Hey folks 👋
Long-time lurker, occasional poster here.

For the past while, I’ve been working solo on a proof-of-concept hacking game built entirely with web tech — React, Tailwind, Vite, and Electron. Think of it less as “a game already” and more as a playable OS simulation that will become one.

Even though it’s not a full game yet, the hard infrastructure is already in place:

• virtual filesystem

• app lifecycle & user flow

• a functional bash-like terminal

• app sandboxing

• and recently, a Notepad app supporting .txt, .md, .js, .jsx, .css, .html, .sh, etc., with syntax highlighting, a Music app, and more to come.

Right now I’m polishing the MVP toward a natural, intuitive UX and tightening the technical foundations. This feels like the right moment to open the doors a bit.

Where it’s heading

• v1: game design elements layered on top of the OS foundation

• v1.5: playable single-player alpha (Steam)

• v2: multiplayer beta

Why this exists

I’m deeply inspired by games like Hackmud, Grey Hack, Bitburner, and especially else Heart.break() (which genuinely broke my brain in the best way).
Each of them nailed something important — scripting, multiplayer, immersion — but also felt like they stopped just short of wider reach or replayability.

When I discovered OS.js, something clicked:
“What if the OS is the game?”

So I started building it piece by piece, borrowing inspiration from OS.js and Puter, but reshaping it into a game-first experience.

The project has made real progress — but I’m doing it alone, and I think this kind of thing benefits massively from curious minds poking at it early.

If this sounds even vaguely interesting — whether you’re into hacking games, game design, web tech, or just breaking systems — I’d love:

• feedback

• testers

• contributors

• or even just thoughtful skepticism

Repo is here: https://github.com/mental-os/Aurora-OS.js
Live is here: https://mental-os.github.io/Aurora-OS.js/

Happy to answer questions, explain internals, or hear why you think this is a terrible idea 😄

AI disclosure: This project, "Aurora OS," is human-written, with AI tools assisting in documentation, GitHub integrations, bug testing, and roadmap tracking. As soon as this project is ready for release, all the AI tools will be removed and the generated content (audio, images, etc.) will be human-created. I'm just a human, man... :(