History Main / SoloTabletopGame

* All games set in the ''Oniverse'' are solo-player with a 2-player cooperative variant. Set in a dream world with an Art Brute aesthetic, The Oniverse includes (among others):

** ''Stellarion'', a game in which you play as a director of an observatory. You play cards from the 8 decks to perform actions perform voyages to various galaxies. Discarding two cards of the same suit will trigger an ability; discarding the two same cards will perform a more powerful version of it. You must discard four of the same voyage card (ship, nebula, stars and planet) to proceed.

* The DeckBuildingGame ''Legendary'' is a semi-cooperative game for 2-5 players, but has rules for a solitaire run with a reduced villain deck size. The game has spin-offs for ''[[Franchise/Alien]]'', ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' and ''[[Franchise/{{Firefly}}]]'' which are most streamlined for solo play; although one chapter of ''Alien'' has an InvincibleVillain without using the expansion rulebook or errata. The ''Firefly'' spin-off also mentions some players doing hydra-play (one player controls two player slots) in addition to the solo ruleset.

* The DeckBuildingGame ''Legendary'' has solitaire-only spin offs based on the ''ALIEN'' and ''Predator'' movies.

There's plenty of HouseRules by fans to allow their favorite games for solo play. To help narrow things down, examples listed as variants should be official.

* The DeckBuildingGame ''Legendary'' has a solitaire-only spin offs based on the ''ALIEN'' and ''Predator'' movies.

* ''Race for the Galaxy'' gained a solo option with ''The Gathering Storm'' expansion. Here, an "AI" template using dice and chits to simulate an opponent.

* ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'' and its fantasy spin-off ''TabletopGame/HeroRealms'' have official solo/co-op challenge cards. These challenges automatically attack, then removes a card from the trade row. A new card is added, and another effect occurs based on the drawn card's alignment.

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has published three solo/co-operative Challenge Decks for its Theros block: ''Face the Hydra'', ''Battle the Horde'', and ''Journey into Nyx''. Each deck has their own unique cards, and is self-running with its own special rules. The player wins depending on if they fulfill the right conditions.

* The ''Oniverse'' games are all solo/co-operative, set in a dream world with an Art Brute aesthetic.
** ''Onirim'' uses a single deck of cards to simulate a Dream maze. The player must make combos or special cards to navigate the maze, find all the door cards, and get out before the deck is empty. Opposing the player are Nightmares that forces card loss, and in general make it more difficult to succeed.
** ''Sylvion'' is a tower defense game, where the cards are arranged form the outline of a grid and the enemy cards move towards the target. Not only is the enemy are self-running, the game also comes with expansions and rules to increase the difficulty.

* All games set in the ''Oniverse'' are solo-player with a 2-player cooperative variant. The Oniverse includes (among others):
** ''Onirim'', a card game where the player uses keys to unlock doors before the deck runs out. This task is complicated with nightmares located throughout the deck, which force the player to choose between several negative effects if drawn. The second edition adds several additional mini-expansions, which can be mixed together or played separately.
** ''Castellion'', a tile-laying game where the player must protect their castle from invaders. Each tile has a special ability, and if the tiles are in a certain layout, it gives additional bonuses like being able to reorganize tiles or gain additional time before needing to satisfy the level requirements. There are three different levels, each adding an additional layer of complexity, and easier/harder variants for each level.
** ''Sylvion'' (of no relation to [[VideoGame/PokemonXandY "Sylveon"]]), a combination deckbuilder/castle defense style game where the player has to organize woodland efforts to save the Sylvan forest's denizens from a menacing forest fire. Players draft their deck before trading turns with the game, trying to both extinguish encroaching flames and revitalize the forest that's been already burned. If the blaze becomes too much for the forest to recover after the enemy deck is depleted, it's game over.
** ''Nautilion'', a take on roll-and-move where the player rolls 3 dice and allots them to either their own submarine, an opposing vessel, and the Darkhouse, which can potentially cause negative events depending on what value was given to it. The player has to make their way across a path to the other side before the opposing sub does, and collect a complete set of crew members on the way, who can only be placed in certain spots relative to the previous members already on the ship. Fortunately, there are ways to change results to something more in the player's favour.

* ''Tiny Epic Galaxies'' has the players in the role of an expanding Space Empire. The retail version includes a solo option, by having several different AI boards. The difficulty of these Rogue Galaxies go from Beginner to ''Epic''.

* Creator/SteveJacksonGames' ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' books were an early experiment to create single-player TabletopRPG gameplay by mixing it with the {{Gamebooks}} format.

But Solo Tabletop Games avert this - they can be played with just one player.

Whatever the reason, games can make this possible because of their mechanics: dice rolling and separate card decks that determine what sort of challenges or effects that occur. Others provide a solitaire variant, turning a game into a SelfImposedChallenge. Another way is the game comes with a TabletopGameAI - in this case, a set of actions and rules that trigger based on what card is drawn, roll results, or player decisions.

Not to be confused with tabletop games based on “[[Film/{{Solo}} Solo: A Star Wars Story]]’’.

Whatever the reason, games can make this possible because of their mechanics: dice rolling and separate card decks that determine what sort of challenges or effects that occur. Others provide a solitaire variant, turning a game into a SelfImposedChallenge. Another way is the game comes with an "AI" - in this case, a set of actions and rules that trigger based on what card is drawn, roll results, or player decisions.

* Solo play is a main play mode of ''TabletopGame/{{Ironsworn}}'', where one person plays a lone hero in a perilous land. The game eschews the need for a gamemaster with oracle tables to roll on and solo principles, aspects that also are useful for guided play.