Rolling Alone: Confessions of an Indie Solo RPG Designer, Brain Science and the Solo Player, and more

Welcome to the Rolling Alone Podcast

The "home base" for this show is the Rolling Alone Substack

Drop by and comment, like, share. I write 3-4 posts per week, including reviews, tips, ideas and play reports about my Solo RPG journey.

Join me as I "think aloud" about designing my upcoming Solo RPG. I have created a 2-page version for the 2026 Game Jam. It's a vertical slice of the eventual full game, and it can be downloaded and played as PWYW on Itch.

My 2-page game is called The Apartment Below. Feedback welcome! I will be updating the game and discussing it on my Substack

Mentioned in this episode:

• Overland Empire, creator of Of Coal and Corpses

• Niamh Celeste's Substack, A Reading Journey
• The Ravensridge Emporium
• Dawnfist Games
• Witches of the Wenderweald

I have started a Ko-Fi page for those who might want to support the podcast. Head over to the Rolling Alone Ko-Fi to make a donation. Everything received will go towards improving and developing this podcast.

UPDATE: I'm currently "crowdfunding" for a new external hard drive to hold all the gigantic files generated by this podcast.

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