Cookie Run

Cookie Run is a video game series created by the South Korean company, Devsisters. Each of the Youtube channels is specialized for a different game or language. The protagonist of the game series is GingerBrave. The two most popular games, Cookie Run: Ovenbreak and Cookie Run: Kingdom have multiple channels in different languages. The YouTube channels upload update previews, and content related to each of the games to their channels.
== History ==
===Early History (OvenBreak and OvenBreak 2 era)===
The Cookie Run series first began with a name called OvenBreak which was released on June 15, 2009, where you play as GingerBrave whom he has to escape from being eaten by the witch following the death of his brother Dozer. There are 10 game modes in the game, with one of them being a collaboration with Skittles. The game was later updated to OvenBreak 2 in 2012, but was delisted/removed from the App Store and Google Play in late 2013.
===Kakao/LINE era===
Around 8 months before OvenBreak/OvenBreak 2 was removed, a Cookie Run game for Kakao was released in South Korea on 2 April 2013. The LINE version of the game was later released globally on 29 January 2014, and became very popular in Asia sometime after its release. This was the game that replaced the series' title from "OvenBreak" to "Cookie Run". The LINE version of the game however shut down on 2018.
===OvenBreak era===
On October 27, 2016, Cookie Run: Ovenbreak was released. The game still receives updates and is in it's 8th season. The game is one of Devsister's most popular, featuring a user's obtained cookie of choice running and jumping to gain points on a level/gamemode. In Cookie Run:Ovenbreak, players obtain the characters/cookies through a gacha system which requires currency to pull from which can be obtained through completing stages, missions, events, and more.
===Cookie Run: Kingdom===
On January 21, 2021, Cookie Run: Kingdom was released and was the first Cookie Run game to feature voice acting, with only the Korean voice acting being available in its initial release. Later updates added the Japanese, English, Taiwanese Chinese, Thai, French, German and Mainland Chinese dubs respectively.
There are 11 languages available in the game, with the original languages being Korean, Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Thai. Later updates included French, German, Simplified Chinese (albeit exclusive in the People's Republic of China) and 3 languages that are in development which are being Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Indonesian (with the latter two being removed, likely due to lack of popularity).
Around mid-late 2021, the game gained a large amount of popularity following Genshin Impact's 1st anniversary controversy about the rewards. This was the time where the Cookie Run franchise became very popular outside of Asia.
The game features a variety of gamemodes where users can play using teams of their obtained cookies. The most notable game modes are player vs player (PVP) and player vs enemy (PVE). Just like Cookie Run:Ovenbreak, players obtain the characters/cookies through a gacha system which requires currency to pull from which can be obtained in various parts of the game.
==Cookie Run Braverse==
Cookie Run Braverse is a cookie themed card game. Cookies found on the cards have different stats listed below the character art of them found on the card. Cookies in this game come from previous installments in the Cookie Run Franchise across all previous games, including discontinued ones. The card game was released in Korea in September of 2023 and is set to release globally in February of 2024. 
== List of Cookie Run Games by Devsisters==
* OvenBreak (Released in 2009, replaced with OvenBreak 2 in 2012)
* OvenBreak 2 (Released in 2012, shut down in 2014)
* LINE Cookie Run (Released in 2013 on Kakao and 2014 on LINE and internationally, LINE/international version shut down in 2018)
* Cookie Run: OvenBreak (released in 2016)
* CookieWars (2018-2020)
* Cookie Run: Puzzle World (released in 2019)
* Cookie Run: Kingdom (released in 2021)
* Cookie Run: OvenSmash (unreleased)
* Cookie Run: Braverse (unreleased, came out in South Korea in September 2023 and planned to be released on February 2024 for the U.S.)
*Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures (unreleased, set for beta-testing in January)
== List of Other Devsisters' Games ==
*Brixity 
*Dead Cide Club
==Content==
=== Cookie Run: Kingdom, Ovenbreak, and Braverse ===
Each of the channels publish trailers for their upcoming updates to their games. This is usually posted on one or two of the channels for that specific Devsisters game. Each game has multiple channels that use different languages. Each of the channels related to that game will post the trailer in their respective languages. However, in some cases the trailer will only be posted in one language but on all the channels for separate languages, with the language being Korean. The game channels also post music videos, meme videos, videos of the cookies already existing in the game, story, mini series, and more.
===쿠키박스 CookieBox===
쿠키박스 CookieBox is the channel mainly dedicated to audio and music videos about Cookie Run: Kingdom. While the other CR:K channels do post the occasional music videos and audio from in the game, CookieBox is specifically for them. The channel uploads videos featuring Cookie Run Gameplay with audio from in the game. These videos are branded as ASMR.
===Devsisters===
The official Devsisters Youtube channel is dedicated to featuring their online showcases, games in progress, and the company's game studios. The videos featuring the game suidos give a little look to what the studio does to make and update their respective games. The channel also posts videos for their upcoming game releases.
===Brixity===
Brixity is the official Youtube channel for one of Devsister's non-cookie related games, Brixity. Currently, the channel features game trailers and update videos.
==Collaborations==
Cookie Run: Ovenbreak and Cookie Run: Kingdom have collaborated with many different companies over the years of each game's run. Both games have added limited cookie's from the other companies games under a new rarity called special. After the collaboration time has ended, the cookie's are no longer able to be obtained. In Cookie Run: Kingdom, after the collaboration time is over, players can no longer obtain soulstones or soulcores to promote or ascend the collaboration cookie's further. 
===Cookie Run: Kingdom Collaborations===
====Sonic the Hedgehog====
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic and Tails were released as playable cookies into Cookie Run: Kingdom. The collaboration was in the game for a limited time. They were the first cookies in Cookie Run: Kingdom to use the special rarity. The collaboration came with a limited game mode, Sonic's Green Hill, and a decor theme called Welcome to Green Hill. After the collaboration event ended, Sonic and Tails cookie were no longer obtainable. The trailers for this update were posted a few days prior to the update, showcasing the cookies and gamemode coming in the update.
====Disney====
For a limited time, 20 Disney cookies were added to Cookie Run: Kingdom. The cookies were of Guest rarity, meaning unlike the other cookies in game and the previous collaboration cookies Sonic and Tails, the cookies cannot be used in battle, to craft materials, or to complete tasks in the kingdom. The update came with a special gacha in which a player could only obtain limited time decor from the World of Magic & Dreams set and the guest Cookies and their soulstones. After the event ended, neither the cookies nor decor were obtainable and the special gacha was removed. The guest cookies decor had music from each of the cookies movies. However, the music was only in the game for a limited time of a year. The trailers for this update were posted a few days prior to the update, showcasing the cookies and decors that came in the update.
====BTS====
BTS was the third in-game collaboration with Cookie Run: Kingdom. The seven BTS members were added to the game in cookie form. The cookies were of special rarity and were of their own class. The update came with five costume sets (just for the BTS cookies) which were the first costumes of the special rarity, a rhythm-game gamemode, and three BTS decor sets. The collaboration was the longest one in Cookie Run: Kingdom, lasting for approximately three months. The special gacha was added back during this time in which players could obtain the BTS cookies and their soulstones/soulcores, BTS costumes, and BTS decor. After the event ended, the event gacha was gone and the BTS cookies could no longer be ascended or promoted, along with the BTS decor and special BTS costumes becoming unobtainable. Despite the update leaving, the music from the BTS event remained in game for a year. The trailers for this update were posted a few days prior to the update. Some Youtube Shorts and full length videos were released during the update's run.
===Cookie Run: Ovenbreak Collaborations===
====Saniro====
Saniro was the first game collaboration inside of Cookie Run: Ovenbreak during the Hello Kitty's Surprise Kitty event. In this collab, Hello Kitty and Mimmy were released as playable characters under the special rarity. Hello Kitty themed costumes were also released for already existing cookies in Ovenbreak. An update video was posted before the update's release.
====Google Play Store====
Cookiedroid was a cookie released in the Google Play Store's Play Points system collaboration with Cookie Run: Ovenbreak. They are also of the special rarity and are the most recent in game collaboration in Cookie Run: Ovenbreak to date. An update video was posted to the channels specifically for Cookie Run: Ovenbreak before the update's release.
===Out of Game Collaborations===
Alongside in-game collaborations, the characters of the Cookie Run: Kingdom universes have been in collaborations in other games. These games were:
*Zepto
**Before the release of Cookie Run: Kingdom, a kingdom themed map was added into the game where game players could explore the kingdom. Players could also interact with attractions in Cookie Run: Kingdom. Outfits based on cookies were also added to the game.
*Roblox
**A collaboration was announced where Roblox game creators could create a Cookie Run: Kingdom themed game for a chance to win 50,000 USD. However, the event was eventually cancelled due to limited time and a small amount of entries.
*Summoners' War
**Five cookie run characters were added as collab monsters with four different element variants. These cookies were Gingerbrave, Pure Vanilla cookie, Hollyberry cookie, Madeleine Cookie, and Espresso Cookie. Enemies from Cookie Run: Kingdom, Red Velvet Dragon and Cake hounds were added as well. 
*Ensemble Stars! 
**Gingerbrave appears in a mini game where players exchange their event currency for different items, among them being collaboration cards. Two obtainable character cards were game characters cosplaying as Strawberry Crepe Cookie and Crunchy Chip Cookie. Chiaki Morisawa was shown in cookie form alongside Gingerbrave.
==Other Channels for Different Languages==
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==Trivia==
*The account 跑跑薑餅人官方中文頻道 for Taiwan posts both the Cookie Run: Kingdom and Cookie Run: Ovenbreak on the same channel.
**The Taiwanese account however has the Cookie Run: Ovenbreak profile picture and banner and does not show any sign of being a combined channel unless the videos are clicked on.
*The first Cookie Run game, Ovenbreak (not to be confused with Cookie Run: Ovenbreak) was released on June 15, 2009.
**The current game, Cookie Run: Ovenbreak was released over seven years later on October 27, 2016.
*With all the channel's subscribers added together, Devsisters's and their channels have over a million subscribers. However, this does not officially count on Youtube.
**During the Cookie Run subscribers events for in game rewards, Cookie Run: Kingdom added up all of the channels subscribers together to count towards the goals.https://x.com/CookieRun/status/1454976486755143689?s=20
*Cookie Run: Kingdom is the only game in the series to have voice acting throughout the game.
**However, Cookie Run: Ovenbreak released full voice acting for the cookie, Poison Mushroom cookie.
*The English Cookie Run Kingdom channel is the most subscribed to out of them all.
==References==
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