swap_horiz Zangband 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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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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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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Oangband

Oangband, or Opinion Angband, is a variant made to solve perceived Angband problems, with distinct classes, smarter mons...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.4 Good

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FAangband

FAangband is First Age Angband, a Silmarillion-focused variant set in Beleriand with wilderness, linked dungeons and a q...

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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Sangband

Sangband is a classless Angband variant where experience is spent on skills such as Swordsmanship, Magic Using and Weapo...

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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NPPAngband

NPPAngband, short for No Pet Peeves Angband, brings popular variant ideas and patches back into a vanilla-style Angband...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.2 Good

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Quickband

Quickband is a short-form Angband variant where the goal is to reach dungeon level 12 and slay Saruman, allowing full ga...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.2 Good

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EyAngband

EyAngband is a variant of Angband created by Eytan Zweig, notable for replacing the standard race and class list with a...

Dungeon Turn Based Traditional Variant

7.2 Good