The 10 Best Solo DnD Adventures (Updated for 2025)
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While Dungeons & Dragons is known as a group activity, over the past few years playing solo DnD has become increasingly popular, letting players delve into adventures without the need for a Dungeon Master or other party members. In fact, there are now dozens of adventures that are specifically designed for solo play. Most function much like the old Choose Your Adventure books, letting you pick different paths which can change the outcome of the narrative. At the same time, they also leverage the core DnD 5e rules, requiring dice rolls, character attributes and meaningful choices to guide exploration, combat and even social encounters.
So which ones are worth picking up? Below, we’ve put together a few of our favorites. To keep things simply, we’ve also included information on when the title was released, the publisher, the price and why we love it. So grab your dice and get ready for some single player action as we dig into… the 10 best solo DnD adventures.
10. The Festival of Tombs
Published: July 2024
Publisher: Scoundrel Game Labs
Price: $24.95 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: Combining a solid narrative with sandbox exploration, in this unique solo DnD adventure you take on the role of an initiate with an elite ghost-hunting guild. With the help of your trusty sidekick, you’re tasked with investigating troubling disturbances with The Wakening, an annual event in which normally harmless spirits rise from the grave. The adventure features over 1,000 unique entires, with 3 major quest arcs, 20 unique locations and 4 multi-room dungeons. It’s an impressive and truly immersive single player experience.
9. The Crystals of Z’leth
Published: April 2024
Publisher: Obvious Mimic Press
Price: $29.00 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: In this epic solo adventure for DnD 5e, your character is part of an expedition to the ancient jungle city of Z’leth, a sprawling ruin known for its dark secrets and powerful magical crystals. The adventure is unique among solo play in that it leans heavily into resource management, with built-in rules that track your supplies, environmental hazards and even the remaining time. Along the way you’ll solve puzzles, overcome traps, battle monsters and interact with NPCs, with your decisions and dice rolls shaping what happens next.
8. The Secret of Oki Island
Published: December 2024
Publisher: Obvious Mimic Press
Price: $34.99 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: This solo adventure for DnD 5e features a unique nautical twist, with swashbuckling action on the high seas. You take on the role of a crew member on The Rapier Wit, a pirate ship filled with a colorful gang of salty scoundrels and scallywags. Your goal is to track down the mysterious Oki Island, where an ancient treasure awaits along with the secret to a mysterious egg kept in your possession. It’s a lighthearted adventure that comes across as a combination of One Piece and Dungeons & Dragons, and is filled with surprising twists, unique locations and memorable NPCs.
7. Drums at Daggerford
Published: April 2020
Publisher: 5e Solo Gamebooks (Paul Bimler)
Price: $11.99 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: Set in the Forgotten Realms near the town of Daggerford, this solo adventure has you tracking down a group of villagers who are kidnapped by a marauding army of orcs and monsters. The adventure features multiple paths, letting you complete the quest in any order you wish. It also includes interactive maps and a progression system to mark the passage of time and keep track of resting and travel. It’s a well written and incredibly detailed adventure that showcases the best of what solo DnD has to offer.
6. Eberron: The Saviour of Sharn
Published: August 2018
Publisher: 5e Solo Gamebooks (Paul Bimler)
Price: $8.95 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: Set in the DnD world of Eberron, this solo adventure starts off in the legendary Morgrave University Library, where you stumble upon an ancient secret with the power to reshape the city of Sharn. It’s a solid combination of mystery, action and exploration, with multiple branching paths and a ton of unique locations to explore and interact with. Notably, the book also includes new solo rules for using Dragonmarks and features iconic monsters and magic items from the lands of Khorvaire.
5. Citadel of the Raven
Published: September 2019
Publisher: 5e Solo Gamebooks (Paul Bimler)
Price: $9.99 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: While this solo adventure can be played as a standalone, it’s technically a sequel to Tyrant of Zhentil Keep (which is also on this list). It’s designed for a Level 3 character and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, with players tasked with a deadly quest for the legendary Knights of Myth Drannor adventuring company. Along the way you’ll battle monsters, meet new NPCs and explore a number of famous locations in Faerûn. It’s a fantastic and incredibly well written adventure that feels such as satisfying and complete as a full DnD group experience.
4. Tyrant of Zhentil Keep
Published: December 2017
Publisher: 5e Solo Gamebooks (Paul Bimler)
Price: $9.99 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: A sequel to the excellent solo adventure The Death Knight’s Squire (which also made it on this list), this book can also be played as a standalone without any prior knowledge. As the title suggests, the story takes place around the infamous Zhentil Keep in the Forgotten Realms, a city full of dark magic and ancient secrets, not to mention being home to the feared Zhentarim mercenary company. The book includes over 500 unique linked entries, plus multiple side quests. Notably, it also includes embedded audio files with sound effects and ambient background noises. It’s a fast, fun and incredibly immersive solo play experience.
3. The Death Knight’s Squire
Published: September 2017
Publisher: 5e Solo Gamebooks (Paul Bimler)
Price: $9.99 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: Featuring over 100 unique entries, this level 1 solo adventure can be wrapped up in about 2 to 4 hours of play. The story takes place in the Forgotten Realms in the village of Orlbar, where you’re tasked with tracking down the son of a lord who was kidnapped and taken into the nearbyforest by a mysterious warrior known only as the Death Knight. It’s up to you to use your brains, brawn (and perhaps a spell or two) to recover the missing boy. It’s a fantastic introduction to DnD solo play, with smartly written exposition and beautifully designed narrative choices.
2. The Wolves of Langston
Published: April 2023
Publisher: Obvious Mimic Press
Price: $34.99 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: One of the best recent solo adventures for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition, the story kicks off in the small town of Langston, where a mysterious creature is killing the local inhabitants. It’s up to you to get the bottom of the mystery, tracking down clues, interviewing NPCs and – if needed – getting your hands a little bloody. It’s a unique blend of mystery, action and exploration, with a wide number of branching paths, sharp writing and a high production value.
1. To Hell & Back Again
Published: September 2019
Publisher: Donathin Frye and Kienna Shaw
Price: $9.95 USD
Why It’s Great for Solo Players: And here we have it. Our pick for the best solo DnD 5e adventure on the market. A prequel to the popular campaign Descent into Avernus, the story kicks off near the city of Baldur’s Gate in the sleepy village of Ulgoth’s Beard. You’re soon dragged into a high stakes mystery that leads from the wilds of the Cloackwood forest into the depths of the Nine Hells itself. The story is beautifully designed, with unique narrative twists, multiple dramatic choices and a solid mix of action and exploration. If you’re thinking of getting into solo DnD play, look no further than To Hell & Back Again.
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Jason Volk is the Publisher of Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics and lives in the wilds of Western Canada. He has been playing D&D for over 25 years and is a huge fan of Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms. His favorite character of all time was a Necromancer named Neek who spent most of his adventuring career resurrecting the corpses of slain monsters. When he’s not playing TTRPGs, Jason enjoys video games, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40K, watching football and spending time with his wife and adorably nerdy children.
