Direhollow
The first roguelike, from 1980
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Direhollow is a faithful mobile remake of Rogue — the 1980 game that started the roguelike. The same Dungeons of Doom. The same A–Z bestiary. The same unforgiving permadeath. Rebuilt for a phone: touch-first, free, and true to the original.
We modernize the shell, not the rules.
THE REAL GAME, ON A PHONE
The same seeded dungeons, the same monsters, the same merciless math — with a 3×3 move pad, pinch-to-zoom, a tap-driven pack, and saves that actually survive a phone call.
WHAT YOU'LL FIND DOWN THERE
• True permadeath — one life, one seed. The save is deleted on death. No reloading an earlier turn.
• The full bestiary — the complete A–Z roster, depth-ordered exactly as the original intended.
• Loot & identify — per-run appearances for scrolls, potions, rings, and wands. Learn them, or risk them.
• The Amulet of Yendor — descend to claim it, then climb back to the surface alive. Few will.
• True ASCII — the authentic 1980 glyph grid. No tiles, no remix. The terminal classic, on a phone.
FREE, AND FAIR
No pay-to-win. No energy timers. No reloads sold back to you. The whole game is earned — exactly as it was in 1980.
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"Rogue" is used here only descriptively, to say what kind of game this is. Direhollow is an independent work inspired by the BSD-licensed original; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark holder.
If a saved run can't be read, the game now tells you so on the message line before starting a new one, instead of quietly dropping you into a fresh dungeon. The version number now shows on the title screen. Crash reporting no longer arms outside real player builds.
The developer, HYMEL VENTURES LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- HYMEL VENTURES LLC
- Size
- 74.4 MB
- Category
- Roleplaying
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation)
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13
• iPhone SE (3rd generation)
• iPhone 14
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 15
• iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 16e
• iPhone 17 Pro
• iPhone 17 Pro Max
• iPhone 17
• iPhone Air
• iPhone 17e
• iPhone 18 Pro
• iPhone 18 Pro Max
• iPhone Duo - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later and a device with the A12 Bionic chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Copyright
- © 2026 Art Hymel
