TheMozg/awk-raycaster
Pseudo-3D shooter written completely in gawk using raycasting technique observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3886
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1321
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2472 stars · 72 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A pseudo-3D dungeon shooter written entirely in gawk, using raycasting to render Wolfenstein 3D-style graphics in the terminal. It runs as a single awk script requiring gawk 4.0.0 or newer.
Use cases
- play a retro terminal shooter
- see raycasting implemented in awk
- learn how raycasting rendering works
- run a game without installing anything but gawk
- explore a Wolfenstein-style dungeon in the terminal
When to choose
- you want a fun terminal game with minimal dependencies
- you're curious about raycasting or awk's capabilities
- you enjoy retro Wolfenstein/Doom-style games
When to avoid
- you need modern graphics or sound
- you want a performant or feature-rich game engine
- you don't have gawk >= 4.0.0
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
game-engine graphics terminal-ui gaming-tools windows bsd cli cross-platform awk raycasting pseudo-3d retro-gaming wolfenstein-3d terminal-game game-development command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/TheMozg/awk-raycaster · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4d3551c88233
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TheMozg/awk-raycaster | main | 32 |
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