A game where you are a computer's OS and you have to manage processes, memory and I/O events.

You're the OS!

This is a game where you are the operating system of a computer. As such, you have to manage processes, memory and I/O events. Make sure not to leave processes idling for too long, or the user will get really impatient and reboot you!

You can play the game here: https://plbrault.github.io/youre-the-os

Also available on itch.io.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11
• pipenv
• An empty .venv directory at the root of the project

Usage

Install dependencies:

pipenv sync --dev

Run as a desktop app:

pipenv run desktop

Run web version:

pipenv run web

Build web version without running:

pipenv run web build

Create web.zip archive for itch.io:

pipenv run web archive

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Pier-Luc Brault pier-luc@brault.me

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Asset Licenses

• Emojis used in the game are from OpenMoji. They are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0.
• The image used in the Game Over screen is by Aleksandar Cvetanović and is published under the Pixabay License.
• The game icon was created by user itim2101 on Flaticon and is published under the Flaticon license.
• The primary font used in the game is named VT323, and was designed by Peter Hull. The secondary font is named Victor Mono and was designed by Rune Bjørnerås. Both are published under the Open Font License.