Roguelike

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A name used to describe random dungeon type video game RPGs, often using ASCII-like graphics. The name spawns from the original Rogue.

Typical definitions for Roguelikes

Roguelikes generally have minimalistic graphics most often just using ascii and colors to represent everything with a surprising amount of detail once you get used to it. Another feature is randomly generated world/dungeons. The chances of wining roguelikes are slim and often require multiple play troughs to learn tricks to surviving the hazards of the games.

Some notable Roguelikes:

• Nethack
• Ancient Domains of Mystery
• Castle of the Winds
• Dungeon Crawl
  • Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (protip: it includes an awesome tileset)
• Dwarf Fortress (article here)