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Fun and active feeling solo TTRPGs to check out

Sidekick Story

Sidekick Story is a solo TTRPG mystery. You play as a sidekick to a missing superhero, and it’s your duty to find the missing hero! Gather clues from around town both in and out of costume, but watch out because aach location you visit has its own super happenings going on that you must survive and decipher while also trying to find your superhero. Sidekick Story has an upbeat and action-packed feel to it that makes it one of the more active solo TTRPGs around. Find a feature of Sidekick Story with more details here on TTRPGkids.

Dragon Dowser

Dragon Dowser is a solo journaling TTRPG where you venture forth in a somewhat post-apocalyptic land to rescue and protect endangered dragons before everything is lost.  Each card that you uncover reveals a new challenge or boon along with an engaging story that has you chaining together a combination of actions, downtime, excitment, and contemplation. It’s ups and downs are great for having an engaging session, and it does a fantastic job of guiding solo TTRPG play. Find a full review of Dragon Dowser here for a full breakdown of the game!

Complete the Quest

Complete the Quest: The Poisonous Library by Brian McLachlan is a solo choose-your-own-adventure style graphic novel TTRPG that prompts readers to make impactful choices, roleplay different characters, and go on an epic adventure with lots of twists and turns! The story can end very differently depending on the party members you choose at the start and the choices that you have them make during their adventure, so it’s got amazing re-read value as well. Find my review of this solo TTRPG graphic novel here for more details!

The Librarian’s Apprentice

The Librarian’s Apprentice is a 2024 award-winning solo TTRPG that sets players on an epic adventure through an infite libarary full of wonderful, exciting, and often humurous encounters.  It shifts and changes and is full of strange rooms, creatures, and books to explore as you uncover more and more from the massive prompt tables, giving you a totally different set of events every time you play. With vibes from works like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, this solo TTRPG is going to have some odd and exciting twists throughout your journey. Find a review of The Librarian’s Apprentice here on TTRPGkids!

Brambletrek

Brambletrek is a solo (or multiplayer) TTRPG that’s designed to guide you on a GM-less story with your fierce, curious, and adorable mouse characters. Designed specifically to work for either solo or multiplayer TTRPG play, this is a great option for being able to branch into single player adventures between multiplayer sessions while being able to use one system, and to try out different character options outside of typical group play. Find out more in this full feature on TTRPGkids from when the project was launching!

Kittens & Dragons

Kittens & Dragons is a graphic novel choose-your-own-adventure (CYOA) style story that uses search-and-find mechanics instead of dice!  It’s great for running solo since the book guides you through the whole adventure using color and shape coded tabs/options, and it can be particularly great for young readers to run solo since it is so heavily picture-based and light on writing compared to many of the other solo TTRPGs on this list. Find my review of the game here for more details!

Upbeat, fun, and engaging solo TTRPGs recommended by others

For other recommendations, let me know what you’d recommend to check out! There’s a lot of TTRPGs out there, and I’m looking for solo TTRPGs that are specifically honing in on that all-ages friendly vibe and that have an active, upbeat, fun feel to them! If you have a suggestion for a game to check out, let me know in the comments, fill out the form here, or email hello@TTRPGkids.com so I can take a look and add it to this section!

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