|systems=[[MS-DOS]], [[Windows]] 3.1 and newer, [[Linux]], [[Macintosh]] 8.1 and newer, [[Commodore Amiga]], [[Windows CE]], [[Atari]], [[OS/2]] (Official Binary)<br>
|genre=[[Roguelike]]
[[Unix]], [[BeOS]], [[VMS]] (Source Only)<br>
[[Nintendo DS]] (Unofficial)
|released={{rd|1987}}
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|players=1
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|modes=[[Single player]]
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|pcgamingwiki=NetHack
|website=http://www.nethack.org
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'''NetHack''' is a free roguelike computer game.
'''NetHack''' is a free roguelike computer game. The goal of the adventurer is to descend through the dungeon and retrieve the Amulet of Yendor. You can download the game from [http://www.nethack.org the official NetHack home page]. The game runs on Mac OS, Windows, Unix, and many other platforms.
==Story==
The goal of the adventurer is to descend through the dungeon and retrieve the Amulet of Yendor.
==Gameplay==
The dungeon contains many monsters and other causes of death. NetHack is a very difficult game, especially for players who lack knowledge of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and avoid reading the spoilers.
The dungeon contains many monsters and other causes of death. NetHack is a very difficult game, especially for players who lack knowledge of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and avoid reading the spoilers.
NetHack is a complicated game, and it can be difficult to understand all the details of how it works. There are numerous "spoilers" available on the Web; here is a [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html fairly complete list]. However, NetHack is very much an exploration and discovery game, and many people prefer to avoid reading spoilers, or at least to wait to read them until they have a hunch about how a certain part of the game works and want confirmation. If you'd prefer to figure out the game for yourself, here are a few tips that may help:
NetHack is a complicated game, and it can be difficult to understand all the details of how it works. There are numerous "spoilers" available on the Web. However, NetHack is very much an exploration and discovery game, and many people prefer to avoid reading spoilers, or at least to wait to read them until they have a hunch about how a certain part of the game works and want confirmation. If you'd prefer to figure out the game for yourself, here are a few tips that may help:
*Read the Guidebook that comes with the game.
* Read the Guidebook that comes with the game.
*Inscribing the mystic word "Elbereth" on the ground can help to keep you safe. See the Guidebook for more details.
* Inscribing the mystic word "Elbereth" on the ground can help to keep you safe. See the Guidebook for more details.
*Fortune cookies, graffiti and the Oracle will all give you cryptic hints, but only the Oracle's hints are guaranteed to be helpful.
* Fortune cookies, graffiti and the Oracle will all give you cryptic hints, but only the Oracle's hints are guaranteed to be helpful.
*It's usually safe to try wielding or wearing items that aren't cursed (though a few particularly nasty items become cursed when worn). Pets are reluctant to step on cursed items.
* It's usually safe to try wielding or wearing items that aren't cursed (though a few particularly nasty items become cursed when worn). Pets are reluctant to step on cursed items.
*To determine what a magical item is, read a scroll of identify.
* To determine what a magical item is, read a scroll of identify.
*To determine what special abilities your character has picked up, use a wand or potion of enlightenment.
* To determine what special abilities your character has picked up, use a wand or potion of enlightenment.
*As mentioned in the Guidebook, if you play in explore mode you will have infinitely many lives and will start with a wand of wishing. Ascensions (victories) in explore mode do not count, but it can enable you to explore more of the dungeon than you could reach in a real game.
* As mentioned in the Guidebook, if you play in explore mode you will have infinitely many lives and will start with a wand of wishing. Ascensions (victories) in explore mode do not count, but it can enable you to explore more of the dungeon than you could reach in a real game.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://nethack.wikia.com Wikihack] - a wiki devoted entirely to NetHack
* [http://nethackwiki.com NethackWiki] - a wiki devoted entirely to NetHack and its variants
* [http://roguebasin.t-o-m-e.net/index.php/NetHack RogueBasin information about NetHack]
* [http://roguebasin.com/index.php?title=NetHack RogueBasin information about NetHack]
* [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html List of Nethack spoilers] - Contains a large list of Nethack spoilers on most game subjects
* [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html List of Nethack spoilers] - Contains a large list of Nethack spoilers on most game subjects
The dungeon contains many monsters and other causes of death. NetHack is a very difficult game, especially for players who lack knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons and avoid reading the spoilers.
NetHack is a complicated game, and it can be difficult to understand all the details of how it works. There are numerous "spoilers" available on the Web. However, NetHack is very much an exploration and discovery game, and many people prefer to avoid reading spoilers, or at least to wait to read them until they have a hunch about how a certain part of the game works and want confirmation. If you'd prefer to figure out the game for yourself, here are a few tips that may help:
Read the Guidebook that comes with the game.
Inscribing the mystic word "Elbereth" on the ground can help to keep you safe. See the Guidebook for more details.
Fortune cookies, graffiti and the Oracle will all give you cryptic hints, but only the Oracle's hints are guaranteed to be helpful.
It's usually safe to try wielding or wearing items that aren't cursed (though a few particularly nasty items become cursed when worn). Pets are reluctant to step on cursed items.
To determine what a magical item is, read a scroll of identify.
To determine what special abilities your character has picked up, use a wand or potion of enlightenment.
As mentioned in the Guidebook, if you play in explore mode you will have infinitely many lives and will start with a wand of wishing. Ascensions (victories) in explore mode do not count, but it can enable you to explore more of the dungeon than you could reach in a real game.
