In "Just Click The Button," you do indeed, click on a button. The more you click, the more the game evolves. Select new abilities that align with your playstyle. Decide whether to attempt to beat the game after reaching a certain threshold or play indefinitely!
As you click the button repeatedly, you earn gems that can be spent on a variety of upgrades. These upgrades increase the button's damage output, critical hit chance, attack speed, and other passive abilities. The more you click, the faster the button levels up, unlocking new tiers of upgrades and abilities. This provides a satisfying sense of progression as your clicking power exponentially increases over time.
The gameplay quickly evolves into a bullet hell shooter. As your button levels up, it gains the ability to shoot projectiles that you can aim at incoming enemies. These enemies fire their own patterns of bullets, creating a classic shoot 'em up gameplay loop where you must dodge and weave between enemy fire while decimating them with your button's firepower. The bullet hell elements add an engaging layer of challenge and skill-based gameplay on top of the core clicker mechanics.
As you progress, you unlock a wide variety of abilities that you can select and combine to create unique builds. These abilities range from defensive options like freezing time or creating bullet-reflecting walls, to offensive choices like homing missiles or explosive rounds. The ability to tailor the button's capabilities to your preferred playstyle, whether that's a focus on damage, survivability, or something in between, adds depth and replayability to the experience.
Once you reach a certain progression threshold, you can choose to challenge one of four unique boss encounters, each presenting its own mini-game-like challenge. Defeating these bosses unlocks different endings, encouraging you to experiment with various ability combinations to find the optimal build for each encounter. For those seeking a more open-ended experience, the game can also be played indefinitely, with the challenge steadily increasing as your button becomes more powerful and the enemy waves more relentless.