In many Inner Lantern games you play alongside a guide: a recurring character who keeps you company through the game, so you’re never alone on the page. Each guide has a fixed logo on the cover, so you can easily spot their games.
Meet the guides
Soren: cozy places, books and letters
Soren waits for you in warm, quiet places full of books, tea and flowers.
Games: Teahouse at the Corner · A Day at the Library · Return to the Library · La Maison des Roses · The Bookbinder’s Workshop
Bundle: Evenings with Soren
Takeshi: calm, mindful days
Takeshi takes you to slow places where you can breathe out: a mountain retreat, a walk in the park.
Games: Mountain Retreat (four parts, or the Complete Edition) · A Walk in the Park
Selene: nights, mystery and old places
Selene meets you after dark, in old buildings, caves and fairgrounds where something is waiting to be discovered.
Games: Stilhof · The Crystal Cavern · Selene and the Fair · FEAR: The Unattended
Bundle: Nights with Selene
Armani: journeys, deserts and distant coasts
Armani travels with you across deserts and to the edge of the sea.
Games: Echoes of the Desert · The Salt Road · Beyond the Fog · Return to Greywater Point
Choose the company for your evening
Soren: books, tea, flowers and quiet conversation
Takeshi: grounded rituals and mindful days
Selene: moonlight, old places and quiet mystery
Armani: deserts, distant coasts and spacious landscapes
How you play
Read a scene, roll or make a choice, imagine what happens, and write it down. The guide provides continuity and company; your response remains your own. A few words or a few pages are both welcome.
Each listing explains the materials and play time. You can print the PDF or read it on a screen and write in a notebook.
New to solo journaling RPGs?
No experience needed. You do not have to write well, act, or invent a complicated character. The Traveler’s Guide includes a playable 5-minute introduction and a 20% discount code for your first full game.
These games are made for play and reflection. They are not therapy.
Find a guide you love
Choose a library, a mountain, a moonlit fair or a distant coast. Explore their games on Etsy and choose the evening that calls to you.