History Main / Roguelike

* "VideoGame/{{Brogue}}"

* Roguelikes are centered around DungeonCrawling through [[RandomlyGeneratedLevels randomly-generated environments]] [[RandomlyDrops randomly stocked]] from a huge list of monsters and items. Some (such as ''{{ADOM}}'') also have a static [[WorldMap 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.

* ''ZettaiHeroProject'' - By the {{Disgaea}} team.

* ZettaiHeroProject - By the {{Disgaea}} team.

* ''VideoGame/DungeonMaster'', the innovative first person, turn-based roguelike for the CommodoreAmiga and AtariST.
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ep97ba_uWXM Legend of Grimrock]]'', a 2012 SpiritualSuccessor.

* Traditionally, most roguelikes have ASCII or similar text-based graphics, although support for graphical tiles has become increasingly common.

* "VideoGame/Brogue"

* ''[[https://sites.google.com/site/3079game/ 3079]]'' is a much more polished evolution from the previous two games. It's true genre is slightly ambiguous, since it is realtime, but retains totally random environments, equipment, quests.[[/index]]

** ''{{FATE}}'', a “cover band” version

** ''[[http://diablo.chaosforge.org/ DiabloRL]]'', i.e. Diablo Roguelike, is more of a roguelike than a “Diablolike” due to its turn-based nature.

* ''ScarabOfRa'', a rare ''first-person'' roguelike

* ''IzunaLegendOfTheUnemployedNinja''

* ''DigimonWorld2''

* ''VideoGame/ToejamAndEarl'' is more forgiving than the usual roguelike, but offers randomized levels and presents.

* ''Slayer'' ([[IThoughtItMeant no relation to]] [[Music/{{Slayer}} the band]]), another first-person roguelike for the ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer which has the ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Advanced Dungeons and Dragons]]'' branding.

* ''{{Transcendence}}'' (combination of ''VideoGame/NetHack'' and ''StarControl'')

* ''TitanQuest'', though it lacks real death punishment or randomly-generated maps.

* Tower of Doom (on the intellivision) was probably the first console roguelike.

* ''DungeonOfDoom'' (aka ''The Dungeon Revealed'')

** [[http://alien.chaosforge.org/ Aliens, the Roguelike]] is basically the {{Aliens}} equivalent of [[DoomTheRoguelike Doom, the Roguelike]], except this one has [[AnAdventurerIsYou character classes]] and is (especially if you play in darkness and, with headphones) [[ParanoiaFuel MUCH scarier...]]

* [[DoomTheRoguelike Doom, the Roguelike]], is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* Roguelikes, especially the well-known or popular ones, have often been under continual development for many years, making them extraordinarily large and complex. Many have to use both capital and lowercase letters to have enough inputs for their commands, and some go even further. Interactions are also often very intricate; TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything is named for a catchphrase among the {{NetHack}} community.

* Hacklikes, influenced mostly by ''NetHack''. They mostly focus on DungeonCrawling, 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 [[TookALevelInBadass taking levels in badass]] until the player is ready to punch dragons to death.

* ''{{Angband}}''

* ''{{Transcendence}}'' (combination of ''NetHack'' and ''StarControl'')

* ''ZAngband'' - a spin-off of {{Angband}}

* ''DragonQuestMonsters'', especially the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance installments. Joker eschewed it in favor of 3d, although Joker 2 added some light roguelike elements in the bonus dungeons.

* ''[[VideoGame/DungeonMaster Dungeon Master]]'', the innovative first person, turn-based roguelike for the CommodoreAmiga and AtariST.

* ''{{Iter Vehemens Ad Necem}}''

* ''{{Lufia}} 2'''s "Ancient Cave"

* ''{{NetHack}}'', the best-known of all roguelikes.

* ''VideoGame/Incursion''

* ''Videogame/Incursion''