# TheMozg/awk-raycaster

Pseudo-3D shooter written completely in gawk using raycasting technique

Repository: https://github.com/TheMozg/awk-raycaster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awk-raycaster
Language: Awk
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: awk, 3d, game, raycast
Last push: 2023-01-20T20:26:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3886, "days_push": 1321, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2472, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:54.781457+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics, terminal-ui
- domain: gaming-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: awk, raycasting, pseudo-3d, retro-gaming, wolfenstein-3d, terminal-game, game-development, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- TheMozg/awk-raycaster (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:54.781457+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:19:15.233534+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheMozg/awk-raycaster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:54.781457+00:00, sha 4d3551c88233)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.