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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.

The scent of pine surrounds you. Hitchhiking seed pods have curled their gnarled hooks into the fabric of your clothes. Small nicks and scrapes from thorny bushes cover your hands. As your vision wavers back into clarity and adjusts to the low light of the setting sun, you pause. A bird calls to your left. Rustling leaves draw your attention to your right. Spinning around in a full circle reveals … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xylophobia.

You'll play as a young person in  the late Middle Ages. Every day you'll ride through battlefields, lonely forest paths, and amongst your people while evading threats, wounds, and dealing with strange visions. With some dice, a deck of cards, a journal, and this guide, players will explore themes of oppression, hope, and longing for a better world. Grab a beverage, lower the lights, maybe even lig… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Femmelier.

Cake. Everyone likes it Not everyone can make it Can you make it? This Wretched Cake is a hack of The Wretched by Chris Bissette using the Wretched & Alone SRD. 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. In it, you have agreed to bake and decorate a cake, despite any … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Wretched Cake.

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.

Cover art by Ennie Award winner Johan Nohr (Mork Borg), edited by Ennie Award winner Fiona Geist (Dead Planet). Risograph-printed zine edition available at: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/rites-of-vengeance-pdf You have suffered a terrible tragedy and lost something irreplaceable. Now you have found a teacher who will teach you to harness the power of the demon to seek your revenge.  Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rites of Vengeance - A Solo Wretched & Alone Game.

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.

The expedition was going so well, but at 3,000 feet below the surface, when the ocean turns from blue to black, everything goes wrong. Something cracks. Water starts to fill at your feet. The crane at the surface jams. The radio line goes quiet. And now the two of you are alone, only a few layers of steel and a quartz window to keep you from death.  You have one hour of oxygen left. Conserve breat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into Blue Midnight.

Pick up physical copies at Indie Press Revolution.Tend the light. Fend off the dead. In all things, persist. You play a lighthouse keeper at the furthest reaches of civilization. Your tormentors are numerous: the crushing solitude, the chaotic weather, the penal colony nearby, and a legion of unquiet dead conspire to erode your sanity until one of them claims you.  You may well die. But you will n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lighthouse at the End of the World.

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.

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.

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 are Orpheus. Overwhelmed with your sorrow over the loss of Eurydice, you have chosen to descend into the Underworld, praying that your song of grief and love can soften the hearts of  its King and Queen and that they will allow you to bring her back to the living world with you. You know that it will be dangerous - the Underworld is no place for the living - and you know that much will stand b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Way Down.

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.

This game is about War, Pain, Fear, and Hate. You warred with the Colonists. You warred with yourselves. Then the Imperials came to your “aid”. Your cousins to the North fight under the banners of the North Valley Army and with the (allegedly) radical Valley Commandos. You and your family are residents of the Southern Capital, occupied by a coalition of the Army of the Republic of the Valley, the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before the Boats.

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.

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.

You have before you a solo journaling guide that will lead your attempts to win The Great and Secret Game, an underground alternate reality contest. You will try to learn the rules of the Great game and avoid getting killed by other players or removed by the shadowy Enforcers for breaking the rules you do not know, as reality itself seems to bend around you. If you win, you will have the ability t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great and Secret Game - a solo RPG.

You haven’t always had it easy, but now things are worse. A chance encounter on the street changed your life. It was like looking into a mirror. But surely, you would have known if you had a twin.  You only learned you were a clone 1 month ago. Now, alongside your siblings, you are being hunted by the corporation that created you. You thought you were being smart, you thought you were well hidden,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Identity.

The Crushing Dark is a solo journeying game where you'll explore the crushing depths of the sea on a voyage of scientific discovery... and dread. As your claustrophobic bathysphere descends into the dark, you'll record your observations and thoughts as you encounter stunning sights, strange vistas, and come face to face with your own sense of mortality and purpose. What awaits you, down there in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crushing Dark.

This game is a single-player gmless journaling game about a Sith apprentice struggling with the temptation to return to the light side of the force. After being sent on a series of missions by your Sith master designed to purge the weakness from your heart, you discover a force bond with a Jedi apprentice who is intent on redeeming you instead... To play this game, you will roll dice and draw card… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REDEMPTION ARC.

This game is about War, Pain, and Hate.  You warred with the Colonists. You warred with yourselves. Then the Imperials came to your “aid”. Your cousins to the North fight under the banners of the North Valley Army and with the (allegedly) radical Valley Commandos. You and your family are residents of the Southern Capital, occupied by a coalition of the Army of the Republic of the Valley, the South… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Took Our War.

    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.

This is for games based on Wretched and Alone by Matt Sanders and Chris Bissette, using Speak the Sky's idea for an alternate method of playing that's a lot easier to come by than a Jenga tower: roll 100 6-sided dice, and keep only the dice that rolled a 2 or higher. Your dice pool gets smaller and smaller with each roll, ramping up the tension over the course of your story, capturing some of the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Wretched & Alone Roller.

Current Version: V1.1 Half of all proceeds go to NaNoWriMo to support their charitable efforts! “Throw me some pitch. If the Gods won’t have it, mortals will.” BEHORO; the state of being surrounded by the absolutes of Beauty, Horror, and Rock.  BEHORO is a 36 pg. tower-defense, map-drawing game about exploring the wilderness and expanding your mountain-rooted kingdom.  You are the sovereign of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BEHORO: A Solo Tower Defense TTRPG.

Nasty, Brutish, & Long is a tabletop role-playing game about class war and revolution in your own fantastical setting. Based on the Forged in the Dark system, this rules-light game puts characters divided by class and resources front and center in a world on the brink of permanent change. Will your bastard noble defend their small town from the Church's magic-hunting inquisition? Will your charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nasty, Brutish, and Long.

The Game  You are the Last Magus, out of your tower, witnessing the world you once knew crumble, fall to pieces... The shadows grow long, and in these final days of this Age of Magic, you sense a familiar presence beckoning you from the shadows, calling you to rest. It is Death. It is patient. Your work is not yet done. This is the world that you loved for all your long life, filled with mar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Magus.

Wake up! The Beast is back, devouring hope wherever it goes. We need the Hero of Courage to save us once more… Courage is a solo RPG using the Carta System to create a dungeon-crawling experience inspired by games from “The Legend Of Zelda” series. You’ll play as the recently awoken Hero of Courage, exploring Dungeons and gathering power for your final confrontation against evil incarnate. ____… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COURAGE.

The Spiral is at War. Stars keep disappearing in the night sky. The earth is soaked with blood. No more room for graves. No more tears for the fallen. We will fight until they surrender. Because we will not.  Saints of War is a futuristic, sci-fi role-playing game about never-ending wars and the individuals that fight them. In a mix of sci-fi, alchemy, trans-humanistic philosophy and sacral m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saints Of War - Alpha version.

[Français ↓] Mission brief You're a spy sent in a foreign location undercover. Your mission is to blend in under a false identity and to transmit the information your situation allows you to collect. You are on your own with minimal contact with your superior and none with your former life. Once a week or when needed you send a report to your agency. These reports do not omit the specifics of your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under a false name [EN/FR].

There are worlds that live and die in the silence of a server, narrated through text and forged by the will of their players. Modern MUD is a return to that essence, a reimagining of the text-based RPG for an era that has forgotten the power of imagination. This is not a game of radiant heroes or simple victories. It is a chronicle of survival in a grim world, a turn-based tactical RPG where ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modern Mud.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

72% User Score Based on 178 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

A rogue-lite tabletop that mixes card based exploration with turn based combat. Create your party, draw adventure cards, roll dice and fight monsters to defeat the sorcerer and his magic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Quest 3.

300 Downloads! Wow, thank you everyone! This game is very out of date and was made with the most basic of assets and engine capabilities. I am currently working on remaking this game, but feel free to enjoy what this has to offer! A demo of the remake is available here: https://powermaster.itch.io/pmmv-demo Begin the adventure of a new journey. Take control of your party and save the world as it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power Master 1: A Strange Journey.

Jayvin an unlikely hero, if every there was one, stumbles into a portal and finds himself in the land of Naturnum. Unbeknown to him, his arrival has been expected. Evil forces, commanded by the Dark Lord, Arachemon, are wreaking havoc across the Universe. Only Jayvin has the power to fight these forces and put an end to Arachemon's reign of terror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Jayvin.

Play the Villain The top comment/request when I published my Lovecraftian horror ttrpg "Father Dagon Mother Hydra" was "Can I play a cultist?" So many players wanted to bring about the age of the Elder Gods! You now can with this alternative to the original game. You are a member of the cult of Mother Hydra Father Dagon. Together you have ripped Arkham from a reality of sense, reason, and physical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Hydra Father Dagon.

MAYWEATHER is a “Descended from the Queen” game inspired by the music of Janelle Monáe and their alter-ego Cindi Mayweather. It takes thematic inspiration and borrows from album and song titles as well as lyrics as a base for card prompts. It does not aim to delve as deeply into the same topics as the music does, but takes inspiration where it is fitting and appropriate. 2719. Mayweather is an and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAYWEATHER.

In all the gulfs between life and death, there was no grander stage of joviality and terror than the Kingdom of Guignol. Here the ripe red passion of the Murdered danced with the gallows-born humor of the Condemned. All the while, the Neglected watched so they might taste the glee and shock their fruitless lives lacked. Oh, what a bloody, merry nation the King of Unrule ignored, for his crooked cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Troupe RPG.

160 years ago, a man completed a life-long project and published his first great map of his country. Today it is celebrated as a great achievement, but we don't know much about him as a person outside of legends. What was his journey like?In this GM-less game based on the Carta SRD game engine, you take the role of a cartographer and their team exploring a fictional country. It has been your lifel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Land and the People.

ChargeQuest is a work-in-progress series of rules, ideas, concepts, and methods for converting Powered by Charge TTRPGs into customizable adventure games in which you'll create or recruit a party, discover Quests to complete, encounter Complications, and gain Assets and Experience. It is a sandbox for you to play around in, a guideline for telling new stories and exploring new narratives in the wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChargeQuest!.

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.

You and your friends have trained hard in order to enter the greatest tournament in the world. But all of your blood, sweat, and tears isn’t for you.  It’s for the Hero.  The Hero has entered the tournament to defeat the Villain. The Hero needs all of you, their closest friends and most powerful allies, to enter the tournament with them. You’ll clear their path by scouting the Villain’s powers … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stand Up! Hero!!! (立ち上がれ！ ヒーロー！！！).

Update: Just added a free demo, including all of the Redígo Core rules! Scroll down to check it out.JUST ADD CREATIVITY Redígo ("re•DEE•go") is a game of narrative hand signs for roleplaying on the go. You can play on a walk, in a car, around a campfire, or even inside a cool fort made of blankets and chairs. It doesn't require dice, paper, or even a tabletop. All you need is a creative mind and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redígo RPG Core.

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1833570/ Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall is an old-school NSFW/adult cRPG set amidst the vampire-dominated gangs of a cyberpunk city. As a Familiar of one of the ancient vampire lineages, you have been tasked by your undead masters to expand their criminal empire. If you play your cards right, that criminal empire may one day be yours; along with eter… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Syndicate: Gangs of MoonFall.

"集めたパズルが力になる" パズルピースを集めて君だけの最強のデッキを組もう！ 最新鋭のメカとして目覚めたあなたは、AIが支配する世界を蝕む「バグ」に立ち向かう。 Freedom Makerはパズルとデッキ構築とあとちょっとのアクション要素を混ぜこんだRPGです。 ※こちらで公開しているのはβ版となります。 基本の操作方法 移動：W,A,S,Dキー or カーソルキー上下左右 決定：マウス左クリック or スペースキー キャンセル：Xキー 会話する、調べる：マウス右クリック or Xキー ポーズ：Escapeキー 感想・不具合報告などはこちら - itch.io Community - X(Twitter)アカウントDM Release Notes https://wp-kimagure.ts-soda.ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freedom Maker.

Chrysalis Cycle Rebirth: Prelude is a sort of prequel to the (upcoming) game Chrysalis Cycle Rebirth!, an unapologetically queer, neurodivergent ttrpg in the magical girl genre, which explores the parallels between the queer experience of coming out and the neurodivergent experience of "unmasking"/"taking off the mask" through the lens of a magical girl narrative. This game focuses on a group of m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrysalis Cycle Rebirth: Prelude.

Something is coming, something that may not be survivable, but you have no way to escape, not now. It is too late. The eyewall of the hurricane bears closer on the radar on the tiny screen in your hand, the wind slams into the side of your house, a tree branch thuds to the ground. Your chances of unscathed survival are thin - nothing stands between you and devastation but the mercy of the storm, w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disaster - A Wretched and Alone Game.

At the end, we meet is a two-player Descended from the Queen character-building game about loss, love, and the intimacy and weight of violence. Using collaborative storytelling, players will build a history between two people who meet at the end of their lives.  You will explore the motivations behind your violence and the myriad ways in which the love and hatred between you inspire it. Through a … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At the end, we meet.

With more than 2,000 downloads, As the Crow Flies is Chubby Crow Games' most downloaded game to date! There used to be humans here, but they all left. That’s what your mama told you, and what her mama told her. The Earth Mother has begun to retake the land and bring magic back to it. Green grass and vines cover the cities the humans left behind. You are a crow. Take flight from your nest and expl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to As the Crow Flies.

This one's gonna need some explaining Right off the bat: this product is and will remain forever free. It uses assets and trademarks belonging to Square Enix, with whom I am unaffiliated and whose permission I neither asked for nor received. I'm also unaffiliated with the Returners, the ZODIAC FFRPG people, or Bruno Carvalho & Fast Forward RPG Publishing-- I'm sure their FFRPGs are all great, but … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unofficial Final Fantasy Roleplaying System.

In the great Hall of Heroes are assembled the world's greatest superheroes -- the Cosmic Legends of the Universe! A tabletop roleplaying game. (Markdown source on github.) Current Status: Nearing Completion (shooting for 1 March, 2022) The System Cosmic Legends of the Universe uses a modified version of the Harmony Drive system created by Peach Garden Games. Read about Cosmic Legends of the Univer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Legends of the Universe.