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Mewgenics becomes the most-played roguelite ever on Steam (www.polygon.com)

submitted 6 months ago by kip5608@retrolemmy.com to c/games@lemmy.world

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[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Roguelike was the term generally used for all roguelites before they became so popular someone invented a separate word for it.

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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

There is a functional difference, though. Roguelikes start you from Zero everytime. Roguelites give you meta progression that you can bring into your next run.

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[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I know theres a difference. I didnt say roguelike is the correct term for roguelites, but it has been and is used synonymously by many if not most people. Just like people call every electronic music with a rhythmic bassline techno even if it is progressive funk house.

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