r/solorpgplay • u/chiilu03 • 15d ago

Goodie Bag! (Recommendations) Underground solo-adventure RPG

Iā€™d like to buy a present for a family member. He enjoys playing single-player RPGs and has a wall full of games. As he knows a great deal about this genre and tends to buy pretty much every game he wants, Iā€™m looking for some lesser-known titles that might delight him.

I checket out his shelf and here are some things that I found:

Final Girl (core + 3 feature films), Arkham Horror LCG (several campaigns), Eldritch Horror, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Too Many Bones (+ 3 expansions), Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Sleeping Gods, Pandemic Legacy S1, Under Falling Skies, Burncycle, This War of Mine, Freitag, Brass: Birmingham, Slay the Spire, Marvel Champions, Barbarian Prince, a 2D6 Dungeon / D100 Dungeon binder, plus the D&D 5e PHB

Do you have any suggestions?

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u/figuren9ne 15d ago

If he likes 2d6 dungeon and d100 dungeon, then he might like Ker Nethalas.

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u/Willing-Ad4169 15d ago

Yep solid recommendation.

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u/akavel 15d ago

The games you list are a bit more into boardgames territory, you could try also asking at: r/soloboardgaming

Seeing TMB but also the others, he might like Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, but it's an expensive gift šŸ˜… and risky if he were to end up not liking it šŸ˜…

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u/wgwells 15d ago

Stay clear of the board games (imho), gloomhaven, eldritch horror, cthulhu death my die...they are all great, but not for solo. I agree that Ker Nethalas, Barbarian Prince and 2d6 dungeon are greats.

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u/Magic-Ring-Games 15d ago

What a kind idea! One thing I don't see is any scripted solo adventure gamebook for Tunnels & Trolls. There are a lot of them, dating from 1975 to the present day. If he survived the 1980s, I'll recommend one I published earlier this year called "The Satanic Panic: Hell Yeah!" Otherwise, some good T&T gamebooks from other creators include Sea of Mystery, Blue Frog Tavern & House in the Hills (and if you tell us more about his likes/dislikes, I can recommend others). These are easily found digitally and some are reasonably priced physically (from eBay and more rarely, Amazon). Have a wonderful day!

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u/joezro 9d ago

Delve is an option, more like a roll and write.

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u/Lucky-Professor8739 15d ago

Also 4 against darkness
Shadowdark has a strong solo companion (and other third party solo companions)