iNethack2 vs Dungeon Abyss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iNethack2
Embark on a single-player dungeon crawl to collect treasure, find the Amulet of Yendor, and survive perilous mazes. This port offers graphical tilesets, touch controls, and customizable shortcuts for an enhanced roguelike experience.
- Single-player dungeon exploration
- Treasure collection and escape
- Multiple graphical tilesets
- Touchscreen gesture controls
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Bones file sharing integration
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"NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Your goal is to grab as much treasure as you can, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and escape the Mazes of Menace alive." -- iNethack2 is an iOS port of Nethack 3.6.7. Original port in 2009 by Dirk Zimmermann which was called iNethack. Updated by Jeff King to work on modern devices, and renamed iNethack2. Initial 3.6 update by Joe Doucette. Various other contributions from the open source community. iNethack2 features: · 9 graphical tilesets (plus IBMGraphics mode, and regular ASCII mode in color and monochrome) · 1 animated tileset: DawnHack Animated · Touchscreen gesture controls: swipe to pan, pinch to zoom · Customizable keyboard shortcut controls · Hearse (bones file sharing) integration · Works on iOS12+ Some facts about NetHack: · The first version of NetHack was released in 1987 · NetHack was a roguelike before people used the term roguelike · You can play NetHack for years and still make new discoveries · NetHack is one of the greatest games of all time
Dungeon Abyss
Embark on a turn-based roguelike adventure through procedurally generated worlds to restore lost light. Discover new items, magics, and abilities while battling challenging enemies. Unleash your creativity in Creation Mode to build your own dungeons.
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Challenging enemies and bosses
- Unlockable items and abilities
- Environmental interaction
- Dungeon creation mode
- Pixel art graphics
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Dungeon Abyss is a turn based rogue-lite procedural dungeon crawler, in which you can explore various worlds trying to regain the lost light that was stolen, to reestablish the balance and discover your true nature in the process. Several procedural generated worlds, items, magics and effects. You can also have fun in the Creation Mode in which you can create your own dungeon, with the resources unlocked while exploring worlds. Download today and start your adventure! Features: * Procedurally generated dungeons *Challenging enemies and bosses *Unlockable items and abilities *Interaction with the environment *Create your own dungeon *Pixel art graphics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dungeon Abyss at every 2 days against iNethack2's every 2 months. Dungeon Abyss also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (94% vs 84%). iNethack2's advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dungeon Abyss holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iNethack2 has 137 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of iNethack2's written reviews are positive against 94% of Dungeon Abyss's.
iNethack2 ships an update every 2 months, Dungeon Abyss every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iNethack2 | Dungeon Abyss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (137 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Future Shock Software LTD | Dario Conti |
Customer experience
iNethack2
Dungeon Abyss
Bugs and requests
iNethack2
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes when using inventory (I command)
- Crashes on Plane of Water during save restore
- File corruption errors when switching apps
- Game freezes with Chinese pinyin keyboard input
- Crashes when equipping rings
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- Crashes when dropping items
- Crashes when accessing discoveries list
- Cannot open level files error (501mobile.50)
- Game unrecoverable after certain actions
- Double-tap causes unintended character movement
- Floor tiles not rendering in corridors
- Crashes on iOS 11+ when dropping items
- Waiting for logfile access message loops
- Game crashes immediately on startup for some users
Requested features
17 requests- Separate button labels from command values
- External Bluetooth keyboard support
- Directional pad for movement
- Swipe-based movement controls
- Character name customization
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- Pet naming functionality
- Partial item stack management
- Cloud save synchronization across devices
- iPad Magic Keyboard support
- Japanese language localization
- Toggle for sparkle effects
- Multiple simultaneous game saves
- NetHack version 3.6+ support
- Slash'Em port for iOS
- Voice over support for accessibility
- Options file editing capability
- Discoveries list access without crashes
Dungeon Abyss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iNethack2
No in-app purchases
Dungeon Abyss
No in-app purchases
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