The Soloist - an indie RPG newsletter
Patrick BuechnerFor players, creators, and curious explorers of solo and co-op tabletop RPGs and board games.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 73 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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👥 Playing Solo RPG's Together
1. Playing Alone Together
This is a guest article by Asa Donald, designer of solo RPGs SPINE and Rust Never Sleeps, as well as an upcoming duet game Violent Delights.
In December, I was invited to be a special guest at the 2026 Breako...
🤯 Your Solo RPG Toolkit Part 3: Spark Tables
1. Solo RPG Toolkit: Spark Tables
In this series, we’re building a “Solo RPG Toolkit” from scratch. We started with the Solo Ritual, a repeatable game loop that guides you through sessions scene-by-scene. Then we added the Yes/No Orac...
🛠️ Build Your Solo RPG Toolkit
1. The Soloist Turns 3
The Soloist’s cover art was created by Torben Bokemeyer
As The Soloist enters its fourth year, I wanted to give a massive thanks to the 10,000 subscribers who read, share, and support the newsletter. I’m especi...
🤖 Sci-Fi Special Issue 2025
Ship’s Log Stardate 79309.1: The Soloist returns to deep space to explore strange new solo and GM-less games. This mission previews Arathi Sector and Notorious: Tales of Hardscrabble Bounty Hunting, and reveals nine reader-recommended title...
1️⃣ Why We Play Solo RPGs
1. Why We Play Solo RPGs
“Aren’t tabletop roleplaying games inherently multiplayer?” It’s a question I get from gamers who haven’t played solo. And fair enough, most popular RPGs are built for groups.
Understanding why people play s...
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Ex–video game dev (Sims, Spore, Dragon Age, Mass Effect). Now building single-player paper & pen RPGs. I write The Soloist, a Bloggie-winning Substack about indie tabletop games.
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