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This article is part of Run, Die, Repeat, Polygon's week-long series exploring roguelikes. Ah, the roguelike. A genre named after the 1980s game Rogue and one that I’ve tried time and time again to ...

If I had to crown a genre as the most popular gaming niche of the year, I’d be tempted to pick roguelikes. They’ve dominated the gaming world in 2025, with subgenres like casino roguelikes, ...

Peter Morics is a list writer from the United States. He has been writing about video games for five years. He started out as a news writer, covering some of the biggest moments in the industry, but ...

It’s time to admit, before God and the good readers of Ars Technica, that I have a problem. I love roguelikes. Reader, I can’t get enough of them. If there’s even a whisper of a hot new roguelike on ...

Before Hades' well-deserved dominance of the roguelike genre, many tremendous and remarkable entries in the genre helped shape it to what we know and love today. Whether it's the smooth and fluid ...

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Roguelikes come in all shapes and sizes, from turn-based classics to modern hybrids like deck-building games. Difficulty is a key feature, but tutorials and strong communities make the experience ...