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Roguelikes are a particular subgenre of [[Role -Playing Game]]s, so named for being like ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', a [[Older Than the NES|very early]] computer game. The most traditional roguelikes have the following characteristics:
 
* Roguelikes are centered around [[Dungeon Crawling]] through [[Randomly Generated Levels|randomly-generated environments]] [[Randomly Drops|randomly stocked]] from a huge list of monsters and items. Some (such as ''[[ADOM]]'') also have a static [[World Map|overworld]] and/or special levels, but even those games rely on random content in other places. This means that memorization is not enough to win a roguelike, and [[walkthrough]]s as such cannot be made for them, but they have increased replayability.
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Roguelikes can be roughly classified into a few different [[Subgenre]]s that occasionally overlap:
* Hacklikes, influenced mostly by ''[[Nethack]]''. They mostly focus on [[Dungeon Crawling]], and have mostly finite resources to force the player to manage them well.
* Bands, influenced by ''Angband''. Bands usually feature a non-permanent dungeon, infinite resources and very tough bosses, so the games are focused on [[Took a Level Inin Badass|taking levels in badass]] until the player is ready to punch dragons to death.
* Open worlds that typically have content beyond simple [[Dungeon Crawling]], such as multiple quests and a nontrivial plot.
* Coffee break Roguelikes are Roguelikes that are simple and easy to pick up and play for a while.
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** ''[[Shiren the Wanderer]]'': The exception.
* ''[[Nethack]]'', the best-known of all roguelikes.
** [[Slash 'EM]]
* ''Omega''
* ''[[Powder]]'', a roguelike developed originally for the [[Game Boy Advance]] (and now ported to other systems)
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen]]: Kimi Aru ga Tame''
* ''[[Scarab of Ra]]'', a rare ''first-person'' roguelike
* ''Slayer'' ([[I Thought It Meant|no relation to]] [[Slayer|the band]]), another first-person roguelike for the [[Three DO3DO Interactive Multiplayer]] which has the ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons|Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]'' branding.
* ''[[Spelunky]]'', hybrid of a roguelike and a [[Platform Game]].
* ''[http://www.fargoal.com/ Sword of Fargoal]''
* ''[[Timestalkers]]''—also a Climax Entertainment [[Crisis Crossover]].
* ''[[Titan Quest]]'', though it lacks real death punishment or randomly-generated maps.
* ''[[Tales of Maj 'Eyal]]'', although it breaks the mold with a world map, quests, and multiple dungeons. Many of its modules follow a similar pattern, including a ([[Obvious Beta|slightly buggy]]) ''[[Dragon Ball]]''-[[So Cool Its Awesome|themed one]].
* ''Tomb of Terror''
* ''[[Transcendence]]'' (combination of ''[[Nethack]]'' and ''[[Star Control]]'')
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