My takeaway is that it's only original Rogue fans that care about the delineation of the terms. Is there a modern (i.e. post 2000s game) that matches the definition of a roguelike as given in the article?

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[–] SaintWacko@midwest.social 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They both have random generation of runs, doesn't even have to be a dungeon crawler. The only difference is that a roguelite has meta-progression: you in some manner earn resources from each run that allow you to gain advantages on future runs

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But does it have to be resources? What about unlocking a new character type, that can use different powers?

[–] calculuschild@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

New characters are resources too. The word doesn't have to be limited to spendable currencies like "lumber and gems".