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Roguelite Games and Motivation in Online Learning

I recently fell in love with #Returnal, a video game from a genre I never knew about -- #roguelikes -- and I was surprised by the powerful effects it had on my #motivation and persistence through its high difficulty and frequent failure experiences. Here I analyze what lessons #roguelites have for #elearning #instructionaldesign pros who want to make #onlinelearning more compelling.

https://tedcurran.net/2025/09/roguelite-games-and-motivation-in-online-learning/

Apparently I'm basically the only one using the #DungeonCrawlers hashtag, but that's okay, because scrolling it is a pretty cool look back at the games I've played and dug.

Roundup of the games I've posted screenshots/brief reviews of on the #DungeonCrawlers hashtag since 2023, with links:

Demon's Tier
https://store.steampowered.com/app/698590/DemonsTier

GodoRogue
https://itch.io/queue/c/3248131/in-browser?game_id=959783

Larn
https://larn.org/larn/larn.html

Dungeon Limbus
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366520/Dungeon_Limbus

ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/333300/ADOM_Ancient_Domains_Of_Mystery

Roguejack
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ponywolf.roguejack

Heroes of Loot
Dungeon Crawler on Demand
https://redpangilinan.itch.io/dungeon-crawler-od

Dungeon Raid
https://4cats.itch.io/dungeon-raid

#roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #Steam #SteamGames #DungeonCrawling #IndieGames #ItchGames #TurnBased #rpg #gaming #AndroidGames #MobileGames

@polygon has [a good series going this week](https://www.polygon.com/why-roguelikes-are-fun/) on #roguelike games. Unfortunately almost all the games they discuss are actually #roguelite games. 🤦

The dividing line between #roguelites and #roguelikes is fuzzy but real, and the fan bases for those two genres are two distinct groups that tend not to overlap as much as their names would imply.

I’m a new convert to the genre, working on a guide to integrating roguish elements in #instructionaldesign .

It's already on Steam (here, with a free demo to try: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2374320/Heroes_Of__Loot_Gauntlet_Of_Power), but I'm pretty psyched Heroes of Loot: Gauntlet of Power is coming to Switch next month (in a few days, on March 4).

I love the first Heroes of Loot, I play it a lot on my Switch now. Will be cool to try this one out.

https://gonintendo.com/contents/45593-heroes-of-loot-gauntlet-of-power-heads-to-switch-march-4th-2025

#HeroesOfLoot #Switch #IndieGames #indie #Nintendo #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #SwitchGames #TwinStickShooter #TwinStickShooters

getting back into playing #roguelikes while i work out the textual details of my #OpenD6 game is an exercise in wiping away the stress of the week

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

We're back in our early(ish!) timeslot again today with some more Noita action! How far will we get today??

Only one way to find out! Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#twitch #vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames
#helf #kaboom #splodie #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

We're back in our early(ish!) timeslot again today with some more Noita action! How far will we get today??

Only one way to find out! Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#twitch #vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames
#helf #kaboom #splodie #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

We're back in our early(ish!) timeslot again today with some more Noita action! How far will we get today??

Only one way to find out! Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#twitch #vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames
#helf #kaboom #splodie #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

We're back in our early(ish!) timeslot again today with some more Noita action! How far will we get today??

Only one way to find out! Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#twitch #vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames
#helf #kaboom #splodie #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

A happy Wednesday to all! It's a very special DAYTIME CATTE STREAM! We're gonna be diving into Noita for my first streamed attempts at this fun but challenging af game! How many times will I blow myself up? Probably a lot!

Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames #helf #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

A happy Wednesday to all! It's a very special DAYTIME CATTE STREAM! We're gonna be diving into Noita for my first streamed attempts at this fun but challenging af game! How many times will I blow myself up? Probably a lot!

Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames #helf #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

A happy Wednesday to all! It's a very special DAYTIME CATTE STREAM! We're gonna be diving into Noita for my first streamed attempts at this fun but challenging af game! How many times will I blow myself up? Probably a lot!

Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames #helf #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

A happy Wednesday to all! It's a very special DAYTIME CATTE STREAM! We're gonna be diving into Noita for my first streamed attempts at this fun but challenging af game! How many times will I blow myself up? Probably a lot!

Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#vtuber #envtuber #roguelike #roguelikes #roguelite #roguelites #randomized #noita #indiegames #helf #iamacat

🔴 THIS CAT IS LIVE!

Happy Monday, all y'all! Hope your week has started off swimmingly! We're gonna chill tonight with some deck builder roguelites, starting with a creepy little game that I have slept on for way too long...that's right, we'll be diving into Inscryption! We'll see how long we end up hanging around in the cabin, but we've got some other games lined up to peep as well, so we might hop around a bit...or we might find our souls stuck forever between the flash bulbs :O

Come hang! :3

http://www.twitch.tv/konbanmiao

#deckbuilder #deckbuilders #inscryption #roguelikes #roguelites #cardgames #indiegames #indiedevs #indiehorror #helf #iamacat

#STREAMING NOW:
Shiren the Wanderer: Fate, Fortune, and #Tanuki

an analysis of a #COMPUTERGAME LIVE with oncomputer.games: @buru5 & @numeracy

we will be discussing TANUKI LORE, the difference between a RACCOON and a TANUKI and a FOX, #ENTROPY, #LUCK, #HIGHSCORES, and #GOKUandVEGETA AND #ROGUELIKES

https://www.twitch.tv/buru5