Game · RPG

GnollHack

Builds upon the codebase of the classic roguelike game NetHack, enhancing the game with modern gaming improvements, such as graphics, sounds, voiceovers, and a streamlined user interface.

Free, with trade-offs
Windows, macOS and Linux
In-app purchases

Official website

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Download from the official source

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Technical details

Pricing: Free, with trade-offsconfirmed by Automatic reading of the official pages
License: not documented
Open source: not documented
Commercial use: not documented
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: not documented
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Model: Free-to-play (free, in-app purchases)
Publisher: Hyvän mielen pelit ry
Latest version: 2.142.204
Source code: github.com/hyvanmielenpelit/gnollhack

Overview

GnollHack is a roguelike, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Gameplay elements described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: leaderboards, turn-based play and permadeath.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“GnollHack is a free, open-source modernization of the classic roguelike NetHack, featuring artist-drawn graphics, full voice acting, original music, and native ports for desktop and mobile.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“Website · Wiki · Features · Developer Docs · Gnoll Overseer AI Assistant · Leaderboards” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“GnollHack is a turn-based, traditional roguelike role-playing game derived from NetHack 3.6.2.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“Classic Permadeath or Reloadable Saves.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

GnollHack is free, with trade-offs (account, ads, data or attribution) detailed below.

Its licence could not be established at the source: check the terms on the official website.

In-game purchases: the game is free, but offers optional purchases (items, virtual currency, subscription or season pass) listed on its official website.

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Automatic reading of the official pages (limits, free status) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (source code, publisher, platforms, version) — 9 November 2026
Last technical check: 9 November 2026
Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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