onewinter games

Release Date: 2026 TBA

ClickCrafter is a dark cozy clicker/incremental game with base-building elements and crafting/research-based progression.  Explore a mystical island, unlocking its secrets and revealing its history through discovered lore.  Play at your own pace, or simply enjoy the sights and sounds of the island’s serene biomes!

Stripped of your physical form on a mystical island, your only way out is to work with its cryptic guardian. Is the island guiding you home, or does it have other plans? Master mana, craft and repair arcane works, and forge a connection with the island to reclaim yourself and uncover its secrets.

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You awaken upon secluded shores, not entirely yourself. The island, alive with an ancient magic, has stripped away your physical form as it guards its profound secrets. Guided by the spirit of the island itself, you must learn to manipulate its abundant Mana and shape its raw power into the tools of your own restoration. As you delve deeper into its mysteries, you’ll ponder: Is the island truly acting as a benevolent guide, or is it influencing your path for reasons yet unknown?

ClickCrafter invites you into a world where every action is a step towards mending yourself and understanding your surroundings.

• Evolving Capabilities: As you unlock the island’s mystical secrets, you’ll unlock increasingly sophisticated crafting stations and discover rarer materials, each tapping further and further into the island’s latent power.
• Gentle Beginnings: Start by learning to gather the island’s freely flowing Mana. Use this energy to empower your crafting stations, harnessing its magical energies to create increasingly impressive items.
• Building Blocks: Transform raw Wood and Stone into refined Beams and Blocks, the foundation of your growing capabilities. New recipes and ability upgrades are purchased using the very items you craft.

Discover the satisfaction of working with the island’s systems, finding a natural synergy between your will and its magical programming.

• Mana’s Flow: Learn to channel Mana, first by directly collecting it, then by producing it and bending its magical energies to your will. Experience the harmonious growth of your energy as you become more attuned to the island.
• Automate with Purpose: As your mastery deepens, move past purely manual effort. Guide the island’s systems to assist you, setting up automated harvesting and crafting flows that feel like a natural extension of your capabilities, allowing you to achieve more without adding undue complexity.
• Personalized Growth: Invest in your own abilities – more powerful clicks, larger inventories, greater fuel efficiency, automation upgrades, and new movement modalities enhance your spectral form and increase your impact on the physical world.

Each area of the island holds its own distinct character and secrets. Seek out hidden lore objects scattered throughout the land; each fragment you find offers a personal glimpse into the island’s history and the reasons for its ancient isolation, revealing the story behind its protective magic. As you dismantle the energetic veils, you’ll uncover the island’s profound truth, a revelation that redefines your journey and offers a new perspective on your connection to this enigmatic place.

• Intimate Crafting Loop: Experience the satisfaction of transforming humble resources into functional creations.
• Evolving Automation: Start by doing everything yourself, then subtly weave automation into your process.
• Personalized Progression: Enhance your spectral form with upgrades that directly impact how you interact with the world and harness its power.
• Atmospheric Exploration: Discover a beautifully realized island, rich with hidden lore and serene moments. No hazards, timers or enemies here to rush your experience.
• Meaningful Discovery: Uncover the island’s story bit by bit through collectible lore and engaging interactions, piecing together a narrative about guardianship, power, and memory.

What’s Dark Cozy?

Think plush velvet chairs that you sink into, nestled in the corner of a dimly-yet-comfortably-lit library.  The room’s furniture and old books smell of oil, leather, and mahogany.  You feel at ease here; calm, secluded, maybe even the slightest bit protected.  Are there pastels and rounded corners?  No, but nonetheless, you’d be happy to stay here awhile, away from the hustle-and-bustle of everyday life…

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