1980s · Role-playing
Games like NetHack
NetHack: first released 1987 by NetHack DevTeam.

11 games inspired by NetHack
- ADOM: Classic roguelike long distributed from its author's site; later remade on Steam.
- Barony: First-person co-op roguelike inspired by Ultima Underworld and NetHack.
- Brogue: Free elegant ASCII roguelike originally offered only from its author's site.
- Dungeonmans: Comedic classic-style roguelike with an academy for heroes.
- Dungeons of Dredmor: Comedic graphical roguelike in the NetHack mold.
- Elona: Japanese freeware open-world roguelike inspired by ADOM, distributed only from its creator's site.
- Infra Arcana: Free Lovecraftian roguelike shared from the author's own pages.
- POWDER: Free roguelike first made for the Game Boy Advance, spread from the author's site.
- The Rogue Fable: Free browser roguelike about stealing the Goblet of Yendor.
- UnReal World: Iron Age Finland survival roguelike sold from its own site for 24 years before Steam.
- Zorbus: Traditional turn-based tile roguelike, free from its site and later on Steam.