The Rise of the Roguelite: Inside a Gaming Phenomenon, edited by James Cartlidge (CRC Press, 2025).
Book review
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https://doi.org/10.7557/ejcgc.v16i2.8183Keywords:
Roguelites, book review, Game design, Game AnalysisAbstract
A review of James Cartlidge's edited volume, The Rise of the Roguelite: Inside a Gaming Phenomenon. Published by CRC Press, 2025. ISBN: 978-1-00341-547-3, 200 pages.
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