Vulture for NetHack
Isometric roguelike with random dungeons and permanent death
DarkArts Studios · Released Feb 2, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 198
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Aug 19, 2021
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
Minimum: Any, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Vulture for NetHack?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →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
Does Vulture for NetHack have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Vulture for NetHack run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Vulture for NetHack use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Traditional Roguelike
- Dungeon Crawler
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Perma Death
- Sandbox
- PvE
- Difficult
- Turn-Based
- Roguelike
- RPG
- Strategy
- Isometric
- Procedural Generation
- Turn-Based Combat
- Pixel Graphics
- Fantasy
Recent updates
- Aug 19, 2021 · NetHack 3.6.6 Update!
- Feb 25, 2015 · Linux is Here! Some Windows updates too.
1 DLC available.
