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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.

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.

Adrift is a solo journaling RPG, made using the Wretched & Alone rules by Chris Bissette and Matt Sanders.  Adrift 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 lone survivor of a terrible storm. The last moments as your yacht sank and the sharks moved in for the kill are still hazy, but … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adrift.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

    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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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This is a special version for  AmalgamAsh's MEGA MINUTIAE 2021 JAM. The game's main version can be found on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519140/NeolithicTo_the_End/ or another itch page: https://orochi2k.itch.io/neolithicto-the-end About the Theme: The game has bunnies that can be captured as pets that is also required in a side quest. The game has cards you can even play blackjack … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [Neolithic]TtE MEGA MINUTIAE 2021 JAM Edition.

The foretelling of Doomsday has come to pass. All that remains are fading memories. The lingering shadowed lands will soon also cease to be. You find yourself amidst the crumbling reality without a past, but not without hope. Caught between the World that Was and the Stars that Remain. WILL YOU REMEMBER OR BE FORGOTTEN? Nihilation is a solo roleplaying game about what happens after Doomsday. Set… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nihilation.

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 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.

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.

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.

This is a solo journaling game in which you document your journey and discoveries within a shifting, seemingly endless underground labyrinth. You woke in a strange room with few fragmented memories of a past you tried to run from: there are no doors in sight, but you find rooms, hallways, secret passages and sets of stairs as you make your way through this unknown underground system. With plentifu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walls That Keep On Growing.

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.

When you were invited to the Adler Country House for a weekend getaway, you didn't expect the after-dinner entertainment to be... MURDER! While you wait for the police to arrive, you decide to put your finely honed detective skills to good use to try to figure out which of the four suspects is guilty.But you had better hurry, before the killer strikes again!This is the second, thoroughly revised v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Weekend in the Country.

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.

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.

To order a print copy of the game, head to Bull Frog Games  https://bullfroggames.com Wretched & Alone in The City That Never Sleeps What Foul Dust is a solo roleplaying game based on Chris Bissette's The Wretched and the Wretched & Alone SRD by Bissette and Sanders. The games uses a tumbling block tower, a deck of cards, a six-sided die, 10 tokens, and a recording device like a journal or digital… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Foul Dust.

NAZRALUS IS A ACTION BATTLE SYSTEM ROLE PLAYING GAME HEAVILY INSPIRED BY RETRO RPG CLASSICS FROM THE 90S HOMAGE TO THE RETRO DAYS OF GAMES AND BY CULT CLASSICS THAT CAME BEFORE IT.Nazralus Story- Many Ages ago the World was in an age of Destruction and Death."In the midst of this Decay and Chaos, in a little forgotten Forrest in the land of Nazralus, a fable was being handed down from generation … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NAZRALUS.

NAZRALUS IS A ACTION BATTLE SYSTEM ROLE PLAYING GAME HEAVILY INSPIRED BY RETRO RPG CLASSICS FROM THE 90S HOMAGE TO THE RETRO DAYS OF GAMES AND BY CULT CLASSICS THAT CAME BEFORE IT.Nazralus Story- Many Ages ago the World was in an age of Destruction and Death."In the midst of this Decay and Chaos, in a little forgotten Forrest in the land of Nazralus, a fable was being handed down from generation … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NAZRALUS.

NAZRALUS IS A ACTION BATTLE SYSTEM ROLE PLAYING GAME HEAVILY INSPIRED BY RETRO RPG CLASSICS FROM THE 90S HOMAGE TO THE RETRO DAYS OF GAMES AND BY CULT CLASSICS THAT CAME BEFORE IT. Nazralus Story- Many Ages ago the World was in an age of Destruction and Death."In the midst of this Decay and Chaos, in a little forgotten Forrest in the land of Nazralus, a fable was being handed down from generation … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NAZRALUS.

This is the TTRPG VERSION of my Interactive Fiction Game of the same name. --- Decades before you were born a disaster that wiped out 86% of humanity occurred. The current generations no longer remember or know what happened, and very few of the Oldest are still alive to recall the events. Governments have largely collapsed, money no longer has value, energy and transport are solar-powered, and pe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We have two weeks to convince Apocalypse - TTRPG.

You are a volcano. You have come a long way from the ocean floor, erupting and building up new rock slowly throughout eons. Eventually, the top of you emerged from beneath the water and your lava began to form an island around you. Some plants and animals arrived over time, whether under their own power or brought to you by the wind and the waves, and you enjoyed watching them spread across your s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are A Volcano.

Your creators are dead.  Can you find a way to stabilize your circuits before your mind, your memories, and the very matrix of your soul gives up to full, digital entropy? What about the people that were slaughtered helping you escape? Did they leave behind anything that can restore your physical body or any clues to why you really exist? Will your pursuers ultimately shut you down and destroy all… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Digital Decay - A Wretched & Alone Game.

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.

It's only you now. You've been running for what seems like an eternity and it's become dead quiet The daylight (or what’s left of it) peeks through the canopy above, as you trek in what you hope is a singular direction. The last remains of daylight peek through the canopy above as you trek in what you hope is the correct direction. The frost on the air causes you to shiver as you begin to see an e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dark.

For generations, the departed have been trapped in their undead form all across the land of Penumbra, tormenting and plaguing our world.  The Firelights, who once guided the dead through the Veil, have vanished. But there is still hope.  Their last cocoons just hatched right under the careful eyes of the Protectors.  You are the last of the Firelights.  You must traverse through swarms of lifeless… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firelights.

Corpsewake Cove is an adventure written and illustrated by Madeleine Ember for the MÖRK BORG game (under their Third Party License) where you FIGHT PIRATES, GET REVENGE, and STEAL THEIR FUCKING TREASURE! Cover Design of "Corpsewake Cove" and a skeleton 'cause why not? What's Inside? Adventure, tables, characters, and places printed in full color! Choose your approach as a party: will you sneak in,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpsewake Cove (third party module for MÖRK BORG).

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.

NAZRALUS IS A ACTION BATTLE SYSTEM ROLE PLAYING GAME HEAVILY INSPIRED BY RETRO RPG CLASSICS FROM THE 90S HOMAGE TO THE RETRO DAYS OF GAMES AND BY CULT CLASSICS THAT CAME BEFORE IT. Nazralus Story- Many Ages ago the World was in an age of Destruction and Death."In the midst of this Decay and Chaos, in a little forgotten Forrest in the land of Nazralus, a fable was being handed down from generation … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NAZRALUS.

In a long forgotten age, a raging war shattered and devastated the worlds of gods and men. Now green life blooms amidst the ruins of the lost worlds. Wondrous and terrible beings roam the Nine Realms. Civilisation stumbles forward, fresh and reaching. Fate carves the skein anew but there are loose threads, lost long ago in the wars, with no place in the tapestry. These threads must seek the fire w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runecairn: Core Rules.

Being Looked At is a solo journaling game about being isolated by an experience you cannot share with anyone. It is a game about losing touch with reality and fixating on a threat no one else can see. It is about tapping into a primal fear of being stalked with no means of protecting yourself. You play as a typical person living a typical life in a typical town. The only thing remarkable about you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Being Looked At: A Wretched & Alone Game.

For if we have been united with him in a death like his,we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,that we should no longer be slaves to sin —because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Romans 6:5-7 (NIV)# The diagnosis came this morning. Stage 4 prostate… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wretched & Depraved.

[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.

Fate comes for all, even for legendary Heroes... You are a demi-god, using your powers to make a difference in the world - but your death has been prophesied by The Fates, and each breath moves you closer to the end of your journey. How will you spend your last days? Will your legend be remembered? TERMINUS - The Final Journey Of A Legendary Hero is a solo journaling RPG about performing heroic de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TERMINUS.