# vivirenremoto/doomcaptcha

Captchas don't have to be boring

Repository: https://github.com/vivirenremoto/doomcaptcha
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/doomcaptcha
Homepage: https://vivirenremoto.github.io/doomcaptcha/
Language: HTML
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2025-01-05T03:17:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1929, "days_push": 605, "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 1045, forks 69 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.506131+00:00)

## What it is
DOOM Captcha is a novelty captcha widget that replaces traditional CAPTCHA challenges with a mini DOOM-style shooting game where users must kill enemies to prove they are human. It is embedded into web forms via a single JavaScript script tag with configurable options like countdown, label text, and enemy count.

## Use cases
- add a fun captcha to a web form
- replace boring captcha with a game
- embed doom-style captcha in html form
- novelty captcha for unsubscribe page
- retro game captcha widget for website
- configurable captcha with enemy count and countdown

## When to choose
- you want a playful, memorable captcha experience for a non-critical form
- you need a lightweight drop-in script tag with simple configuration options
- you are building a demo, portfolio, or entertainment site where nostalgia and fun matter more than security

## When to avoid
- you need real bot protection - the author explicitly states the security is easy to break
- you require accessibility compliance, since a shooting game captcha excludes many users
- you need mobile support - it only works in desktop mode

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, game, form-handling
- domain: security, web-development, gaming-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: captcha, doom, novelty, javascript-widget, retro-gaming, fun-project, web-server

## Member repositories
- vivirenremoto/doomcaptcha (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.506131+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 2026-08-30T07:02:09.806883+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vivirenremoto/doomcaptcha (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.506131+00:00, sha 9f5a59af9e58)
  - homepage: https://vivirenremoto.github.io/doomcaptcha/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:03:05.781300+00:00, sha 351be1480aa7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.