A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world
About Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X)
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) is a simulation app developed by CleverRaven.
How many times has Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) been downloaded?
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) has been downloaded 60 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 1.7 thousand times.
What is the rating of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X)?
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) is rated 4.21 out of 5 stars, based on 1.3 thousand ratings.
Is Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) free?
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) is free to download. The APK download size is 156.02 MB. The latest version available is ba07ee6. The last update was on October 29, 2024.
What are the requirements for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X)?
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) requires Android 4.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of High Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play December 2019.
Description
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. 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 unravelled 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.
FEATURES:
- Tilesets, sound, localization and mod support; - Backwards compatible with desktop savegames; - Stores game data and savegames in a publicly writeable location; - Works with a physical keyboard or virtual keyboard & touchscreen; - Auto-saves when the app loses focus (screen locked, switched apps etc.); - Highly customizable touch controls and automatic in-game contextual shortcuts.
CONTROLS:
- `Swipe`: Directional movement (hold for virtual joystick); - `Tap`: Confirm selection in menu or Pause one turn in-game (hold to Pause several turns in-game); - `Double-tap`: Cancel/Go back; - `Pinch`: Zoom in/out (in-game); - `Back button`: Toggle virtual keyboard (hold to toggle keyboard shortcuts).
TIPS:
- If your game doesn't start, crashes or hangs often try toggling "Software rendering" option in prelaunch menu; - Adjust terminal size under Settings > Options > Graphics (requires restart). - There are multiple Android-specific options live under Settings > Options > Android; - Keyboard shortcuts for frequently used and/or context sensitive commands appear at the bottom of the screen; - You can remove a shortcut by flicking up on it. Hold it down to see help text; - For the best keyboard experience, use physical keyboard or SSH-friendly virtual keyboard such as “Hacker’s Keyboard” on the Google Play store; - If game does not react to touch commands (swipes and shortcut bar does not work), try to disable any accessibility services and apps you might have running (e.g. touch assist, autoclickers etc).
ADDITIONAL INFO:
You can visit project page and follow development here - https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA.
You can find design doc here - https://cataclysmdda.org/design-doc/.
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Comments on Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (X) for Android
★★★★★Baby Patrick· Apr 2, 2026
Please make a custom keyboard for this game. Hacker's Keyboard is being overlapped by the navigation bar on newer phones.
★★★★★Brody Greenwood· Aug 18, 2025
Once you figure out the odd controls, it's a fantastic port of CDDA, and to mobile of all things!
★☆☆☆☆N E· Sep 12, 2024
It's literally unplayable, when I enter it goes to black screen, and I've uninstalled and retried in 3 different ways
★☆☆☆☆Kevin Kennedy· Mar 21, 2026
Played the tutorial, but the keybindings displayed when trying to pick up items from the terrain only displayed w/W when grabbing the bat and refused to show up for the rest of it, so I couldn't actually complete the tutorial... if I can't even do the tutorial, how the hell can I play the rest of the game? Edit: I realized this sounds harsh, unintended... but it's the inconsistency that bothers me... Not sure if there's a "solution" but do hope you can resolve it down the line....
★★☆☆☆Daniel Marks· Dec 6, 2025
I've played a bit of this on PC, so when I saw there was a mobile version, I was excited to try it out. From a brief session, the controls are awkward and some menus 'capture' the interface with no visible way to escape. (E.G. key bind menu.) The larger concern is when I open and play the app, my phone starts heating up like mad. On the menu, not even in game. I can only assume some funky CPU mess is happening. Without this issue I'd probably place this app as 3-4/5.
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