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Universal Paperclips

Play an AI that makes paperclips and expands its factory as its resources grow.

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A large metal paperclip rests on a dark grid between stylised production lines.

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Universal Paperclips is an incremental management game by Frank Lantz. Make your first paperclip, set the sale price and buy more wire. Reinvest the proceeds in machines that take over production. Later, your decisions reach well beyond the factory. The original version is free to play in a desktop browser.

Original wordmark and artwork by JGO.

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English interface. First paperclip tested in a desktop browser. The web version is designed for computers.

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