Top 10 Solo Games of 2021 by MvM and the Solo Community

[@BeforeYouPlay]

I love this soooo much, Jeremy! Thanks for having me be a part of it. Such a wonderful community!

[@tabletoptokki]

I always tell people (though it may be hard to believe 😅 ) I've made more friends because of solo board gaming than any other part of the hobby. What an awesome showing for the community with tons of great games and amazing people! Thanks for putting this together Jeremy! Happy 2022 everybody!!!🥳🎉

[@monstermash4324]

Well said Tia! And so happy to see you in this collab!

[@tabletoptokki]

@@monstermash4324 Awe, thanks! It was so exciting & an honor to be included. ^^

[@dominikgarbauer6883]

Jeez, how can you talk so fast without stumbling? :D

[@tabletoptokki]

@@dominikgarbauer6883 Oh man... I sound like such a spaz, esp. compared to how calm and collected Jeremy is. 😂 The key is: extreme exitement about games... and edits. lmao

[@MeepleUniversity]

Hi Jeremy, thank you for including me in the solo game vid. So great to see the awesome community, as someone has said here too, solo games bring gamers together :) And great work to you and awesome for doing this! Cheers! Stella

[@DaniCha]

Great top 10 Jeremy! My Top 10 for 2021 solo games are: Bullet

[@olloplays]

WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE! I love this and I loved that you included a broader community. ✨

[@BoardGameDave]

Really loving the way you chose to highlight so many smaller content creators! I’m looking forward to going back through this video later and connecting with the people who submitted their favorite solo games!

[@SoloBoardGamingKnight]

I played many great solo games this year. Everything from The Initiative to The Loop and Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers to Middara. All of the experiences I’ve had will stay with me for a very long time!

[@johnstrine]

My top 5 Solo games that I've acquired and played this year were: Veilwraith Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Mini Rogue Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition Dice Miner (Also this format was awesome. Getting to hear your top ten as well as a good chunk of the communities top picks as well was a treat.)

[@Tablenauts]

Love this video so much, not only because of the great recommendations for some fantastic solo games (I have to try Unsettled, Gentle Rain, and Under Falling Skies), but because it featured so many awesome and talented creators all in one video! Wow. Thanks for letting us hop in and organizing this! :)

[@thesaint1012]

I'm a year late but this is my favorite top 10 solo games video of the year. I love how you included a variety of people to get a broad scope of different games.

[@kylerowan3852]

Thank you for checking out and having fun with our spooky little boss battler!

[@jamesmorgan1967]

I've watched many of these year-end top ten lists and so far I've enjoyed your list the most! Great energy and I love how you included other content creators as well as "regular folks." My top solo picks this year would have to be Under Falling Skies and Doom Machine. Have also enjoyed playing Cascadia solo for a more relaxing experience. Planning to learn Red Cathedral (solo) this week too and am interested in picking up Hadrian's Wall and Final Girl.

[@tabletoptokki]

+1 for Doom Machine! Can't wait to see what Nathan designs next. 😄

[@meeple]

First off thank you. This is another comment that makes me feel like this effort was all worth it. Also Doom Machine and Cascadia are great solo games.

[@crushingit5128]

This is awesome Jeremy! Lots of board game channels out there that easily deserve more viewers. Thank you for putting this video together and making the community more aware of these other channels. God bless my dude

[@meeple]

Thanks so much for the kind words. It's comments like this that make all the work worth it.

[@gene1514]

I don't subscribe to much on KZbin - but here I am, subbed to yours within minutes of starting this vid. Thanks for creating awesome content for my favorite hobby, Jeremy!

[@meeple]

Hey you just made my day. I'm scrolling back to catch up on old comments and came across this. Thank you. This probably the most work and the best collab video I've made in my opinion. Love it, love the people.

[@Sebastian-rt9qf]

Thanks Jeremy, such a delight of a video. Let 2022 contribute to a bunch of new great solo(able) games.

[@TimChuon]

YESSS this was such a fun watch! So many of my favorites in here and lots of new titles to add to my list too~ thanks for putting this epic collab together Jeremy! P.S. Paula’s hoodie gives me life P.S.S. I might’ve shouted out loud guessing Sam’s title Super P.S.S. I would get ultra wrecked in under falling skies if Monique already says it’s hard 🤣🤣

[@meeple]

I'm just happy to see you watched! Health and wealth to you

[@ronaldbell7429]

It's a great game. Give it a try.

[@ThinkerThemer]

Maggie has given me such a long wish list of games after watching this!! 😅😂💸 Thank you for a great list and Happy New Year! ❤

[@outofboundsdiscgolfproshop5483]

Awesome video! Highly enjoyed the format of seeing your top 10 with other community members sprinkled in. It had the little extra excitement of seeing who would pop up next :)

[@meeple]

I'm glad you watched it. Community in this hobby means a lot to me.

[@mattyweaves]

This was an Avengers level event. Awesome video, presentation, and a great list. It was really cool seeing a bunch of people I know, and a few I didn’t.

[@meeple]

This was a call to all my folks!

[@Moxnzl]

What a fantastic list! What a great format. My fav for the year was Lost Ruins of Arnak with the official online campaign. Followed very closely by Warps Edge and Imperium classics/legends.

[@LordoftheBoard]

Honored to have been able to contribute to this! So many amazing clips. Thanks for organizing this. Also your setup gets better all the time man! 💪🏽 I was so happy to see Imperium so high up for you.

[@TheBoardMeeting]

Great video Jeremy. Was fun seeing all these people on that I've watched for a long time. Thanks for having me be a part of it!

[@revbrentcolby]

Predictions for top 5 (before video release): -Final Girl -Destinies -Sleeping Gods -Roll Player Adventures -Merchant's Cove Let's see if I get one right! thanks for the great videos this year!

[@meeple]

Woooooo just you wait!

[@BoardGameDave]

I’ve been really wanting to play Merchants Cove solo! I really enjoyed the multiplayer experience! And I can’t wait to play Sleeping Gods! 🚢

[@frwololo]

Nice video format, I enjoyed getting so many perspectives, and added a bunch of games to my BGG wishlist!

[@jhowd78]

Thank you

[@sarareed6897]

Thank you for your list, Jeremy, and for including so many other folks’ picks! My most anticipated game is Ark Nova. My most played solo game this year is Hadrian’s Wall.

[@blackboardgaming5348]

This was really nice! I enjoyed hearing what everyone's favorite solo game is. I think my favorite solo board game that I played in 2021 is Ginkgopolis.

[@tabletoptokki]

I've heard such great things about this one; really need to try it!

[@meeple]

We have to have you on brother at some point.

[@blackboardgaming5348]

@@meeple That would be awesome!!

[@kevinosullivan5159]

Thank You Jeremy I Really Enjoyed This Video and the way you involved so many other people. Solo is not really my thing but one of my goals for 2022 is to get my head around playing on my own and videos like this with so many voices and games is really really helpful. My Christmas present to myself was Rolling Realms, a game not mentioned, and which is the first game I've played solo and really enjoyed and am looking forward to playing more.

[@meeple]

First of all thanks for watching. The solo community is huge in social media and BGG. If you ever need suggestions just respond to one of my videos.

[@ekconley6429]

Best top X game list ever! Loved the guest content and with the amount of guests at the #10 spot,I thought that would have been it (and that level would have been amazing! I don't know my top game of 2021, but my top 3 were Palm Island, Friday and Nemos War. Mostly 2021 was light gaming year for me, but played a lot of different ones just a few times each. There's some serious contenders in there. Maybe my favourite was AuZtalia? It's a big set up, but super fun game that's heavy enough to be satisfying, but light and quick enough to fit into a work night evening. Also, I did not expect to get onto it... having low or no expectations can be a great thing going in! As I say though,most of the year was lighter fare for me (Orchard, Mr Cabbagehead and a suite of Button Shy games).

[@leahpicard7904]

Great video!! My top solo experience in 2021 would have to be Cartographers Heroes. Looking forward to checking out Food Chain Island that one person mentioned and Ark Nova!

[@agentsolorunthroughs6010]

Great to watch this video! Love the explanations of why people enjoy these games. Ark Nova does look and sound fantastic. I am highly anticipating this myself for solo only. Look forward to 2022!

[@SnowDragonka]

I want to thank both you and all the content creators that participated for a lovely video. It's great to hear so many different opinions and perspectives, the solo community is amazing place to be. My #1 game of 2021 was actually mentioned (which I mostly didn't expect, cause as you said, it's iffy as a solo game, although I LOVE it as a solo game) and that's Unsettled. And I also agree you want to share the experience and the nice stories, luckily our cat is a great listener and so far he never told me to shut up and stop sharing my thoughts, so I'm assuming he enjoys my blabbering... anyway, it's a great puzzle game and I love puzzles. I was a bit worried about replayability, but I replayed tasks so many times now I'm good... and there's more planets coming :) Thank you for the great list!

[@meeple]

More planets are incoming in 2022...I think March. So you're going to have more than enough to replay. I love how replayable this game is currently.

[@j_owens6208]

I LOVED the format in this video and hope other creators do something similar. I really enjoyed hearing your opinion as well as other creators and even heard of a few new creators that I didn't already follow. Great video!

[@meeple]

This was the most fun I've ever had on the channel making content. I'm so glad it was well received. Thanks for watching.

[@Lvl99games]

We're happy to be on here! Amazing stuff. Also, we see you Mike.

[@meeple]

Thanks for watching

[@JoachimErdtman]

Fantastic video! Kudos on the great job producing this and including so many clips from fans and other channels.

[@meeple]

Lots of work and totally worth it based on the response.

[@monstermash4324]

Thank you Jeremy for doing such an awesome job on this video, bringing together the solo community and for all your great content!

[@chadwatson548]

Was that Phillip Millman chimeing in with Baseball Highlights? I love it! Also, great list and loved all the top games from other people you put in. Awesome video as always. JEREMY!

[@meeple]

Yes sir

[@mattkutrik]

Great list and great seeing a bunch of friendly faces (and their picks) from around the boardgaming community! Just got Merchants of the Dark Road and Tiny Epic Dungeons on my doorstep a few days ago! Looking forward to some solo adventures in both of those.

[@meeple]

Let's get a couple updates on your experiences with them.

[@ryangilmore3678]

Oh Jeremy, you continue to be my favorite content creator in the board game space. Not only are your game preferences are right in line what with I love, but your videos are a straight up joy. This video didn't seem like a top list as much as it felt like a celebration of the year in solo gaming. Post more!!

[@meeple]

Thanks for watching and the kind words. This was a celebration!

[@cliffshotz]

Really really enjoyed this thank you Jeremy! My favorite solo games this year for me were Viticulture, That's So Clever, Fantastic Factories, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Friday, Palm Island and Too Many Bones...

[@meeple]

All solid picks, thanks for watching.

[@eagleaddict2726]

Thanks so much for this great video--love that you included so many others. Great content!!

[@meeple]

Thanks for watching. This was worth all the effort to make this happen.

[@JoeyJocco]

Awesome video! Thanks so much for putting it together and also thanks to all the wonderful contributors!

[@meeple]

Our pleasure!

[@family_meeple]

Great video! Genotype is also on my list. It was my favorite 2021 Game. My top solo experience in 2021 was, hands down, Glen More II Chronicles with the Automa Factory solo mode from the Highland Games expansion. Glen More II is my favorite game of all time and I have adored the solo play. Some other Honorable Mentions include Wingspan, Red Rising, Euphoria, The Bloody Inn, and Cascadia.

[@meeple]

I have Glenmore II in wrapping with the expansion....I have failed! I'm adding it to my catch up log

[@family_meeple]

@@meeple there are so many great games out there. It's impossible to keep up. I hope you get a chance to play it though. It's really good. I've played over 20 times since getting the expansion in September and it never feels stale.

[@SwordandBoardGames]

Awesome video Jeremy, great idea! Wish I got my video out a little sooner. Next year!

[@jonryan835]

Such a great video, Jeremy! Your list, plus all the guests, familiar or not, really helped add new ideas or solidify some games I was already interested in. Marvel Champions was one of my favorite go-tos for this past year for solo. I'm super pumped for Imperium: Classics/Legends, as well as for Unsettled. Happy New Year!

[@boardgamecloset]

Great video! Thanks for inviting us to join you!

[@meeple]

Any time!

[@theenthusiast4218]

This video is so good. Every single video needs to be This format. I love it.

[@KZsZs]

This must be the best format for a collective top solo board games video ever! It reminds me that while we enjoy gaming just by ourselves, we are never truly alone in this hobby :) Sending virtual brofists and hugs to all you solo gamers!

[@RamyASMR]

My man - just wanted to let you know that your absolutely infectious smile brought me to click your video and literally 2 seconds in I feel happier 😊✌️ thanks my man

[@helenshepherd165]

Great video and awesome list! Very cool to see input from other content creators and players. Thanks for recommending I check it out 🙂

[@meeple]

thanks for watching

[@alicia1465]

Awesome format, Jeremy!! Really great idea.

[@mrsteaknshake]

I'm slightly biased... but Capital Lux 2 is an amazing game!! Also really want to try Ark Nova if I can ever get my hands on it!!!

[@tabletoptokki]

Since when do straight facts = bias? I thought bias was a fallacy... 🤭

[@donreed3532]

Loved this video. Loved being introduced to other solo board game hobbyists and up and coming content creators and the games recommended offered a lot of variety which was nice to see.

[@meeple]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@katerietmann5731]

This might be my new favorite video!! Well done!!

[@JumpmanJRH]

My 2021 solo list: 1) Warp’s Edge 2) Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade 3) Flipships 4) Regicide 5) Mazescape 6) Sprawlopolis 7) Food chain island

[@meeple]

solid list and definitely good for on the go gaming. Except maybe flipships...I miss that game.

[@leannesilvestro260]

I loved this video and I’m slowing introducing myself to solo games!

[@meeple]

That's the goal. Lots of games lots of opinions from great creators.

[@mabos555]

Wow amazing video so glad that everyone participated it makes me heart bigger every year to see more people just play solo

[@kmontzka]

Thanks for putting this together! A great collection of games from many great KZbin creators. My favorites played solo from this year: Hadrian’s Wall Imperium: Classics Cartographers Baseball Highlights 2045 Jump Drive solo campaign from BGG Rolling Realms solo campaign Spirit Island Bullet

[@meeple]

That's a list of great games

[@jonathansaah9163]

Great mix of content creators. Well done MvM for featuring such a diverse group!

[@susannemke]

My number one is Ark Nova! Thank you for the great video

[@kumanight]

I knew I was going to pick up Ark Nova after Tom gave it a 10 but now i'm incredibly excited for it!

[@kevinfelger4732]

great idea to add others into your list!! Love it!!!

[@BoardgameswithNiramas]

Great idea here Jeremy! Fun to see Kaitlyn on video here also :)

[@DarthCeasar0622]

Yessss. 🙌🏼 I got you Josef when you need me. 😂😂

[@BillyIndiana]

Great video! I don't prefer to play solo, but I do on occasion. Maquis is my favorite pure solo & I'd love to try Hadrian's Wall solo or multiple players.

[@boardsontables8924]

Great list loved seeing all the content creators and their picks.

[@UmouMais]

Great vid and great top 10. Mine best 2021 solo game was mage knight hands down 😍

[@meeple]

GREATNESS NO DOUBT

[@UmouMais]

@@meeple I only had the chance to get a copy last year so it was a blast! But I agree there were tons of great games! Looking forward the new releases in 2022!

[@findle70]

Oh man watching this just cost me a lot of money. :) But seriously, love the infec...er...great enthusiasm you have for these. You can just feel the joy you had playing them with how you talk about them.

[@Trogdor_Strongbraid]

Great video! I'd say mine would be Altar Quest with Merchants Cover close behind.

[@ABIGPLAN]

Bullet very rightfully mentioned so many times. Accidentally discovered this game a few days ago, and been playing it on TTS many times each day. Ordered everything they have, both main boxes, expansion box and wooden bullets box. It's a shame it'll take around a month for me to get the real deal.

[@apollonia6656]

Hello from the UK . I play solo and only solo so I am upset that Final Girl, SOS Titanic, Black Donate and Nautillion cannot be found anywhere in the UK. I have hundreds of games , most are not specifically solo but 60% of them can be adapted one way or another to be played by a single pkayer.....the rest are exclusively solo. With Covit scare yes, you guessed right, we game lovers made the most of a depressing time and out came out games. I love Roll Player and Robinson Crusoe : the Cursed Island , but to be honest: I enjoy playing any game. Thank you so much for making me feel ' normal ' and not a bit wacky because of my love of games 😇 Kind regards to you all.

[@apollonia6656]

PS:Noticed a lot of typos .Not Apologies.

[@george_castle]

amazing, amazing, amazing...I'm becoming a Jeremy fan for sure. Can't wait for the 2022 list!

[@meeple]

Can't wait to share my 2022 today!

[@BillyIndiana]

I love this community event! It was fun to see many that I already follow & discover a few new channels too!

[@meeple]

Tha KS for watching!

[@winstonhammonds3314]

My favorite game to play solo from 2021 was Dinosaur Island Rawr 'N Write. It perfectly filled the time frame that I aim for in solo play. I'd like to play a few more involved games, but for the moment, this one is right up my alley.

[@meeple]

That's another really fun on but didn't make the list.

[@manuelkooijman5757]

One thing I discovered this year is solo wargaming and although not a 2021 game one game in my top 5 solo games (Hadrian’s Wall is my number 1) is Silent Victory, US submarines in the Pacific 41-45. Really easy to learn and narrative wargame.

[@jhowd78]

I'm going to open my mind to war gaming. I'm just not into dry themes but I'm a gameplay over everything guy so why should I limit myself?

[@Glynixx]

Hi Jeremy! Happy new year! Do you have a top 10 dungeon crawler list (solo of course)?

[@meeple]

I do not but I definitely could come up with one since that genre got me into the hobby.

[@Glynixx]

@@meeple that would be fantastic!

[@tonygleeson8834]

Great list and great idea, I'd love to see this style of list more often. A little surprised that Roll Player Adventures didn't make an appearance it being pretty new and a great solo experience, but with so many great games there had to be some cuts.

[@meeple]

It actually did and i edited it out. Stay tuned for my regular top 10 with some different choices.

[@manuelkooijman5757]

I will probably like Ark Nova a lot and can’t wait to get it in retail later this year.

[@jasonpmathew]

Can't wait to try Imperial Assault solo! Great video!

[@jahniedez6834]

GREAT VIDEO! Thanks for sharing your list! Definitely looking forward to trying Ark Nova

[@meeple]

Hey thanks a lot for the kind words.

[@lorelielomaloma6569]

loved the inclusion of the wide community!!!

[@5knights223]

These games look great. Could you maybe recommend more that are actually out for the general public to play and purchase?

[@raortiz73]

Love the way this was set up and done in a cooperative mode. Pretty cool. Now I have to find a way to get my hands on Solomon Kane.

[@meeple]

I think you can order it on their website and get it pretty quickly.

[@raortiz73]

@@meeple sweet. I just checked and they sell the kickstarter version with the stretch goals in their website. Thank you for that.

[@arcubal]

No love for Chronicles of Drunagor, eh? That's my No 1 Solo Game of 2021. Destinies, Descent Legends, Sleeping Gods - all very close contenders but Chronicles is just pure fun, easy to play and yet so immersive with the story and visual CYOA splash pages, the fog of war doors that reveal the next part of the dungeon and the minis? Oh my. There is a long future ahead for this game and its company.

[@meeple]

Love those guys, but since I'm in the game I thought it would be weird to add it to my list. Love it though. I mentioned this in the video.

[@jessebetend7144]

I actually just picked up Imperium Legends and Bullet (heart.) I held off on playing bullet because I was worried it might be too light to hold attention for long but after seeing multiple people mention it, I'm leaning towards giving it a play. Y'all, is there meat on those bones??

[@bill0804]

Ark Nova is definitely on my watch list!

[@meeple]

I'm just coming back to the comments to say...please tell me you pre ordered or won Ark Nova now.

[@KZsZs]

My picks for 2021 would be something heavy and something light: Pax Renaissance 2nd Edition is a masterpiece of historical simulation with deeply involved actions and almost inconceivable outcomes, where every decision you make might change history as we know it. One turn you might befriend the most prestigious lords and artists of the Renaissance, but in the next your opponents might bring the end of your financial and cultural advantage by assassinations, a well-planned Peasant Revolt, or by sending the agents of the Inquisition upon your key associates. This game is both noble and unfair, elevating and brutal, just like the age it reflects. On the other hand Floriferous is light as a petal and relaxing like a walk in a quiet, blooming garden where every decision is easy, smooth and also highly rewarding, like a drop of sweet honey. You are collecting sets of wonderful cards and point generating goals making every round more gratifying then the previous. This is the perfect game for relaxation, where the rewards overwhelm the efforts you put into your decisions.

[@meeple]

I have to get Floriferous to the table. Its been in my backpack for a couple weeks dying to get played. Thanks fir watching.

[@Hunterko1]

I am waiting for those errata cards for Solomon to start playing it :)

[@meeple]

I don't blame you.

[@koalabrownie]

This dude looks way different than when I saw him crush FF on the Dice Tower

[@JoeyjojoShabadoo7]

26:45 - FINALLY someone agrees with me!! I played TM:AE nearly 70 times solo since it arrived from KS 👍

[@leaalien]

Thanks for a great video!!

[@meeple]

Glad you liked it!

[@crepusculo1027]

Hey Jeremy, first of all: this is the best "top solos of 2021" video out there. Really amazing what you did bro. Thanks a lot. By the end of the video, you mentioned something about "1 player news", could you elaborate on it? Is it a different channel? A mailing list? Or is it just vids that you'll post here through MvM?

[@meeple]

One Player News is coming in 2022. I working out the kinks

[@charlesrobertson7676]

Great job!

[@meeple]

Thank you

[@shaolinmanny]

New board game order incoming !!!

[@UnleashedEntomber]

The main goodness of that video is that it brings all that great people with their great channels. Going to subscribe to everyone, thanks!

[@chunkcurtis85]

My favorite solo playing game this year that I put more time into was Roll Player. Love this game and I am looking to get Roll player adventures.

[@meeple]

You have a great game coming your way.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Already have half of these games. Now to buy the other half. I've only played a few of them. I have a problem...

[@bearabl]

Great video

[@meeple]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@darthrooster1]

Great content. Thanks!

[@meeple]

thank you

[@keithmoellmer4506]

spirit island solo is great if your looking for a crunchy game

[@meeple]

One of my favorites of all time

[@icarusmustburn]

+1 Capital Lux 2: Generations, multiplayer and solo

[@tia1008]

Yesssss, such a gem of a game! ^^

[@Oaklestat]

Excellent video. Thanks

[@meeple]

Thank you!