So, I have an Idea for this game I might make. It's similar to surgeon simulator, but instead of using your hands to preform a surgical opperation, you have a computer in front of you and you are trying to play the game in game. Is there anyway I can do this and if so, what engine do I need to use?

There are many ways you can do this, I recommend you to read the FAQ.

For a game engine I recommend Unity, there are lots of resources about it, many focused on beginners and Surgeon Simulator is made on top of Unity too. But remember, if you never wrote a game before you're better off by starting small, by doing clones of small games.

That wasn't what I meant, I meant how do I play a game within the same game, like recursion.

That wasn't what I meant, I meant how do I play a game within the same game, like recursion.

A game within a game? Be careful of going too deep. If time flies by when having fun with just 1 game, it flies by twice as fast in a game within a game. You’ll need a kick to get you out.

Make a simulation of a game and route the controls from your real game into the simulation.
Not sure what your difficulty is. The top game in a way acts like an operating system. Windows® routes controls to any game you play. No reason you can’t make another interface to do the same thing.


L. Spiro

The game has surgeon simulator style controls and has the player sitting in front of a computer monitor and the mouse and keyboard in control the game playing on the monitor, which happens to be the same game.

That wasn't what I meant, I meant how do I play a game within the same game, like recursion.

A game within a game? Be careful of going too deep. If time flies by when having fun with just 1 game, it flies by twice as fast in a game within a game. You’ll need a kick to get you out.

Do you mean "Je ne regrette rien" ??