I recently discovered this game, and am really enjoying it. I've played roguelikes such as nethack, angband and even rogue itself. Although I'm not really very good at them and haven't ever won any of them. But at least right now stone soup is my favorite. It's less tedious and grindy. There are commands to wait for health to recover, and to auto-explore. I don't have to worry about searching for traps and hidden doors. I don't have to worry about running out of food. But it is still plenty challenging.