# Install cataclysm with Homebrew Fork/variant of Cataclysm Roguelike. Version 0.I via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cataclysm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cataclysm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cataclysm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.I - **Source summary:** Fork/variant of Cataclysm Roguelike - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** CC-BY-SA-3.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:55-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cataclysm (cli) - cataclysm (alias) ## Dependencies - freetype - gettext - libogg - libvorbis - sdl2-compat - sdl2_image - sdl2_mixer - sdl2_ttf ## Build dependencies - gettext - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.I - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: config/options.json, config/fonts.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cataclysm - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [avanor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avanor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [brogue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brogue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [jnethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jnethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [nethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [rogue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rogue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [slashem](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slashem/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, open-source, roguelike. - [dsda-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dsda-doom/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, compat, fork, game, games. - [widelands](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/widelands/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, compat, game, games, gettext. - [sdlpop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdlpop/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, compat, game, games, image. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cataclysm.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cataclysm.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph