roguelike

Adj: Of a computer game sharing certain characteristics similar to the original game Rogue. Especially involving a single character in a large dungeon/tower, with a key focus on inventory management and stat-building. Generally free and open-source, with primarily ASCII graphics.

Notables: Angband, Moria, Nethack, ADOM, Omega.

PQ (Progress Quest) is a parody roguelike.

Angband is the best roguelike!

by Zhou Fang August 17, 2003

roguelike prototype

some shitty roblox game. aka lesbian magnet

"Hop on roguelike prototype"

by NotRestless June 8, 2022

Neo-Roguelike

Defined by Derek Yu describing his game Spelunky. Also called roguelites, these games feature a resetting progression system like Rogue's, but incorporate other gameplay elements like platforming or dungeon-crawling. The period of neo-roguelikes is either still continuing, or ended around 2015.

Hey Edmund, you've never played any neo-roguelikes? Go die in Isaac or Spelunky 400 times and we'll talk about it afterwards.

by glowlemo October 13, 2020

rougelike

1. A postmodern fantasy where a modern feminist can face off against the suffocatingly chauvinist entities of make-up.
2. A misspelling of roguelike.

Beware the rougelikes!

by Zhou Fang February 16, 2004

rogeline

A really good friend, she loves to sleep and watch k drama , she’s a night owl, also loves kpop specifically shinee, she’s selfless , you’re too lucky to have Rogeline in your life as a friend, sibling, daughter and partner in life.

Rogeline skip the class every morning

Rogeline is a call center

by Love of wisdom June 7, 2021

Roguelife

A game that resets most or all player stats and items in each death/failure, and in which the 'looping' mechanigc is a core facet of the overall narrative (e.g., in-game characters are aware of the looping phenomenon and/or the game's mechanics or environments change significantly as a result of previous runs)

Guy 1: "Have you checked out Deathloop?"
Guy 2: "No man, I don't like the repetitiveness of roguelikes and roguelites"
Guy 1: "Dude, it's a roguelife, don't worry about it"
Guy 2: "What the heck is a roguelicke"

by Nintendrew August 24, 2022