4.5
463 reviews
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Everyone 10+
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About this game

GnollHack transforms NetHack — one of the greatest and deepest games of all time — into a modern roguelike experience built for today’s players. Animated graphics, immersive sound, music, and voiceovers, along with a seamless touch interface, bring the legendary NetHack formula to life like never before. With extensive gameplay and accessibility improvements, GnollHack is the definitive way to start playing NetHack today!


WHY GNOLLHACK?

1. A LEGEND, REBORN
For decades, NetHack has defined depth and complexity in gaming. GnollHack takes that legendary foundation and elevates it with modern design, accessibility, and immersion — without sacrificing what made it great.

2. ENDLESS ADVENTURE, LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES
Every run is unique. Procedurally generated dungeons, unpredictable encounters, and countless items ensure that no two adventures are ever the same. Win with strategy, creativity, and clever thinking — not with reflexes.

3. DESIGNED FOR MODERN PLAYERS
Smooth touch controls. Clear visuals. Rich audio. Whether you're on a quick session or a deep dive, GnollHack fits perfectly into how you play today.

4. DEPTH THAT NO OTHER GAME MATCHES
Complex systems. Meaningful choices. Real consequences. GnollHack offers a level of depth and emergent gameplay that few modern games even attempt.


FOR EVERY TYPE OF PLAYER

1. NEW TO ROGUELIKES?
Start your journey with a non-permadeath mode, adjustable difficulty, and a learning curve designed to welcome you in — not push you away.

2. LOVE MODERN ROGUELITES?
If you enjoy randomness, loot, and replayability, GnollHack delivers — but with deeper systems and smarter gameplay than most roguelites.

3. HARDCORE ROGUELIKE FANS
Permadeath. Deep mechanics. True challenge. This is the real deal — uncompromising and endlessly rewarding.

4. NETHACK VETERANS
Experience NetHack like never before. Expanded systems, new content, deeper progression, and a modern presentation — all while staying true to its roots.


FEATURES
- The definitive modern NetHack experience
- Deep, turn-based gameplay where every decision matters
- Animated graphics, sound effects, music, and voiceovers
- Intuitive touch controls built for mobile
- Procedurally generated dungeons with infinite replayability
- Expanded mechanics, items, monsters, and progression systems
- Multiple modes and difficulty levels for all players
- Completely free — no ads, no paywalls

Enter the dungeon. Become a legend.


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.

CONTENT RATINGS
- IGRS (Indonesia): 13+ (Violence)
Updated on
Apr 19, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

4.5
425 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.
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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 125 makes further bug fixes.