The Dungeon Dive

Solo games of Paranormal Investigation

Added 2025-01-14 16:04:39 +0000 UTC

Hey all! I hope everyone is having as good a week as possible.

So I really enjoy games with a paranormal investigation theme. Games like The Unseen World, and Little Town (including Eldritch Town and Eerie Town) are pretty great. I especially appreciate these two games because the goal isn't really to solve a mystery - they aren't deduction games. The goal of these games is to have an experience, the mystery is just a MacGuffin.

I also enjoy games like Call of Cthulhu and Tiny Cthulhu, especially when using something the Solo Investigator's Handbook for coming up with randomized plot elements.

I've always been into paranormal research related things. Shows like In Search Of, Unsolved Mysteries, Histories Mysteries, Ancient Aliens, X-Files, and of course Art Bell and Coast to Coast, and various YouTube channels devoted to urban legends and paranormal things. And it's not even that I believe most of it or any of it. But, of course, I want to believe...

I would love to see a game like Civitas Nihilium with a paranormal investigation theme. That would be amazing.

Are any of you aware of other games that focus on paranormal investigation? I'd love to check out more, and possibly do one of my game guide videos, but I'm having a hard time finding other games to cover.