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Weaver is a solo journaling RPG, made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders. Weaver is a game about human resilience in the face of overwhelming odds and almost certain death. It is a game about isolation, fear, and perseverance. You play a ‘Weaver’  a specialist police investigator that delves into memory stacks of murder victims.  Memory stacks are part organic part… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weaver.

Dead Drop is a game about human resilience in the face of overwhelming odds and almost certain death or incarceration. It is a game about isolation, fear, and perseverance. You play a lone Russian operative who has been caught by the enemy you have been spying on for decades. Your career has been magnificent. You are hero in Mother Russia. However, you have done terrible things to survive, you hav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Drop.

Buy this soundtrack bundled with the game here. <a href="The" class="redactor-linkify-object">http://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/the-wretched">The Wretched by Chris Bissette</a> If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wretched.

Buy print zine version of Rigged today Rigged is a solo journaling RPG, made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders.  You play as a hacker who is up against the ropes, desperate to get out of a debt that threatens to swallow you whole if you don’t pull off a miracle. That miracle is extracting some files from the largest and most dangerous megacorp out there: Atlas. Yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rigged.

You are but one of only a few of your species still remaining in this world. As climate change begins to rapidly bring about disruption and turmoil, you have no choice but to migrate to new pastures. Though the climate is not the only challenge awaiting you. New creatures, similar to you in some ways, but very different in others, are migrating as well. For them this is their dawn, and for you and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dusk Before Dawn.

Spy School is a solo journaling RPG for kids but can be played with friends and siblings.  Spy School is made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders.   The game contains 52 activities to keep your little spies busy. We believe children between 4 and 12 years old will enjoy this game. It is super easy to learn in a matter of minutes.  It encourages creativity, communica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spy School.

What is HAUNT? HAUNT is a solo journaling game aiming to provide an impactful journey for the player. In HAUNT, the player takes on the role of a trapped ghost who aches to connect with the living. The ghost knows that their attempts to connect with the living may result in an exorcism, but they also know that failing to make a connection will cause them to wither away, unable to move on. HAUNT is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAUNT Press Kit.

You are an assistant curator of the natural history museum in the city where you live. It’s a comfortable life; your antiquities department is well-funded and you have staffed it with hard-working people that you trust. Today, a new donation has arrived. The crate has no return address, and when you open it, it contains only one strange artifact nestled in packing material, and no other informatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artifact.

HAUNT HAUNT is a solo journaling game aiming to provide an impactful journey for the player. In HAUNT, the player takes on the role of a trapped ghost who aches to connect with the living. The ghost knows that their attempts to connect with the living may result in an exorcism, but they also know that failing to make a connection will cause them to wither away, unable to move on. HAUNT is built on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAUNT.

The Last Emissary is a solo journaling RPG about angels, power, and loss, made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders. The world is dead, and I guard this temple—not because it matters, but because it is all that remains of the life I once knew. Someday the walls will fail and the hordes of hell will rage through these wooden pews—but until then, I will record what I r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Emissary.

The Widow's Tale  is a solo journaling RPG, made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders. You are the widowed queen of a dying kingdom, sealed in your enchanted palace whilst the armies of your enemies lay siege to your gates. As your protective sorcery fades and the castle crumbles, you wander the empty halls and desperately attempt to research a spell which will let y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Widow's Tale.

Thou Art Damned is a solo journaling rpg made using the Wretched & Alone rules system by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders.  You play as a clever magician driven by their own desires.  A long time ago, you made a deal with a demon, and got everything you ever wanted. But it couldn't last. Now, your time has run out, and the demon eagerly waits to collect your soul. With each day that passes, you com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thou Art Damned.

Welcome to Dino Land, a dinosaur theme park ravaged by escaped predators.You don’t know what caused the incident that set the dinosaurs free, but it was catastrophic. A pack of highly intelligent and oddly fixated raptors are huntingthe last surviving human in the park. Will these prehistoric predators claimone final victim or with the cunning human survive long enough to be rescued?  Clever Girl … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clever Girl: A Wretched & Alone Game.

To Reign in Hell is a solo TTRPG / Journaling game about fear, lamentation, and loss, but it is also about pride, determination, and hope. You play the last warden of Hell, and you are utterly alone. The seals maintaining the prison are failing, and the malevolent souls of the damned constantly tear at the walls to escape. You have lost everyone who could help you, and whatever purpose you once fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to To Reign in Hell.

I’m just tired of everything... even the echoes.There is nothing in my life but echoes...Echoes of lost hopes and dreams and joys.They’re beautiful and mocking. L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea In time,everyone fades away,transfiguring intoechoes that latchonto our memoriesand bleed our hearts dry. Barbara Garay, Beneath the Surface: A Book of Poems ________________________________________________… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

4/11/21: The Necromancer has been released! Thank you everyone who pre-ordered!   Some specific content to be aware of includes: physical injury, abandonment, death & sickness (as well as descriptions of both, in both people and animals), and general misery. The Necromancer is a one player The Wretched hack that uses birthday candles, a tarot deck, a 6 sided dice, and a journal to tell the queer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Necromancer.

Blood on Red Soil is a solo journaling game about overwhelming odds and acting decisively in the face of near certain death. It is about tapping into a mix of bravery, stubbornness, and a desire to go on set against a backdrop of red landscapes and deadly conditions. It is about feeling anger for being abandoned while also understanding why. You play as the last remaining crew member of a scrubbed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood on Red Soil: A Wretched & Alone Game.

A Wolf in Man’s Clothing is a solo journaling RPG played with a standard deck of cards, a 6-sided die, and a notebook. You have been flung into a new, terrifying world and an unfamiliar body. Hungry, cold, and alone, you must try to find your way back to the time, place, and self you once knew.   You will investigate the trails left behind by myth and folklore in hopes you can either find a safe h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wolf in Man's Clothing.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

66% User Score Based on 258 reviews

WHAT IS A TEST SERVER?: The Just Survive Test Server allows players to help us evaluate and test the newest items, systems and gameplay in Just Survive before they are patched to the main servers. Your feedback is invaluable as we continue to create this awesome game! Please note that as with Early Access, you can expect bugs, crashes and play interruptions on this new content.” In Just Survive… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just Survive Test Server.

Believe in it, and anything can be the truth. When Lovan opened his eyes again, the ship was in utter chaos. Many crew members died for unknown reasons, leaving only six survivors on the ship. The specter of the deceased crew members spread fear. While Lovan was still trying to make sense of the situation, the 'Messiah' appeared. He wants you to find the murderer hidden among the surviving crew m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Para: Rime of Zealot.

Carved by the Garden: A single-session folk-horror solo RPG In the woods you’ll meet odd strangers, mysterious landmarks, and danger lurking in the shadows beneath the trees. Can you survive tests from the old gods or will the suspicious people you share the woods with sacrifice you instead? Carved by the Garden is a forthcoming solo journaling game inspired by folk horror stories like The Witch,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carved by the Garden.

You’re a newly-hired security guard for a local franchise of the mostly defunct Dreddy’s Pizza Palace children’s entertainment chain. You used to come here all the time as a kid. Now as an adult, this place feels wrong... cursed. Ghosts of the past haunt you, the animatronics are stalking you, and reality is breaking around you. Still, you press on - rent is due soon and this is the only job you c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night at Dreddy's.

Who? You have been a fraud all your life, or so you thought. Telling people about demons and devils, warning them, selling them worthless wards and trinkets. Little did you know, you were right all along. Demons do exist and one has possessed your charge, who lives with you since their parents died. One night, when you were working on some new trinkets filled with mosses and bark, your charge came… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I have gone this far.

Second Crossing, log 1. All other members of the [...] Unit are dead or unaccounted for. The Anomaly is alive somehow. [...] The Anomaly is falling apart, leaving nothing but a yawning void. [...] something out there stalking me. [...] I will be making regular logs, like this one. Hopefully they help someone else. This is [...] the last known member of the Second Crossing Unit, signing off. - Frag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Anomaly.

Within a week, they had you hooked up to the temporal projection unit and were running limited tests. Microsecond jumps at first, then minutes. You were up to 4 hour jumps in controlled conditions with only minimal deviations when you heard Sam had been infected. The doctors had said it’d be a matter of days. You pleaded with your superiors to make the jump. The target: the terrorist cell deliveri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unmoored.

You are wickies, both of you, light-keepers employed by the United States Light-House Establishment. Your job is to tend to a lighthouse far off the coast, and make sure the light is lit every night.  You have both been brought to this barren rock on a tender ship, to serve your four-week stint before you are relieved. You are neither of you strangers to hard work, but the days and nights do take … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wickies.

the dead rise is a solo journaling RPG, made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders. You are the lead researcher in a team of virologists working in the Centre for Disease Control. Over the past month, a potent virus has spread across the globe, infecting over 90% of the world’s populace. The virus’s symptoms are high fever, headaches, sensitivity to light, vomiting, s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to the dead rise.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 4,669 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 26 reviews

Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop's famous boardgame. The Legendary Edition contains all the official races from the Blood Bowl board game, including the sly Goblins, as well as a brand new race, the Kislev Circus and their ferocious Tame Bears! Experience new game modes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blood Bowl 2.

Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document The Backwater Quickstart Guide & System Reference Document  includes character creation rules, essential rules for gameplay, a pre-generated character sheet, and a blank character sheet. It’s 53 pages and includes sketches of original art for the core rulebook. Want to try the game on your own? Grab our solitaire for free/Pay-What-You-Want. Then create … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backwater: Quickstart Guide & SRD.

Below the Last Door is a solo, card-driven dungeon survival game with legacy progression inspired by The Wretched by Chris Bissette and borrowing heavily from the Wretched and Alone SRD. You explore a dungeon while attempting to defeat The Monster to escape.  Most runs end in loss, but knowledge gained persists between runs, through your adventurer’s journal. Through the discoveries of multiple ge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Below The Last Door.

You are Luna, the daughter of a humble lighthouse keeper on the small island of Pilot Town, part of a far-flung, isolated chain of islands in a remote corner of the Greater Kingdom of Estória. Just across the sea, far off on the hazy horizon, lies the Isle of Estória, the regional capital of this forgotten part of the Outer Kingdom. The island is ruled by Governor Kreel. King Ren and Queen Lorn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Estória.

Sunken is a Solo Journaling RPG on the topics of isolation, loneliness, fear, & your will to overcome them. Set in a newly discovered caving system called Esa'ala in Papua new guinea, you are a cave diver exploring and mapping the deepest cave in the world. When a tropical storm hits, you lose all communication with the outside world. Can you survive until a rescue team comes? do you have the stre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunken: A Wretched & Alone Solo Game.

    You’re a young witcher, still fresh after your trials, for the first time leaving the place that trained you in the monster-hunting trade - your witchers’ school.     It’s your very first year on the Path and you have everything you would ever need to fulfill your duty - swords, potions, horse, knowledge, and dedication. Travel the Continent learning more about the world and yourself, and even… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Path.

It's the late 80s or early 90s. The world is aswarm with masked killers. Every large enough stretch of territory seems to have at least one. A ghost story returned to grisly relevance. A grudge unfulfilled. A man with a deep basement and silent neighbors. Society has adjusted to this new age of terror. But you haven't. After surviving a brush with a killer, you've become a Final Girl. And Final… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Night.

Your camping trip with friends turned into a nightmare. There’s a killer in the woods, and all your friends are dead. It’s just you now – you and one other survivor. Will the cops find you, or will you face down a killer and win? Will the killer get you, or will the injury you picked up in your escape finish you off before the murderer does? Are you tough enough, skilled enough, and determined … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wretched & Alone: Final Girl.

Civilisation fell Many died You survived But for how long? This Wretched Bunker is a hack of The Wretched by Chris Bissette using the Wretched & Alone SRD for the Wretched Jam. To play the game, you will need a deck of 52 cards with the jokers removed, ten tokens, a six-sided dice and a tumbling tower, though alternatives to the tower are suggested. You are a survivor after a global apocalypse wip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Wretched Bunker.

CW: darkness, tight spaces, marine wildlife, peril, bodily harm, extreme solitude Thought space was full of horror? Try being trapped 70 metres underwater. On your own. In the dark. THOUSAND EMPTY LIGHT is a psychedelic-xerox adventure zine that brings solo play to Mothership RPG (1E). Written throughout as an in-game corporate document, the zine takes the core game’s rules and builds a procedure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thousand Empty Light.

The HMS Solitude is an expedition vessel with its own accompanying deep sea research submarine, The Exile. At the bottom of the deepest ocean, the submarine is lying helpless in the unfathomable depths. After bringing a strange artifact on board, the engines were destroyed, stranding the crew in the dark. At first they suspected sabotage, but then the deaths began. One of you is the only surviving… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One Goes Alone.

[This free copy is a demo unit; For the full gamebook you can buy and download it from this same project page.While you can play Scopicity in as little as 1-2 hours, the longer you stay with Scopicity the more the world will expand while you journey across the world. Great for players of all ages. Discover new places and experience new content with every draw of your card. Don't forget to check ou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scopicity: Solo Journal World Building RPG.

Vast Death Temple is a solo, GM-less journaling game using the Wretched & Alone formula originally created by Chirs Bissette with modifications I made at my own leisure. Requires: pencil, paper, at least one d6 (possibly more or use digital), one deck of playing cards, optionally a second deck of tarot or similar cards, 10 small totems and a tumbling tower (or a d20). This game was created for th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vast Death Temple.

16%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

27% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Steam page (early access) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687730/IRON_WORLD/ About this gameYou have come from outer space to the devastated Earth. You are a man of the past, trapped in a rough and bleak future of the IRON WORLD. Can you survive?A personal ride Drive your own car. Carry your stuff in the trunk. Shoot away with your turret or crush your enemies under the wheels.Random events Ra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron World.

Skyworthy is a journaling game of iconic Skyships, the Captains who fly them, and their adventures and struggles, made for one player.  Play from the point of view of the Skyship, commissioned and constructed in a gilded age of exploration and discovery.  Under the command of your Captain, fly into the unknown as all around you time passes and the world changes. Skyships are built to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyworthy (Physical Copies Sold Out).

Noga is my third game as a solo indie developer. It's a single-player story-based game in first-person, with shooting and driving mechanics. You are the sole survivor of an alien attack on a military outpost where your friend was kidnapped. Embark on a long and dangerous journey to try to save him and yourself in a world that has suddenly turned upside down and become a death trap. As the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noga.

Against All Odds is an immersive story based top-down shooter, where you follow the tragic story of Maxwell Philben. Maneuver yourself through different unique levels either by sneaking or gunning down the enemies. Collect different weapons, gold and gain experience to enhance your gameplay and skills. Against All Odds offers you hours of entertaining gameplay, different gunplay, fun and difficu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Against All Odds.

The world has fallen to the zombies, one munch at a time. Reduced to a mere handful of hardened survivors, the war is not over until the last human soldier stops breathing and starts shambling. Cursed Dawn is a blend of first person shooters and wave survival games, where every second brings you closer to death at the hands of the zombie hordes. Your job is to kill as many of them as possible befo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Dawn.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Embark on a spine-chilling odyssey with "No Ticket Back," a fusion of horror, roguelike, strategy simulation, zombie survival, tower defense, RPG, crafting and building, and colony builder genres. The SS McCalister's Hope, once a beacon of hope bound for Mars, now drifts as a haunted vessel, plagued by the looming threat of a zombie apocalypse. Can the crew endure the nightmarish onslaug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Ticket Back: Craft, Survive & Escape.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

93% User Score Based on 100 reviews

Control the gravity of a bomb! Controls: use the left thumbstick on your gamepad or the scroll wheel of your mouse. Note: Currently 3 tutorial levels are included If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let's Roll!.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics

92% User Score Based on 106 reviews

"Captive" tells the story of a woman who awakens badly hurt in an unknown cell, without any memories about herself. Will you be able to escape? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Captive.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Help reunite your missing friends and save your family from wild animals, mutants, inanimate objects, aliens and the undead! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Port - Red Nightmare.

01/26/2022: This is a WIP game script that uses this solo-rpg system. I am in the middle of working on this for the Lone Wolf Solo TTRPG Jam so pop up every now and then so you can catch the release! Better yet, join the jam and try to work on a game to submit. 07/02/2022: Working on this game script again this summer. Expect a finalized version soon. 07/29/2022: With a working version of the Sun … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sun Patrol.