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Build a node-based computer system to download, process, and upload files while researching, hacking, coding, and training AI.
Released 03 Oct 2025
Build File Pipelines
Scan Files for Research
Hack Organizations
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
Developed by EnigmaDev Studios · Published by EnigmaDev Studios
In this sci-fi management game, you run a computer lab tasked with helping avert the universe’s heat death. You connect window-like nodes to build systems that move data and resources between computer components.
Download files, process them to change their value or usefulness, then upload them to earn credits. Improve your setup by balancing network speeds, processing power, and other resources as you unlock new file types and components.
Research unlocks technologies and further systems, including hacking organizations for data and resources, coding optimizations and software, and training an AI on downloaded files. A portal reset restarts a run while granting bonuses based on accumulated research.
Recurring praise focuses on the satisfaction of arranging and optimizing node networks, discovering how the systems work, and unlocking new mechanics. Reviewers also describe the incremental progression as absorbing and say the game can suit either active tinkering or running in the background. Some reviews criticize its later pacing, repeated resets, or monetization, while others say purchases are not necessary to progress.
Welcome to the Labs! In Upload Labs you are tasked to save the universe from the inevitable heat death. Use your ingenuity and power to build optimized systems using a node-based system. These nodes are window-like interfaces representing components and processes within your computer. You will connect nodes from output to input to control resource flow and data pipelines
Research: Scan files to unlock powerful new technologies via the research tree. There you will find game-changing nodes, innovative systems, and scientific milestones, all critical for achieving your ultimate goal.
Hack: Strategically engage in breaches of organizations through hacking. This provides access to critical intel, enables the disruption of opposing systems, and secures resources vital for your mission.
Code: Get contributors by committing important code, Implement custom solutions for your system by crafting code optimizations, developing custom applications, and programming essential drivers. These tools allow for precise tuning and automation, ensuring optimal performance.
AI Development: Cultivate and evolve an Artificial Intelligence by feeding it downloaded files for processing and learning. As the AI progresses, it will generate improved files, greatly boosting your income. Guide its development to ultimately achieve Artificial General Intelligence, a pivotal step in overcoming the universal crisis.
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Achievements | 35 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 6 listed on Steam |
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