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[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Roguelike just means Arcade-like nowadays. The mechanic of using currency or experience to boost the next run is only sometimes present

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

That's the weird thing is that what people call a "roguelike" now is just what pretty much every game was back in the day.