roguelike

subgenre of turn-based role-playing video games featuring randomly generated levels, permadeath and no progression system
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roguelike

Summary

roguelike is a video game genre[1]. roguelike ranks in the top 0.72% of video_game_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,361 views/month, #1 of 139).[2]

Key Facts

  • roguelike's instance of is recorded as video game genre[3].
  • Rogue is named after roguelike[4].
  • roguelike is a type of turn-based role-playing game[5].
  • roguelike's Commons category is recorded as Roguelike video games[6].
  • roguelike's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roguelike video games[7].
  • roguelike's partially coincident with is recorded as roguelite[8].
  • roguelike's different from is recorded as roguelite[9].
  • roguelike's has list is recorded as list of roguelikes[10].
  • roguelike's hashtag is recorded as roguelike[11].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as procedural generation[12].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as permadeath[13].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as turn-based pacing[14].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as resource management mechanic[15].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as hack and slash[16].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as single-player video game[17].
  • roguelike's game mechanics is recorded as dungeon[18].
  • roguelike's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+80445'}[19].

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Definition and Type

roguelike's instance of is recorded as video game genre[3]. roguelike is a type of turn-based role-playing game[5].

Origins

Rogue is named after roguelike[4].

Influence

Things named for roguelike include HyperRogue[20], a video game[21], founded in 2011[22].

Why It Matters

roguelike ranks in the top 0.72% of video_game_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,361 views/month, #1 of 139).[2] roguelike has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] roguelike is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for roguelike include HyperRogue[20], a video game[21], founded in 2011[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_roguelike_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{roguelike}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/roguelike}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of turn-based role-playing game
    Game mechanics procedural generation, permadeath, turn-based pacing +4
    Partially coincident with roguelite
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Roguelike, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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