Universal Paperclips (2017)

Frank Lantz

Android · Web Browser · iOS

3.64 from 75 ratings

113 members have it in their collection · 5 backlogged · 8 wish listed

How long? Main story 9h · with extras 8h · 100% 9h (from 9 logged playthroughs)

Universal Paperclips is a browser game were the player takes on the role of an AI tasked with creating paperclips.
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Details

Developers
Frank Lantz
Publishers
Everybody House Games
Genres
Indie, Simulator, Strategy
Themes
Science fiction

Release dates

  • Oct 09, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Android, Web Browser
  • Nov 13, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
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Featured in lists

Best Games (2017) by RehRomano · 10 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
12
4 stars
29
3 stars
28
2 stars
5
1 star
0
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Prophdng

Review Prophdng 4/5 · Nov 5, 2024

Waste of Time, Fun to Talk About

This game would probably just be 3 stars like most of the games I rate (fun, I enjoyed it most of the time, but nothing more...although I think that's enough for most video games)

I enjoy games a lot of times for knowing how other people enjoy the hobby or where a game stands in the history/zeitgeist of gaming. This …

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This game would probably just be 3 stars like most of the games I rate (fun, I enjoyed it most of the time, but nothing more...although I think that's enough for most video games)

I enjoy games a lot of times for knowing how other people enjoy the hobby or where a game stands in the history/zeitgeist of gaming. This is a good example of that, I will probably not seek out other games like this and I would understand if it turned off most people within 20 minutes or less.

If you think you don't/won't like this game, there's no reason to push yourself through it. It's amusing and clever, but not shockingly so, and any developments won't be worth it if you're having a bad time.

But telling my wife what I was doing and updating her over a day or two about what was happening while she just rolled her eyes and said "You're a ridiculous person" endeared this game a lot more to me.

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staindk

Review staindk 4/5 · Nov 5, 2022

Fun, "readily beatable" clicker game

Played this for a while after seeing it posted to Hacker News.

Was planning on stopping because generally these clicker games are endless time sinks, but saw it mentioned that this game is beatable in 3-8 hours so I persisted.

Weird premise with some weirder turns, but all in all a good game that took just the right amount of …

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Played this for a while after seeing it posted to Hacker News.

Was planning on stopping because generally these clicker games are endless time sinks, but saw it mentioned that this game is beatable in 3-8 hours so I persisted.

Weird premise with some weirder turns, but all in all a good game that took just the right amount of my time.

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SKIMMILK

Status SKIMMILK May 10, 2018

A good trippy clicker game. Based off a recommendation given on a podcast, the twists and turns were somewhat expected. But still worth playing, at least for a few hours.

GigaDeathNullGolem

Review GigaDeathNullGolem 3/5 · Jan 17, 2018

Worthwhile good idea but no big deal.

i have played a few like this in recent years. the game seems fairly new and has room for smothing out and huge improvment. it doesnt have the embellishments of Clicking Bad, (stats, achievements, secrets) and feels more like shark game. If not careful you can probably fudge things too. Its main strength is managing many different elements, (like shark …

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i have played a few like this in recent years. the game seems fairly new and has room for smothing out and huge improvment. it doesnt have the embellishments of Clicking Bad, (stats, achievements, secrets) and feels more like shark game. If not careful you can probably fudge things too. Its main strength is managing many different elements, (like shark game) all of which are very different managerial mechanics. (unlike shark game) The game also manages to suprise at times. best of all, its not really a clicker beyond first few minutes.

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