Grand Rebirth of Traditional Turn-Based Roguelikes

If there’s one thing that gaming has taught us, it’s that everything old can be new again. Just as platformers, shoot-’em-ups, and beat-’em-ups have had their renaissances, the traditional turn-based roguelike, a genre steeped in gaming history, is currently enjoying a resurgence. This retro form of gameplay, which combines dungeon crawling with procedural generation and permadeath, is increasingly capturing the attention of modern players. But why are these old-school games making such a substa...