diff --git a/pkgs/games/braincurses/default.nix b/pkgs/games/braincurses/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..808d7e37807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/games/braincurses/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, ncurses }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "braincurses-${version}";
+  version = "1.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bderrly";
+    repo = "braincurses";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0gpny9wrb0zj3lr7iarlgn9j4367awj09v3hhxz9r9a6yhk4anf5";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
+
+  # There is no install target in the Makefile
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -Dt $out/bin braincurses
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/bderrly/braincurses;
+    description = "A version of the classic game Mastermind";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 0a5bd2095b8..f9f9d16514c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17678,6 +17678,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   blobby = callPackage ../games/blobby { };
 
+  braincurses = callPackage ../games/braincurses { };
+
   brogue = callPackage ../games/brogue { };
 
   bsdgames = callPackage ../games/bsdgames { };