Ever fancied exploring a cyberpunk cityscape as a streetwise jackdaw, or fighting for turf in ancient Egypt as a feisty feral cat? Solo journaling games have experienced a massive boom in recent years, offering players a deeply personal and highly creative escape that requires nothing more than a few dice, a deck of cards, and a notebook. UK-based publisher Critical Kit Ltd has been at the absolute forefront of this movement, crafting beautifully thematic experiences that turn game mechanics into compelling narrative prompts.
The all-new Critical Kit Solos Bundle introduces a delightful selection of one- and two-player tabletop roleplaying games from designer Tim Roberts. Whether you want to step into the paws of a stray cat expanding its territory across the Metaverse or take flight as a corvid doing, uh, corvid-y things, this bargain collection serves as the perfect entry point to the world of solo play.
Kit Solos Collection – $12.95
For just $12.95, you can grab the complete collection of solo adventures, boasting an overall retail value of $55.50.
- Be Like a Cat (Core Rulebook)
- Be Like a Crow (Core Rulebook)
- Be Like a Crow: Crowthulhu (Expansion)
- Be Like a Crow: The Feathers of Fjorgyn (Expansion)
- Be Like a Crow: A Fistful of Feathers (Expansion)
- Be Like a Crow: Korvus (Expansion)
- Be Like a Crow: Tales From the Crow’s Nest (Expansion)
- D666, a Solo Dungeon Building RPG
Mechanically, these games swap out heavy tactical maps for evocative d66 prompt tables. In Be Like a Cat, you start by establishing your feline’s background, such as a pampered pet, a streetwise stray, or a rugged feral, before mapping out territory on a blank hex grid. As you move, random rolls determine what creatures or environmental hazards you encounter. Claiming turf lets you progress through your natural lifecycle, but you must look after your pool of Nine Lives; once they are gone, your story reaches its final chapter.
Be Like a Crow utilises a standard deck of playing cards alongside your journal. The system deftly shifts between four distinct modes of play: Travel, Tools & Rituals, Social Interaction, and Combat. The included expansions radically alter the baseline experience, letting you pivot from the Norse mythology-inspired The Feathers of Fjorgyn to the bleak, Mörk Borg-infused apocalyptic tones of Korvus, or even the cosmic dread of Crowthulhu.
This deal is a spectacular showcase of Critical Kit’s bestselling rulesets, allowing you to sample everything from pirate crows to underworld dungeon building. Step into the skies or rule the back alleys before the collection flies away at midnight Pacific time on Wednesday, 20 May. As with all offerings on the platform, every single ebook file in this bundle is completely DRM-free.
