Comment by matrixcubed

There’s a pretty clear (and intentionally vague) definition used by the greater 7DRL community.

https://blog.roguetemple.com/what-is-a-traditional-roguelike...

1. Permanent consequences

2. Character centric

3. Procedural content

4. Turn-based

Check out some of the entries from past years, along with their “how roguelike is it?” scoring.

https://itch.io/jam/7drl-challenge-2021