Daniel (@dungeondive) examines War Story: Occupied France, a solo journaling game set during the German occupation of France in World War II. You play a civilian navigating the dangers and moral compromises of life under occupation—collaborators, resistance fighters, rationing, curfews, and the constant threat of denunciation. The prompts generate vignettes of everyday survival punctuated by moments of terrible choice.
This isn’t a game about heroic resistance fighters or military operations; it’s about the grey zones where most people actually lived. Do you inform on your neighbour to protect your family? Do you help the stranger who might be a spy—or might be a refugee? Daniel appreciates how the game refuses easy answers, generating narratives that feel uncomfortably human. For players who want their historical journaling games to grapple with moral complexity rather than adventure tropes, War Story delivers something genuinely thoughtful.
What historical period would you most want to see explored through a solo journaling game?