Yes, it had game paused on the screen.
I pause it by using option and then pause the game speed. I stopped using the spacebar after it failed to work once and I did not realise till I opened it about 36 hours later. And my villagers left alone on fast went a little mad and all were refusing to work as they liked lying around doing nothing!

Then I got a green box with message abut the disaster.
But there I was looking at the skeletons.

Still had my technology points and the fire was still burning. Even after 36 hours or so.
But no food and no villagers.