swap_horiz GruntHack Alternatives

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Angband Vanilla

Angband Vanilla represents a foundational turn-based roguelike experience rooted in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Player...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

9.1 Excellent

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FrogComposband

FrogComposband is a PosChengband and Composband variant with many birth options, more content, humour and fixes than its...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

8.1 Great

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Hack'EM

Hack'EM is a 2004 open-source roguelike game derived from NetHack and Slash'EM, offering expanded content and increased...

Dungeon Open Source Traditional Variant

8.1 Great

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UnNetHack

UnNetHack is a NetHack variant by Patric Mueller and contributors, notable for randomized branches and changes meant to...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.9 Good

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Composband

Composband is a composite Angband variant made from PosChengband, Kangband and other bands, later used as a base for Fro...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.9 Good

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xNetHack

xNetHack is a NetHack variant by aosdict, based on NetHack 5.0 development, noted for balance fixes and reduced tedium r...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.8 Good

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PosChengband

PosChengband is a Chengband-based Angband variant that merges Posband and RePosBand ideas, adding monster races such as...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.8 Good

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Slash'EM

Slash'EM is a NetHack variant begun by Warren Cheung in 1997, notable for adding classes, monsters and features later ec...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.7 Good

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EvilHack

EvilHack is Keith Simpson's NetHack 3.6.2-based variant, begun in 2018 and released on Hardfought in 2019, with new race...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.7 Good

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Hengband

Hengband is a Japanese Zangband-derived Angband variant, available in Japanese and English and associated with major int...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.7 Good

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dNetHack

dNetHack is a NetHack variant by ChrisANG, notable for adding many roles, artifacts, branches and lore-heavy systems to...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.6 Good

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Zangband

Zangband is Topi Ylinen's 1994 Angband variant, named for Roger Zelazny and notable for adding Amber-inspired material t...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.6 Good

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DynaHack

DynaHack is a variant of the classic roguelike game NetHack, introducing interface improvements and new gameplay mechani...

Dungeon Open Source Traditional Variant

7.6 Good

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GnollHack

GnollHack is a Finnish NetHack 3.6.2 variant by Sound Mind Games, notable for modern mobile and Windows ports and playab...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.4 Good

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Chengband

Chengband is a Hengband-based Angband variant from 2012, known for adding classes such as Time Lord, Blood Knight and Wa...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.4 Good

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FIQHack

FIQHack is a NetHack 4-based NetHack variant focused on monster AI, balance and interface changes, with public play on H...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.3 Good

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NetHack Fourk

NetHack Fourk is a NetHack 4-based variant that makes experimental but restrained gameplay changes, including new races...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.2 Good

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SporkHack

SporkHack is a NetHack variant by Derek Ray, notable for balance changes, tougher monsters and quality-of-life tweaks to...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.1 Good

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notdNetHack

notdNetHack is a dNetHack variant that rebalances its parent while adding content such as salamander and ent races and t...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

6.9 Fair

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Slash'EM Extended

Slash'EM Extended is a 2014 NetHack-family variant by Amy Bluescreenofdeath, notable for greatly expanding Slash'EM's ro...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

6.0 Fair