"hacklike" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hacklike.wav Forms: hacklikes [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the 1984 game Hack. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hacklike (plural hacklikes)
  1. (video games) A subgenre of roguelikes, characterized by persistent single-screen dungeons, a short equipment upgrade path, and a large player inventory. Wikipedia link: Hack (video game) Related terms: *band
    Sense id: en-hacklike-en-noun-9Ck1HN2A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video games Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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