Ep 84: RogueLike vs RogueLite

RogueLike vs RogueLite Criteria

The episode wherein Professor Seth gives us a primer on what ACTUALLY constitutes a roguelike, with the sole intention of proving Katie wrong about Peak.

What do YOU think constitutes the criteria for a roguelike?

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 3:09 What we've been playing this week
• 3:17 Seth: Ball x Pit / Teamfight Tactics
• 4:55 Seth: Skyrim
• 5:41 Katie: Rimworld
• 7:04 Katie: Skate Story
• 15:00 Dempsey: Hades II
• 18:22 Dempsey: A Game About Digging A Hole
• 20:43 Dempsey: Bus Driver Simulator
• 21:09 Dempsey: The Pedestrian
• 22:23 Topic: Roguelites vs Roguelikes
• 24:59 What is Rogue?
• 26:21 Inspiration for Rogue
• 27:28 D&D 2nd Edition Inspiration
• 28:02 What defines a Roguelike?
• 31:20 High value factors of a Roguelike
• 34:28 Low value factors of a Roguelike
• 36:28 Evaluative criteria
• 38:00 Games that are obviously not roguelikes
• 40:48 What is a Roguelite?
• 41:57 Roguelite is a relatively new idea
• 43:25 The Roguelike/Roguelite pentathalon
• 44:38 Comparing Roguelites against our criteria
• 47:45 Pointing out issues with the criteria
• 52:56 Final definitions
• 54:15 Does Peak fit any of the criteria?