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Paper Dice Games Update

October 7, 2025

It’s getting busy on my end, as we start to gear up towards the Grim Space release this October! Speaking of…a release date has been chosen! Read on to find out more!

Grim Space: Horror Scenarios for your Space RPG

Grim Space will be released on Tuesday October 28th!

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Grim Space Updates

As I mentioned at the top, I’ve been busy working on Grim Space through the end of September and beginning of October. Here are some of the highlights.

Art – both the cover art for Grim Space, and the interior line art, are looking really good! The cover art by Mac Teg is concepted, and work on the “final” has begun. Interior line art by Mark Gosbell is pretty much done – you can check out the concepts below!

Design and development is about 90% done. I have a lot of the nuts and bolts to do still – proofreading, tagging, some remaining editing tasks…but almost all the content is formatted in the book!

I have a few other small tasks that still need time to complete, but I have plenty of time to do them. So we’re in good shape for having things released by October 28th!

Other Updates

I’m close to finalizing a plan for 2026. I’m hoping to share this plan in November of this year!

Other Games

I wanted to share Delve: The Dice Game. This game is a simple dice game that feels like an RPG, as you fight your way through a series of challenging dungeon encounters with dice!

Also, it’s free! You can check it out here.

Content Highlights from Last Month

Solo RPG itch.io and Kickstarter Releases – September 2025 – A video rundown of all itch.io released solo RPGs in the last month. Check it out here!
Grim Space Newsletter, and Distress Calls Sale – A short blog post outlining the Grim Space Newsletter, and a sale from early September.
Using NPCs as Contacts in your Solo RPGs – A video highlighting how I like to approach NPCs while playing solo RPGs!
Character Death in Solo RPGs – A video discussing ways to handle character death while playing a solo RPG.
Grim Space – an Update! – A blog post updating on Grim Space development!
Solo RPG itch.io and Kickstarter Releases – October 2025 – A video rundown of all itch.io released solo RPGs in the last month. Check it out here!

Best Selling Games from Last Month

Here are the games I’ve played in the last month: DnD 5e, Pendragon, Call of Cthulhu, Ticket to Ride: First Journey, Speed Circuit, Blank Slate, Chess, Spoons, Stratego, Blitz (31), Catan, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Ticket to Ride Legacy, Yahtzee, Dragomino, echoes: The Microchip, Forbidden Island, Magic the Gathering, Outfoxed!, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Uno, Viticulture.

Check This Out: I’m still planning on playing The One Ring this year – specifically, the Moria solo game with Balin’s Quest. One of my favorite (and very accessible) Youtube Channels around Lord of the Rings, is called Nerd of the Rings. It’s great to watch, easy to consume, and (at least for me) gets me in the mood for playing an RPG in Middle Earth! Check it out here.

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Thank you for being a fan of games!

-James Hron