Certainly check out Exclusion Zone Botanist! It's more roll & draw style journaling but it's also something I really enjoyed playing, from the same creator.
Thanks for the EZB shout out! I'm glad you noticed the similarities, even though they are different genres and mechanically different. They both rely on push-your-luck as a core mechanism: Do you keep going for better [weapons or specimens], or do you cut your losses and end the game?
Thank you so much for this review and your very kind words! There is no better feeling than hearing that someone enjoyed one of my games. I truly appreciate it!
I just bought the game- it sounds interesting. Would you consider publishing part of your journal entries from the game? I would love to see how it played out!
In the past year I’ve moved away from games with a heavy GM prep commitment. I keep finding smaller, lighter games that are quick to set up and just as good to play. A GM less game… then a solo game seems like the logical progression.
If you like the procedural play you might also like RUNE by GilaRPG’s. I preferred Eleventh Beast because it leaned more into the journaling, and was much simpler to play, but it might be your cup of strong tea.
Certainly check out Exclusion Zone Botanist! It's more roll & draw style journaling but it's also something I really enjoyed playing, from the same creator.
I’ve tried this one as well! Keep an eye out for a review in the future….
Thanks for the EZB shout out! I'm glad you noticed the similarities, even though they are different genres and mechanically different. They both rely on push-your-luck as a core mechanism: Do you keep going for better [weapons or specimens], or do you cut your losses and end the game?
This looks intriguing… I’ll definitely check it out, especially with it being a quick session to run! The setting looks really cool.
It’s very quick… but quite replay-able. I was tempted to do another run 5 minutes after I finished my first!
Thank you so much for this review and your very kind words! There is no better feeling than hearing that someone enjoyed one of my games. I truly appreciate it!
Not at all. It was a blast to play and great to write about. Rooting for Skeleton Code Machine at the Ennies!
I just bought the game- it sounds interesting. Would you consider publishing part of your journal entries from the game? I would love to see how it played out!
Sadly I didn’t save my entries, but if I do another playthrough I’ll publish them!
I’ve been inspired/encouraged by you solo-play Substackers to give games like this a try.
I haven’t figured out what to play first!
I’ll be checking this one out.
This one really converted me to solo RPGs. I can't say it's a big part of my ttrpg hobby, but more procedural stuff like 11th Beast I find really fun!
In the past year I’ve moved away from games with a heavy GM prep commitment. I keep finding smaller, lighter games that are quick to set up and just as good to play. A GM less game… then a solo game seems like the logical progression.
Absolutely!
Sounds really neat! I agree that solo games that have a strong procedural generation and challenge to beat are more engaging
If you like the procedural play you might also like RUNE by GilaRPG’s. I preferred Eleventh Beast because it leaned more into the journaling, and was much simpler to play, but it might be your cup of strong tea.
I'll have to check that out! Thanks for the recommendation!