Caregiver

A game by Eran Aviram

Solo Paid

A storytelling game for one player, a healing spirit who takes care of oblivious heroes.

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Dice Fiction First Card Draws

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Adventure Atmospheric Fantasy

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Color-blind friendly

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Description

A storytelling game for one player, a healing spirit who takes care of oblivious heroes.

Caregiver is a storytelling game for one player. You play as an exasperated spirit trying to aid a group of clueless heroes on an arduous journey. They fight monsters and discover strange places, and all the while you are able to gently influence them. You draw cards to see how the monster attacks or where the heroes are heading next.

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You are a supernatural entity, formless, ageless, born of a single desire: to see humans flourish. You try to keep the adventurers safe and provide for them, doing good where you can, but your influence is barely a whisper, so it's difficult.

The heroes act on their own, heading off into the wilderness, discovering old lands and facing monsters. Their efforts are inherently random, determined by cards you draw for them. You'll have the ability to subtly influence them for the better, but your resources are limited.

It's a lot of work! But without you, they're as good as dead.

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Each game takes about 2 hours. After you finish the first journey, try an advanced adventure!

Caregiver is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Do what you want with it, just please tell me about it!

Main inspirations include the journaling indie scene, Eye of the Beholder, Legend of Grimrock, Monster Hunter, Bio Inc. Redemption, The Black Hack, and too many JRPGs to count.