Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world

by Kevin Granade and ContributorsVerified

GameRole-Playing

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About

Struggle to survive in a harsh, persistent, procedurally generated world. Scavenge the remnants of a dead civilization for food, equipment, or, if you are lucky, a vehicle with a full tank of gas to get you the hell out of Dodge. Fight to defeat or escape from a wide variety of powerful monstrosities, from zombies to giant insects to killer robots and things far stranger and deadlier, and against the others like yourself, that want what you have... As your game begins, you awaken with hazy memories of violence and terror from when the world suddenly unraveled around you. Now you need to explore your surroundings, and secure food, water and safety. After that, who knows? Long term survival will mean tapping abilities you haven’t used before, learning to survive in this new environment and developing new skills.

Additional information

Project

Developer: Kevin Granade and Contributors
Publisher: Marisa Giancarla
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 (free software)What this license lets you do
Homepage: www.cataclysmdda.org
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Install

Available via: Flatpak · Snap (2) · Arch Linux (4) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · Void Linux · Solus · Nixpkgs · Lutris (10)
All 23 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR (Git build), AUR (Ncurses build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Arch Linux (Tiles build), Nixpkgs, Void Linux, Solus, Lutris (Catapult Launcher v24.07a build), Lutris (Latest Experimental build), Lutris (Latest-Stable-Tiles build), Lutris (Build 11091 build), Lutris (0.E Ellison Stable Curses build), Lutris (0.E Ellison Stable Tiles build), Lutris (0.D Danny Stable Curses build), Lutris (0.F Frank Stable Tiles build), Lutris (Curses 0.D-8829 build), Lutris (Tiles 0.D-9900 build)
Flatpak sandbox: Limited access
Runs in a sandbox with no access to your personal files or devices beyond what's listed.
What it can access
Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources: Sources use 6 different namesSources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of: October 12, 2026

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How each source lists it (28)

Source	Name	Version	Built by	License	Description
Flathub (Flatpak)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	0.I-1	Official build	CC-BY-SA-3.0	A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world
Snap Store	Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead	2023-03-01-0054	—	LGPL-3.0-or-later	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Snap Store (Nightly build)	Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead	2023-03-01-0054	—	LGPL-3.0-or-later	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
AUR (Git build)	cataclysm-dda-git	experimental.2026.01.26-1	—	CCPL:by-sa	A post-apocalyptic roguelike.
AUR (Ncurses build)	cataclysm-dda-ncurses	0.I-1	Community build, patched	cc-by-nc-sa-3.0	A post-apocalyptic roguelike (ncurses only)
Debian	cataclysm-dda-sdl	0.H-1	Distribution build	—	post-apocalyptic roguelike game - SDL interface
Ubuntu	cataclysm-dda-sdl	0.H-1build1	Distribution build	—	post-apocalyptic roguelike game - SDL interface
Fedora	cataclysm-dda	0.H	Distribution build	LicenseRef-Callaway-CC-BY-SA	Turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world
Fedora	cataclysm-dda-tiles	0.H	Distribution build	LicenseRef-Callaway-CC-BY-SA	cataclysm-dda version with gfx and sound
Fedora	cataclysm-dda-tiles-data	0.H	Distribution build	LicenseRef-Callaway-CC-BY-SA	Data files for cataclysm-dda-tiles
Arch Linux	cataclysm-dda	0.I-1	Distribution build	CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0	A post-apocalyptic roguelike
Arch Linux (Tiles build)	cataclysm-dda-tiles	0.I-1	Distribution build	CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0	A graphical post-apocalyptic roguelike.
Nixpkgs	cataclysm-dda	0.I-2026-06-11-1250	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0	Free post-apocalyptic zombie-infested roguelike
Nixpkgs	cataclysm-dda-git	2024-12-11	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0	Free post-apocalyptic zombie-infested roguelike
Void Linux	Cataclysm-DDA	0.E_4	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND CC-BY-3.0	Turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world
Void Linux	Cataclysm-DDA-tiles	0.E_4	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND CC-BY-3.0	Turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world - SDL tiles version
Solus	cataclysm-dda	0.17.0	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later WITH Font-exception-2.0 AND MIT AND OFL-1.1-RFN AND Zlib	Turn-based survival game played in the terminal.
Solus	cataclysm-dda-tiles	0.17.0	Distribution build	CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-later WITH Font-exception-2.0 AND MIT AND OFL-1.1-RFN AND Zlib	Turn-based survival game with GUI and tilesets.
Lutris (Catapult Launcher v24.07a build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Installs qrrk's Catapult: A cross-platform launcher for Cataclysm: DDA and BN
Lutris (Latest Experimental build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	A version of the installer that doesn't change when the build ID of CDDA changes on Github.
Lutris (Latest-Stable-Tiles build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	A version of the installer that doesn't change when the build ID of CDDA changes on Github.
Lutris (Build 11091 build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Pre-release build #11091
Lutris (0.E Ellison Stable Curses build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Lutris (0.E Ellison Stable Tiles build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Lutris (0.D Danny Stable Curses build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Lutris (0.F Frank Stable Tiles build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Lutris (Curses 0.D-8829 build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Lutris (Tiles 0.D-9900 build)	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead	—	—	—	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.

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