Recommendations for 1 player and 1 gm games?

36 thoughts on “Recommendations for 1 player and 1 gm games?”

1. Murderous Ghosts by Vincent Baker​​. Buy here: http://theunstore.com/index.php/unstore/game/128 Review of a game I played here: http://rollingboxcars.com/2015/11/28/product-review-trauma-games-presents-murderous-ghosts/

2. Murderous Ghosts by Vincent Baker​​. Buy here: http://theunstore.com/index.php/unstore/game/128 Review of a game I played here: http://rollingboxcars.com/2015/11/28/product-review-trauma-games-presents-murderous-ghosts/

3. Dungeon World works great with one player. Also, here’s a link to a bunch of 2p RPGs.

   http://makebigthings.com/2-player-rpgs/

4. Dungeon World works great with one player. Also, here’s a link to a bunch of 2p RPGs.

   http://makebigthings.com/2-player-rpgs/

5. Beast Hunters is a pretty fun 1v1 game with the GM having a budget for their monsters to be hunted by the player (SRD here: http://www.berengad.com/bh15srd/)

6. Beast Hunters is a pretty fun 1v1 game with the GM having a budget for their monsters to be hunted by the player (SRD here: http://www.berengad.com/bh15srd/)

7. hey Hannah Shaffer, didn’t you make a list of 1-on-1 games once?

8. hey Hannah Shaffer, didn’t you make a list of 1-on-1 games once?

9. Listening

10. Listening

11. Any one played Nod?

    http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130234/Nod

    I believe it’s 2-player

12. Any one played Nod?

    http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130234/Nod

    I believe it’s 2-player

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15. I hear Mars Colony is a good one.

16. I hear Mars Colony is a good one.

17. I’ve been wanting to try Macabre Tales with my fiancé but we haven’t gotten around to it yet

18. I’ve been wanting to try Macabre Tales with my fiancé but we haven’t gotten around to it yet

19. Hannah Shaffer’s list of two-player games can be found over on her website: http://makebigthings.com/2-player-rpgs/

20. Hannah Shaffer’s list of two-player games can be found over on her website: http://makebigthings.com/2-player-rpgs/

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23. Thanks Stephen Dewey! You beat me to it. 🙂

24. Thanks Stephen Dewey! You beat me to it. 🙂

25. At the risk of getting tele-punched, D&D can work well as a 2p game.  Why?  Because having one player dramatically decreases the complexity.  No need for grids, no need to worry about mechanics outside of their class.

    That said, it’s not a great system for it.  It’s just that much of the “bad” stuff about D&D are abstracted away in solo-play.

26. At the risk of getting tele-punched, D&D can work well as a 2p game.  Why?  Because having one player dramatically decreases the complexity.  No need for grids, no need to worry about mechanics outside of their class.

    That said, it’s not a great system for it.  It’s just that much of the “bad” stuff about D&D are abstracted away in solo-play.

27. This is how I do it normally. Can make any system work. http://murkypool.blogspot.com/2014/05/running-naked-advice-on-running.html

28. This is how I do it normally. Can make any system work. http://murkypool.blogspot.com/2014/05/running-naked-advice-on-running.html

29. River Williamson I won’t tele punch you, but I’ll cyber-fistbump you. D&D is great for solos!

30. River Williamson I won’t tele punch you, but I’ll cyber-fistbump you. D&D is great for solos!

31. Burning Wheel works really well for 1gm, 1 player. With the BITs driving the game it’ really focused and easy to run. I ran a great game like this last year, and ppsted some Youtube videos

32. Burning Wheel works really well for 1gm, 1 player. With the BITs driving the game it’ really focused and easy to run. I ran a great game like this last year, and ppsted some Youtube videos

33. for a dark and low-fantasy 2-players game I can offer you this: http://www.daimongames.com/demon.html

    I designed it a while ago – so it’s probably in need of a serious revision.. but hey, it’s free 🙂

34. for a dark and low-fantasy 2-players game I can offer you this: http://www.daimongames.com/demon.html

    I designed it a while ago – so it’s probably in need of a serious revision.. but hey, it’s free 🙂

35. ERA Epic Storytelling is a great game for 1-player-vs-GM. It’s pay what you want:

    http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/118877/ERA-Epic-Storytelling-Game

    Played Beast Hunter once. Found it a bit fiddly.

36. ERA Epic Storytelling is a great game for 1-player-vs-GM. It’s pay what you want:

    http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/118877/ERA-Epic-Storytelling-Game

    Played Beast Hunter once. Found it a bit fiddly.

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