NetHack (English Wikipedia)

Moss, Richard C. (19 March 2020). "Branching paths". Ars Technica. Published at 15:00. Archived from the original on 2 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; English: 31^st place)

Piterbarg, Ulyana; Pinto, Lerrel; Fergus, Rob (30 October 2023). "NetHack is Hard to Hack". p. 1. arXiv:2305.19240 [cs.LG].
Küttler, Heinrich; Nardelli, Nantas; Miller, Alexander H.; Raileanu, Roberta; Selvatici, Marco; Grefenstette, Edward; Rocktäschel, Tim (2020). "The NetHack Learning Environment". Machine Learning. arXiv:2006.13760.

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"Happy 20th birthday, 'NetHack'! – CNET". CNET. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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Olivetti, Justin (18 June 2014). "The Game Archaeologist: A brief history of roguelikes". Engadget. Published at 14:00. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
"Nethack: The Best Game on your Mac". Engadget. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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"Launching the NetHack Challenge at NeurIPS 2021". Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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世界三大三代川編集部 (8 June 2014). すべては『ドアドア』から始まった――チュンソフト30周年のすべてを中村光一氏と振り返るロングインタビュー【前編】 (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

Knapp, Alex (16 September 2011). "Mojang Founders Notch and Jakob on Minecraft, Scrolls, and the Business of Indie Games". Forbes. Published at 08:47. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 1,552^nd place; English: 783^rd place)

Harris, John (2 July 2009). "7. Nethack". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Wawro, Alex (21 March 2026). "Here's a look at the original design pitch document for Diablo". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Harris, John (18 May 2010). "Analysis: Purposes for Randomization in Game Design". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Game Developer (15 April 2016). "The story behind NetHack's long-awaited update--the first since 2003". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Loguidice, Bill (5 May 2009). "The History of Rogue: Have @ You, You Deadly Zs". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 24 July 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Bridgman, John (15 April 2016). "The story behind NetHack's long-awaited update--the first since 2003". Game Developer. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Kerr, Chris (8 December 2015). "NetHack gets first major update in over a decade". Game Developer. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
Harris, John (19 November 2018). "@Play 86: Interview with ADOM Creator Dr.Thomas Biskup". Game Developer. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

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"GameSetWatch @ Play: Thou Art Early, But We'll Admit Thee". www.gamesetwatch.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
"GameSetWatch COLUMN: @Play: Ten Years of the devnull Nethack Tournament, Part 1". www.gamesetwatch.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Harris, John (6 February 2009). "@Play: 'Spelunk, Spelunk, Spelunk'". GameSetWatch. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

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"Official NetHack Git Repository". GitHub. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
"UnNetHack". GitHub. 21 October 2021.
"dNethack". GitHub. 21 October 2021.

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"TNNT: About". The November Nethack Tournament. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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Eli (16 July 2006). "NetHack". Jay Is Games. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

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"Ebonhack webpage". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

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"Junethack". Retrieved 20 August 2016.

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"Hearse". Retrieved 15 December 2008.

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Hambro, Eric; Mohanty, Sharada; Babaev, Dmitrii; et al. (2022). Kiela, Douwe; Caputo, Barbara; Ciccone, Marco (eds.). Insights from the NeurIPS 2021 NetHack Challenge (PDF). NeurIPS 2021 Competition and Demonstration Track. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. p. 42. ISSN 2640-3498. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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"The NetHack DevTeam is announcing the release of NetHack 5.0.0 on May 2, 2026". 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
"Official Source Release". NetHack. Archived from the original on 25 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Raymond, Eric S.; Stephenson, Mike; et al. (6 May 2026). "12. Credits". A Guide to the Mazes of Menace: Guidebook for NetHack (PDF). pp. 69–73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
Stephenson, M. (1989). "NETHACK GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE". NetHack. Archived from the original on 24 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
"What is NetHack?". NetHack. Archived from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Raymond, Eric S.; Stephenson, Mike; et al. (6 May 2026). "2. What is going on here?". A Guide to the Mazes of Menace: Guidebook for NetHack (PDF). pp. 1–2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Raymond, Eric S.; Stephenson, Mike; et al. (6 May 2026). "2. Options". A Guide to the Mazes of Menace: Guidebook for NetHack (PDF). pp. 37–68. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
"NetHack 3.6.0: Guidebook for NetHack 3.6". nethack.org. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
"NetHack 3.6.0: Guidebook for NetHack 3.6". nethack.org. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
"NetHack 3.4.3: Guidebook for NetHack 3.4". Nethack.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
"NetHack 3.4.3: Guidebook for NetHack 3.4". Nethack.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
"NetHack 3.4.3: Guidebook for NetHack 3.4". Nethack.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
"NetHack 3.4.3: Guidebook for NetHack 3.4". Nethack.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
"NetHack 3.4.3: Guidebook for NetHack 3.4". Nethack.org. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
Kenneth Lorber (2009). "NetHack". Retrieved 8 April 2011.
Kenneth Lorber (2015). "NetHack". Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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"The NetHack Challenge: Dungeons, Dragons, and Tourists". Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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"NetHack in other languages - NetHack Wiki". nethackwiki.com.

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Hambro, Eric; Mohanty, Sharada; Babaev, Dmitrii; et al. (2022). Kiela, Douwe; Caputo, Barbara; Ciccone, Marco (eds.). Insights from the NeurIPS 2021 NetHack Challenge (PDF). NeurIPS 2021 Competition and Demonstration Track. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. p. 42. ISSN 2640-3498. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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"Licenses by Name". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"The Nethack General Public License (NGPL)". opensource.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

pcgamer.com (Global: 406^th place; English: 284^th place)

Fenlon, Wes; Livingston, Christopher (18 November 2025). "The '80s and '90s PC games unbelievably still being updated today". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 7 August 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Wagner, Justin (3 May 2026). "Nearly 40 years after launch, NetHack just got a 5.0.0 release with over 3,000 patch notes". PC Gamer. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
Stanton, Rich (27 June 2022). "Nethack is now in the Museum of Modern Art". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

Polygon Staff (1 December 2017). "The 500 best games of all time: 100-1". Polygon. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

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"NetHack 5.0.0 -- General information". GitHub. NetHack Development Team. 23 September 2026. Archived from the original on 24 September 2026.

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,189^th place; English: 738^th place)

Smith, Adam (8 December 2015). "The Twelve Years Of Nethack: Version 3.6.0 Out Now". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

salon.com (Global: 683^rd place; English: 407^th place)

Au, Wagner James (27 January 2000). "The best game ever". Salon. Published at 17:00. Archived from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.

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telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

"The hardest video games ever, from Sekiro to Spelunky". The Telegraph. 25 March 2019. Published at 14:42. Archived from the original on 29 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

thegamer.com (Global: 1,573^rd place; English: 924^th place)

Nachwalter, Jack (12 March 2024). "10 Best Open-Source Video Games". TheGamer. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

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Grossman, Lev (15 November 2012). "All-TIME 100 Video Games: NetHack". Time Tech. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

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Stephenson, Mike (28 July 1987). "v02i001: nethack - display oriented dungeons & dragons, Part01/16" (Gzip file). comp.sources.games (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.

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Wiggers, Kyle (25 June 2020). "Facebook releases AI development tool based on NetHack". Venture Beat. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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Stephenson, Mike (28 July 1987). "v02i001: nethack - display oriented dungeons & dragons, Part01/16" (Gzip file). comp.sources.games (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
Harris, John (2 July 2009). "7. Nethack". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
"Official Source Release". NetHack. Archived from the original on 25 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Moss, Richard C. (19 March 2020). "Branching paths". Ars Technica. Published at 15:00. Archived from the original on 2 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Raymond, Eric S.; Stephenson, Mike; et al. (6 May 2026). "12. Credits". A Guide to the Mazes of Menace: Guidebook for NetHack (PDF). pp. 69–73. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
"NetHack 5.0.0 -- General information". GitHub. NetHack Development Team. 23 September 2026. Archived from the original on 24 September 2026.
Stephenson, M. (1989). "NETHACK GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE". NetHack. Archived from the original on 24 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Fenlon, Wes; Livingston, Christopher (18 November 2025). "The '80s and '90s PC games unbelievably still being updated today". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 7 August 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
"What is NetHack?". NetHack. Archived from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Raymond, Eric S.; Stephenson, Mike; et al. (6 May 2026). "2. What is going on here?". A Guide to the Mazes of Menace: Guidebook for NetHack (PDF). pp. 1–2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Au, Wagner James (1 August 1997). "Back to the Dungeon". Wired. Published at 12:00. Archived from the original on 25 September 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Wawro, Alex (21 March 2026). "Here's a look at the original design pitch document for Diablo". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
"The hardest video games ever, from Sekiro to Spelunky". The Telegraph. 25 March 2019. Published at 14:42. Archived from the original on 29 January 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
Hambro, Eric; Mohanty, Sharada; Babaev, Dmitrii; et al. (2022). Kiela, Douwe; Caputo, Barbara; Ciccone, Marco (eds.). Insights from the NeurIPS 2021 NetHack Challenge (PDF). NeurIPS 2021 Competition and Demonstration Track. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. p. 42. ISSN 2640-3498. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
Harris, John (18 May 2010). "Analysis: Purposes for Randomization in Game Design". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Game Developer (15 April 2016). "The story behind NetHack's long-awaited update--the first since 2003". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Au, Wagner James (27 January 2000). "The best game ever". Salon. Published at 17:00. Archived from the original on 28 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Raymond, Eric S.; Stephenson, Mike; et al. (6 May 2026). "2. Options". A Guide to the Mazes of Menace: Guidebook for NetHack (PDF). pp. 37–68. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Loguidice, Bill (5 May 2009). "The History of Rogue: Have @ You, You Deadly Zs". Game Developer. Archived from the original on 24 July 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Olivetti, Justin (18 June 2014). "The Game Archaeologist: A brief history of roguelikes". Engadget. Published at 14:00. Archived from the original on 24 August 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
"GameSetWatch @ Play: Thou Art Early, But We'll Admit Thee". www.gamesetwatch.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
"The Nethack General Public License (NGPL)". opensource.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
"Ebonhack webpage". Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
"GameSetWatch COLUMN: @Play: Ten Years of the devnull Nethack Tournament, Part 1". www.gamesetwatch.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
Knapp, Alex (16 September 2011). "Mojang Founders Notch and Jakob on Minecraft, Scrolls, and the Business of Indie Games". Forbes. Published at 08:47. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
Harris, John (6 February 2009). "@Play: 'Spelunk, Spelunk, Spelunk'". GameSetWatch. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
Grossman, Lev (15 November 2012). "All-TIME 100 Video Games: NetHack". Time Tech. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
Polygon Staff (1 December 2017). "The 500 best games of all time: 100-1". Polygon. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

Au, Wagner James (1 August 1997). "Back to the Dungeon". Wired. Published at 12:00. Archived from the original on 25 September 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.

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Hambro, Eric; Mohanty, Sharada; Babaev, Dmitrii; et al. (2022). Kiela, Douwe; Caputo, Barbara; Ciccone, Marco (eds.). Insights from the NeurIPS 2021 NetHack Challenge (PDF). NeurIPS 2021 Competition and Demonstration Track. Proceedings of Machine Learning Research. p. 42. ISSN 2640-3498. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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