Most roguelikes, that when the player dies sees that they looses everything upon death to be forced to start from scratch to play again. Road not Taken is similar but with one tweak that the game has an in game notebook that remembers the players discovered recipes, even after death. This way some info is retained after death that can help the player when they start over.

With over 200 items in the game that can be combined the user has plenty of options to experiment with in order to discover new recipes. These recipes allow for one to craft useful items that will help them advance in the game.