ScienceAugust 9, 2026

roguelike

ROHG-lyke

Definition

A subgenre of video games characterized by procedurally generated levels, permanent death for player characters, and complex turn-based or real-time gameplay mechanics.

Etymology

The term is a compound word derived from 'Rogue,' the seminal 1980 dungeon-crawling game, combined with the suffix '-like' to describe other games that share its defining procedural and high-difficulty traits.

In the news

The article uses the term to categorize the video game Mexican Ninja, signaling that the game features challenging, randomized gameplay loops typical of the genre.

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