NetHack Dual Screen for Android

About

Amphitere is a modernized Android port of NetHack 5.0.0, built for touchscreens and physical gamepads. The vanilla NetHack engine is compiled to a native library with its core game logic untouched, and a separate Android UI library handles rendering, input and menus. The author describes it as a personal, in-development project.

How it differs from the original

Adds touch and gamepad control with no keyboard or mouse required, an overlay system that lets the player move nearly any on-screen element, separate portrait and landscape layouts, and support for dual-screen devices.

Getting started

Download an APK from the GitHub releases page; Android 13 or later is required. It can also be built from source with JDK 17, Android SDK 34 and a specific NDK version using Gradle.

History

It is a hard fork of the gurrhack NetHack-Android port, and its UI library is a hard fork of gurrhack's ForkFront-Android. The author says the project exists because they wanted to play on an Ayn Thor.

Known issues & limitations

• The project is in development, so expect rough edges.

What you need to run it

Features

• Gameplay, navigation, commands, and menus work through touch gestures or a physical gamepad; a keyboard or mouse is not required.
• The port supports tapping to control the game.
• Portrait and landscape use orientation-specific layouts.
• The port supports dual-screen devices and gamepads.
• An overlay editor lets players relocate nearly any on-screen element.
• The game is always fullscreen and immersive.
• The soft keyboard appears only for text entry.

How to install

1. Download an APK from the GitHub releases page.

Additional notes

Design goals

Stated goals are touch and gamepad first, a native Android feel, heavy configurability, and always-fullscreen play.

FAQ

What is NetHack Dual Screen for Android?

NetHack Dual Screen for Android is an open-source port of NetHack. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Android.