GnollHack vs Everbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GnollHack
Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.
- Turn-based roguelike gameplay
- Modern user interface
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- 13 classes and 5 races
- Hundreds of items and spells
- Challenging permadeath mode
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy
Everbound
Embark on a turn-based strategy RPG roguelike adventure. Explore a procedurally generated map, battle diverse enemies, and conquer six unique bosses. Collect and upgrade a vast array of loot to prepare for challenging encounters and achieve victory.
- Turn-based strategy combat
- Procedurally generated maps
- Defeat 6 unique bosses
- Collect and upgrade loot
- Multiple player classes
- Adjustable difficulty
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This is a turn-based strategy RPG roguelike. Traverse the expansive map and defeat all 6 bosses to claim victory! • Battle hostiles • Conquer all 6 bosses • Collect loot • Gear up with armor, accessories, weapons, potions, and items • Upgrade your equipment with Enhancers • Purchase from Merchants • Accept offers from Traders • Recover your stats with Restorers • 6 player classes available • Pick your difficulty • Beat your high score Every game is unique with a generated map layout, custom bosses and loot, different hostile types, and tonnes of unique items, armor, weapons, accessories, and potions to discover.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GnollHack at none against Everbound's 4. GnollHack also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Everbound sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GnollHack asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for GnollHack against 4.6 for Everbound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 98 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of GnollHack's written reviews are positive against 81% of Everbound's.
GnollHack ships an update every 4 days, Everbound fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | GnollHack | Everbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (111 ratings) — better | 4.6 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 81.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 774 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hyvän mielen pelit ry | ANDRE K PHAM |
Customer experience
GnollHack
Everbound
Bugs and requests
GnollHack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Everbound
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when clicking shop
- Thieves steal gold but don't drop it
- No sound in the game
- Blacksmith improvement bug leading to overpowered weapons
Requested features
18 requests- More options and content
- Class descriptions
- Stats page with equipment bonuses
- Expandable equipment descriptions
- Endless mode
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- Clearer tooltips for teleportation nodes
- Ability to backtrack to previous nodes
- Run away mechanic
- More weapons, items, and potions
- Class-specific items
- Music and sound effects
- Dialogue
- More map and combat variety
- Cosmetics for armor and weapons
- Perpetuity/carry-over between runs
- Add skills
- Make fists usable with weapons
- Description of class effects at selection
In-app purchases
GnollHack
No in-app purchases
Everbound
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
- Tip$5.99
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- Tip$9.99









