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The Sleepless Drive
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
The Sleepless Drive is a game coded in Python with the help of the PyGame library. It was developed by br8blue, whose real name is Praneel Srinivasan. It was made for the Road Trip Jam 2025!
It is a simple game, and there is a README and tutorial file in the ZIP folder provided.
The idea is this: safely drive your car around the screen and refrain from crashing into others. Make sure you also stop by some restaurants and for gas. Visiting these structures increase your score, so try to visit as many as possible.
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Install instructions
First, download the provided ZIP file. Then, open the file explorer and make sure you right click the ZIP file and select "Extract All".
Once that is done, your operating system will ask you where to put the extracted files. Where you put it is sort of up to you, but I highly recommend that you put it in your Desktop for pure convenience.
When the files have been extracted, delete the original ZIP file and locate the folder named "The Sleepless Drive" in your Desktop (or wherever you put it).
After finding the folder, open it and then locate the application titled "The Sleepless Drive". Run the application and have fun driving!
Here's a nice tip if you'd like too! You could even also add a shortcut to your Desktop so that when you boot up your PC you could just quickly play the game.
If you need further help with anything, or any issues occur, please be sure to contact me: praneelsrini2012@gmail.com
IMPORTANT
I am well aware of the fact that Windows Defender detects malware within the ZIP file provided. The reason for this being is that according to many sources, making executable files with PyInstaller (a tool used to make applications out of Python scripts and other assets) leads Windows Defender into thinking that the .exe file contains harmful malware. So, if you run into this problem, do one of two things.
1) Turn off Windows Defender
It's a bit unethical, but I guess it works
2) Ignore error and proceed
This option is way better. If I were you, I would go with this method
I am so sorry for the inconvenience! As I am trying to get Microsoft to whitelist my software,
all I can do is promise and assure you that
this game is not a virus.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask: praneelsrini2012@gmail.com
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Windows defender detects virus on this file.
Hey there, egeclskn! Here's a little update:
I looked into this issue a bit on Stack Overflow and came across a bit of info. Apparently, "creating .exe files using PyInstaller can trigger heuristic checks by antivirus software". I used PyInstaller for creating my program because I was using Python to make this game!
This means that the entire time, Windows was flagging my software as malware, even though I promise that I wasn't 😅
I hope that clears things up for you and you can play the game without further hassle 😁