Games like Failure and Mutiny

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.

Wandering Dreams is an adventure RPG zine about exploring a Soulsborne and Lovecraft inspired world full of strange and unique locations, beings, and things that are waiting for discovery by the player. It is designed for solo play and uses custom rules for combat and encounters. Using a deck of standard playing cards and a 6 sided die (d6) the player sets off on a story telling experience into th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Dreams.

Hope is Not a Plan A solo journaling game in which you will document your attempts to deliver a very complicated engineering project on time and under budget.  You hope for success, but you will most likely fail, damage your reputation, and lose your job. So it goes. A Game of Conflicting Responsibilities Your company has entrusted you with millions of dollars of other people's money. They expect … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hope Is Not a Plan.

What This Is This is a map-drawing game. This is also a story-telling game and a world-building game. You collectively explore the struggles of a community trying to transition from a life dependent on extraction and domination and build a new way of living. It is a game about community, difficult choices, solarpunk dreams and anti-capitalist futures. When you play, you make decisions about the co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Transition Year.

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.

╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩╩ Many years ago, a young boy rode the train into the city. He didn’t know that one day the train would stop. He didn’t know that one the city would fall, that its skyscraper heights would be bleached by sun and salt and yield to burgeoning coral beds. He didn’t know that his seat would become a planter, a dug-out bin of dirt and moss turned on its si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waxworm.

Faster Than Light is a Wretched & Alone game inspired by the videogame FTL, a solo journaling game about perseverance and about being the AI that controls a spaceship warping through the galaxy in order to save humanity. My Patrons (all tiers) get this game for free, so if you want to check it out, here's the link for my Patreon. In this game you will take on the role of an AI keeping records of e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faster Than Light.

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).

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.

Concept: Echoes of the Labyrinth is a solo journaling TTRPG inspired by the novel "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski using The Wretched game framework created by Chris Bissette. The player's character navigates an enigmatic, ever-changing house, attempting to understand its mystery, maintain sanity, and survive. Gameplay: The game is played with a deck of playing cards, a six-sided die, a Je… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Labyrinth.

Based on the Wretched & Alone system, A Vast Expanse of Sky is a science-fantasy solo game in which you play a robotic servant known as a Guardian. You are the sole remaining inhabitant of the Cloud Keep, the ancestral seat of the Coldsworn family. Powered by magical crystals, the Keep floats high above its kingdom—and it’s up to you to repair it. You’ll explore the Keep, delve into your memories,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Vast Expanse of Sky.

What matters most in the face of collapse? In Questlandia, you and your friends will invent a world from scratch. It might be fantastic or bizarre, from a remembered past or imagined future. You’ll paint a picture of your society and its people, their laws and customs, how they live and how they dream. But your society is failing. As you play, your characters will attempt to find beauty and purpos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Questlandia: 2nd Edition.

Long Haul 1983 is now IN PRINT & shipping everywhere.  Order your copy here.    It’s 1983, and the world feels hollowed out. LONG HAUL 1983 tells the story of a dangerous journey through an empty world.  You play a long-haul truck driver trying to make their way home. Every day, you’ll hit the road, navigating treacherous highways, fleeing from menacing threats, and dealing with the psychological … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Haul 1983.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,310 reviews

The Beach Episode of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. Or is it? ...Yes, it technically is. Join familiar faces from To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory in this narrative adventure filled with mini-games of varying elements, mysteries and relaxation, as well as... Wait, most of the characters here should already be dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Dredgeport is spiralling out of control. Gangs rule the slums, corruption trumps the law, and corpses of the war-dead are burned daily for fuel. You are an ex-soldier, mistaken for dead and shipped back to Dredgeport for processing. After a narrow escape, you find yourself alone in the guts of the city, with only two things to your name: your life and your sanity. Keeping both will prove a challen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskpunk.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

90% User Score Based on 107 reviews

Legends of the Alliance is a companion app for the Star Wars: Imperial Assault board game, a scenario-based game of tactical combat. When you play with Legends of the Alliance, the app assumes the role of the Imperials, while you and your friends form a team of Rebel heroes fighting to bring down the Galactic Empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars: Imperial Assault - Legends of the Alliance.

Artistic Statement I first came up with the idea of having a group of people being persuaded by the United Nations to go to the Moon and establish the very first human colony in case the Earth was no longer a viable, living option. I had always been intrigued by this idea, especially with science-fiction movies like Interstellar (2014) and Star Trek which inspired me to place these individuals on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moon City.

A 60 pg. Neurodiverse, Meditative, Hive-Mind-Inducing, Journaling Game (Singleplayer + Multiplayer Expansion) Visit this link to order physical copies! To keep prices low, I only profit 50 cents off of each physical copy sold. If you see the book listed elsewhere, such as overpriced copies on amazon, I do not control their listings and make the same profit. So, if you'd like to support the work fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Goblin Thought.

About the Game Black Skies is a grounded, narrative survival experience set in the frozen aftermath of a global collapse. You play John Walker, a ranger isolated in the Wyoming wilderness when the world went dark. No signal. No rescue. Only the cold, the wind, and your own thoughts for company. What begins as a search for warmth and safety becomes a slow realization that something deeper … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Skies.

Designed for the Anime and Manga Tribute TTRPG Jam, Whoops! I Broke Down in this Weird City and Need Money FAST is a solo journaling (optional) homage to filler episodes. You'll pull a character from a different TTRPG (or make one up), and they'll break down in whatever vehicle they were riding in. Whoops! Saddled with $500 in debt (not too shabby if you were in a giant mech, but ouch if you were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whoops! I Broke Down in this Weird City and Need Money FAST: Jam Edition.

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.

On February 14, 2021, Transfiguration Sunday, The Gate was activated, and Project Terminus changed the world. The horrors that unfolded in the wake of Project Terminus could have never been anticipated, and by the time we realized the damage it was far too late. Once The Gate was opened there was no closing it. In an instant you were pulled through The Gate only to find yourself flung, not on a ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Terminus.

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.

BLIND LUCK THE LAST ENGINEER A Solo RPG INTRO It’s been six months since they arrived: strange insectoid creatures known as Scuttlers. No one knows where they came from or why they’re here. Little is known about them except that they hate the light and they love to kill. After they arrived, the skies blackened. A dense cloud blocked out the sun, making day no different from night. Plants and ani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blind Luck - The Last Engineer.

This page is for our successfully Kickstarted 1-2 player version of Dead Belt. FAQ If you own the ashcan, the biggest differences in this edition are: double the number of prompts, co-op and rivalry rules, new shop items, and tier four ships to scavenge. Physical copies are expected to be available for wider distribution in Spring 2023. Not everyone’s got the temperament to be a Belter. Plenty o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Belt - Solo, Co-Op, or Rivalry.

A Micro 2-4 Player Board Game for Extra Credits Jam #3 Theme: “Cycles” Produced and Written by Joshua McMillan Game Manual Version 1.0 Table of Contents: Introduction Assembly and Setup Board Layout and Parts Board Space Descriptions Game Piece Descriptions Playing the GameGoal General Play HQ Cards Board EventsCave-insMoving/Placing TNTMoving/Placing Rock PilesEntering a P… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bombs n' Mines.

"We're tired of being taken advantage of in this soul-crushing galaxy. The mega corps get relief funds. We get to work the relief shifts. They report record profits. We report record hours.Now we are free.  Now we will report our own record profits. Right from the coffers of the corps."  -Anonymous ContributorFreelancer's Guide to a profit-focused living is a deckbuilding tabletop roleplaying game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freelancer's Guide.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

93% User Score Based on 1,651 reviews

A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

Mission Critical is a first-person graphic adventure. It is 2134, and the human race has been at war for 50 years since the Alliance declared independence from the stifling rule of the UN and its anti-technology policies. The Alliance is losing the war to the UN's greater numbers, but recently, Alliance scientists discovered an alien artifact on the planet Persephone. You are onboard the USS Lexi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mission Critical.

RoadmapBelow you will find a complete breakdown of all the updates planned for early access, including the systems and content that each one will incorporate: This roadmap is preliminary and may evolve during development. Feedback from the community will be key, and we may adjust the order of updates, add, remove, or modify elements throughout early access. Even so, its purpose is to off… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neo Dance.

About This Game The game adopts card-based gameplay as its core, blending the intense excitement of tower defense (TD) with the extreme challenges of survival mechanics. Through the free combination of Guardians, Item Cards, and Combat Cards, you can customize a unique strategy, experiencing unparalleled freedom, exhilarating battles, and tense real-time tactical deployment!  Regarding gameplay … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Guardian.

Fear the Taste of Blood is an rpg for 1 to 3 players about a monster in the night, and the survivors who must face it. It’s a game inspired by classic movie monsters; towering aristocratic vampires, frightful werewolves, constructed creatures and invisible fiends. Throughout play you’ll record the attacks of the monster, how the survivors try to fight back and deal with the horror they are facing.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Taste of Blood.

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.

Puzzle Cross is a VR Nonogram Puzzles game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzle Cross.

The Greensburg High School, Indiana, class of 1927 is about to graduate. It has been a big year for the students as they ready themselves for their futures. During their schooling, they have developed a complex web of friends, associates, rivals, and even antagonists. The final ritual of the year has arrived: the yearbook distribution and the special student awards. As the students have their year… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Tree Stories.

The Hardcopy Version of Journey has Been Released!Physical copies of Journey are now available! Order the physical book for Journey from DriveThruRPG and get 50% off the digital copy. Just choose the option for "PDF + Softcover, Standard Color Book" on Journey's page on DriveThruRPG.Get the Physical Book on DriveThruRPG! Journey is a solo roleplaying game that puts you in the role of an explorer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey.

You are a struggling artist. Perhaps you are an impressionist in the 19th Century, a Renaissance portrait painter who has the misfortune of being a woman, a contemporary textile artist fitting your art in between work shifts, a ceramic craftsman from the Han Dynasty, or a marble sculptor in the ancient world. All that matters is you are struggling. Buried with the Artist is a solo journaling game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buried with the Artist.

A solitaire card game created by Nathan Mehlhorn Overview You swore that you’d never return to that life ever again, but here you are. Forced between a rock and a hard place, either you hunt down the list of bounties placed in front of you or you’ll have one more hole in that ol’ head of yours when they lay you down for a dirt nap. Your past has finally caught up with you, and you can’t help wonde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackjack Bounty.

Daruma Observation Log is a roguelite observation simulation game in which you cultivate and observe inorganic beings called Darumas, collect mysterious energy, and decide when to escape from an experiment site on the verge of collapse. This is an Energy Experimental Site. Here, mysterious energy is harvested when tiny beings known as Darumas vanish. Inside circular chambers, Darumas collide, r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observation Daruma Log.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 2,919 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew? “What if?” Scenarios Did you ever wonder what would have happened had Captain Janeway decided differently? If an important crew m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

95% User Score Based on 398 reviews

Turbo Kid is a BMX-powered pixel-art Metroidvania gore-fest based on the film of the same name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turbo Kid.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Treachery to behold! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Parables: The Swan Princess and The Dire Tree Collector's Edition.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 3,133 reviews

Explore the last monuments of humanity, as one of the only people alive, while coming to terms with the bleak reality that lies ahead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloud Climber.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

27% User Score Based on 152 reviews

את is an allegorical, multi-genre Love story and exploration of the Biblical themes of paradise and sacrifice vs offering. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uriel's Chasm 2: את.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics

86% User Score Based on 57 reviews

A tactical gambling RPG where you must survive seven days of a deadly cruise playing poker. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dance of Cards.

Set in a limbo realm, this strategic first-person horror game, charges the player with traversing the world while solving puzzles and challenges. With each discovery, collect items, repent your sins, and be freed from evil. Can you survive the wickedness within? Story mode: You find yourself in a strange dark place with no one around to help. You solve different puzzles and present your find… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Purgatory.

Wandering Souls is a sword-and-sorcery tabletop RPG of enveloping shadows, dangerous and fast combat, and an impending doom in The Shrouded Realm. This is a PREVIEW of the final product and is currently in development. Inside Wandering Souls you will find a game designed for solo or cooperative play, with options to add a GM/guide to the mix. Each player will take on the role of a Wanderer, a tra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wandering Souls - Preview.

In Outer Space, there's tons of things to do. When you have a thing that you want done, contract the Space Aces! We are mostly competent, heavily in debt, and highly motivated! Do you love rules-lite no-prep sci-fi rpg games like Lasers & Feelings but wish it had a little more to it? Crave the emergent narratives of Fate, PBtA and Genesys system games without all the RULES? Love the danger of OSR … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Aces: TOS (The Original Sheets).

Last Tea Shop Complete You run a tea shop on the border of the living and the dead. The recently deceased visit for one last hot drink before their long journey into the Great Beyond. Time is strange here. Days and memories blur. Nobody visited yesterday—you are sure of that. Someone passed last week, but you can't recall their face. The fog thins. A figure approaches. You stoke the fire. Last… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Tea Shop Expanded Edition.

As captain of a pirate ship you and your motley crew have found yourselves shipwrecked and washed up on a deserted island after a horrendous storm at sea. Your sole purpose is to survive and find a way off this God forsaken island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos Theory Pirates.