Games · 1–10 min · Mouse · Touch

Particle Clicker

Click the detector, discover the Higgs

ByIgor Babuschkin, Kevin Dungs, Tadej Novak, Gabor Biro, Jiannan Zhang

Open-source work, ported to the web by Spare · MIT

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Click the detector for data; research on the left, hire and upgrade on the right; auto-saves

AboutWhat it is and how to play

An incremental game made at CERN Webfest 2014. Collect collision data, fund research and hire staff; each discovery comes with a physics note.

DetailsSource and licence

Origin
Open-source work, ported to the web by Spare
Type
Games
Length
1–10 min
How to play
Click the detector for data; research on the left, hire and upgrade on the right; auto-saves
Controls
Mouse · Touch
Licence
MIT
Source
github.com/particle-clicker/particle-clicker★ 684 · as of 2026-09-25
Version
d6762d5
Changes
AngularJS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Font Awesome and data files bundled locally (no network); Google Analytics removed; saves namespaced so other works are untouched; Spare pause/snapshot hooks added

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Use on desktopOpens while your AI works

  1. 01Download the pack

    Zip, runs offline

  2. 02Open Spare desktop

    macOS, same account

  3. 03Import the pack

    Opens while AI generates

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