History Main / Roguelike

* DungeonShop: Shops appear periodically during gameplay, even in places where you wouldn't expect them, and can be vital lifelines for a flagging player. Sometimes they are random and only appear if you're lucky; other times, they appear in predictable locations and may be useful as safe stopping points. Some games may even provide perks which are specifically geared toward finding shops, or getting in-store discounts. If staffed by a shopkeeper, ShopliftAndDie may be in effect, especially when the shop is a physical location in the game world.

* LimitedLoadout: On the flipside of resource management, some roguelikes are capable of giving the player ''too many'' resources, since random generation can provide a potentially limitless supply. To counter this, games may put a tight limit on the player's inventory and force them to choose which items are most important to them.

* [[SkillScoresAndPerks Perks]]: In modern roguelikes, it's common for the player to be regularly gifted with special abilities which remain with them for the rest of the game, often as a reward for level completion. A common practice is for the game to offer a random selection of perks (usually [[RuleOfThree three]]) and allow the player to pick one (or re-roll them).

* [[SkillScoresAndPerks Perks]]: In modern roguelikes, it's common for the player to be regularly gifted with special abilities which remain with them for the rest of the game, often as a reward for level completion. A common practice is for the game to offer a random selection of perks (usually [[RuleOfThree three]]) and allow the player to pick one (or Re-Roll them).

* [[SkillScoresAndPerks Perks]]: In modern roguelikes, it's common for the player to be regularly gifted with special abilities which remain with them for the rest of the game, often as a reward for level completion. A common practice is for the game to offer a random selection of perks (usually [[RuleOfThree three]]) and allow the player to pick one.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonEmeraldRogue''

* ''VideoGame/{{Riftbound}}''

* ''VideoGame/{{Revita}}'', a rougelite twin-stick platformer where your HP serves as your main currency.

Because a roguelike's challenges are randomly-generated, there is no way to create a definitive {{Walkthrough}} to get a player through them — one can only advise the player on which decisions are generally best to take. This gives roguelikes a greater replay value than games in which levels are hand-designed. However, the trade-off is that level designs tend to be more generic and less creative than a hand-crafted experience, as the algorithm which designs the levels can only follow a limited set of rules.

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon3''[='s=] "Side Order" DownloadableContent takes place in a tower with procedurally generated stages and objectives to clear. Failing to complete a floor's objective will reset the player to the bottom of the tower and destroy any Color Chips they have found. However, all Color Chips lost are converted into a currency called Prlz that Marina can use to unlock [[{{Macrogame}} permanent upgrades]] for Agent 8 and the Pearl Drone.

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon3''[='s=] "Side Order" DownloadableContent takes place in a tower with procedurally generated stages and objectives to clear. Failing to complete a floor's objective will reset the player to the bottom of the tower and destroy any Color Chips they have found. However, all Color Chips lost are converted into a currency called Pearls that Marina can use to unlock [[{{Macrogame}} permanent upgrades]] for Agent 8 and the Pearl Drone.

* ''VideoGame/{{Deathloop}}'' a roguelite ImmersiveSim where you repeat the same 24-hours over and over again as you attempt to take out 8 Bond-esque super-villains in their shared IslandBase, picking up new weapons, abilities, and knowledge over each loop.

*** ''VideoGame/SlashEmExtended'
'* ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'': The Campaign mode of ''2'' is one of these with you fighting brainwashed characters, mooks, bosses or collecting power-ups from vendors such as [[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius Hugh Neutron]] or [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender The Cabbage Merchant]] or Perks from [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Nora Wakeman]].

* ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'': The Campaign mode of ''2'' is one of these with you fighting brainwashed characters, mooks, bosses or collecting power-ups from vendors such as [[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius Hugh Neutron]] or [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender The Cabbage Merchant]] or Perks from [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Nora Wakeman]].

*** ''VideoGame/SlashEmExtended''

* ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarCraft'': Dungeon Run, Monster Hunt, Rumble Run, The Great Dalarian Heist and Tombs of Terror Modes where you can select a character (Dungeon Run has one of the starting heroes, Rumble Run puts you in control of Rikkar, the others involve characters who combine two classes) and fight random bosses and get either cards that support whichever character's deck you chose or overpowered treasures.

* VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'': The Campaign mode of ''2'' is one of these with you fighting brainwashed characters, mooks, bosses or collecting power-ups from vendors such as [[WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius Hugh Neutron]] or [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender The Cabbage Merchant]] or Perks from [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Nora Wakeman]].

Because a roguelike's challenges are randomly-generated, there is no way to create a definitive {{Walkthrough}} to get a player through them - one can only advise the player on which decisions are generally best to take. This gives roguelikes a greater replay value than games in which levels are hand-designed. However, the trade-off is that level designs tend to be more generic and less creative than a hand-crafted experience, as the algorithm which designs the levels can only follow a limited set of rules.

Roguelikes have a reputation for being [[NintendoHard infamously difficult and unforgiving]], which is largely due to the influence of early dungeon-crawlers such as ''VideoGame/{{NetHack}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Angband}}'' - these games took {{Permadeath}} very seriously indeed and did little to protect the player from fatal mistakes, instead using death as a way to teach the player what not to do next time. ''VideoGame/{{NetHack}}'', in particular, originated the concept of "YetAnotherStupidDeath" due to the absurd number of different ways a player can die in the game.

While modern roguelikes are usually friendlier, games in the genre still tend to be quite challenging - after all, there is no point in permadeath if it is easy to avoid dying. Still, some modern roguelikes have taken steps to soften the punishment, such as by limiting failures to just the current level, or by allowing the player to carry some of their efforts over to their next playthrough when they die so that they at least have a better chance on future runs.

* ''VideoGame/BeneathAppleManor'' (UsefulNotes/AppleII, 1978): Predates the {{Trope Namer|s}}; one of the first games with RandomlyGeneratedLevels.

* ''VideoGame/{{Powder}}'', a roguelike developed originally for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance (and now ported to other systems)

* ''VideoGame/{{Slayer}}'', another first-person roguelike for the UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer which has the ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]'' branding.[[index]]

* ''VideoGame/GodofWarRagnarok'': The game’s free DLC; Valhalla combines its combat system with roguelike gameplay.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarök'': The game’s free DLC; Valhalla combines its combat system with roguelike gameplay.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarock'': The game’s free DLC; Valhalla combines its combat system with roguelike gameplay.

* ''{{VideoGame/Soulblight}}''

* ''VideoGame/RedRogue'': A Homage to the TropeNamer involving the now widowed lover of @ guided by his revenant to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor and restore him to life. Unlike the original, it is in a side-scrolling platformer format with no jumping. Combat system derives from a rudimentary casting and enchantment system with dual-wielding a main weapon and a throwable weapon.

* ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}'', the TropeNamer and TropeMaker. Part of the Berlin Interpretation's canon.