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Computer Simulation Template

A complete template for creating your own Computer Simulation game in GameMaker! · By Deklaration

New version coming up!

A topic by Deklaration created May 07, 2025 Views: 260 Replies: 14
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Developer(+1)

Hey,
I’m working hard on a new version of this asset. It will be much easier to use, have sizeable windows, scroll bars and more cool stuff! It will hopefully be out later this month. Let me know if you’re missing some additional feature I should add. 

Later!

Is it possible to put in a simple pong game or something into the windows or is that not possible to simulate playing games on the desktop? Is it possible to add more sophisticated games as well or are you limited by the bitmap canvas etc?

Developer(+1)

Of  course! I often create games within the games. You can add whatever you'd like in the windows. Here's a few examples from my games.






Developer

The lastest version includes Pong, with instructions on how to create your own software inside a window. Thanks for the tip!

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awesome! Will buy it

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what RetroPixel said is the same feature I wanted as well. Or at least an example of how we can do something that way. 

Also, this isn’t feature request but I noticed the last time I downloaded the project and tried to use it with the newest beta of game maker there was some errors before I had altered it any, I don’t remember what they were exactly it was a few weeks ago iirc, but anyway, making it work with the current beta would also be a request!

Developer

Thank you, I will make sure to explain how to add your own content in a new tutorial!

I'll take a look into the beta. A beta version of a software is just a beta version, though. It might be changed and updated before being properly released,  and a few bugs might be caused by the beta itself since it's by definition not a stable version. I never work in beta versions myself, for that reason. 

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Been lurking for it for quite a long time, glad to see it being updated and improved upon. I really enjoy those kinds of “desktop simulators” genre tbh and I like what I see here. Inspires me alot actually to attempt making my own, granted in the Godot engine with some Trial Engine (Steel Bank Common Lisp) modules and trace amounts of DotNet F# (Nu Engine & PixelCrushers Unity packages-based demos).

Developer(+1)

Cool! Please do, there a lot of room to fill in the genre. 

I've never used Godot myself. I picked an engine about ten years ago, and just stuck to it.

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Nice to hear (and congrats for engine decisiveness & for your work Atom☭grad too), I will get my own stab at it with a bunch of procedural generators (not generative AI, but maybe some “expert systems” of the old make), mostly inspired by the mechanics of Mercenaries Playground of Destruction (open world loop, factions and geofiction) & Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty (plenty of locales, diagetic UIs and themed intrigues), with my own heartwarming tone, themes and components that are very likely USPs right now. Especially that I look forward into researching phonebooks, Lisp-based expert systems, ethical recommendation agents and more alternate yet parallel paths in the IT field. And you get me all kinds of inspired.

Developer

That sounds dope! Haven't heard anyone mention Mercenaries Playground of Destruction for like 20 years. I would love to see your game when you're ready.

I sure will notify you once it comes, for now I am focusing on LGBTQ+ pride storytelling (going through several revisions before submitting it to a relevant contest) and some more drafting content for the coming months including something using Godot 4.4 OpenXR as a wholesome MTF TG game…

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That’s awesome! Looking forward to the update! In the images above how did you create the fake CRT monitor screen and put the OS simulation on top of that? Was that all done in the computer simulation template?

Developer

The CRT shader is a free asset from the Gamemaker marketplace.  You just have to throw it in, and draw the game surface within it. 
Would you like me to add more visual effects in a future update?

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yeah that would be a cool feature to have!