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Roguelike vs Roguelite - what's the difference? (whatnerd.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Risk@feddit.uk to c/games@lemmy.world
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My takeaway is that it's only original Rogue fans that care about the delineation of the terms. Is there a modern (i.e. post 2000s game) that matches the definition of a roguelike as given in the article?

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[-] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

I always thought rogue-like games were just stealthy sneak games.

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