Semi-permanency is not a defining feature of roguelikes, in most if them every run starts from scratch.
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bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 4 days agoIt has rouge features of building up a lot of utility in each run
Rooty@lemmy.world 4 days ago
racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
That’s why he said roguelite. Semipermanency (being able to unlock upgrades for future runs) is the what separates the roguelite from a roguelike. In a roguelike, every run you start from 0, in a roguelike you unlock things that make differences in future runs (in the case of balatro: different decks, new jokers, …)
InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Examples:
Hades is a roguelite.
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a roguelike.
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 4 days ago
No, rouge is the stuff that ladies put on their cheeks. You mean rogue, as in wildcard, untameable, privateer.
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Yes thank you