macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nbsdgameslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install nbsdgames with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, zypper, pacman, dnf
Text-based modern games. Version 6.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-10.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nbsdgamesAlpine Linux edge package indexes · nbsdgames · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install nbsdgamesDebian stable package indexes · nbsdgames · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nbsdgamesnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nb/nbsdgames/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install nbsdgamesopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nbsdgames · source: download.opensuse.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fisherArch Linux sync databases · fisher · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sosFedora Rawhide package metadata · sos · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Text-based modern games
Project links
Commands and aliases
- battleship
- checkers
- darrt
- fisher
- jewels
- memoblocks
- miketron
- muncher
- nbsdgames
- pipes
- rabbithole
- redsquare
- revenge
- reversi
- scissor
- sjump
- snakeduel
- sos
- sudoku
- trsr
- tugow
history
Project history and usage
nbsdgames is a compact C/ncurses collection of 21 terminal games, mixing classic-style board, puzzle, arcade, and original text games under one menu and individual executables.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2018-09-21. The README frames the project as 'New BSD Games': a lightweight modern answer to classic terminal game collections, with games such as Jewels, Sudoku, Mines, Reversi, Checkers, Battleship, SOS, Rabbithole, Pipes, Fifteen, Fisher, Muncher, Darrt, Snakeduel, and Revenge.
The project is intentionally portable and modest. Its build requirements are POSIX make, a C99 compiler, the standard library, and ncurses, with notes that it is known to work on Windows through PDCurses, has been ported to Plan 9, and can run on DOS and other PDCurses-supported platforms.
Adoption history
The maintainer README says nbsdgames is packaged in Debian and other DEB repositories, OpenSUSE and other RPM repositories, AUR, Alpine, FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD, Minix, Homebrew, and more, and points to Repology for version tracking.
GitHub API data retrieved on 2026-07-01 showed 301 stars and 24 forks. Homebrew Formulae reported stable version 6.0.2 and 601 installs over the prior 365 days, which is respectable for a terminal game bundle.
How it is used
Users can run individual game commands or enter nbsdgames to get the menu. Several games expose simple command-line options for difficulty or board dimensions, so the package works both as a quick terminal distraction and as a source of small C/ncurses examples.
The package-nerd appeal is the same as bsdgames: install once, get a pile of tiny terminal games that work over SSH, in tmux, on small systems, and on platforms where graphical games are beside the point.
Why package nerds care
nbsdgames keeps the old Unix 'games in the base-ish package set' idea alive without trying to become a game platform. It is small, portable, public-domain packaged by Homebrew, and weird in the right terminal-native way.
Timeline
- 2018-09-21: abakh/nbsdgames repository created.
- 2021-07-18: v4.1.2 release published.
- 2022-02-02: v5 release published.
- 2026-04-26: v6 release published.
- 2026-06-10: v6.0.2 release published.
Sources
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
battleship | cli | global executable | |
checkers | cli | global executable | |
darrt | cli | global executable | |
fisher | cli | global executable | |
jewels | cli | global executable | |
memoblocks | cli | global executable | |
miketron | cli | global executable | |
muncher | cli | global executable | |
nbsdgames | cli | global executable | |
pipes | cli | global executable | |
rabbithole | cli | global executable | |
redsquare | cli | global executable | |
revenge | cli | global executable | |
reversi | cli | global executable | |
scissor | cli | global executable | |
sjump | cli | global executable | |
snakeduel | cli | global executable | |
sos | cli | global executable | |
sudoku | cli | global executable | |
trsr | cli | global executable | |
tugow | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-07-08
manager version6.0.2
manager updated2026-06-10
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv6.0.2
https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nbsdgames |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nbsdgames |
| Homepage | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames |
| Repository | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames |
| License | LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain |
| Source archive | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames/archive/refs/tags/v6.0.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-10T20:41:13Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | nbsdgames |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
nbsdgames 5-8
text based mini games for your terminal
https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames
sudo apt install nbsdgames- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nbsdgames
Nix95%
nbsdgames
nix profile install nixpkgs#nbsdgames- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nbsdgames
Ubuntu apt95%
nbsdgames 5-6
text based mini games for your terminal
https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames
sudo apt install nbsdgames- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nbsdgames
apk95%
nbsdgames 6.0.1-r0
A package of 18 text-based modern games
https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames
sudo apk add nbsdgames- License: custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nbsdgames
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nbsdgames
apk95%
nbsdgames-doc 6.0.1-r0
A package of 18 text-based modern games (documentation)
https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames
sudo apk add nbsdgames-doc- License: custom
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nbsdgames
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nbsdgames
zypper95%
nbsdgames 6.0.1-1.1
A collection of text-based games
https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames
sudo zypper install nbsdgames- License: CC0-1.0
- Category: Amusements/Games/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nbsdgames
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nbsdgames
Debian apt92%
sos 4.9.1-1
Set of tools to gather troubleshooting data from a system
https://github.com/sosreport/sos
sudo apt install sos- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- 5 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sos
Debian apt92%
sosreport 4.9.1-1
transitional package for sos
https://github.com/sosreport/sos
sudo apt install sosreport- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sos
- 2 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sos
Debian apt92%
sudoku 1.0.5-2.1
console based sudoku
https://github.com/cinemast/sudoku
sudo apt install sudoku- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sudoku
Nix92%
pipes
nix profile install nixpkgs#pipes- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Pipes
Ubuntu apt92%
sudoku 1.0.5-2.1
console based sudoku
https://github.com/cinemast/sudoku
sudo apt install sudoku- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sudoku
apk92%
fisher 1.0.0-r3
Simple yet powerful webhooks catcher
https://github.com/pietroalbini/fisher
sudo apk add fisher- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fisher
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fisher
apk92%
fisher-openrc 1.0.0-r3
Simple yet powerful webhooks catcher (OpenRC init scripts)
https://github.com/pietroalbini/fisher
sudo apk add fisher-openrc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fisher
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fisher
apk92%
sos 0.8-r41
Simple Object Storage
sudo apk add sos- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sos
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sos
dnf92%
sos 4.11.1-2.fc45
A set of tools to gather troubleshooting information from a system
https://github.com/sosreport/sos
sudo dnf install sos- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: sos
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Sos
pacman92%
fisher 4.4.8-1
A package manager for the fish shell
https://github.com/jorgebucaran/fisher
sudo pacman -S fisher- License: MIT
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fisher
source trail
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