[raspyberr]

It's funny that this roguelike is advertised as a roguelite and most roguelites are advertised as roguelikes.

[mcv]

Yeah, the word "roguelike" seems to have rapidly lost its meaning these past couple of years.

[darkfloo]

It was always pretty nebulous, relevant video by DoshDoshington https://youtu.be/FT6XfaHgyh0?si=xayqzhkkmYjB4_UC

[GuB-42]

Nowadays, roguelike = permadeath + procedural generation, roguelite = roguelike with some elements that carry over the next game.

The actual roguelikes that look like Rogue: text based, turn-by-turn dungeon crawlers are often now called "traditional roguelikes".

At first glance, it looks like a traditional roguelike, but maybe some elements carry over, putting it in the "roguelite" territory.

[dolni]

The meaning degraded much earlier than just a couple years ago. People thought it was cool so they latched onto it. It seems like that process started 7-8 years ago, maybe even a bit further back.

[jghn]

I played a *lot* of rogue in the early 80s. I can't remember a single game marketed as a "roguelike" that I've played that reminded me of playing rogue.

[Der_Einzige]

The term for OG roguelikes is the "Berlin interpretation" of roguelikes.