Install allureofthestars with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop

Project links

• Homepage
• Repository
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

• Allure

Project history

The README credits Andres Loeh for 2008-2011 copyright and Mikolaj Konarski and others from 2010 onward, placing the game in the long-running Haskell roguelike lineage that also produced LambdaHack. The project is distributed as source, native binaries, a browser-playable build, and a Hackage package named `Allure`.

The homepage frames the game as a departure from classic single-character roguelikes: the player controls a squad, time and factions operate across persistent levels, and combat uses deterministic mechanics with procedural world generation and AI decisions providing variation. The README names long-term goals of replayability and auto-balancing through procedural content generation and persistent content modification based on player behavior.

Adoption history

Allure of the Stars is niche rather than mass-market: its official channels include Hackage, GitHub releases, a browser build, Homebrew for macOS binaries, public issue tracking, Discord, and Matrix. Its adoption is mostly within the Haskell, roguelike, and procedural-generation communities rather than mainstream game stores.

For package managers, the game is unusual because it is both a playable roguelike and a showcase for the LambdaHack engine. Homebrew packaging matters because the README explicitly calls out Mac OS X binaries via `brew install allureofthestars`, with Homebrew handling dependencies.

How it is used

Users can play in the browser, install prebuilt binaries, install from Hackage with `cabal install Allure`, or install the Homebrew formula on macOS. The README documents SDL2 and ANSI terminal frontends, keyboard and mouse controls, screen-reader-oriented work in the ANSI frontend, and configuration through a generated user data directory.

The game's configuration is written on first run to `~/.Allure/` on Linux or the roaming AppData Allure directory on Windows. Users can edit screen fonts, scaling, fullscreen behavior, key setup, and other UI options there.

Why package nerds care

Allure of the Stars is package-nerd catnip because it is a Haskell game shipped through Hackage, GitHub releases, browser builds, and Homebrew rather than the usual app-store channel. It also exercises real native dependencies such as SDL2 while retaining terminal-oriented frontends.

The package name collision is memorable: `allureofthestars` avoids conflict with `allure`, while the upstream executable and Hackage package are named `Allure`. That makes it a good example of why package-manager names often diverge from upstream binary names.

Timeline

• 2008-2011: README copyright credits Andres Loeh for early work.
• 2010-2021: README copyright credits Mikolaj Konarski and others for ongoing development.
• v0.10.3.0: Changelog records a move from Travis CI to GitHub Actions and removal of older terminal frontends in favor of SDL2 plus ANSI/Teletype support.
• v0.11.0.0: Changelog records substantial UI, testing, gameplay, and content changes.

Related projects

• LambdaHack is the Haskell roguelike game engine used by Allure of the Stars.
• Hackage distributes the `Allure` package for cabal users.
• SDL2 is used for the standard native frontend, while ANSI and Teletype frontends support terminal-oriented use cases.

Sources

• https://allureofthestars.com/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AllureOfTheStars/Allure/master/CHANGELOG.md
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AllureOfTheStars/Allure/master/README.md