NetHack
| NetHack | |
|---|---|
 NetHack being played in the X11 interface | |
| Genre | Roguelike game |
| Latest release | 5.0.0 (Announcement) |
| Release date | May 2nd, 2026 |
| Code license | NetHack GPL |
| Media license | NetHack GPL |
| Homepage | https://www.nethack.org/ |
| Contribute | |
| NetHack is a free game. This means that the source code and media files are available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. | |
 Arch:
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nethack |
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 Debian:
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nethack |
 Fedora:
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nethack |
 Gentoo:
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games-roguelike/nethack |
 Mageia:
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nethack |
 Slackware:
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nethack |
 Snapcraft:
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nethack |
 openSUSE:
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nethack |
 Ubuntu:
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nethack-console |
NetHack is a rogue-like game. It is licensed under the NetHack General Public License.[1]
Gameplay[edit]
The player moves in turns in a dungeon, finding items and killing monsters to retrieve the fabled amulet of Yendor.
Nethack has a high replay value as every game is unique; essentially every level is randomly generated, items and treasure are randomly placed with unique and functional descriptions, and monsters are generated continually and randomly. There are thirteen different roles, 5 different races, and 3 different alignments. Nethack is extremely difficult, nearly impossible. The vast majority of its players have never beaten the game.[2]
History[edit]
See NetHack release history for more details.
Interfaces[edit]
NetHack can be played in various interfaces, either graphically or in the console.
Console[edit]
The console version is the default interface. Here, the dungeon tiles and everything in the dungeon is represented by characters.
X11[edit]
A simple graphical version for the X window system.
Qt[edit]
Some versions of NetHack feature a Qt interface using the Qt framework.
Others[edit]
Many other interfaces exist, see [1].
Variants[edit]
The most popular variant of Nethack is SLASH'EM (Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic).[3][4][5] It features many new monsters, roles, races, items, levels, etc. It is also considered much more difficult than the original Nethack.[6]
Another popular variant is the graphical Falcon's Eye[7]. It is mostly the same as the original, except it uses isometric graphics, instead of ASCII. It has since been forked as Vulture's Eye.
Trivia[edit]
In FreedroidRPG, you can play a minigame called “nethack” at many computer terminals. This minigame is way simpler than the real NetHack.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.nethack.org/common/license.html
- ↑ only 17 first completion posts, of 877 total
- ↑ nethacks variants
- ↑ SLASH'EM's all-time downloads at SourceForge
- ↑ NetHack's all-time downloads from SourceForge
- ↑ differences between regular NetHack and Slash'em
- ↑ falcon's eyes all-time downloads at sourceforge