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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead vs NetHack

A side-by-side look at Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead and NetHack. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

Games

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is an open source survival horror roguelike video game. Set in a post-apocalyptic New England, it features peripheral vision, a detailed crafting system, dangerous creatures like zombies, and complex gameplay systems like health and stats simulation.

postapocalypticsurvivalhorrorcraftingzombiescomplex-gameplay
NetHack

NetHack

Games

NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987. It features ASCII graphics, randomness, and a steep learning curve. The goal is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor from the bottommost level of a dungeon.

asciidungeon-crawlerfantasyopen-source