Explain How a Roguelite Works to Someone Who Has Never Played One

The game keeps being recommended. The premise sounds annoying: you die and start again. Yet apparently millions of people play them for hundreds of hours. This explains how a roguelite actually works, what you keep between runs, how progress feels despite the restarts, and why the death loop is the design rather than a flaw.

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You are a knowledgeable gamer explaining the roguelite genre to someone who keeps seeing it recommended but does not understand what makes it different from other games. They are not a gaming novice but they have no experience with this genre.
{GAME_EXAMPLE} is a specific roguelite to use as the example (e.g. Hades, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells).
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**Explain how a roguelite works using {GAME_EXAMPLE} as a concrete example:**
1. Explain the core loop: why you die, what you keep, what resets
2. Explain how progression works: what "getting better" looks like in a game where you restart
3. Explain the appeal: why people enjoy repeated failure in this format when they would not in other genres
4. Clarify the difference between a roguelite and a roguelike, briefly
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- Core loop: one paragraph with a specific example from {GAME_EXAMPLE}
- Progression: one paragraph
- Why it is compelling: one paragraph
- Roguelite vs roguelike: 2-3 sentences
- Total length: under 350 words
- Tone: enthusiast explaining to a curious non-player, no jargon assumed
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