# Install curseofwar with Homebrew, apt, Nix Fast-paced action strategy game. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:curseofwar ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install curseofwar ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install curseofwar ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: curseofwar from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#curseofwar ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/curseofwar/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:curseofwar - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.0 - **Source summary:** Fast-paced action strategy game - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - curseofwar (cli) - curseofwar (alias) ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/a-nikolaev/curseofwar - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Curse of War is a small terminal-first real-time strategy game that treats the command line as the game surface rather than just a launcher. Its official site describes it as a fast-paced action strategy game for Linux, originally implemented with ncurses, with an SDL graphical version added later. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in 2013 and the official project page presents the game as an RTS influenced by Globulation2, Liquidwar, Settlers, StarCraft, tty games, and roguelikes. Version tags show a compact release line through the 1.x series, including v1.2.0, the release line associated by the project page with the SDL graphical version. ### Adoption history Its adoption profile is typical of niche terminal games: it is interesting enough to be packaged by Unix-like distributions, but it remains a focused package rather than a broad gaming platform. The official page emphasizes quick command-line starts, local play, and multiplayer server/client commands. ### How it is used Users run `curseofwar` directly, tune maps and game conditions with command-line options, and can start a multiplayer server or client from the terminal. The appeal is immediate play from a package-manager install without a large asset pipeline or desktop launcher. ### Why package nerds care For package-history work, Curse of War is a useful example of the long tail of ncurses games: small upstream, simple executable, GPL licensing, and enough Unix packaging interest to survive as a formula even though the project is not a mainstream game. ### Timeline - 2013: Public GitHub repository created. - 2013: Early 1.x release tags appear in the upstream repository. - 2014: v1.3.0 tagged in the upstream release history. - 2024: Repository still received upstream activity. ### Related projects - The project page names Globulation2, Liquidwar, Settlers, StarCraft, tty games, and roguelikes as influences. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** curseofwar - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - curseofwar - 1.3.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: curseofwar from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast-paced action strategy game for Linux based on ncurses | https://github.com/a-nikolaev/curseofwar/wiki - Debian apt - curseofwar-common - 1.3.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: curseofwar-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | common files for fast-paced action strategy curseofwar | https://github.com/a-nikolaev/curseofwar/wiki - Debian apt - curseofwar-sdl - 1.3.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: curseofwar-sdl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast-paced action strategy game for Linux based on SDL | https://github.com/a-nikolaev/curseofwar/wiki - Nix - curseofwar: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/curseofwar/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - curseofwar - 1.1.8-3.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: curseofwar from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Fast-paced action strategy game for Linux based on ncurses | https://github.com/a-nikolaev/curseofwar/wiki ## 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. - [freeciv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freeciv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, strategy. - [lcs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lcs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, strategy. - [lgeneral](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lgeneral/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, strategy. - [unciv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unciv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, strategy. - [widelands](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/widelands/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, strategy. - [c2048](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2048/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal-game. - [fheroes2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fheroes2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, strategy-game. - [jnethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jnethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal-game. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/curseofwar.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/curseofwar.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph