Rogue-lite
Game genre theme
A pseudo-genre derived from Roguelikes leaving only procedural map generation and permadeath while adding meta progression.
163
games
12platforms
Alternate names: Roguelike-like
Name variations: Roguelite
WIN 2013-02-14
WIN 2016-12-02
WIN 2018-03-01
VITA 2016-02-09
WIN 2014-02-19
X360 2012-07-04
WIN 2015-02-17
PS4 2014-07
WIN 2015-12-05
WIN 2013-10-21
WIN 2018-08-07
WIN 2015-10-08
Generally these are either falsely advertised as roguelikes by their makers and players alike. In less contradictory instances they say they're inspired by roguelikes, but don't really match any known definition of a roguelike while still containing some of roguelike traits.
Alternate approach in describing these is roguelike-like with the redundancy.
Permadeath has a tendency to not be true such in these, such as player progression or similar that is applied to all following characters being gained.
Alternate approach in describing these is roguelike-like with the redundancy.
Permadeath has a tendency to not be true such in these, such as player progression or similar that is applied to all following characters being gained.
The first Rogue-lite video game was released on September 1, 2009.
Defiant Development, Cellar Door Games and Harebrained Schemes published most of these games.