As it happens, the roguelike that is the most like Rogue is Vampire Survivors. It's fitting that automating programs like the Rog-O-Matic emerged for Rogue almost immediately, as ordinary gameplay is a generally automatic process punctuated by rare moments of danger which demand decision. In the absence of Nethack's mechanical complexity or Mystery Dungeon's narrative framing, Rogue feels more akin to Minesweeper or Wordle: it's a time-filler.

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2023


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1 month ago

this is nothing like vampire survivors. I LOVE vampire, we are talking about 100 hours of gameplay, and yes there are overlapping designs choices, but there are far more diversions from rogue in vampire suviors to the point I wouldn't even refer to it as a rogue-like
@TheeJourney rogue has more in common with the contemporary rogue-lite than the games which it most directly inspired