{"id":218480,"date":"2026-02-28T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/im-low-key-hyped-for-this-data-center-sim-though-it-has-no-official-linux-support\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:25:08","slug":"im-low-key-hyped-for-this-data-center-sim-though-it-has-no-official-linux-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/im-low-key-hyped-for-this-data-center-sim-though-it-has-no-official-linux-support\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m Low-key Hyped for This Data Center Sim (Though It Has No Official Linux Support)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m Low-key Hyped for This Data Center Sim (Though It Has No Official Linux Support)<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/data-center-game\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-28 12:28:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: itsfoss.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The demand for data centers worldwide has shot up in recent years, with the blind rush for AI being a big reason<\/strong> behind it. I, personally, don’t think we need AI shoved into every corner of our lives, but certain regimes and organizations seem to think otherwise, and they keep pushing hard for it.<\/p>\n

So, if hearing all that makes you want to just roll up your sleeves and build one yourself, then this indie game might scratch that itch.<\/p>\n

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This game is not natively available for Linux. But it does interest me as a Linux user. <\/p>\n

Data Center: A Work in Progress<\/h2>\n

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Data Center is an upcoming simulation game from solo developer V\u00e1clav Nov\u00e1k, who goes by Waseku on Steam. He is based in Brno, Czech Republic, and has been building games since 2020 using the Unity engine.<\/p>\n

The main idea here is that you build and manage a data center from scratch<\/strong>. That involves buying racks, servers, and switches; physically placing and stacking your hardware; and then running cables between ports to tie it all together.<\/p>\n

It lets the player monitor network traffic via colored, sphere-shaped balls that move around in the cables, and any idle network cable connections are easy to spot. You earn money by serving customers according to their requirements and capacity expectations.<\/p>\n

When you process data successfully, you get money, gain experience to unlock better hardware, and build your reputation to draw in larger clients.<\/p>\n

Worth Playing?<\/h2>\n

Possibly. I played the free demo on a Nobara Linux system, and the overall experience was okayish.<\/p>\n

First, I configured the graphical settings, disabling NVIDIA DLSS and cranking most settings to their highest possible states. When I went into the game, the game was capped at 50 FPS.<\/p>\n

Turns out VSync was the culprit (unsurprisingly), so I disabled it and set a 100 FPS limit.<\/p>\n

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The graphical settings I used to play the demo.<\/p>\n

But the performance woes didn’t end there<\/strong>, as throughout gameplay, there were visible drops in the FPS that happened…<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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