Gamification exploration: roguelikes

Why are roguelikes applicable to gamification?

  • Roguelikes are sort of a meta-genre in game development because

Permadeath

  • When you die, you must start over from the beginning

Procedural generation

  • The map and enemies are different each time

Emergent behaviour

  • Speed-running
    • Live-streaming speed-runs of roguelikes has become quite popular