rogue-lite

English

Etymology

Blend of roguelike +‎ lite

Noun

rogue-lite (plural rogue-lites)

1. (video games) Any of a genre of video games that take certain elements from roguelikes (such as procedurally-generated game content) but typically have more complex visuals and require less strategy to play.

References

• Usenet newsgroups: https://groups.google.com/forum/?q=%22rogue-lites%22#!search/%22rogue-lite%22