Search through 20+ levels of dungeons in search of the precious Amulet of Yendor.
Net Hack
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Pros
- Variety of items to find and use including potions, weapons, and armor
- Create and customize a character by choosing name, race, role, gender, and alignment
- Challenge yourself with “conducts” - optional and difficult criteria for beating the game
- Improve yourself & pets
- Free
Cons
- Dated graphics
- Steep learning curve
- High difficulty level
6.5
Fair
Nethack Review Summary
Nethack is an RPG more suited for hardcore fans of the genre, or anyone looking for a game that looks and feels like classic RPGs. The dated graphics, learning curve, and difficulty level may be enough to annoy or put off other players.
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Game Description
Game Story
Recently, you have begun to find yourself unfulfilled and distant in your daily occupation. Strange dreams of prospecting, stealing, crusading, and combat have haunted you in your sleep for many months, but you aren't sure of the reason. You wonder whether you have in fact been having those dreams all your life, and somehow managed to forget about them until now. Some nights you awaken suddenly and cry out, terrified at the vivid recollection of the strange and powerful creatures that seem to be lurking behind every corner of the dungeon in your dream. Could these details haunting your dreams be real?
In the morning you awake, collect your belongings, and set off for the dungeon. After several days of uneventful travel, you see the ancient ruins that mark the entrance to the Mazes of Menace. It is late at night, so you make camp at the entrance and spend the night sleeping under the open skies. In the morning, you gather your gear, eat what may be your last meal outside, and enter the dungeon...
Enter the World of Net Hack
NetHack is a simple dungeon crawling RPG that can be played on almost any computer. The game is simple but follows most the traditional RPG styles. Rank up your character, choose different races to play, increase stats and skills like strength, dexterity, charisma, constitution etc.
Just don't forget to come out of the dungeons for real food now and then OK?
Player Reviews
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Not your average RPG, Aug 16, 2011
by Hwo Dragon (Illinois)
Don’t judge this RPG by it’s simple graphics, lack of sound, or anything that might discount it as amazing, because “amazing” is the correct word to describe it. I’ve played this game for a while and I’ve never beaten it. In fact, only once have I ever escaped the dungeon alive, and that was because the unexpected entrance of a boss cut short my killing spree on level 5. After playing Nethack for a while I get a little chill of excitement whenever I find a scroll, not knowing if it will messily rip my head off or make me powerful beyond measures. In an exciting dungean game like Nethack you very quickly learn that just because it looks cool, doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to read it or stick it on your head. Nethack is an amazing experience that I enjoy over an over again, each time promising myself I will NEVER PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN, and then next thing I know, another one of my poor unfortunate little charries gets his face ripped off by a monster.
If only I could rate more than 5 stars
If only.
Best Rogue clone around, May 02, 2010
by Eric Parston
Far from a Diablo rip-off, or an “ordinary” RPG, nethack is one of the oldest and best RPGs around. It was originally written when a text console was the norm, so pretty graphics are obviously not its best feature. What is, however, is near infinite replay value, as most levels are randomly generated. It is also incredibly tricky, you are guaranteed to die before level 10.
In my opinion, it is one of the best games going, despite its lack of plot. It compensates more than enough with extremely good replay value and an insane difficulty.
Okay RPG, Mar 23, 2008
by Gage M. Brinin (Ferndale, MI, USA)
This is a okay RPG but, iv’e seen better, it is tricky and hard at some times. By the view and everything it’s a little like Diablo, if your a fan of Diablo this is the perfect game for you. It’s addicting at some times and would make it in my top 70 list.
The truth, Apr 13, 2007
by Sean "Wicca Master" Boyd (Taylorsville, UT,USA)
This game was an excellent replication of the RPG "Dungeons and Dragons", my favorite game of all time. it was amazing
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