# CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA

Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

Repository: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cataclysm-dda
Homepage: http://cataclysmdda.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: cataclysm, c-plus-plus, game, zombies, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:12:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 55, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5089, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 88, "gap_med": 560, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13038, forks 4610 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:01.776905+00:00)

## What it is
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a turn-based survival roguelike game set in a procedurally generated post-apocalyptic world, written in C++. It offers both a text-based (ncurses) and tile-based (SDL) display and is available on Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, and Android.

## Use cases
- play a turn-based post-apocalyptic survival game
- survive in a procedurally generated zombie apocalypse world
- play a deep roguelike with crafting and vehicles
- find an open-source game that runs on low-end hardware
- play a survival game in a terminal via ncurses
- contribute to a large open-source C++ game project

## When to choose
- you want a deep, complex survival roguelike with extensive crafting, vehicles, and simulation
- you need a game that runs on very modest hardware or in a console
- you prefer free, open-source games with active community development

## When to avoid
- you want fast-paced real-time action or modern 3D graphics
- you prefer games with a gentle learning curve and simple controls
- you want a polished commercial-style game experience out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game, simulation
- domain: gaming-tools, simulation, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: roguelike, survival-game, post-apocalyptic, turn-based, zombies, open-source-game, curses, tileset, sdl, procedural-generation, game-development, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.776905+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 2026-08-29T17:13:34.821719+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.776905+00:00, sha 18648c3598a1)
  - homepage: http://cataclysmdda.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:17.546780+00:00, sha 2c00ae95fcb7)
  - site_page: https://docs.cataclysmdda.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:17.555348+00:00, sha 014f97ec5b94)
  - site_page: https://cataclysmdda.org/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:17.553170+00:00, sha e9a2ecce839c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.