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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. Animated graphics, immersive sound, music, voiceovers, and a refined interface bring the classic NetHack formula to life. With extensive gameplay and accessibility improvements, GnollHack is a great way to start playing NetHack today!


WHY GNOLLHACK?

1. THE LEGEND, RETURNS
For decades, NetHack has defined depth and complexity in gaming. GnollHack takes that foundation and improves it with modern design, accessibility, and immersion, without sacrificing what made the original great.

2. ENDLESS 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 offers 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 with 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)
The modern way to play NetHack
Updated on
Aug 30, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

465 reviews
Chance Land
April 12, 2026
Need a auto pickaxe mine function if you have one in your inventory. tired of having to re-equip my pick every time to want to mine. The wield last function is only a little helpful. I will mine get surrounded wield last then open inventory to re-equip my pick. caused me to try to melee the hole game so I could just switch weapons having pick as alternative. only to be disarmed in later levels. also causes me to not use ranged as alternative because I mine alot. I quit because of this.
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Hyvän mielen pelit ry
April 18, 2026
Hi, a pickaxe command that automatically selects and applies a pick-axe from inventory has been added in Build 123, which might be helpful for you.
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.
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 14 makes bug fixes.