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what is Idle Monkey Theorem?

Hire typing monkeys who randomly recreate Shakespeare's works by producing words in this idle clicker game.

In Idle Monkey Theorem, you manage a team of monkeys typing away to randomly generate words that piece together Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems. Upgrade your monkeys and collect inspiration points to speed progress toward completing literary classics.

It sits in the Clicker / Idle / Numbers / Management / Minimalist corner of the genre. Like most idle games it runs on a simple loop — earn, reinvest, automate — but the depth is in how long that loop keeps unfolding. Expect to check in, make a few decisions, and watch the numbers climb whether you're at the keyboard or not.

New to incrementals? Read our beginner's guide first, or just hit play — these games are built to teach themselves.