IncrementalOS

IncrementalOS is an incremental game styled after a 1990s desktop. You start with a blank desktop, a Start menu and one icon, My Computer, then earn money to unlock programs, systems and minigames and build up your operating system.

Programs and minigames

Each unlocked program is a playable system inspired by software from an old computer. Task Manager has you monitor processes and click down those that look troublesome before they crash your system. In Defragment, you arrange fragmented blocks into order before the drive falls into chaos, while File Explorer has you drag files into the right folders before your inbox overflows. Security Center is an arcade shooter where you defend your firewall against waves of malware with a turret.

Reboots and progression

When you have pushed your system as far as it can go, you can reboot. Your money resets and your programs lock again, but your earned experience and stat growth remain, along with a separate skill tree that you spend across future runs. Each reboot makes the next run faster, and you choose when to reset.

Desktop and saves

The windows, buttons and progress bars take their style from older operating systems. You can unlock wallpapers and cursors to personalize your desktop. Three independent save slots let you maintain multiple OS builds, choose one from the login screen, or start a fresh build from scratch.

Key features

• Build an operating system from a single starting icon
• Distinct minigames with different ways to earn money
• A prestige system for advancing your operating system
• Wallpaper, theme and cursor customization
• Independent save slots