@ HARDROGUE server online
porter@haven: ~ ./hardrogue --world
connecting to the world… it has been growing since anyone can remember

HARDROGUE_

A free multiplayer roguelike MMO in the NetHack tradition — one screen, one life, a world every player writes together.

Play in browser Download launcher
— players online right now free to play · no download for the browser keyboard, mouse-driven RTS & phone touch

WHAT THE GAME IS

Explore
The map builds itself as you walk. Every uncharted '>' door you open becomes part of the shared world — regions, tier bands and city hubs grow out of everyone's curiosity.Self-expanding procedural world, saved forever.
Survive
Monsters telegraph their hits, elites hit hard, and going down means a15-second choice: get finished or shaken off. Death drops your bags in the lethal lands.Fair fights, real stakes — no surprise damage.
Fight
Aim your arcs, chain weapon abilities, drink potions mid-brawl. World bosses roar every45 minutes with named loot on their corpse.Q/W/E/R/D/F slots — every gear piece adds skills.
Grow
Gathering, crafting, refining and alchemy each level on their own. The market takes a5% cut and the black market pays above it.Albion-style economy with silver, auctions and banks.
Belong
Parties up to four, guilds up to fifty, friends lists, whisper chat, live rankings — and your own house to wall off, stock and defend.Trade window, guild vault, territory halls.
Conquer
Guilds claim territory plots, collect tax on the neighbours, then declare war at prime time: breach the walls, shatter the crystal, take the hall.Season wars,10% tax income, a throne to sit on.

FROM THE LIVE SERVER

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A player standing in Port Haven with the HUD, goals tracker and minimap visible
Port Haven, the safe hub. Goals tracker top-left, vitals top-right, minimap and live log — the whole MMO in one screen.
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A wolf fight outside Stone Ford with the in-combat indicator and enemy HP telegraph
Wolves outside Stone Ford. Enemy HP bars, telegraphed attacks and an IN COMBAT timer — you always know what is about to hit you.
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The world map showing discovered locations and uncharted exits
A map only exploration fills. Solid lines are roads you walked; dotted ? exits are discoveries waiting for someone.
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Inventory and equipment screen with stats, item quality and spell descriptions
Gear with weight. Quality tiers, roll stats, spell descriptions and your whole build in one panel.
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Rankings tab of the social window listing top players with your rank highlighted
Rankings that never sleep. Combat, gathering, crafting and guild standings — your own rank highlighted in every list.

HOW YOU PLAY IT

SchemeHow it feelsBest for
KeyboardArrow keys to walk, Q/W/E abilities, Space to act, N for socialDesktop purists — NetHack muscle memory
RTSRight-click to path anywhere, left-click to select, click a spell then click its targetMouse players and precise fights
TouchVirtual stick, big ability buttons with cooldowns on them, tap to movePhone and tablet — picked automatically

DESKTOP LAUNCHER

Download Hardrogue-Setup.exe — the installer asks where to live and puts a shortcut on your desktop.Windows · about12 MB · updates itself on launch
Open the launcher, pass the door check, and press Start.It fetches fresh game files from the server — no manual patching
Log in with the same account you use in the browser.Characters, silver and houses travel with you
Get the launcher Or play in the browser