Solo Journaling Game - Anamnesis

[orangerful]

Thoughts on my experience playing "Anamnesis" - a solo journaling game. This is really the first one I have played start to finish! I'm hoping to make time at least once a month to get these solo games to the table, I have QUITE the backlog!

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[facethestrange]

I literally JUST found out about solo journaling games (the concept itself) earlier today and now I see it here again, which I know is Baader–Meinhof phenomenon but it's still fun. :D And wow, I love this entire idea that you can invent SO much of the world yourself and the prompts don't box you into a specific setting, not even something like modern vs historical.

[orangerful]

I would definitely suggest checking out the Solo But Not Alone 3 bundle on itch.io right now - it features all solo games and it's $10 and that money goes to supporting suicide prevention! I bought it and there are so many cool games - there is even one that a solo rpg about SAVING YOU LIVEJOURNAL HAHAHHAHA

[facethestrange]

Oh, that sounds like an amazing initiative! :D Considering imagining/coming up with fiction to write about is bordering on impossible for me most of the time, I'm not sure I could even play these games? They sound SO GOOD though! And I'm really intrigued by the livejournal game now? xD (I tried to find it but I couldn't.)

[orangerful]

Sorry, I forgot the name when I was typing that reply - it's called "Un-Navigatable" and every time I read the description, I cackle. I really want to play it.

I think you could totally play the game because it gives you some great prompts to get you thinking! That's why love about them, they can guide you from start to middle to finish and you fill in the story as you think of it and it just organically comes together. It's like magic!

[facethestrange]

:D That's AMAZING, thank you for the link! :D

And this sounds promising! *intrigued* I'm looking into free solo journaling games right now to see how it works in pratice. :D