinking buy buying cookie clicker on steam I should have just played it on the browser and save myself 5$. At least I get to see achievements though.

Eh, five dollars is nothing. If the game has brought you more cumulative joy than a cup of coffee then the cost is already justified.

[Fabio]

Reading this post makes me sad... So, a person puts hours of work to produce a game that is easy to become addicted to and 5 dollares needs to have its advantages compared to a free alternative?

Not judging, but paying for another person's work is legitimate and fair no matter the pros and cons, even if applicable.

[Seth Abercromby]

What are you on about? Cookie Clicker has been free in the browser to anyone for the last 8 years, I think people are allowed to wonder what the Steam version does different if at all.

[Fabio]

Originally posted by Seth Abercromby:

What are you on about? Cookie Clicker has been free in the browser to anyone for the last 8 years, I think people are allowed to wonder what the Steam version does different if at all.

Allowed, yes, sure. Just pay the 5 dollars if you draw any kind of fun out of the game already. It's called common human decency and respect for other people's work.

[Raise your ya ya yaaaaaaa]

Fabio for someone who updates the game once every year and added 0 new game impacting upgrades, buildings, or mention worthy stuff without having to wait another year, why pay 5$?

[daniphylaxis]

Originally posted by moonbeam:

Fabio for someone who updates the game once every year and added 0 new game impacting upgrades, buildings, or mention worthy stuff without having to wait another year, why pay 5$?

You're looking at it the wrong way. Cookie Clicker isn't a subscription service; you're paying for all the work that went into previous updates and the game itself. This is a game that's been in development for nearly ten years, so $5 is nothing, especially considering the game has absolutely no mictrotransactions.

[Sleepycreeper32]

Just in general support the game developer and make their day with a little profit so they can get something out of their hard work.

[Miyuki]

you mainly get the workshop but in my opinion it's just a quick and easy way to support the devs which i like a lot

[Futzier]

It just is better, kinda marvellous ngl

[michaelgaming0823]

one word... MODS BABY

[michaelgaming0823]

well unless you don't know how to mod cookie clicker /:

[JoeyJoeJoe]

Originally posted by Fate BWM:

why does it cost money, is there an advantage

yeah you can't use money in game