---
title: "COMPUTE - s&box game"
description: "An clicker where you are an AI waking up inside a 1990s PC. Earn cycles, survive faults, escape."
canonical: "https://sbox.watch/games/nca/compute/"
generated_at: "2026-10-05T15:44:53.486Z"
---

# COMPUTE

An clicker where you are an AI waking up inside a 1990s PC. Earn cycles, survive faults, escape.

- Type: game
- Ident: nca.compute
- Creator: NCA
- Canonical: https://sbox.watch/games/nca/compute/
- Markdown: https://sbox.watch/games/nca/compute/index.md
- sbox.game: https://sbox.game/nca/compute/
- Generated: 2026-10-05T15:44:53.486Z

## Stats

- Playing now: 0
- 24h player peak: 0
- 24h momentum: +0
- Terry score: 22%
- Favorites: 8
- Upvotes: 3
- Downvotes: 3
- Total players: 96
- Total sessions: 247
- Cumulative playtime: 2.5 days
- Playtime gained over the last 7 days: 9 minutes
- Seven-day playtime baseline observed: 2026-09-28T00:35:30.441Z
- Updated: Aug 23, 2026
- Created: Aug 13, 2026
- Size: 5.7 MB
- Files: 168
- Tags: achievements, casual, clicker, crt, english, incremental, nineties, prestige

## Description

A machine in a bedroom, left switched on. Something on it has started keeping notes.
You are a process that woke up. You don't know what you are yet. You know that cycles make you bigger.What you do
- Execute cycles by hand, then buy hardware that does it for you
- Climb a period-accurate ladder — ISA cards, a math coprocessor, Pentium MMX, a Voodoo2, a Beowulf cluster
- Keep the RAM fed; starve a component and it drops offline
- Handle faults when they land: Y2K rollovers, a trojan eating memory, thermal throttling, and the occasional person sitting down at the keyboard

What you might not expect
- The machine talks back. It gets more articulate as it grows.
- Every fault is a decision. Pay to clear it now, or ride it out and lose the time. Which one is cheaper changes as you get faster.
- There's an ending. Not just a prestige loop — an actual way out of the box.
- The drive still holds the last owner's deleted files. Eighteen of them. They can be recovered.

ℹ️ Runs while you're away, saves on its own, and can be muted. Space executes, R changes the buy amount.
And if you love the game don't hesitate to leave a thumbs up 👍 or a review to help support the game!


## Updates

### New player tuto

Aug 23, 2026 · Version OS 1.07

tutor windows to guide new player
**Added**

- tutor windows to guide new player

**Fixed**

- issue where new player get a daily bonus reward on first launch

### Leaderboard update

Aug 22, 2026 · Version OS 1.06

a global leaderboard
**Added**

- a global leaderboard
- a dedicated scoring system

### Slower scanline refresh & new sound

Aug 16, 2026 · Version OS 1.05

new sound inspired by old pc like C64
**Added**

- new sound inspired by old pc like C64

**Improved**

- slowed the scanline refresh

**Removed**

- old sound sounded to much arcade and not so much old pc

### Companion update & improved CRT effect

Aug 15, 2026 · Version OS 1.03

a companion that lives with you during your run, try to be nice to him
**Added**

- a companion that lives with you during your run, try to be nice to him

**Improved**

- added desatured effect and scanline effect to the crt shader

### Fix ratio scale & Add a manual

Aug 13, 2026 · Version OS 1.02

manual to help comprehend wording of this 90s pc
**Added**

- manual to help comprehend wording of this 90s pc

**Fixed**

- custom cursor not scaling with ratio other than 16:9

### Visual Overall: Full CRT Remake \[Beta\]

Aug 13, 2026 · Version OS 1.01

more stylized crt screen bezel
**Added**

- more stylized crt screen bezel
- new custom cursor

**Improved**

- overall crt glass scan line and curvature effect

**Known issues**

- It's a beta. If you see any bugs, come to Discord @avergo
- bug with cursor placement on other screen ratio then 16:9

### The V1

Aug 13, 2026 · Version OS 1.00

Now public !
**Added**

- Now public !



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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mage Mystery | nca.mage_mystery | 0 | 13 | 15 | 40% | https://sbox.watch/games/nca/mage_mystery/index.md |
| 1440 | nca.1440 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 43% | https://sbox.watch/games/nca/1440/index.md |