This was my first solo journaling game and I loved it!
As a father of a 1 year old living through the crumbling of the American empire, the prompts really hit home: encouraging me to think about my son’s future - and 5 generations hence - in a way that felt very real but with plenty of space for unexpected optimism. You can also play the game from the perspective of a fictional character - but I personally found imagining my own family line to be a very powerful experience.
The tracing/drawing mechanic worked very nicely too - helping me get into the drawing aspect slowly in a way that I didn’t initially know if I would.
I highly recommend The Bonsai Diary!