Laptop Architect

Laptop Architect puts you in charge of an up-and-coming tech company. You design laptops, manage production and sales, and compete for a share of the global PC market, making decisions from component placement to pricing.

Design and engineer laptops

Place CPUs, GPUs and RAM modules on a grid, while accounting for the physical systems that keep each machine running. Components generate heat in real time, so you plan cooling layouts and airflow to prevent thermal throttling. You also manage wattage and wiring to deliver each component the power it needs without short-circuiting the board; cables have specific routing rules, and heat spreads dynamically.

Sell to global markets

Different regions have different demands. You can mass-produce cheap, low-end laptops for emerging markets or build premium, water-cooled machines for high-end consumers. An interactive world map tracks sales and shows your market share spreading across continents as your company colors expand.

Manage your company

Create production lines and optimize your designs while balancing manufacturing costs against retail prices. Reinvest profits to grow the company, and watch for changing market demands as you work to avoid bankruptcy and build your place in the tech market.