RootCause Join Game

Every outage has a root cause. Can your team find it?

Hypothesize → Predict → Test → Repeat

A multiplayer simulation where engineering teams investigate outages, share clues, and collaborate to find the root cause — building the troubleshooting instincts that only come from hands-on practice.

Platform Application Database Networking

See It in Action

Trace the symptoms. Uncover the cause.

How It Works

1. Join a Team

Pick a role — platform, app, database, or networking

2. Investigate

Use your team's unique skills to uncover clues

3. Collaborate

Share findings and coordinate across teams in real time

4. Root Cause

Piece together the root cause and submit your analysis

Features

Structured Troubleshooting

Practice the hypothesize-predict-test loop used by top incident responders

Production-Grade Scenarios

Work through incidents modeled on real outages — 503 cascades, slow queries, network partitions

Cross-Team Communication

Build the coordination habits that make the difference between a 10-minute and 10-hour incident

AI-Powered Scoring

Get instant, objective feedback on root cause analyses so teams learn from every session

Build Custom Scenarios

Author campaigns modeled on your own infrastructure — define clues, gates, and root causes

Team Management

Organize members, assign roles, and control access to your campaign library