Jungo doesn't ask much of its players. Play card combos to beat the one on the table but don't reorder the cards in your hand. It may not be the most tactical ladder-climber but it has confident flair and just enough zest to keep me and the people I play with asking for more and more.

In Scott Almes’ The Last Lighthouse, an 18-card solo game from Button Shy, players defend a lonely beacon against encroaching nightmares. This review explores how a minimalist design captures the tension, isolation, and fragile sanity of lighthouse keeping.

Paper App Dungeon is a charming pencil-and-paper roguelike solitaire game that hits some nostalgia but stumbles on gameplay depth and rules clarity. Clever concept, clear execution on theme, but its mechanics feel less than deliberate.

Grab your colored pencils! In this review of Cartographers, I touch upon gameplay mechanics and muse on why this has become a genre standard

Dorfromantik: The Board Game is the 2023 Spiel Des Jahres award winning tile placement game, noted for its tranquil gameplay

Transform from a mere practicing alchemist into a powerful elemental, and strike down your rival!

Carry a mountain of fun in your pocket. Unsurmountable is a game about ascending a mountain with only 18 cards.

Looking for a bite-sized game that won’t lighten the wallet and packs a strategic punch?

In Riverside, the player is a riverine tour guide offering unique excursions to cruise ship passengers in a remote wintery realm.

Puzzle games don’t need to be bold to be enjoyable and should be a part of every solo gamers’ repertoire.

In this review of Heat Pedal to the Metal I review easy-to-learn gameplay and discuss the best way to engage with the solo Legends Module.

In this review of Castles by the Sea I overview gameplay and remark on the strong production value of the game’s solitary build.

Horticulture is a flip and write game about gardening with enjoyable, cozy solitaire play and the tools to make it unexpectedly replayable.

Gadget Grid is an exciting sci-fi battle royale game for 1 to 8 players by Spacemole Games.

In this review of Beacon Patrol I explain the simple tile placement gameplay and underscore the importance of attention to solitaire play.