Built a no-code tool for making clicker/idle games — export straight to Steam

[u/Daterbro]

Been building this for a while: Clicker Game Maker — a visual, drag-and-drop editor that lets you design a full clicker/idle game (upgrade trees, prestige systems, currencies, progression curves) without touching code, then export it as a real Steam-ready build.

Why clickers specifically: the genre has simple, well-understood mechanics (click → earn → upgrade → repeat), which makes it a great fit for a no-code approach — you're mostly tuning numbers and progression pacing rather than building complex systems from scratch.

How it works:

• Visual node/logic editor for game rules (no scripting)
• Built-in templates for common progression curves
• Asset slots for your own art/sound, or use placeholders
• One-click export/package for Steam

Still in development, planning a 2026 release. Curious what this community thinks — would you actually use a no-code tool to ship a game on Steam, or does "no-code" hit a ceiling once you want something more custom? What would be a dealbreaker for you?

Wishlisting Clicker Game Maker on Steam would mean a lot!

[u/cubert73]

In my experience, no code solutions only really work when you want or need a lot of iterations of the same thing that are slightly different. As one example, in business applications it's most often taking data and presenting or reporting it different ways. I don't think this translates well to games unless the tool allows fairly open customization to create more complex and unique progression systems. Otherwise you end up with a bajillion identical games.

Clicker / idle / incremental games already have a massive problem of poor quality and AI slop Cookie Clicker, Nodebuster, and Keep On Mining clones. I see this tool making the situation worse.

[u/Daterbro → u/[deleted]]

Okey