Achievements are split into three types: Normal, Shadow, and Dungeon. There are 518 normal achievements, 16 shadow achievements, and 4 dungeon achievements. Unlike trophies on the PS4, gaining achievements in Cookie Clicker directly influences the gameplay. These achievements will increase Milk, which unlocks Kitten upgrades that increase the cookies per second (CPS).

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Normal Achievements

The “normal” achievements are ones that players can gain through casual gameplay. Some examples include Clicking, Ascension, and Building achievements. Totaling a little over 500, these are the ones that make the bulk of the game.

Cookies Baked

CPS (Cookies Per Second)

These are the cookies baked per second and based on “Raw cookies per second”. Any CPS boosted by Golden Cookie effects or boosts are not applicable for the CPS Achievements.

Clicking

Building Achievements

Buildings in Cookie Clicker are foundations that increase CPS through buying/upgrading. These are still considered “Normal Achievements” because they don’t require too much of the player’s effort or time. Each type of building (ex: factory, prism…) has its own CPS.

The Buildings players will invest in are:

Cursors Grandmas Farms Mines Factories Banks Temples Wizard Towers Shipments Alchemy Labs Portals Time Machines Antimatter Condensers Prisms Chancemakers Fractal Engines Javascript Consoles Idleverses

Gaining these achievements will require players to upgrade their buildings.

Cursor (C)

Grandma (G)

Farm (Fr)

Mine (M)

Factory (Fc)

Bank (B)

Temple (T)

Wizard Tower (W)

Shipment (S)

Alchemy Lab (AL)

Portal (Po)

Time Machine (TM)

Antimatter Condenser (AC)

Prism (Pr)

Chancemaker (Ch)

Fractal Engine (FE)

Javascript Console (JC)

Idleverse (Iv)

Total Buildings + Upgrades

Golden Cookies

These are achieved by clicking on the golden cookies that will randomly appear, making it akin to a “luck-based” mission.

Miscellaneous

Grandmapocalypse

This is an in-game event that will trigger when the player has seven grandma types and six grandmas. Most of these achievements are gained by appeasing grandmatriarchs, the main antagonists of Cookie Clicker.

Sugar Lump

Seasons

Certain achievements like the Spooky Cookies and Let it Snow increase the rate at which seasonal cookies drop.

Ascension

Milestones

Shadow Achievements

These achievements will require more time and effort, which is why there are currently 16 of them compared to the normal achievement’s 518. As one would expect, these are more difficult for players to obtain.

Dungeon Achievements

Unlike Normal and Shadow Achievements, Dungeon Achievements can only be obtained in the 1.037 beta Dungeons. As such, they’re not always counted among the lists of achievements for Cookie Clicker since they are only obtainable through cheating.

Cookie Clicker is available on Steam and mobile devices.

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