Keyboard clicker game

How to play

1. Press any key on your keyboard, or tap the keys on screen. Each press earns thocks and plays the equipped switch.
2. Keep typing quickly to build a combo. Every press inside the combo window adds to a multiplier, up to three times.
3. The spacebar is worth double, the way a real spacebar is the biggest key on the board.
4. Unlock switches as you can afford them. Better switches earn more per press and sound different.
5. Buy mods, which multiply everything, and auto-typers, which earn while you rest.

Keys you use to operate the page, such as Tab, Shift, Control and Alt, do not count, so you can still move around with the keyboard. Progress saves in your browser automatically.

The switch ladder

The unlocks follow a rough path through the mechanical keyboard hobby, from a budget linear through clickies, enthusiast tactiles and Topre to the IBM buckling spring. Each one links to its full page in the switch library, with specs and a sound player.

• Outemu Red: 1 per press , where everyone starts.
• Gateron Yellow: 2 per press , unlocks at 100 thocks.
• Cherry MX Blue: 4 per press , unlocks at 500 thocks.
• Gateron Milky Yellow Pro: 8 per press , unlocks at 2,000 thocks.
• Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro: 15 per press , unlocks at 7,500 thocks.
• Kailh BOX Jade: 30 per press , unlocks at 25,000 thocks.
• Community Holy Panda: 60 per press , unlocks at 80,000 thocks.
• Gateron Oil King: 120 per press , unlocks at 250,000 thocks.
• Gazzew Boba U4T: 250 per press , unlocks at 800,000 thocks.
• Zeal PC Zealios: 500 per press , unlocks at 2,500,000 thocks.
• Topre 45g Electrocapacitive: 1000 per press , unlocks at 8,000,000 thocks.
• IBM Model M Buckling Spring: 2500 per press , unlocks at 25,000,000 thocks.

The mods are real

Every upgrade in the game is a real keyboard modification. The multipliers are game balance, not a ranking of which mod matters most on a real board.

• Lube the switches: removes scratch and spring ping. See how to lube switches.
• Tune the stabilizers: stops the rattle under the long keys. See the stabilizers guide.
• Add case foam: removes the hollow echo of an empty case. In the game it also changes the sound, using the same simulated effect as the simulator. See what is case foam.
• Tape mod: a poppier, deeper sound from tape on the back of the PCB, also audible in the game. See what is the tape mod.

If you want to compare these effects properly, the keyboard simulator lets you switch each one on and off and choose from every switch on the site, and our overview of keyboard sound mods explains what each one does to a real board.

A typing warm-up in disguise

The combo rewards steady, quick presses, which is the same rhythm that makes a good typist. If the game gets you curious about your real speed, try the typing test, which plays switch sounds too, and read how to type faster.

Frequently asked questions