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angband/angband

A free, single-player roguelike dungeon exploration game observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/angband/angband · C observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 29
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5788
  • days_rel: 260
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1554 stars · 391 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Angband is a free, single-player roguelike dungeon exploration game in the vein of Rogue and NetHack, using textual characters to represent dungeon walls, floors, and inhabitants. It is a long-running graphical dungeon adventure game written in C with active releases.

Use cases

  • play a classic roguelike dungeon crawler
  • find a free single-player dungeon exploration game
  • play a NetHack or Rogue alternative
  • explore procedurally generated dungeons with permadeath
  • study the source code of a long-running roguelike written in C

When to choose

  • you want a deep, traditional roguelike with decades of development
  • you prefer turn-based single-player dungeon crawling
  • you want a game that runs on many platforms including terminals

When to avoid

  • you want modern 3D graphics or real-time action
  • you need a multiplayer or online game
  • you want a casual short-session mobile game

Facets

application · maturity active

game gui terminal-ui gaming-tools entertainment cross-platform windows cli roguelike dungeon-crawler single-player c open-source-game game-development linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
angband/angbandmain75

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="angband/angband")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem