# Install nbsdgames with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, zypper, pacman, dnf Text-based modern games. Version 6.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-10. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nbsdgames ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nbsdgames ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nbsdgames ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nbsdgames from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install nbsdgames ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: nbsdgames from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nbsdgames ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nb/nbsdgames/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install nbsdgames ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nbsdgames from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S fisher ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fisher from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install sos ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sos from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nbsdgames - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.0.2 - **Source summary:** Text-based modern games - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-10T20:41:13Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - battleship (cli) - checkers (cli) - darrt (cli) - fisher (cli) - jewels (cli) - memoblocks (cli) - miketron (cli) - muncher (cli) - nbsdgames (cli) - pipes (cli) - rabbithole (cli) - redsquare (cli) - revenge (cli) - reversi (cli) - scissor (cli) - sjump (cli) - snakeduel (cli) - sos (cli) - sudoku (cli) - trsr (cli) - tugow (cli) - battleship (alias) - checkers (alias) - darrt (alias) - fisher (alias) - jewels (alias) - memoblocks (alias) - miketron (alias) - muncher (alias) - nbsdgames (alias) - pipes (alias) - rabbithole (alias) - redsquare (alias) - revenge (alias) - reversi (alias) - scissor (alias) - sjump (alias) - snakeduel (alias) - sos (alias) - sudoku (alias) - trsr (alias) - tugow (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## 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: 6.0.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-10 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames - Upstream latest detected: v6.0.2 (current) ## 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 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:** nbsdgames - **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 - nbsdgames - 5-8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nbsdgames from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | text based mini games for your terminal | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames - Nix - nbsdgames: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nb/nbsdgames/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - nbsdgames - 5-6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nbsdgames from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | text based mini games for your terminal | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames - apk - nbsdgames - 6.0.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nbsdgames from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A package of 18 text-based modern games | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames - apk - nbsdgames-doc - 6.0.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nbsdgames-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A package of 18 text-based modern games (documentation) | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames - zypper - nbsdgames - 6.0.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nbsdgames from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A collection of text-based games | https://github.com/abakh/nbsdgames - Debian apt - sos - 4.9.1-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: sos from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Set of tools to gather troubleshooting data from a system | https://github.com/sosreport/sos - Debian apt - sosreport - 4.9.1-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: sosreport from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | transitional package for sos | https://github.com/sosreport/sos - Debian apt - sudoku - 1.0.5-2.1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: sudoku from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | console based sudoku | https://github.com/cinemast/sudoku - Nix - pipes: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pipes/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - sudoku - 1.0.5-2.1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sudoku from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | console based sudoku | https://github.com/cinemast/sudoku - apk - fisher - 1.0.0-r3: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fisher from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple yet powerful webhooks catcher | https://github.com/pietroalbini/fisher - apk - fisher-openrc - 1.0.0-r3: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fisher-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple yet powerful webhooks catcher (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/pietroalbini/fisher - apk - sos - 0.8-r41: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sos from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple Object Storage | https://github.com/skx/sos - dnf - sos - 4.11.1-2.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sos from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A set of tools to gather troubleshooting information from a system | https://github.com/sosreport/sos - pacman - fisher - 4.4.8-1: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: fisher from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A package manager for the fish shell | https://github.com/jorgebucaran/fisher ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - 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Shared terms: based, cli, games, terminal. - [gittype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gittype/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, games, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nbsdgames.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nbsdgames.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