English Explanatory Dictionary

roguelike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a genre of computer role playing games loosely characterized by various characteristics such as randomised environment generation, permadeath, turn-based movement, text-based or primitive tile-based graphics, and hack-and-slash gameplay.
adj
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the roguelike genre.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of roguelike.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of roguelike.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹoʊɡlaɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-roguelike.wav

Word forms

roguelike roguelikes Rogue-like more roguelike most roguelike

Etymology

From Rogue (the name of a 1980 computer game which introduced the genre, from rogue) + -like.

Derived words

roguelike-like rogue-lite
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