HOST: Until the Light Takes Us

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Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 9/15/2025 18:33:07
Modified 9/15/2025 22:12:39
Completion Status Not Played
Library Itch.io
Source itch.io
Platform Physical
Release Date 3/28/2022
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Description

HOST is a solo journaling game about experiencing apocalyptic events as the world transforms in bizarre ways. The game takes place across three randomized Events, allowing for a large combination of potential stories and experiences. In addition to the standard Events, certain special ones give glimpses into the greater nature of the setting of Host, and allow the player's character to interact meaningfully with the world that is coming apart around them.

This was originally intended to be a setting for a tabletop arc, but seemed to fit better as a solo game, so it's been transformed into a format that will hopefully allow more people to enjoy it.


To play, all you need is:

  • A deck of cards (or other way to randomize a number from 1-13)
  • A way to record your journal entries


Please let us know about your experiences with this in the comments below - we'd love to see what strange trips this game takes you on.