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.

• Python 3.13
• pipenv
• An empty .venv directory at the root of the project

The main branch can be unstable. For a stable version, checkout a release tag.

Install dependencies:

pipenv sync --dev

Run as a desktop app:

pipenv run desktop

Run web version:

pipenv run web

Run with an automated script:

(Implemented by @Wiguwbe)

pipenv run auto <script.py> [args]
# to get all the available options
pipenv run auto --help

See automated_skeleton.py for more info on API.

Build web version without running:

pipenv run web build

Create web.zip archive for itch.io:

pipenv run web archive

Run linter:

pipenv run pylint

Run unit tests:

pipenv run pytest

Copyright © 2023-present 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/.

• The game icon/logo is a modified version of an image by Muhammat Sukirman published under the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.
• 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. It was published on Pixabay prior to January 2019, and as such, is available under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) License according to Pixabay's Terms of Service.
• 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.