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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    10 months ago

    I’ve heard that roguelites have progression between runs, which makes successive runs easier, while roguelikes usually don’t?

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      10 months ago

      That’s the definition I’ve always heard too.

      I think the confusion happens because like and lite sound similar. In another language I don’t think this would be a common confusion at all.

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      10 months ago

      That’s what I’m referring to with the metagame parts, though you might be correct in that no true roguelike has this metagame aspect.