What is Vulture for NetHack?
Vulture for NetHack puts an isometric, point-and-click interface on the fantasy roguelike NetHack. You explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect items while seeking the Amulet of Yendor. The original keyboard commands remain available.
For you if...
- +you like difficult roguelikes with permanent death
- +you prefer isometric graphics over ASCII dungeon maps
- +you want mouse controls alongside traditional keyboard commands
Not for you if...
- −you dislike restarting after death in difficult dungeons
- −you want fixed dungeon layouts instead of random ones
What players say
71% of 198 reviews are positive
Players praise the graphics for making NetHack easier to follow, but some report broken commands and crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
Vulture for NetHack system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP or higher
- Processor
- Celeron, Pentium or higher
- Graphics
- Any graphics card
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 135 MB available space
- Notes
- OpenGL will be required in the future
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP or higher
- Processor
- Celeron, Pentium or higher
- Graphics
- Any graphics card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- Notes
- OpenGL will be required in the future
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Tags
- Traditional Roguelike
- RPG
- Roguelike
- Procedural Generation
- Isometric
- Indie
- Strategy
- Difficult
- Perma Death
- Dungeon Crawler
- Fantasy
- Turn-Based
- Classic
Recent updates
- Aug 19, 2021 · NetHack 3.6.6 Update!
- Feb 25, 2015 · Linux is Here! Some Windows updates too.
1 DLC available.
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