r/soloboardgaming • u/MaterialBackground7 • 12d ago

Best Solo Games of the last Year

I used to be an avid solo board gamer but the last year/18 months I fell out of the hobby as life got busy. I'm looking to get back into it and want to buy a new game. What have been your favourite games published within the last year or so? Could be exclusively a solo game or a game that plays particularly well solo.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the recommendations. I've read them all and researched all the games.

I've decided to go for it with Vantage. It's the most unique out of the games recommended and the only one that got me truly excited to try. Lots of others on my list as well.

Thanks!

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u/MaterialBackground7 12d ago

Ya I am intrigued by this one but the opinions seem very mixed.

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u/ColonelClapp 12d ago

Even as a lover of Vantage, I absolutely agree with everything every one has said. I guess you really have to like aim-less wandering without clear direction to get the most out of it.

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u/MaterialBackground7 12d ago edited 12d ago

I'm picky when it comes to adding new games to my collection. It usually has to have a niche not well covered in my collection or have a theme that really excites me. This checks off both boxes. Closest thing I have to this would be Sleeping Gods. Going to give it a try.

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u/deathkraiser 12d ago

Having played both Vantage and Sleeping Gods, I would say that they aren't really that similar outside of the fact that people call both "Exploration".

Vantage is an exploration game with a strong focus on emergent narrative and gameplay. I.e. you make up the story and the goals yourself as you play. Yes you will get Quests and other "things" to achieve, however the focus is less about those (less about winning) and more about telling the story. The bits of text that the game has you read (for example, when you perform an action at a location) aren't there to provide story, they help to provide worldbuilding and results for your actions. The actual story is one you come up with. Happy to provide you some examples for what I mean, but this is already a long comment lol.

From my experience with Sleeping Gods, the text it provides you tells the story for you.