System Recommendation: Single Player Horror
Hello everyone!
I am currently looking for system recommendations, the game which may or may not be hitting the game ads soon is focused on running roughly three players through a solo adventure with occasional points of interaction. Although these are few and far between. The game is horror based, very much inspired (perhaps stolen) from Silent Hill. Particular the second installment which is heavy in the psychological horror department.
So far my decided system is Chronicles of Darkness (Mortal) with some things from Hurt Locker. This is mainly due to the fact that dice pools even on a skill matchup of 5+ dice, still, have a better chance to fail rolls than say Call of Cthulu which is the reason I have it above CoC. So all in all, I am looking at GUMSHOE's Fear Itself as a possibility. But I wonder in the infinite wisdom of the weave perhaps there is some other system I am missing.
- Heavy on horror, preferably psychological horror.
- Mechanics to track a deteriorating psychological condition and/or fear in general.
- A system that's modern, and the character are standard humans.
- The more against the player the better.
- The games more geared to exploration, puzzle, and roleplaying than combat. There will be combat, but running away is usually the best option.
- Finally, works well with a solo player and GM. Most of the time the player will be isolated.