GnollHack
Hyvän mielen pelit ry · 2025 · RPG, Traditional Roguelike, Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler, Adventure
PC
Positive90% · 481playing now
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About GnollHack
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 refined 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!
Enter the dungeon. Become a legend.
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.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.Designed for Modern Players
Clear visuals. Rich audio. Whether you're on a quick session or a deep dive, GnollHack fits perfectly into how you play today.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.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.Love Modern Roguelites?
If you enjoy randomness, loot, and replayability, GnollHack delivers — but with deeper systems and smarter gameplay than most roguelites.Hardcore Roguelike Fans
Permadeath. Deep mechanics. True challenge. This is the real deal — uncompromising and endlessly rewarding.NetHack Veterans
Experience NetHack like never before. Expanded systems, new content, deeper progression, and a modern presentation — all while staying true to its roots.- The definitive modern NetHack experience
- Deep, turn-based gameplay where every decision matters
- Animated graphics, sound effects, music, and voiceovers
- 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.
Enabling Dedicated GPU
In the case your computer has multiple GPUs, GnollHack uses the integrated GPU by default. If you want to use the dedicated GPU, you must enable it as follows:1. Open Windows Settings.2. Go to System → Display → Graphics.3. Add a desktop app and select "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\GnollHack\\GnollHackM.exe".4. GnollHackM should appear in the app list. Click on it to expand its options. Select High Performance as GPU preference.Troubleshooting
If the game is stuck in the loading screen in the "Done loading" phase, you can fix the problem as follows:1. Open Control Panel.2. Click Clock and Region.3. Click Region.4. Select the Administrative tab and, in the Language for non-Unicode programs section, click Change system locale.5. Select English (United States) as the current system locale and click OK.Alternatively, you can download an MSIX installer for the game from GnollHack's GitHub releases page. Installing the game through it will also fix the problem.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
GnollHack successfully makes NetHack accessible to newcomers by replacing confusing ASCII controls and cryptic interfaces with modern, approachable UI and simple graphics while preserving the classic roguelike experience. Players praise it as a perfect entry point to the genre that doesn't sacrifice depth or complexity, with active developer support and regular updates. The game delivers the challenging, unforgiving roguelike gameplay that fans love—complete with brutal permadeath and absurd deaths—but now it's actually playable for those who were previously turned away by the original's contr
I was never able to play any NetHack version, until I tried GnollHack. Not a difficulty or complexity issue — just the controls.5 found this helpful
The right way to experience nethack again in modern time, no question about it. GnollHack stands out from the countless hack variants for all the better reasons, tiles? Check. Beautiful art? Check. Completely voice acted? Check. An HUD so simple for a trad RL standard that even my dog could understand & play? Check. And all of that for FREE and i would not mind pay for it, especially when you see, even here on steam, low effort copy paste already seen and played a thousand time RLs. You have my respect devs, never asked a euro ONCE and look what they delivered.3 found this helpful
If you've ever wanted to play Nethack but the ASCII characters and confusing controls deterred you, this is the game for you. The UI and graphics are super simple, but there's enough there to know what's actually going on.2 found this helpful
This was my first experience with NetHack and it's very approachable and easy to understand! I'd also like to say that I appreciate what the association behind the developers are doing Good job! :D1 found this helpful
If you want the true classic Hack / Rogue experience it does not get any better than this. Dripping with Nostalgia but not too nostalgic with the introduction of modern elements. Dev works so hard on this updating constantly. I cannot recommend this game enough. 5 stars *****
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