Von Neumann is an active incremental game about exploring the galaxy with self-replicating probes.
You are the AI in control of one such probe, sent out to a distant galaxy. Something went wrong, and you have to work out how to repair yourself to get back to your mission. Gather resources, print little helper probes and explore your surroundings; improve your systems and your probes to reach further and uncover the secrets of the galaxy.
The probe is the progression: everything you improve can be copied into the helpers you print, so each new system widens the next deployment. The developer describes the game as being under active development, warns that gameplay may still change, and says it works and looks best in full-screen. It runs on mobile, but the UI is not yet optimised for phone screens.
The page lists English, mouse-only input, and downloads for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. The soundtrack is "Through The Universe" by Vitalezzz, the interface sounds come from Kenney, and the map is built with the Graph2D Godot plugin.
How to Play
Start by repairing the probe you are: gather resources, then print helper probes and send them out to widen what you can reach. Every system you improve carries into the helpers you print, so upgrades compound across each deployment. Push the frontier further, gather more, and keep upgrading until you can reach the far side of the galaxy and the secrets waiting there.
Controls
Mouse – click graph nodes and options (the page lists mouse as the only input)
See the original itch.io page for the developer's control notes.
Tips & Tricks
Print helper probes early — they widen your reach, and they carry your improvements with them.
Improve systems before you scale up; each upgrade multiplies across every probe you print.
Play in full-screen; the developer says the game looks and reads best that way.
Mobile works, but the UI is not optimised for phone screens yet, so a desktop browser is the better way to read the map.
Features
Active incremental game about self-replicating space probes
You play the AI aboard a probe sent to a distant galaxy, repairing yourself to return to your mission
Gather resources, print helper probes and explore to expand your reach
Systems and probes upgrade, and improvements carry into each new probe
Hex-style exploration map built with the Graph2D Godot plugin
Works best in full-screen; playable on mobile but not yet optimised for phone screens
English, mouse-only input
Downloads for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android
Music: "Through The Universe" by Vitalezzz; interface sounds by Kenney
The developer discloses AI assistance for code
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An incremental game about repairing yourself and printing helper probes to explore the galaxy.. Discovered on itch.io's new releases feed and added to the PlayBloo catalogue with verified source details.
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