Data Center

Data Center is a hands-on building game about setting up and expanding a working data center. You start with bare floors, buy racks, servers and switches, then place and stack the hardware and connect its ports with Ethernet cables. Customer traffic appears as colored packet-balls moving along the cables, showing network flow, bottlenecks, idle links and throughput.

Build and manage the network

Customers arrive with app requirements and capacity targets. You connect enough servers to each app, balance the load across racks and switches, and keep customer data flowing. Processing data earns money for expansion, XP to unlock more capable devices, and reputation that attracts larger, more demanding clients.

You can adjust layouts, upgrade hardware and recable the network to remove bottlenecks as the data center grows. Each placement, connection, failure and upgrade changes how packets move, giving you a visible way to assess the network.

Maintain reliable service

Servers and switches age, reach end-of-life and can fail. You replace failing equipment and plan the network so services remain reachable when devices along a path go down. Servers can use multiple network connections, allowing you to build redundant links and alternate routes that keep traffic flowing if a switch or link fails.

Key features

• Hands-on data center building: buy racks, servers and switches, stack hardware, and route Ethernet cables by hand.
• Visual networking: follow each customer’s packets as colored balls to see traffic flow, congestion and capacity.
• Customer-driven goals: connect enough servers to each app to meet its requirements and keep contracts running.
• Progression: earn money by processing data, gain XP to unlock devices, and build reputation to attract new customers.
• Reliability and maintenance: manage device lifespans, replace failing equipment and keep services online.
• Redundant connections: create alternate paths so traffic can stay reachable when a switch or link fails.
• A growing data center: evolve your layout from a single rack into a larger operation that attracts bigger clients.