Compute
Generate processing power using increasingly advanced hardware.
2,400 → 6.5M CU/h per server
NeuroShrub
Grow your AI empire
Compute. Expand. Evolve.
- Start with a single compute node.
- Build data centers.
- Generate compute.
- Complete contracts.
- Research new technology.
- Branch into the future.
A free multiplayer strategy game: grow from one server into a quantum-era compute network, competing live against every other company.
No download · no payment needed to play · progress continues while you're away
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Live totals from the game server, refreshed every minute · current market event: AI Boom.
Operating manual
How it works
Four steps from a garage to a global compute business.
01
Found your company
Pick a name and get starter funds, two CPU servers, a grid connection and storage.
02
Build your data center
Add servers, expand power and cooling, and keep everything running efficiently.
03
Deliver AI contracts
Spend compute on simulated AI jobs — translation, image generation, simulations — and get paid in game money.
04
Research and expand
Unlock new hardware generations, specialize your company and climb the leaderboards.
Core systems
Every system feeds the next
Balance energy, capacity and contracts to grow faster than your rivals.
Energy
Grid, solar, wind, batteries, nuclear and fusion — every server needs power.
6 server tiers to keep powered
Research
A technology tree with prerequisites, lab levels and generations.
5 technology generations
Contracts
Simulated AI workloads that pay game money and build reputation.
Easy → Enterprise difficulty
- Buildinfrastructure
- Installservers
- Powerenergy & cooling
- Producecompute
- DeliverAI contracts
- Researchtechnology
- Reinvestand expand
Production is calculated from elapsed time on the server, so your data center keeps working while you're offline (up to a limit). Sell surplus compute on a live market whose price moves with supply, demand and global events.
Hardware track
Upgrade everything
Six server tiers across five technology generations, plus energy, cooling and data center expansion.
- Standard CPU Server Gen I
- Advanced GPU Server Gen I
- Elite GPU Cluster Gen II
- Elite AI Accelerator Gen III
- Experimental Neural Processing Cluster Gen IV
- Quantum Quantum Accelerator Gen V
Grid, solar, wind, batteries, nuclear and fusion power · cooling that keeps hardware reliable · data centers that grow from a garage to hyperscale.
Technology tree
Research the future
A research tree with prerequisites across four branches.
Compute
Better efficiency, GPU optimization, advanced hardware and quantum computing.
Energy
Cheaper power, bigger batteries and greener generation.
Business
More contract slots, better rewards, reputation and automation.
Specialization
Mastery research that sharpens your chosen industry.
Automation research lets managers accept contracts, sell compute and buy energy for you.
Corporate strategy
Choose your specialization
At company level 10 you commit to an industry. Each one changes your strengths and unlocks exclusive contracts.
Generative AI
Images, video and creative content at scale.
Scientific Computing
Simulations and research for science and industry.
Financial AI
Trading, risk and forecasting models.
Robotics
Training and running embodied AI.
Cybersecurity
Threat detection and security audits. Trusted by everyone.
Cloud Computing
Efficient, always-on hosting at hyperscale.
Shared world
Compete in a shared market
Leaderboards
Rank by net worth, compute per hour, reputation, company level and contracts delivered.
Global events
AI booms, energy crises, hardware shortages and breakthroughs shake up the whole economy.
Live compute market
Prices react to how much compute every company sells. Timing matters.
Reputation
Deliver reliably to unlock harder, better-paying enterprise contracts.
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An optional real-money layer — with clear rules
You never need crypto to play NeuroShrub. If you choose to, you can deposit through a supported payment method (for example a stablecoin) — the value is credited in USD — and use it to buy Game Credits for in-game items. Separately, a funded Reward Pool may distribute rewards to active players based on gameplay.
Deposits buy Game Credits
Game Credits are spent inside the game. They cannot be withdrawn and are not a currency.
Rewards come only from a funded pool
Rewards are shared out of money that is already in the Reward Pool. When the pool is small, rewards are small — and they can be zero.
Vesting before withdrawal
Allocated rewards vest for about 7 days before they can be withdrawn, subject to limits, fees and account checks.
Rewards are not guaranteed, are not wages or interest, and may be zero. Only use money you can afford to spend on a game. Read how rewards work and the Risk Disclosure.
Know your balances
Every balance is separate and shown separately. Game values never turn into money by themselves.
| Balance | What it is | Withdrawable? |
|---|---|---|
| Game money ($) | Earned from contracts and market sales; spent on servers, buildings and research. | No — in-game only |
| Compute | Produced by your servers; used for contracts or sold on the in-game market. | No — in-game only |
| Game Credits | Optional; bought with a deposit and spent on in-game items. | No |
| Reward Points | Earned by playing (e.g. delivering contracts). They only decide your share of a funded reward distribution. | No — not money |
| Vesting rewards | Your allocated share of a funded distribution, waiting out the vesting period. | Not yet |
| Cashable balance | Vested rewards and referral commissions, backed by funded pool assets. | Yes, subject to limits and checks |
Network
Invite friends to compete
Every player gets a personal invite link. Friends who join through it become part of your network, and you can follow their progress.
If the optional rewards system is active, referral commissions are paid only from eligible platform revenue (such as fees) and only from a separately funded Referral Pool — never from your friends' deposits or purchases, and never just for signing someone up.
Signing someone upcreates no reward
Friends' deposits & purchasesnever count
Commission sourcefunded Referral Pool
Network depthup to 4 levels
Integrity
Built to be transparent
Server-authoritative
Every price, reward and production number is calculated on the server. The browser never decides what you earn.
Double-entry ledger
Every money movement is recorded as a balanced journal entry. Nothing is edited after the fact — corrections are new entries.
No unfunded balances
Cashable value only comes out of funded pool assets. The system checks solvency before every reward distribution.
Audited operations
Administrative actions require a reason and are written to a permanent audit log.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can found a company, build, research and compete without paying anything. Deposits are optional.
Yes. The whole game — servers, contracts, research, specializations, events and leaderboards — works without any crypto. The real-money layer is entirely optional.
No. Rewards depend on how much money is in the funded Reward Pool and on your share of eligible gameplay points. They can be small or zero, and past distributions say nothing about future ones.
No. NeuroShrub is designed as a game. Deposits buy Game Credits for in-game use, and purchasing or using in-game assets should not be understood as a promise of profit or financial return. Don't expect to get money back from deposits or purchases.
An in-game balance bought with an optional deposit and spent on things like game money or energy. Game Credits cannot be withdrawn.
From a Reward Pool funded with platform revenue the operator has decided to share. The game itself never creates withdrawable money.
After allocated rewards finish vesting (about 7 days) they become cashable. Withdrawals have minimums, limits and fees, and may require account checks.
No. Production is calculated from elapsed time, so your servers keep working while you're away, up to an offline limit.
No. All contracts are simulated. No real AI jobs are executed and no real hardware is rented.
Share your invite link. Referral commissions, when active, only come from eligible platform revenue via a funded Referral Pool — not from deposits, purchases or sign-ups.
Your garage data center is waiting
Two servers. One power line. A market full of rivals.
How big can you build it?