4.5
415 reviews
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Everyone 10+
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About this game

Step into one of the deepest games ever created — now optimized for Android with a touch-friendly UI, modern graphics, sounds, and voiceovers. GnollHack is a completely free roguelike with no ads or microtransactions that combines the legendary complexity of NetHack with modern improvements for today’s players.

WHY PLAY GNOLLHACK?

CASUAL PUZZLE AND STRATEGY GAME FANS
If you enjoy casual puzzle or strategy games, GnollHack offers you a never-ending challenge. No reflexes are needed, only your wits. You can pick a suitable difficulty level for you and play in Casual Mode to learn the game at your own pace.

MODERN ACTION ROGUELIKE FANS
Love the thrill of random loot and endless dungeon runs? GnollHack brings procedural dungeons, mythic and legendary gear, and limitless replay value — but in a turn-based format that challenges your wits.

TRADITIONAL ROGUELIKE FANS
GnollHack is a true, hardcore roguelike that retains NetHack’s depth and adds immersion through graphics, sounds, and voiceovers — all with a touch-friendly user interface and zero paywalls.

NETHACK VETERANS
GnollHack is an advanced NetHack variant on mobile. With expanded mechanics, deeper skill systems, level progression to 50, more items, tougher monsters, and a revised magic system, it goes beyond vanilla NetHack while staying true to its spirit.

MAIN FEATURES
- Turn-based gameplay that challenges your wits
- Difficulty levels and casual & modern modes for new players
- Complex mechanics and infinite replayability
- Procedurally generated dungeons and randomized loot
- Free with no ads or microtransactions
- Optimized for mobile with touch controls

Are you ready to outsmart the dungeon and write your own legend? Download GnollHack today!

LEARN MORE
GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com/

COMMUNITY & SUPPORT
Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

TROUBLESHOOTING
If the game crashes, please try disabling GPU Acceleration in the settings.
Updated on
Jan 16, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

4.5
385 reviews
Kyle Gray
April 16, 2025
One of the best games on mobile. You level up and get points to add in different skills . You can choose from about a dozen classes, but only about 5 races. Which is a bummer. Enemy variety is great and you have tons of gear to loot. Could be 5/5, but it needs WAY more races and sprites. It also has a HORRIBLE crashing issue that happens once every 45 minutes or so. So save often! Needs fixed ASAP!!! Might even be 3/5 because of the crashes, but it's a great game otherwise. Gameplay is great.
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Hyvän mielen pelit ry
April 21, 2025
We have just updated the game to patch 2.25, which uses a new technology to render the game. Please try if it has fixed the issue and let us know if everything is ok.
Cody Brown
April 27, 2023
This game is awesome. I have waited a long time for someone to take the old school nethack style game play and make it not so... antiquated. It's easy to look at, voice acted, and just in general an excellent game. I hope people learn from what they did right here, such as the many varying classes, including samurai (a personal favorite) and many more, or the unlimited variance and replayablilty. There is a lot to be learned from not only this style of game but how this was developed.
21 people found this review helpful
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Ross Elliott Smith
June 9, 2025
I don't have the words... this reboot of an old classic is flawless. It's the best version of the old Moria from the 80s I've ever played, with tons of added goodies and mechanics. I only wish there was more! More levels and NPCs! More artifacts and items! But that's straight greed. This Nethack spinoff is a straight up masterpiece. 11/10, best mobile game of all time. 🔥🙌
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What’s new

Build 98 adds polearm command and improves equipment screen.