Solo Games
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Yellow & Yangtze designer’s next pair of board games claims to be more than European design fads
“Pure strategy” titles Cascadero and smaller companion Cascadito meld Eurogame sensibilities with attractive art and short runtimes.
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The Lost Bay is a fever dream of ‘90s suburban horror channeled through dice and slick mechanics
Play in the weed-choked graveyard of the neo-liberal American dream.
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Fill the late-nite airwaves with music and meaning in playlist-building solo RPG VOID 1680 AM
Caller, you’re on the air.
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Tarot-based RPG Likeness Machines pits a struggling actor against their corporate AI replacement
All proceeds from the satirical biography game support WGA and SAG-AFTRA workers on the picket line.
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Roll20’s PocketQuest 2023 game jam sent more than 50 tabletop designers to space camp, sort of.
This is Ground Control to Player Tom.
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Gloomhaven’s bite-sized board game Buttons & Bugs coming from Mountains of Madness designer
Finally, a Gloomhaven box below lethal throwing weight.
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One-page tabletop RPG Cosmic Latte raises funds for Starbucks unions
Stressful time limits and ridiculous mandates echo conditions for underpaid and overworked baristas
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These one-page tabletop RPGs lampshade Twitter’s demise and frustrations with Mastodon
Tweeting and tooting at the end of some things.
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Bundle of Holding’s NaNoWriMo collection is an author’s trove of journaling tabletop RPGs
A PDF is worth a thousand words.
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Birdy board game Wingspan’s Asia expansion will also support solo, duet play and new Flock Mode
Pre-orders open in November of this year and will support avian rescues in Asia.
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Rune looks like the perfect solo TRPG for those of us who need more Elden Ring in our lives
Soulsborne fun for the maidenless and mateless.
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More board games supporting single players were released in 2021 than those that didn’t
Being alone has never been more fun.
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Unpack the dearly departed’s past in thoughtful but quirky solo RPG Why the F*** Did They Keep This?
Cluttered attic, cluttered heart.
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Single-player RPG bundle Solo but Not Alone once again fundraising for suicide prevention
The bundle contains over 100 games and will donate proceeds to Jasper’s Game Day.
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Apawthecaria mixes two tabletop RPGs in its Scottish critter cauldron to produce a new solo game
The designers behind Apothecaria and Scurry! join forces on a solo journaling adventure.
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New Thousand Year Old Vampire companion book have some players angrily grabbing stakes and garlic
Designer Tim Hutchings responds to the reaction to his unique addition.
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Queer Games Bundle offers over 200 video and tabletop games for $60
It hopes to pay indie artists a living wage for at least one year.
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Shawn Tomkin has reached the stars with Ironsworn: Starforged, but he couldn't do it alone
The designer talks influences, making a good thing even better and the importance of community feedback.
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Keepsake game The Shape of Shadows transforms a day planner into a magician’s grimoire
A date with divination.
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Polish both a sword and a pint in solo journaling game The Broken Cask Inn
There's probably rats in the basement.
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Feature: Solo RPG The Wretched is a fantastic, if unintentional, pandemic anniversary game
All systems go kaput.
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Sci-fi solo wargaming adventure Five Parsecs From Home welcomes both green and veteran crews
Solo, a miniatures story.
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Keepsake game The Last Will and Testament of Gideon Blythe unpacks the burden, and joy, of family
The ties (and washi tape) that bind.
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Precious Little Animal's RPG critters help you foster mindfulness through once-a-day reflection
From Star Crossed creator.
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Apothecaria mixes Theme Hospital and Stardew Valley for a potent solo journalling RPG
Hair of the werewolf.
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Solo RPG bundle raises funds for tabletop-focused suicide prevention organisation
Jasper’s Game Day will receive and direct the proceeds from the Itch.io bundle.
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Sail the seven seas solo - or with friends - in the Ultimate Edition of Nemo’s War
Do Nautilus nonsense be something ye wish?
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Civilization: A New Dawn has a new solo mode and AI opponent you can download for free
From Terra Incognita expansion designer.
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How to play tabletop RPGs by yourself: A beginner's guide to solo roleplaying
What do you mean, ‘solo roleplaying’?
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The Dicebreaker Podcast is back to talk solo RPGs, classic board games and more!
Plus, we say goodbye to Sara.
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You can now play dungeon-crawling board game Arcadia Quest single-player with free solo mode rules
Support for Inferno and expansions to follow.
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Play Carcassonne by yourself or in co-op thanks to free official solo rules for the board game
German publisher also releases single-player variant for Hadara.
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Gloom of Kilforth creator reveals solo deckbuilding board game Veilwraith
Multiplayer possible with extra copies.
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