diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/android/Makefile b/ion/src/simulator/android/Makefile
index 952012eff..b3634670d 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/android/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/android/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/, \
-  images.cpp \
   haptics_enabled.cpp \
+  platform_images.cpp \
 )
 
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/shared/, \
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/images.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/platform_images.cpp
similarity index 91%
rename from ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/images.cpp
rename to ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/platform_images.cpp
index 75855a3a0..2b7f92f29 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/images.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/android/src/cpp/platform_images.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 #include <android/bitmap.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+SDL_Texture * loadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
   JNIEnv * env = static_cast<JNIEnv *>(SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv());
   jobject activity = static_cast<jobject>(SDL_AndroidGetActivity());
 
@@ -54,3 +58,7 @@ SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identi
   env->DeleteLocalRef(activity);
   return texture;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/ios/Makefile b/ion/src/simulator/ios/Makefile
index 35f24e812..6a51f63d3 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/ios/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/ios/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/ios/, \
-  images.m \
+  platform_images.mm \
 )
 
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/shared/, \
-  apple/language.m \
+  apple/platform_language.mm \
   dummy/haptics_enabled.cpp \
   dummy/journal.cpp \
   dummy/keyboard_callback.cpp \
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/ios/images.m b/ion/src/simulator/ios/platform_images.mm
similarity index 89%
rename from ion/src/simulator/ios/images.m
rename to ion/src/simulator/ios/platform_images.mm
index 6a68fe2c4..3d3bb70b2 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/ios/images.m
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/ios/platform_images.mm
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #include "../shared/platform.h"
-
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
-SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+SDL_Texture * loadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
   CGImageRef cgImage = [[UIImage imageNamed:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:identifier]] CGImage];
   if (cgImage == NULL) {
     return NULL;
@@ -53,3 +56,7 @@ SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identi
 
   return texture;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/linux/Makefile b/ion/src/simulator/linux/Makefile
index f1585a6e8..5425edddd 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/linux/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/linux/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ SFLAGS += -DUSING_GENERATED_CONFIG_H
 SFLAGS += -Iion/src/simulator/linux/include
 
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/linux/, \
-  images.cpp \
-  language.cpp \
   assets.s \
+  platform_images.cpp \
+  platform_language.cpp \
 )
 
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/shared/, \
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ LDFLAGS += -ljpeg
 
 $(eval $(call rule_for, \
   INCBIN, \
-  ion/src/simulator/linux/assets.s ion/src/simulator/linux/images.h, \
+  ion/src/simulator/linux/assets.s ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.h, \
   $(ion_simulator_assets_paths), \
   $$(PYTHON) ion/src/simulator/linux/incbin.py $(ion_simulator_assets) -o $$@, \
   global \
 ))
 
-$(call object_for,ion/src/simulator/linux/images.cpp): $(BUILD_DIR)/ion/src/simulator/linux/images.h
+$(call object_for,ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.cpp): $(BUILD_DIR)/ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.h
 
-# The header is refered to as <ion/src/simulator/linux/images.h> so make sure it's findable this way
+# The header is refered to as <ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.h> so make sure it's findable this way
 SFLAGS += -I$(BUILD_DIR)
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/linux/images.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from ion/src/simulator/linux/images.cpp
rename to ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.cpp
index dbe94b123..a3ec43760 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/linux/images.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 #include <png.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#include <ion/src/simulator/linux/images.h>
+#include <ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_images.h>
+
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
 
 enum class AssetFormat {
   JPG,
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ bool readJPG(const unsigned char * start, size_t size, unsigned char ** bitmapDa
   return true;
 }
 
-SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
+SDL_Texture * loadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
   static constexpr const char * jpgExtension = ".jpg";
   static constexpr const char * pngExtension = ".png";
 
@@ -161,3 +165,7 @@ SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identi
 
   return texture;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/linux/language.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_language.cpp
similarity index 72%
rename from ion/src/simulator/linux/language.cpp
rename to ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_language.cpp
index dd146e143..81a370de3 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/linux/language.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/linux/platform_language.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include "../shared/platform.h"
-
 #include <locale.h>
 
-char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode() {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+const char * languageCode() {
   static char buffer[3] = {0};
   char * locale = setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
   if (locale[2] == '_') {
@@ -12,3 +15,7 @@ char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode() {
   }
   return nullptr;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/macos/Makefile b/ion/src/simulator/macos/Makefile
index d35c71b73..238da5daf 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/macos/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/macos/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/macos/, \
-  images.m \
+  platform_images.mm \
 )
 
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/shared/, \
-  apple/language.m \
+  apple/platform_language.mm \
   dummy/haptics_enabled.cpp \
   dummy/keyboard_callback.cpp \
   dummy/window_callback.cpp \
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/macos/images.m b/ion/src/simulator/macos/platform_images.mm
similarity index 90%
rename from ion/src/simulator/macos/images.m
rename to ion/src/simulator/macos/platform_images.mm
index 03c82ab51..1cf9f61a9 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/macos/images.m
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/macos/platform_images.mm
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 
-SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+SDL_Texture * loadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
   NSImage * nsImage = [NSImage imageNamed:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:identifier]];
   CGImageRef cgImage = [nsImage CGImageForProposedRect:NULL
                                                context:NULL
@@ -55,3 +59,7 @@ SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identi
 
   return texture;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/apple/language.m b/ion/src/simulator/shared/apple/platform_language.mm
similarity index 83%
rename from ion/src/simulator/shared/apple/language.m
rename to ion/src/simulator/shared/apple/platform_language.mm
index 1fcefe08b..e765a8af9 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/apple/language.m
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/apple/platform_language.mm
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
-char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode() {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+const char * languageCode() {
   static char buffer[4] = {0};
   if (buffer[0] == 0) {
     NSString * preferredLanguage = [[NSLocale preferredLanguages] firstObject];
@@ -15,3 +19,7 @@ char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode() {
   }
   return buffer;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/layout.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/shared/layout.cpp
index df4c7ab88..f3dffd900 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/layout.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/layout.cpp
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ static SDL_Texture * sBackgroundTexture = nullptr;
 static SDL_Texture * sKeyLayoutTextures[KeyLayout::NumberOfShapes];
 
 void init(SDL_Renderer * renderer) {
-  sBackgroundTexture = IonSimulatorLoadImage(renderer, "background.jpg");
+  sBackgroundTexture = Platform::loadImage(renderer, "background.jpg");
   for (size_t i = 0; i < KeyLayout::NumberOfShapes; i++) {
-    sKeyLayoutTextures[i] = IonSimulatorLoadImage(renderer, KeyLayout::assetName[i]);
+    sKeyLayoutTextures[i] = Platform::loadImage(renderer, KeyLayout::assetName[i]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/main.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/shared/main.cpp
index 2bf0bd553..c05ac937c 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/main.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/main.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "random.h"
 #include "telemetry.h"
 #include "window.h"
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <vector>
 #include <ion.h>
 #ifndef __WIN32__
@@ -68,11 +69,13 @@ std::vector<const char *>::const_iterator Args::find(const char * name) const {
   );
 }
 
+using namespace Ion::Simulator;
+
 int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
   Args args(argc, argv);
 
   if (!args.has("--language")) {
-    args.push("--language", IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode());
+    args.push("--language", Platform::languageCode());
   }
 
 #ifndef __WIN32__
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 
   bool headless = args.popFlag("--headless");
 
-  using namespace Ion::Simulator;
   Random::init();
   if (!headless) {
     Journal::init();
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/platform.h b/ion/src/simulator/shared/platform.h
index e6e13d5e0..ccdff6806 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/platform.h
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/platform.h
@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@
 #define ION_SIMULATOR_PLATFORM_H
 
 #include <SDL.h>
-#include <stdbool.h>
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
 
-/* Those functions should be implemented per-platform.
- * They are defined as C function for easier interop. */
+SDL_Texture * loadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier);
+const char * languageCode();
 
-SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier);
-char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode();
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
 }
-#endif
+}
+}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile b/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile
index 8456e7c20..563a6fc61 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/windows/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ion_src += $(addprefix ion/src/simulator/windows/, \
-  images.cpp \
-  language.cpp \
+  platform_images.cpp \
+  platform_language.cpp \
   resources.rc \
 )
 
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ $(eval $(call rule_for, \
   global \
 ))
 
-$(call object_for,ion/src/simulator/windows/images.cpp): $(BUILD_DIR)/ion/src/simulator/windows/images.h
+$(call object_for,ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_images.cpp): $(BUILD_DIR)/ion/src/simulator/windows/images.h
 $(call object_for,ion/src/simulator/windows/resources.rc): $(BUILD_DIR)/ion/src/simulator/windows/resources_gen.rc
 
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/windows/images.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_images.cpp
similarity index 91%
rename from ion/src/simulator/windows/images.cpp
rename to ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_images.cpp
index 1bae507fa..648ddbe35 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/windows/images.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_images.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Note that this adds an extra runtime dependency (as compared to just SDL),
  * but this should not be an issue. */
 
-HRESULT CreateStreamOnResource(const char * name, LPSTREAM * stream) {
+static inline HRESULT CreateStreamOnResource(const char * name, LPSTREAM * stream) {
   HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(0);
   *stream = nullptr;
   HRSRC hC = FindResource(hInstance, name, RT_RCDATA);
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ HRESULT CreateStreamOnResource(const char * name, LPSTREAM * stream) {
   return hr;
 }
 
-SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+SDL_Texture * loadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identifier) {
   Gdiplus::GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
   ULONG_PTR gdiplusToken;
   Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, nullptr);
@@ -87,3 +91,7 @@ SDL_Texture * IonSimulatorLoadImage(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const char * identi
 
   return texture;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/windows/language.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_language.cpp
similarity index 84%
rename from ion/src/simulator/windows/language.cpp
rename to ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_language.cpp
index 22d7909f8..5cc652a48 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/windows/language.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/windows/platform_language.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #include "../shared/platform.h"
-
 #include <winnls.h>
 
-char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode() {
+namespace Ion {
+namespace Simulator {
+namespace Platform {
+
+const char * languageCode() {
   /* Per documentation, the maximum number of characters allowed for the
    * language string is nine, including a terminating null character. */
   static char buffer[9] = {0};
@@ -19,3 +22,7 @@ char * IonSimulatorGetLanguageCode() {
   }
   return buffer;
 }
+
+}
+}
+}