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 3.14 The project is not guaranteed to work with other versions.

If needed, use pyenv to install the required version without impacting your system globally.

pipenv

An empty .venv directory at the root of the project

Usage

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

Install dependencies:

Run as a desktop app:

Run web version:

Run sandbox mode

The sandbox mode allows you to skip the menu and immediately run a custom stage. It is provided for development purposes.

First, you need to create a sandbox configuration file. An example is provided in src/sandbox/sample.py .…