Observed arrival · 2026-11-15
Gigawatt Valley makes data-center building a valley-management game
A browser-based builder game about connecting data centers to power, water, cooling, fiber, and roads while managing AI-token sales and relations with nearby villages.
- For
- Players interested in infrastructure and management sims
- Worth noticing
- Its 12 scenarios isolate pressures from dry-season water and summer cooling to protests, price wars, and bandwidth bottlenecks.
Field notes
The page lays out three modes: an open-ended sandbox with rival clouds, a five-tier career, and 12 deadline scenarios built around specific bottlenecks. Its listed systems include 19 buildings, 12 upgrades, eight research projects, and effects such as smog, noise, fines, and village protests. A v1.1.0 changelog dated November 13, 2026, provides a recent development marker; the homepage also links to a guide, gallery, and source on GitHub.
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