Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Turn-based survival roguelike with crafting, base building, and zombies
CleverRaven · Published by KorGgenT · Released Mar 31, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 547
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 14
- peak 24h 32
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Dec 26, 2024
What is Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead?
A 2D, turn-based survival roguelike set in New England after a worldwide collapse. You scavenge and craft supplies, fight zombies and other creatures, develop skills, build a base, and use vehicles to explore the wasteland.
For you if...
- +you like methodical survival where mistakes can end a run
- +you enjoy building bases and vehicles in a sandbox
- +you want to develop different characters across survival attempts
Not for you if...
- −you want simple keyboard controls with little to learn
- −you prefer forgiving survival without frequent character deaths
- −you want a directed story rather than open-ended exploration
What players say
87% of 547 reviews are positive
Players praise the freedom to create varied survival stories. Their main complaint is that this paid release has lagged behind the freely available version in updates, though recent reviews report that an update arrived.
Screenshots and trailer
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 39
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.
Tags
- Traditional Roguelike
- Sandbox
- RPG
- Survival
- Zombies
- Roguelike
- Adventure
- 2D
- Aliens
- Horror
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Pixel Graphics
- Modern
Recent updates
- Dec 26, 2024 · Fix - add sounds back
- Jan 19, 2024 · Workshop mod loading hotfix
- Apr 1, 2023 · Disable Cloud Config
Games like Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
