
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
- Release Date
- June 1, 2013
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
- Themes
- Action, Horror, Survival, Sandbox, Open world, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
- Game Type
- Main game
- Platforms
- Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser
- Game Modes
- Single-player
- Player Perspective
- Bird view / isometric, Text
- Alternate Titles
- cataclysm-tiles.exe, CDDA, Cataclysm DDA, CataDDA
- IGDB Rating
- 90/100
Overview
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (aka Cataclysm DDA or CataDDA) is an open source survival horror roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic and fictional New England. Unlike most roguelikes, it has no goal: the player is free to explore the procedurally generated map, clear areas of monsters, work with NPCs, and build shelters and vehicles. The gameplay is mainly based on day-to-day survival, and the game tracks parameters like hunger, thirst, morale, illness and temperature which the player must manage to stay alive. Like most roguelikes Cataclysm: DDA follows turn based gameplay. The world has support for seasons and dynamic weather conditions and the season lengths can be modified during world generation. A typical world has cities, towns, rivers, forests, bridges and other landmarks. Cities and towns generally have all the common establishments generally found in real world such as houses, departmental stores, malls, parking lots, swimming pools, hospitals, malls, etc. Exotic locations such as Science Labs, Military installations, missile silos can be found in remote places throughout the whole world. Latest versions have support for experimental 3-D buildings.
Releases and Editions
- Linux | 2013-06-01
- Mac | 2013-06-01
- PC (Microsoft Windows) | 2013-06-01
- Web browser | 2013-12-31









