diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 2ced2b51da..5f43aa154c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -177,82 +177,70 @@ (define-public armagetronad
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
 (define-public cataclysm-dda
-  (package
-    (name "cataclysm-dda")
-    (version "0.C")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/"
-                                  "archive/" version ".tar.gz"))
-              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "1xlajmgl9cviqyjpp5g5q4rbljy9gqc49v54bi8gpzr68s14gsb9"))
-              (modules '((guix build utils)))
-              (snippet
-               ;; Import cmath header for the std::pow function.
-               '(begin
-                  (for-each (lambda (file)
-                              (substitute* file
-                                (("#include <math.h>")
-                                 "#include <cmath>")))
-                            (find-files "src"))
-                  #t))))
-    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     '(#:make-flags (list (string-append "PREFIX=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out"))
-                          "USE_HOME_DIR=1" "DYNAMIC_LINKING=1" "RELEASE=1")
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (replace 'configure
-           (lambda _
-             (substitute* "Makefile"
-               (("ncursesw5-config") "ncursesw6-config")
-               (("RELEASE_FLAGS = -Werror") "RELEASE_FLAGS ="))
-             #t))
-         (add-after 'build 'build-tiles
-           (lambda* (#:key make-flags outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             ;; Change prefix directory and enable tile graphics and sound.
-             (zero?
-              (apply system* "make" "TILES=1" "SOUND=1"
-                     (string-append "PREFIX="
-                                    (assoc-ref outputs "tiles"))
-                     (cdr make-flags)))))
-         (add-after 'install 'install-tiles
-           (lambda* (#:key make-flags outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (zero?
-              (apply system* "make" "install" "TILES=1" "SOUND=1"
-                     (string-append "PREFIX="
-                                    (assoc-ref outputs "tiles"))
-                     (cdr make-flags))))))
-       ;; TODO: Add libtap++ from https://github.com/cbab/libtappp as a native
-       ;;       input in order to support tests.
-       #:tests? #f))
-    (outputs '("out"
-               "tiles")) ; For tile graphics and sound support.
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
-       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
-    (inputs
-     `(("freetype" ,freetype)
-       ("libogg" ,libogg)
-       ("libvorbis" ,libvorbis)
-       ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
-       ("sdl2" ,sdl2)
-       ("sdl2-image" ,sdl2-image)
-       ("sdl2-ttf" ,sdl2-ttf)
-       ("sdl2-mixer" ,sdl2-mixer)))
-    (home-page "http://en.cataclysmdda.com/")
-    (synopsis "Survival horror roguelike video game")
-    (description
-     "Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike 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 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.")
-    (license license:cc-by-sa3.0)))
+  (let ((commit "ad3b0c3d521292d119f97a83390e7acfe9e9e7f7")
+        (revision "1"))
+    (package
+      (name "cataclysm-dda")
+      ;; This denotes the version released after the 0.C release.
+      ;; Revert to a normal version number if updating to stable version 0.D.
+      (version (git-version "0.C" revision commit))
+      (source (origin
+                (method git-fetch)
+                (uri (git-reference
+                      (url "https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA.git")
+                      (commit commit)))
+                (sha256
+                 (base32
+                  "1kdgbl8zqd53f5yilm2c9nyq3w6585yxl5jvgxy65dlpzxcqqj7y"))
+                (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
+      (build-system gnu-build-system)
+      (arguments
+       '(#:make-flags (list (string-append "PREFIX=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out"))
+                            "USE_HOME_DIR=1" "DYNAMIC_LINKING=1" "RELEASE=1")
+         #:phases
+         (modify-phases %standard-phases
+           (delete 'configure)
+           (add-after 'build 'build-tiles
+             (lambda* (#:key make-flags outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               ;; Change prefix directory and enable tile graphics and sound.
+               (apply invoke "make" "TILES=1" "SOUND=1"
+                      (string-append "PREFIX="
+                                     (assoc-ref outputs "tiles"))
+                      (cdr make-flags))))
+           (add-after 'install 'install-tiles
+             (lambda* (#:key make-flags outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+               (apply invoke "make" "install" "TILES=1" "SOUND=1"
+                      (string-append "PREFIX="
+                                     (assoc-ref outputs "tiles"))
+                      (cdr make-flags)))))
+         ;; TODO: Add libtap++ from https://github.com/cbab/libtappp as a native
+         ;;       input in order to support tests.
+         #:tests? #f))
+      (outputs '("out"
+                 "tiles")) ; For tile graphics and sound support.
+      (native-inputs
+       `(("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
+         ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+      (inputs
+       `(("freetype" ,freetype)
+         ("libogg" ,libogg)
+         ("libvorbis" ,libvorbis)
+         ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
+         ("sdl2" ,sdl2)
+         ("sdl2-image" ,sdl2-image)
+         ("sdl2-ttf" ,sdl2-ttf)
+         ("sdl2-mixer" ,sdl2-mixer)))
+      (home-page "http://en.cataclysmdda.com/")
+      (synopsis "Survival horror roguelike video game")
+      (description
+       "Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike 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 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.")
+      (license license:cc-by-sa3.0))))
 
 (define-public cowsay
   (package