NetHack VS xNetHack

Compare NetHack vs xNetHack and see what are their differences.

NetHack

Official NetHack Git Repository (by NetHack)

xNetHack

Experimental features and improvements applied to NetHack 3.7-dev (by copperwater)
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NetHack xNetHack
62 4
2,652 54
1.5% -
9.9 8.3
5 days ago 9 days ago
C C
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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NetHack

Posts with mentions or reviews of NetHack. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-17.

xNetHack

Posts with mentions or reviews of xNetHack. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-29.
  • xNetHack 8.0 Released!
    2 projects | /r/nethack | 29 May 2023
    Been following along? Read this version's changelog.
  • xNetHack Version 7.0 Released!
    1 project | /r/nethack | 9 Mar 2022
    These announcements always seem to happen in the late winter for some unknowable reason. Anyway, xNetHack version 7.0 is officially released! You can play it directly on hardfought.org, via an SSH client of your choice or in your browser with tiles. Windows binaries are available at the GitHub release page - follow the devteam's instructions for running on Windows. Or you can get the source from GitHub and compile it yourself.
  • Did the numpad support go away in xNethack ?!
    1 project | /r/nethack | 29 May 2021
    Taking a look on GithHub I suspect that 2 days ago something has changed...
  • xNetHack Version 6.0 Released!
    1 project | /r/nethack | 23 Mar 2021
    I'm pleased to announce the release of xNetHack version 6.0. As always, you can play it directly on hardfought.org, via an SSH client or in your browser, with tiles or without. If you want to compile it yourself, get the source on GitHub.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing NetHack and xNetHack you can also consider the following projects:

angband - A free, single-player roguelike dungeon exploration game

brogue-android-port - Brogue Android Port

UnNetHack - NetHack fork that is in development

SpliceHack - An in-progress nethack variant based on version 3.7. An attempt to build a "kitchen sink" style variant that is easy to pick up and play.

crawl - Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup official repository

SLASHEM-Extended - SLASH'EM Extended (a SLASH'EM fork)

sil-q

SlashTHEM - Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - The Heavily Extended Mod: A variant of Slash'EM that adds a bunch of content.

EvilHack - A variant of NetHack that is designed to be a much more challenging experience than the original, drawing inspiration and content from various existing variants along with adding unique and never-before-seen custom content.

clock_mage - A platformer-roguelike entry for the MyLittleRogueLikeJam1

BrogueCE - Brogue: Community Edition - a community-lead fork of the much-loved minimalist roguelike game