Cmd C - An Idle Game

Name: Cmd C - An Idle Game
Rating: 4.5 (242 reviews)
Author: Andrew Zuo

By: Andrew Zuo App

Incremental Programming Sim

Overview

Version:

1.12.2

Last updated: 2026-07-05

Ranking

#108,458 ▼ 230

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Cmd C is a narrative-driven idle clicker that trades typical progression for a deep dive into open-source software culture. As you advance through chapters, new mechanics unlock and a digital conspiracy behind free software and collaboration begins to unfold.

Key features include a Level Editor to design and share coding environments, upgrade/prestige/generator systems, and offline progress so your programming journey never stops.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Programming Open Source Entertainment

By:

Andrew Zuo

Rating:

4.50

(242)

Version:

1.12.2 Last updated: 2026-07-05

Version code:

887285925

Creation date:

2022-01-22

Compatible devices:

Size:

69.48MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-24

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 108,458 ▼ 230

Other platforms

Ctrl C - Programming Idle Game (v1.12.1)

19,719 4.54

(429)

For Developers

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Developed by:

Andrew Zuo

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cmd-c-an-idle-game/id1606426386

User Reviews

Players praise Cmd C for its deep, long-term idle mechanics, chapter variety, and ongoing updates, but multiple reviews point to persistent issues: slow pacing and balancing across chapters, unreliable saves and data loss, and a slew of bugs and UI/UX problems that hinder play. The game remains engaging for many, with responsive development and content expansion, but stability and polish improvements are repeatedly requested.

Pros

Deep, long-term idle progression with multi-chapter mechanics and escalating automation keeps players engaged for years.
Ongoing updates and patches, with new chapters, balance tweaks, and responsive fixes based on community feedback.
Strong core gameplay and variety across chapters, delivering a satisfying idle experience that many compare favorably to classic titles.
Relatively restrained monetization and a generally fair balance compared with other idle games.
Polished visuals and steady development that show the game is well-supported.

Cons

Pacing and balance issues across chapters, leading to slow progress and frustrating prestige costs.
Saving and data persistence problems, including progress loss and no reliable manual save option.
A range of critical bugs that disrupt gameplay (reset bugs, white-screen loads, editor glitches).
UI/UX readability problems after updates (difficulty seeing upgrade prices, scroll-to-top issues).
Content updates sometimes feel under-tested or delayed, with patches that re-balance rather than fix underlying issues.

Recent reviews

The gameplay is not engaging at all, which is theoretically quite easy for an incremental game. An “idle” incremental just means most of your earnings happen when the app is closed. Good idle games still have an engaging gameplay loop while the app is open. This game, instead, intends for you to open, click one button, close—at least that’s what I have found past the career milestone. I am not yet to chapter 2, but reviews make it sound like this problem will only exacerbate. Something I have noticed about this game versus enjoyable incremental games is that the tap function does not actually give any reward or gain after the first 90 seconds of gameplay. You read that right. It’ll never be used again past the first few moments, except to tap once to get the reset going. I really think this game is cute, it’s witty. I would like to see it rebalanced and given a meaningful purpose to tapping/clicking. More complicated or optional buffs usually make these games more enjoyable too (see grimoire, dodecadragons)

by wu*****, 2026-07-04

Glitch where if you reset your entire progress but didn’t change the difficulty on levels the level will start out normal you’ll return and the difficulty is applied and you get hard locked from progressing. Please fix I love this game but this oversight of a bug is just dumbfounded. I just wanted to play it all over again and now I’m stuck to repeating level 1 till you fix this in however many months. Also add a bug report feature in the future so I don’t have to leave reviews