Roguelikes: The Misnamed Genre (2011)
&gt; The term “Roguelike” is not a well-defined term.<p>Ctrl+F &quot;Berlin&quot; no results. The author didn&#x27;t even discover the Berlin interpretation in their research, which suggests there was none. Roguelike is a well-defined term, though there are multiple competing definitions. This article presents none of them.<p>&gt; Roguelikes are about complexity.<p>Oh ok, I guess all RTS and 4X games are roguelikes now. Let&#x27;s also include flight simulators and management tycoon games because they&#x27;re complex too, right?<p>&gt; Roguelikes are about using an unpredictable toolkit with complex interactions in order to overcome unpredictable challenges.<p>I.e. roguelikes are video games. Somebody call the press.<p>&gt; Super Smash Bros Brawl multiplayer is like a Roguelike!<p>Yeah we&#x27;ve pretty much just abandoned all definitions at this point. All games are now roguelikes, according to this article.