A Playlist for the End of the World
A downloadable game
A solo journaling game about music and the end of the world. It includes a variant for more players.
Made for One-Page RPG Jam 2025 by Ludipe (design) and Rothiotome (art).
Brazilian Portuguese translation by Matheus Baliver.
The world is ending and everyone knows it. And I don’t mean it as in “a post-apocalyptic event is coming”. No. Everything will cease to exist in about 42 minutes. There’s only a 1% chance that won’t be the case, so don’t get your hopes up.
And you find yourself at an empty radio station with nobody in sight. Broadcasting a program while the world ends seems as reasonable as any other option. Is anybody listening? No way to tell, phones aren’t working. So you might be talking to yourself or to a big crowd looking for some company as the end draws near.
Will you play your favorite songs and ramble about them? Send a message of hope? Be goofy? Get intense about the meaning of life? What does anybody do in these situations? Well, it’s up to you.
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Development log
- Added Brazilian Portuguese TranslationSep 18, 2025
- Added Spanish TranslationAug 04, 2025
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i did't play it yet but just reading and responding the questions made me feel a lot lighter, but i'll change some questions because i don't know any local band for example and the first ones i'll add are "confess your love to someone", "say some enbaracing secret" and "say the thing in you that you hate the most"
A Playlist for the End of the World is a small but ridiculously charming solo RPG that turns your favorite music into a full-on roleplay experience. You play as the last radio host on air while reality has 42 minutes left on the clock, and the only thing you can do is broadcast songs, ramble, reflect, joke, and vibe your way into oblivion. Using a deck of cards and your own music library, each draw gives you prompts that guide what you talk about next comfort foods, memories, routines, bands, hopes creating a surprisingly emotional (and sometimes hilarious) final transmission
This game is perfect if you want something light, creative, and easy to run with zero prep. It’s more improv storytelling than “rolling for damage,” and it works great solo or with friends trading off segments like co-hosts. If you love journaling games, playlist-making, or just want a unique one-night experience that feels personal as hell, this one is a banger.
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdhzLci09o
I just played it and it was really fun! The idea of talking and playing music in a radio station was cool and the game left a lot of room for me to say whatever I wanted
I had a rather sad experience with this amazing game, but I was totally here for it. :D Unlike most games that I just skim every day without actually playing, this one has stuck in my head for at least two weeks, so I even prepared a place for it in my everyday journal.
My last 42 minutes turned out edgy and a bit selfish, with all that talk about me, myself, and I, but I expected nothing less from my emo-kid soul — and what difference does it make, really? It’s the end of the world, and sometimes I feel that quite literally.
Thank you for this experience. The prompts fit perfectly with my thoughts and helped me shape a coherent and meaningful final monologue on the threshold of Eternity. I hope, in the end, it was full of love and gratitude, after all. 📼
Thanks for sharing this!
really good game man
Hello there!
I'm writing to say thanks and let you know how much I like your game. It's super fun and I got really sucked in! I translated the game into Brazilian Portuguese to play with my friends on Discord. As I already had the translated texts, I went on and sent you the files via email, in case you're interested in making the translation officially available.
Oh, and speaking of which, you might be seeing more traffic from Brazil than usual. If so, it could be because of the Instagram algorithm, which made a video from a Brazilian RPG influencer show up for practically all of my friends.
I can't believe! I just had texted something about my own translation to brazilian portuguese just now and read this! hahah The game really break through the internet to Brazil. I had just translated too, to play with my wife! This game is really amazing and shed tears to my eyes. Um abraço tupiniquim pra vocês do Discord! hahaha Espero que a tradução de vocês seja publicada!
And thanks the creator for making this amazing and thrilling game!
Just added the translation! Thanks a lot for doing that, and I'm glad to hear you're both enjoying the game :-D
Out of curiosity, do you have the link to the post of that Brazilian RPG influencer you mentioned?
Sure do! Here's the post.
Very creative idea that really sparkles the imagination! I can totally see myself running so many variations of the core mechanic to fit almost any setting where radio transmission may be a thing.
¡Qué bueno! Lo jugué haciendo como de locutor de radio, incluso hablando entre canciones, comentando cosas o anécdotas breves de la canción escogida. E hice, mientras sonaba la canción, sacaba dos cartas y escogía de la lista y me iba preparando la siguiente sesión, como supongo harían los locutores. Me ha parecido una pasada de idea. ¡Enhorabuena!
¡Me alegro de que te haya gustado! :-D
This game is very great! But I have a question, each segment draw a One card or draw two cards? One card The "sentiments" and one card "song" 🌟
PD: sorry my english, i am learn english now 🔥
La idea era sacar una carta en cada segmento. Así te dirige un poco el tipo de programa que sale y te guía. Pero si te funciona mejor sacar dos cartas adelante con ello :-D
Nicee! When I try the game, I'll write a review ❤️
This is so Cool!!