Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
I think it's a spectrum. Fighting Fantasy is definitely an RPG in my mind, as ideally you'll need to use what your character knows of the environment to succeed (this is less true in the earlier books, which are much more random in their settings) and manage character resources to succeed. That's certainly about as much roleplaying as many D&D games feature.How do you define a solo rpg if there is no roleplaying, since it is solo. Does fighting fantasy count?
I will say that my playthrough of Thousand Year Old Vampire is much more engaging than that. Even if the only roleplaying is between me and the page, it's pretty intense.