An upcoming indie title, Don't Touch the Snail, reinvents the idle clicker genre with a brutal twist. The game runs persistently on your desktop as a snail relentlessly pursues your cursor. If it ever makes contact, your save file is permanently deleted, locking you out forever. This "anti-cozy" design flips relaxing gameplay into a tense, high-stakes challenge.

Currently in beta, the game tracks both living and dead players on a public leaderboard. The current top survivor moved their mouse for over 46 hours before succumbing. Your failure state is recorded locally and on the developer's servers to prevent cheating by clearing data. Players can customize the snail with skins once unlocked, but achievements are at risk if you die early.

Launching on Steam on May 29, the game is expected to cost just $1. This low price point makes its extreme permadeath mechanic a curious, low-risk proposition for players seeking a bizarre test of endurance. The core tension comes from knowing a single moment of inattention ends your run permanently.