diff --git a/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/default.nix b/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/default.nix
index b46114ec62be..65ed964ba998 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { fetchFromGitHub, stdenv, makeWrapper, pkgconfig, ncurses, lua, SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf,
-SDL2_mixer, freetype, gettext }:
+SDL2_mixer, freetype, gettext, Cocoa }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "0.C";
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper pkgconfig ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses lua SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf SDL2_mixer freetype gettext ];
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses lua SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf SDL2_mixer freetype gettext ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       -i src/{crafting,skill,weather_data,melee,vehicle,overmap,iuse_actor}.cpp
   '';
 
-  makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out) LUA=1 TILES=1 SOUND=1 RELEASE=1 USE_HOME_DIR=1";
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=$(out) LUA=1 TILES=1 SOUND=1 RELEASE=1 USE_HOME_DIR=1"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    "NATIVE=osx CLANG=1"
+    "OSX_MIN=10.6"  # SDL for macOS only supports deploying on 10.6 and above
+  ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/cataclysm-tiles \
@@ -64,6 +70,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://en.cataclysmdda.com/;
     license = licenses.cc-by-sa-30;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.skeidel ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/git.nix b/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/git.nix
index 0437a1b130f8..7d79b1347861 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/cataclysm-dda/git.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { fetchFromGitHub, stdenv, makeWrapper, pkgconfig, ncurses, lua, SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf,
-SDL2_mixer, freetype, gettext }:
+SDL2_mixer, freetype, gettext, CoreFoundation, Cocoa }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2017-12-09";
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper pkgconfig ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses lua SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf SDL2_mixer freetype gettext ];
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses lua SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_ttf SDL2_mixer freetype gettext ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreFoundation Cocoa ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       -i src/{crafting,skill,weather_data,melee,vehicle,overmap,iuse_actor}.cpp
   '';
 
-  makeFlags = "PREFIX=$(out) LUA=1 TILES=1 SOUND=1 RELEASE=1 USE_HOME_DIR=1";
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=$(out) LUA=1 TILES=1 SOUND=1 RELEASE=1 USE_HOME_DIR=1"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    "NATIVE=osx CLANG=1"
+  ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/cataclysm-tiles \
@@ -65,6 +70,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     homepage = http://en.cataclysmdda.com/;
     license = licenses.cc-by-sa-30;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 25fb245eb9e8..bd344003e531 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18139,9 +18139,13 @@ with pkgs;
 
   bzflag = callPackage ../games/bzflag { };
 
-  cataclysm-dda = callPackage ../games/cataclysm-dda { };
+  cataclysm-dda = callPackage ../games/cataclysm-dda {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
 
-  cataclysm-dda-git = callPackage ../games/cataclysm-dda/git.nix { };
+  cataclysm-dda-git = callPackage ../games/cataclysm-dda/git.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation Cocoa;
+  };
 
   chessdb = callPackage ../games/chessdb { };