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Video game · 1987

NetHack

Released 28 July 1987 on Mac, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, PC and 2 more

Made in
United States
Genre
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy
IGDB PLAYERS9319 ratings

About NetHack

NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987 with ASCII graphics. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack, which was inspired by Rogue. The player chooses a character race and class; their mission is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor in a randomly generated dungeon.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Amiga28 July 1987
Atari ST28 July 1987
Mac28 July 1987
MS-DOS28 July 1987
PC1993
Linux1993
Androidlater, date unknown

Screenshots

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.