A downloadable Solo Gaming Resource

This page features examples of solo play that I wasn't able to include in the Itch.io How Do You Solo collection.

Solo Examples

Examples of different kinds of solo play

Me, Myself and Die: High production video play.
Glorified Notepad: Blog with detailed annotations separating play from game materials.
Tacky Nowacki: Blog with solo play in a literary style with game annotations.
Gnomestones Solo Mythic Bastionland Campaign: Blog that illustrates using and creating tools, within a frame of short-form prose play.
Castle Grief Kal Arath Campaign: Literary prose style play with lush illustrations and a casual, narrative approach to discussing game aspects of play.

Instructional Materials

Materials discussing how to play solo games, why to play them, or various thoughts surrounding them.

HDUS—Creative & mobile: A description of a solo gaming practice that focuses on art as a cornerstone. Check out the beautiful art if nothing else!
HDUS—An Outsider's Perspective on Solo RPGs: A really interesting essay on feeling like a part of the RPG community. Also featuring an impressive setup and tech stack for solo, along with thoughts on how to play solo games
Dice Goblin—Solo Mercenary Company play: A discussion of tools and rules used to play a Black Company style solo campaign.
Dreaming Dragonslayer—playing to be SURPRISED: An essay on how to create an element of surprise when you're both player and GM in a solo game.

Tools for solo play in general, especially tools not intended for a single game.

Mythic Garden: An SSH-based tool to access the Mythic Game Emulator.

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