Launch: Still Standing, Still Needed

Still Standing, Still Needed is now available.

This is a solo journaling RPG about responsibility, maintenance, and deciding when something is finished. You play as The Standing Role, the last position still being filled, carrying out work that continues mostly because it has not yet stopped.

The game is built around 150 prompts, divided into five acts. There are no dice, no stats, and no required setting. Each session asks you to sit with a single question and respond honestly before moving on.

What to expect

The early prompts are practical and observational. You learn what you are responsible for and what keeping it running actually involves.

As the game progresses, routine settles in. Small compromises appear. Systems strain. Continuing becomes a choice rather than an assumption.

The final act is about deciding what remains and what does not.

There is no correct ending.

How it’s meant to be played

This game works best when played slowly. Ten minutes is enough. One prompt per session is enough.

You can write, sketch, or take notes in whatever way feels natural. The structure is there to guide attention, not to enforce outcomes.

If you stop partway through and come back later, that is part of the experience.

Why I made this

I wanted to make a game about work that does not feel heroic.

About the quiet roles that keep things standing long after they stop being noticed. About what it feels like to stay because leaving would mean admitting something is over.

This project is small by design. It does not try to solve anything. It just creates space to think.

Thank you

If you decide to play it, thank you for spending time with it.

If you leave a comment or a reflection, I will read it. Even brief responses are appreciated.

That’s it. The role is now filled by whoever chooses to step into it.