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{{Stub}} {{ElementInfobox | type = Terminology }} '''''Roguelike video games''''' are characterized by turn-based dungeon-crawling gameplay and simplistic graphics, often drawing dungeons and their inhabitants using only [[ASCII|ASCII characters]]. The term comes from the first game of the type, called ''[[Rogue]]''. A typical feature of roguelikes are that they are very unforgiving, and death lurks around every corner and is swift and violent. Very often they also do not allow you to reload a saved game. Once your character dies, death is permanent. While most classic roguelikes are fantasy-based, often around Lord of the Rings or some other literary series, others are based on more exotic settings, like the ''[[Doom_(Roguelike)|DOOM Roguelike]]'' and [[Animeband]], a variant of [[Angband]] with an anime theme. ==The games== {| style="width: 100%;" | style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;" | <!-- LEFT COLUMN --> ===Rogue, ...=== * [[Rogue]] (1980) ===Moria, Angband, ...=== * [[Moria]] (1983 - 1987) ** [[Umoria]] *** [[BOSS]] *** [[Angband]] **** [[AlexAngband]] **** [[Angband/64]] **** [[Angband a]] **** [[Animeband]] **** [[BAngband]] **** [[CathAngband]] **** [[CthAngband]] **** [[CyAngband]] **** [[Discband]] **** [[DrAngband]] **** [[DvEband]] **** [[Easyband]] **** [[Entroband]] **** [[EyAngband]] **** [[FAngband]] **** [[FAangband]] **** [[GilAngband]] **** [[Goingband]] **** [[GSN2band]] **** [[Gumband]] **** [[GW-band]] **** [[HellBand]] **** [[Hengband]] **** [[IngBand]] **** [[Ironband]] **** [[The Iron Hells]] **** [[KAmband]] **** [[KAngband]] **** [[LAngband]] **** [[MAngband]] **** [[MJband]] **** [[Multiband]] **** [[NewAngband]] **** [[NTAngband]] **** [[NPPAngband]] **** [[Oangband]] **** [[PosBand]] **** [[PsiAngband]] **** [[PziAngband]] **** [[QAngband]] **** [[Quickband]] **** [[RAngband]] **** [[Randomband]] **** [[Sangband]] **** [[SBFband]] **** [[sCthAngband]] **** [[Sillyband]] **** [[Steamband]] **** [[TAngband]] **** [[ToME]] **** [[TomeNET]] **** [[UnAngband]] **** [[Utumno]] **** [[XBAND]] **** [[ZAngband]] **** [[ZAngband a]] **** [[Zceband]] | style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;" | <!-- RIGHT COLUMN --> ===Hack, NetHack, ...=== * [[Hack]] (1984 - 1985) ** [[Quest]] ** [[NetHack]] (1987 - 2003) *** [[NetHack--]] *** [[NetHack: The Next Generation]] *** [[NetHack Plus]] **** [[Slash]] ***** [[SLASH'EM]] (1997 - 2006) *** [[NetHack brass]] *** [[SporkHack]] ** [[RevivedHack]] (2004 - 2007) ===Other games=== * [[Omega]] (1988) * [[Larn]] ** [[Ularn]] (1989) * [[Ragnarok]] (1994 - 2000) * [[ADOM]] (1996 - 2006) ** [[QHack]] (2000) * [[Linley's Dungeon Crawl]] (1997 - 2005) * [[Legerdemain]] (2003 - 2006) * [[CastlevaniaRL]] (2005 - 2006) * [[ChessRogue]] (2005 - 2007) * [[CryptRL]] (2005 - 2006) * [[DoomRL]] (2005 - 2006) * [[Martin's Dungeon Bash]] (2005 - 2006) * [[CaveRover]] (2006) * [[GearHead]] (2006) * [[MazeCrawl]] (2007) * [[Rogue Hearts Dungeon]] (2007) * [[San Muerte Survival]] (TBR 2013) |} <!-- END TWO COLUMNS --> ==External Links== * [http://roguelikedevelopment.org/ Learn about development of roguelike games] ** [http://thelist.roguelikedevelopment.org/ Actively Developing Roguelikes] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20041024011959/http://tvilsom.org/roguelike/ BALROG (via web.archive.org)] - Large chronological list of roguelikes. * Wiki: ** [http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=Definition RogueBasin:Definition] - What is a roguelike? ** [http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=Category:Roguelike_games RogueBasin:Category:Roguelike games] - Another large list of roguelikes ** [http://wiki.t-o-m-e.net/RogueLike ToME:RogueLike] - centric to [[ToME]] {{Genres}} [[Category:Genres]]
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