Author – Rob Hebert (@nerdypapergames) Where to Buy – https://nerdypapergames.itch.io/escape Escape from Demon Castle Dracula (EFDCD) is just analog Castlevania, and I mean that in the best possible way. In it, you play an amnesiac searching through the titular castle as you deal with its denizens, traps, and the slow return of your memory. The […]
Author – Doug Levandowski (@DougLevandowski) & Matt Gaby Where to Buy – https://douglevandowski.itch.io/arcane-zoo “Arcane Zoo” is a solo journaling RPG in which the player takes on the role of a new mage who has been put in charge of (you guessed it!) an arcane zoo. I know, I know. Yawn. The theme is played out. […]
Author – Diogo Nogueira (@diogo_oldskull) Where to Buy – https://diogo-old-skull.itch.io/lost-in-the-deep Elves? Nah. Dragonborn? More like dragon-yawn. Dwarves? Heck. Yes. Dwarves. In “Lost in the Deep”, the player takes on the role of the last surviving member of a group of dwarves exploring the long lost dwarven city under the Mother Mountain. If you’re reading that […]
Day 187 – It has been over six months since we arrived at Mothruum Nogaak, the Mother Mountain. Now I, Rastrelig Bluntpike, son of Hemdath and Hetraegar, am the last survivor of our band. For weeks it was just Nerimora Ironcoat and I, having been the only two separated from the company when that damned […]
Author – Kestrel Rae (@KestrelRae) Where to Buy – https://kestrelrae.itch.io/village-witch All of the solo tabletop roleplaying games I’ve reviewed for this blog have had stakes of some sort. Sometimes the stakes were represented by a rapidly destabilizing block tower or the gradual depletion of resources needed to continue the story. Village Witch is not like […]
24th of Longnight, In the 645th Year of the Fifth Cycle (Y5C) I am scared and cold and seriously questioning my life choices up to this point. Oh, I suppose I should introduce myself before I get to that, right? My name is Linden Greenbough. I am a witch. Alright, let’s get this out of […]
It was a warm night. Warm for a Nova Scotian October, anyway. Dan Campbell dug a dirty finger under the neck of his sweater and stared at the low, lazy waves lapping at the shore. He took a hard swallow from his flask and let the burn wash away the tickle in his throat. […]
Author – Cat McDonald (@CatlingGun) Where to Buy – https://peachgardengames.itch.io/headless-guide After reviewing Light last week, I assumed it would be a while before I played another pseudo-nautical solo journaling game featuring real-world historical elements and a touch of the otherworldly. I mean, after all, what are the odds of finding two games with all those […]
Author – James Chip (@james_chip_rpg) Where to Buy – https://jameschip.itch.io/light I have always wanted to be a lighthouse keeper. Alone, surrounded by the sea, wrapped in a thick wool sweater. Perfection. But nooooOOooo! Someone had to go and automate all the lighthouses in the US. Jerks. What am I going to do with all these […]
November 17th, 1896 My name is Adam Tabor and I am the junior lighthouse keeper here at Point Plenty. Forgive my notes – I know they are likely not what should be written here but Mr. Gauvreau never showed me how to fill out this logbook. I do not know what has occurred while I […]
