diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyperrogue/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyperrogue/package.nix
index a0db518f4a3a..a404f837d8e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyperrogue/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyperrogue/package.nix
@@ -2,35 +2,48 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  makeDesktopItem,
+  copyDesktopItems,
+  pkg-config,
   SDL,
   SDL_ttf,
   SDL_gfx,
   SDL_mixer,
   libpng,
   glew,
-  dejavu_fonts,
-  makeDesktopItem,
+  fontconfig,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "hyperrogue";
-  version = "13.0v";
+  version = "13.0w";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "zenorogue";
     repo = "hyperrogue";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-bH5dnXLWU2D6Y70u7Cy2vqsli1GhID9af4J+21NSPHk=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-/ERMR4JtlIsZ5mvPKTjcjiUfX5/7DTqT0Zc/LEFdZ+M=";
+  };
+
+  env = {
+    FONTCONFIG = 1;
+    HYPERROGUE_USE_GLEW = 1;
+    HYPERROGUE_USE_PNG = 1;
+    HYPERROGUE_USE_ROGUEVIZ = 1;
   };
 
   CXXFLAGS = [
     "-I${lib.getDev SDL}/include/SDL"
     "-DHYPERPATH='\"${placeholder "out"}/share/hyperrogue/\"'"
     "-DRESOURCEDESTDIR=HYPERPATH"
-    "-DHYPERFONTPATH='\"${dejavu_fonts}/share/fonts/truetype/\"'"
   ];
-  HYPERROGUE_USE_GLEW = 1;
-  HYPERROGUE_USE_PNG = 1;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    copyDesktopItems
+  ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     SDL
@@ -39,22 +52,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     SDL_mixer
     libpng
     glew
+    fontconfig
   ];
 
-  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
-    name = "hyperrogue";
-    desktopName = "HyperRogue";
-    genericName = "HyperRogue";
-    comment = meta.description;
-    icon = "hyperrogue";
-    exec = "hyperrogue";
-    categories = [
-      "Game"
-      "AdventureGame"
-    ];
-  };
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "hyperrogue";
+      desktopName = "HyperRogue";
+      genericName = "HyperRogue";
+      comment = finalAttrs.meta.description;
+      icon = "hyperrogue";
+      exec = "hyperrogue";
+      categories = [
+        "Game"
+        "AdventureGame"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     install -d $out/share/hyperrogue/{sounds,music}
 
     install -m 555 -D hyperrogue $out/bin/hyperrogue
@@ -62,8 +80,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -m 444 -D music/* $out/share/hyperrogue/music
     install -m 444 -D sounds/* $out/share/hyperrogue/sounds
 
-    install -m 444 -D ${desktopItem}/share/applications/hyperrogue.desktop \
-      $out/share/applications/hyperrogue.desktop
     install -m 444 -D hyperroid/app/src/main/res/drawable-ldpi/icon.png \
       $out/share/icons/hicolor/36x36/apps/hyperrogue.png
     install -m 444 -D hyperroid/app/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/icon.png \
@@ -76,16 +92,31 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       $out/share/icons/hicolor/144x144/apps/hyperrogue.png
     install -m 444 -D hyperroid/app/src/main/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/icon.png \
       $out/share/icons/hicolor/192x192/apps/hyperrogue.png
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://www.roguetemple.com/z/hyper/";
-    description = "A roguelike game set in hyperbolic geometry";
-    mainProgram = "hyperrogue";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rardiol ];
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.all;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+
+  doInstallCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   };
-}
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Roguelike game set in hyperbolic geometry";
+    homepage = "https://www.roguetemple.com/z/hyper/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/zenorogue/hyperrogue/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    mainProgram = "hyperrogue";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ rardiol ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  };
+})