Editing Roguelike (section)

=== What We'll Call "Realtime Roguelikes" ===

There are several games whose only notable deviation from the "Roguelike Formula" is that they are action games, rather than turn-based. Since many of this set of games are called both "Roguelikes" and "Roguelites", depending on who you ask, we figured we'd have a section just for games that deviate in only that aspect.

*''[http://redrogue.net/ Red Rogue]''
:Action roguelike written in Flash, intended as a sequel to the original ''Rogue''.  The flash file is small and you can save it locally to play without a net connection.  Open-source, and dude writes articles about his design decisions.

*''[http://bindingofisaac.com/ The Binding Of Isaac]''
:A roguelite shooter available on Steam. You play a naked toddler who escapes into the basement beneath his home to escape his murderous mother. What it lacks in any fantasy or sci-fi ambience, it more than makes up for in sheer biblical WTFery.

*''[http://dodgeroll.com/gungeon/ Enter the Gungeon]''
:A bullet hell shooter roguelite where you play an adventurer infiltrating the remains of a [[Fortress-monastery|fortress-monastery]] belonging to a cult of firearms enthusiasts so zealous it would make the NRA cringe. There you hope to find a gun so powerful that it can kill your tragic backstory.

*''[http://necrodancer.com/ Crypt of the NecroDancer]''
:A quirky roguelite rhythm game. You play a meddling girl who was cursed by the NecroDancer, a fabulous [[necromancer]] with a flair for the performing arts. Burdened by the curse, you must dance your way through the NecroDancer's symphonic labyrinth matching the tempo of the game's awesome soundtrack and slaying his musical-themed bestiary. Notable for getting a sequel, Cadence of Hyrule, that was an official crossover with Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. (Of some note for this section: By playing the Bard, you can play this game as a traditional Roguelike, turn-based combat and all. Other characters further modify the game experience, with effects like making it so missing a single beat is instant death or making all the songs play at double speed.)

*''[http://nuclearthrone.com/ Nuclear Throne]''
:A post-apocalyptic shooter roguelite, where humanity is extinct and Earth is a toxic wasteland infested with irradiated mutants. As a mutant, you can mutate further as you get more radiation, and by using each character's unique mutations, and whatever weapons you find along the way, you must fight your way to the fabled Nuclear Throne.