Even or especially if you've ever bounced off of solo games: give this game a try. This game leaves journaling to the people with time and patience, and gives us, busy people who just want to get into it, a fist full of dice and colored markers.
Mikey Hamm made a really fun yahtzee rogue-lite game about being a post-apocalyptic wizard braving the ruins of the world in search of resources. It's great. You'll like it. I promise.