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Otto Development · Published by Otto Development
Mixed — 41% positive (27 reviews) · 93 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Dopaminer lets you do the most scientifically accurate thing possible: click Synapse bits that reward you with Dopamine. Upgrade your neural rig by stacking upgrades, unlock new tiers, automate progress, and Rewire to prestige. Spend Synapse Points for permanent perks and watch each run accelerate.
Free To Play, Casual · 2026 · More free games
Explore Dopaminer’s addictive loop of clicking Synapse bits for dopamine rewards. Upgrade your neural rig and automate your progress through tiers, making each run faster than the last.
About this game
Dopaminer lets you poke your brain to mine dopamine. Click the floating Synapse bits to earn DP, invest that DP in strategic upgrades, automate your Dopamining and use Rewire to increase efficiency with each run.
Increase your Effective Score to unlock higher tiers where new mechanics become available. Encounter rare dopamine bits that provide larger payouts. Automation features allow steady progression whether you are actively clicking or letting it play for you while you’re away. Play Daily Challenges and earn Cortexium (CX) to buy upgrades in the shop.
Key Features
Click Synapses. Upgrade. Automate. Rewire. Easy to learn, hard to stop. Numbers go brrr.
Four Upgrade Tabs
Core: Increase Synapse value, spawn speed, lifetime, and chain reactions.
Automation: Start Auto-Collecting, enable Magnet Bursts to gather bits, place Pulse nodes and Overclock those upgrades!
Rarity: Increase the spawning of valuable Synapse bits and increase multipliers on them.
Meta: Spend Synapse Points on permanent perks that will increase efficiency on each run.
Tier Progression
Achieve key score milestones to unlock new automation and expanded upgrade options.
Rewire
Use Rewire to reset your run while retaining Synapse Points, boosting future runs through permanent meta-upgrades Future Dopamine flows faster.
Daily Challenges
These short skill-based tests pause the idle grind for pure action. Rack up CX to supercharge your Dopamining.
Cognitive Echo: Memorize flashing tile patterns, and repeat the pattern..
Corruption Defense: Click incoming corrupted Synapse bits before they hit the core of your brain.
Falling Bits: Target one rarity Synapse only and survive.
Offline Progress
Leave it running. Return to piles of dopamine waiting for you.
Steam Achievements
Many to be mined! Get even more real life dopamine by achieving all the achievements!
Your brain factory awaits. Click that first synapse. Then the next. Automate it all. Dopamine real dopamine!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent (64-bit)
- Memory: 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11–capable GPU (Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA GTX 600 / AMD HD 7000 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: 64-bit OS required. Internet only needed for Steam features (Cloud/Achievements/Overlay). Offline play supported.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 3 (64-bit)
- Memory: 8192 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11–capable GPU with 1 GB+ VRAM (e.g., NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD RX 460 / Intel Iris Plus or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1000 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: Windowed or fullscreen. Runs on laptops and desktops; no special peripherals required.
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update (v1.5.0.0)
Auto-collect now uses individual cursors that move to and collect bits, replacing the old tick-based batch systemPerformance improvementsReworked upgrade levelsUI updatesAdded badges for available upgradesMinor improvements and bug fixesRead full article on Community Announcements (xtCat)Patch NotesOfficial
Update (v1.3.4.0)
- Added Login Streak to the Stats Overview- Fixed Auto-Collector cursor visuals persisting during Rewire- Improved several upgrade descriptions for better clarity- Optimized late-game performanceRead full article on Community Announcements (xtCat)Patch NotesOfficial
Update (v1.3.3.0)
- Pulse Nodes now spawn at random locations when unlocked- Rebalanced Synapse Point (SP) rewards from offline gainsRead full article on Community Announcements (xtCat)Patch NotesOfficial
Update (v1.3.1.0)
- Rebalanced Phasic spawn frequency for better pacing and feel- Fixed an issue where free upgrade floating text could merge with other messagesRead full article on Community Announcements (xtCat)Patch NotesOfficial
Update (v1.3.0.0)
Introducing Mutations Mutations are special run modifiers that change how you play. Each run, you can select one mutation that applies for the duration of that run.11 new Mutations to experiment with3 new Achievements to unlockPerformance optimizationsChoose an optional Mutation during RewireAffected upgrades will reflect the active MutationRead full article on Community Announcements (xtCat)
