If you browse the “physical games” or “weird storytelling” corners of itch.io, you may have stumbled upon a quiet, melancholic title called StarMaker . Not to be confused with the karaoke app of the same name, this StarMaker is an indie TTRPG (tabletop role-playing game) / solo journaling experience that has captured players with its poetic solitude and cosmic sadness. What is StarMaker? StarMaker is a single-player, pen-and-paper storytelling game created by Takuma Okada (and sometimes listed under the publisher Gloomweaver Games on itch.io). The game fits into the growing genre of “solo journaling RPGs” — games where you write the story as you play, guided by prompts and dice rolls.

(link omitted per guidelines; search the title on itch.io) Have you played StarMaker? Share your journal entries or favorite prompts in the comments below.