The Mother of Death Will Drown Tonight by Julia Kartes is a solo journaling game inspired by Polish folklore and pagan ritual, in which you craft an effigy of Marzanna—a Slavic goddess of nature, death, rebirth and nightmare—and drown it. The game tells a story of coming-of-age and mortality. The writing is evocative and sets the tone really well, and it is wonderfully laid out. You roll dice to collect the different items you need to make the effigy, which are related to your past, present and future, and Marzanna sometimes appears to you in nightmares. The reflective nature of the ritual suits the solo journaling game format really well. This is a very well crafted game full of melancholy vibes that would satisfy anyone’s inner goth.