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Freeware RPG 1987 NetHack DevTeam

NetHack

The NetHack DevTeam's 1987 dungeon crawler, one of the deepest games ever made, free and still being updated.

Your god has sent you into the Dungeons of Doom to recover the Amulet of Yendor. The dungeon changes every game, and when you die, it is for good.

Freeware.

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About the game

Classic text graphics, or tiles if you like, hide an amazing number of things you can try: almost anything you think of has a result.

Your pet dog or kitten can steal from shops and warn you of danger.

History

First released in 1987, based on Hack, which itself was inspired by Rogue.

It has been developed by a volunteer team for decades and is still free to download from the official site.

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Ways to play

nethack.org NetHack, free on the official site
Free Download

Extras

Only official, legal extras. We never link to scanned manuals or unofficial downloads.

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