I had already edited my comment before you made this reply to specify "rogue-lite" at the beginning of that sentence. I was emphasizing to you that you should

I had already edited my comment before you made this reply to specify "rogue-lite" at the beginning of that sentence. I was emphasizing to you that you should not be surprised to find such features in games labelled rogue-like. not sometimes, but most of the time. I searched for rogue-likes a few years back, played some, enjoyed and continue to enjoy the genre, and commented based on my experience. Pretty much every game I came across had game-state changes. You referenced slay the spire. you unlock new cards and classes in that game, giving you more in-game options for progression as I said.