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Data Center

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

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Quick resume

Build, cable, and automate. Assemble racks, servers, and switches, connect enough capacity for each app, earn money from processed data, and unlock gear and bigger customers with XP and reputation. Follow colored data packets as your center comes to life.

Global score

77/100

Genres

Simulator

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  • STATIONflow

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Outsiders

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • STATIONflow

  • AccuRC 2

  • Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Escapism

    Electrician Simulator - First Shock
  • Cooperation

    Half-Life: Blue Shift
  • Competition

    Idle Research

Pros

  • Addictive and satisfying cable management
  • Educational introduction to networking
  • Creative freedom in data center design
  • Relaxing and chill gameplay
  • Active developer engagement and updates

Cons

  • Limited content and repetitive after hours
  • Lack of deeper networking features (vlans, routing)
  • Tedious manual ip assignment and cabling
  • Short hardware lifespan and eol mechanics
  • No multiplayer or advanced cooperation

Analysis

A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Thrill.

How to use the graph
Similar games map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Competence
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -4

    "Focus is on personal progression and pacing without leaderboards or direct player comparison."

    Capsule for Idle Research Idle Research

    "Focus is on personal pacing and sandbox-style play without leaderboards or direct player comparison."

  • Continuation
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    1

    "Limited cooperation with NPC scientists who assist in puzzles; no multiplayer or team-based gameplay."

    Capsule for Half-Life: Blue Shift Half-Life: Blue Shift

    "Limited cooperation via NPC technicians assisting with tasks, but no multiplayer or strong teamwork elements yet."

  • Creativity
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

    "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is solo and non-confrontational."

    Capsule for Helltaker Helltaker

    "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is solo and non-confrontational."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    3

    "Players use the game as a relaxing distraction and stress relief, enjoying immersive simulation."

    Capsule for Electrician Simulator - First Shock Electrician Simulator - First Shock

    "Players use the game as a relaxing distraction and stress relief, enjoying immersive technical simulation."

  • Expectation
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Experimenting
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Exploration
    -3

    No nearest game available

  • Expression
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Fantasy
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Fellowship
    -3

    No nearest game available

  • Growth
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Health
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Idle
    -3

    No nearest game available

  • Intimacy
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Leadership
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Progression
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Relaxation
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Sensation
    2

    No nearest game available

  • Status
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Story
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Strategy
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Thrill
    -3

    No nearest game available

  • Value
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Violence
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Survival
    1

    No nearest game available

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Last update: 23/05/2026