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Install cataclysm with Homebrew
Fork/variant of Cataclysm Roguelike. Version 0.I via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
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Package summary
Fork/variant of Cataclysm Roguelike
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cataclysm
history
Project history and usage
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a turn-based survival roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world. The official docs and README emphasize a persistent, procedurally generated world, scavenging, monsters, vehicles, and survival systems.
Project history
The official development-process documentation describes CDDA as a fork of Whales' Cataclysm, started by Kevin Granade, TheDarklingWolf, and GlyphGryph to make a grittier, more realistic zombie-apocalypse game from the same general concept. The same document credits the project's survival since 2013 to consistent project direction.
Adoption history
The upstream README documents packaging in Arch Linux, Fedora, Debian/Ubuntu, and Flatpak, plus stable and experimental downloads. It also says the project is the result of contributions from over 1000 volunteers, making it unusually large for a traditional roguelike packaged by Unix distributions.
How it is used
Homebrew's formula installs the terminal-oriented cataclysm executable. Players configure persistent game options in config/options.json and fonts in config/fonts.json, while world-specific options live under save/world/worldoptions.json.
Why package nerds care
CDDA is significant because it is both a game and a living data platform: huge JSON content, mods, experimental builds, curses and tiles packaging, and a long-lived open-source community all meet in one package. It is a stress test for game packaging because content, saves, mods, fonts, and releases all matter.
Timeline
- 2013: Official docs identify 2013 as the start of CDDA's steady post-fork development era.
- 2018-2020: Official history notes that some inherited original-Cataclysm material changed during this period.
- 2026: The README describes the game as the work of over 1000 volunteers.
Related projects
- Related projects include Whales' original Cataclysm, the Cataclysm-DDA launcher, the official docs site, and distribution-specific curses/tiles packages.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
- https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
- https://docs.cataclysmdda.org/
- https://docs.cataclysmdda.org/JSON/OPTIONS.html
- https://docs.cataclysmdda.org/user-guides/FONT_OPTIONS.html
- https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA#readme
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/cataclysm.json
- https://docs.cataclysmdda.org/development_process.html
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
config/options.jsonconfig/fonts.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cataclysm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.I
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cataclysm |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.I |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA |
| Repository | https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T02:28:55-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation