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  • noun Plural form of roguelike.

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Examples

  • Ah, even though it's easy by the standards of other roguelikes, it feels good to have finished a game that just kept killing me over and over again in the past.

    Archive 2008-07-01 tenshi_a 2008

  • I'm fond of roguelikes like Angband and games like "Izuna: Legend Of The Unemployed Ninja" and "Azure Dreams" and to a lesser extent, it's sequel Tao's Adventure for DS.

    Mystery Dungeon Shiren DS game heading for the US tenshi_a 2008

  • It's pretty easy compared to most of the roguelikes I've played, but it is a Pokemon game after all.

    Mystery Dungeon Shiren DS game heading for the US tenshi_a 2008

  • I'm fond of roguelikes like Angband and games like "Izuna: Legend Of The Unemployed Ninja" and "Azure Dreams" and to a lesser extent, it's sequel Tao's Adventure for DS.

    Archive 2008-02-01 tenshi_a 2008

  • Ah, even though it's easy by the standards of other roguelikes, it feels good to have finished a game that just kept killing me over and over again in the past.

    Fatal Labyrinth tenshi_a 2008

  • It's pretty easy compared to most of the roguelikes I've played, but it is a Pokemon game after all.

    Archive 2008-02-01 tenshi_a 2008

  • It's very well done, although I don't like the permadeath 'feature' of most roguelikes.

    Archive 2004-12-11 patternjuggler 2004

  • For example, take one of the anti-farming dynamics from some roguelikes.

    One Lawsuit to Rule Them All 2004

  • It's very well done, although I don't like the permadeath 'feature' of most roguelikes.

    Iter Vehemens ad Necem (ivan) patternjuggler 2004

  • This mode borrows heavily from NetHack and other roguelikes; a complex, dynamic dungeon is created, and the player must

    Ars Technica Peter Bright 2012

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