--- title: NetHack 5.0.0: Release Notes | daily.dev description: NetHack 5.0.0 has been released on May 2, 2026. This major version is a direct descendant of NetHack 3.6 and brings architectural improvements including C99... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nethack-5-0-0-release-notes-1vwaea67b twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: NetHack 5.0.0: Release Notes | daily.dev og:description: NetHack 5.0.0 has been released on May 2, 2026. This major version is a direct descendant of NetHack 3.6 and brings architectural improvements including C99... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nethack-5-0-0-release-notes-1vwaea67b og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1VWaea67b.png og:image:alt: NetHack 5.0.0: Release Notes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # NetHack 5.0.0: Release Notes **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary NetHack 5.0.0 has been released on May 2, 2026. This major version is a direct descendant of NetHack 3.6 and brings architectural improvements including C99 standard compliance, cross-compilation support, and replacement of the yacc/lex-based level and dungeon compilers with Lua-based alternatives loaded at runtime. 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