The Confusing Debate Over What "Roguelike" Means
Let's dive into the confusing and complicated debate over what "roguelike" and "roguelite" mean. People use several different definitions, and unfortunately, there is not one definitive definition that everyone agrees on. Instead, there are several different camps and sides. This makes it surprisingly difficult to answer questions like "What is a roguelike?" or "What what does roguelite mean?" So let's dive into it in this video.
Intro: 0:00
The Categories: 0:40
The Sides of the Debate: 4:23
So Who's Right (ft. Linguistics and Polls): 7:01
Loose Ends and More Debate: 17:07
Closing Thoughts & What I Say: 19:57
List of games in order of first appearance:
Dead Cells
Risk of Rain 2
Jupiter Hell
Tangledeep
FTL: Faster Than Light
Have a Nice Death
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Gunfire Reborn
Hades
Sifu
Deep Rock Galactic
As Far As the Eye
Vault of the Void
Neon Abyss
Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon
Quest of Dungeons
For the King
Monster Train
Despot's Game
Dicey Dungeons
Roboquest
Curse of the Dead Gods
Otherworld Legends
Rogue Tower
Defend the Rook
Ziggurat 2
Tainted Grail: Conquest
Astronarch
Undermine
Ring of Pain
Trials of Fire
Roguebook
Darksburg
Slay the Spire
Synthetik 2
The Binding of Isaac
Poker Quest
Beat Blast
Loop Hero
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