I wish the FOSS community wouldn't give Nethack so much publicity. Don't get me wrong, it's a really good game and I had really fun times with it, but it shows

I wish the FOSS community wouldn't give Nethack so much publicity. Don't get me wrong, it's a really good game and I had really fun times with it, but it shows its age and has been overcome in lots of ways. Current players are more likely to find fun in ADOM, Brogue, DCSS, ToME, Sil, Powder, Legerdemain, etc. than they are in Nethack. Modern roguelikes (or those that are not that modern but have gone through recent extensive overhauls, like ToME and ADOM) tend to be more balanced, and especially require fewer spoilers to progress. And many of them (if not most) are FOSS too. tl;dr: if you have never tried roguelikes, you probably shouldn't start with Nethack. Nethack is a very good game but its design is dated, and its heavily spoiler-based gameplay is not for everyone. There are more modern roguelikes that are typically a better bet for new players.