Comment by WORLD_ENDS_SOON

Something I see frequently missing from the discussion on roguelikes is the long history of Japanese console roguelikes like the Mystery Dungeon series dating back to 1993. These games have not been very successful outside of Japan but represent some of the earliest successful commercial games inspired by Rogue. They tend to be much closer to traditional "Berlin interpretation" roguelikes (turn-based, grid-based, etc.) than the recent "roguelite" indie games.