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Ghost of the Truthseeker

Strungbound

C55/100
On an ordinary day, an alien descends to Earth and unleashes devastation, triggering Earth's premature initiation into a universe-spanning empire of cultivators, beasts, and entities of ungodly power — all guided by a mysterious AI System. The System's first quest? Kill someone. Amidst the chaos, Alistair must choose whether to fight for power or stand against evil. Separated from his family, he must navigate a world where power is won through conflict and cultivation leads to the Peak.
Goodreads4.14· 1.3K
Competent MCCultivationLitRPGSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Viceroy's Pride

Cale Plamann

C55/100
Seek out new life and civilizations. Kill them for their mana. Daniel Thrush is the only known human capable of learning the magic that powers the various empires of the universe. Earth is in the crosshairs of the Tellask Empire — a race that discovered magic millennia before humanity mastered fire. All known alien civilizations abandoned technological progress once they found the arcane, spreading across the galaxy aboard great voidships. For all of Earth's military might, humanity's only hope is to incorporate alien magic into technology. That means finding monsters and harvesting their mana. Despite his better judgment, Daniel leaves Earth behind to bring back a future.
Goodreads4.31· 1.1K
Competent MCHard MagicMilitarySci-fi

Tower of Jack

Sean Loomer

C55/100
Jack Atlas, self-proclaimed 'World's Best Assassin', had a simple plan: retire in style and marry the girl of his dreams. Then he gets placed in The Tower — a divine deathtrap where gods pit their creations against each other for the ultimate prize. The catch? If you lose, your chances of finding a decent bar in oblivion are slim. Jack soon finds himself on the wrong side of the Black Centipede, a notorious assassin cult with a charming recruitment policy: join or they'll murder everyone he loves. If anyone's crazy enough to not just survive but win against The Tower, it's Jack.
Goodreads4.36· 391
Anti-heroComedyCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingLitRPGTower Climbing

MAD

J. Pal

C54/100
When alien beings address all of humanity, they deliver a warning: forces that destroyed their species' males are heading for Earth. In exchange for access to the System, they ask only for cooperation and survival. Mathew Alexander Dunphy knows it's all a lie. He saw the truth with his own eyes. Nobody believes him. They call him mad. In a world of alien-controlled survival games, Mathew fights back with mad-scientist ingenuity, crafting-based powers, and a stubborn refusal to let either the aliens or the apocalypse win.
Goodreads4.24· 1.1K
ComedyCompetent MCCrafting PowerSci-fiSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga

Hiroyuki Aigamo

C54/100
When Akira's class is magically summoned to another world, his classmates receive heroic powers while he is assigned the role of Assassin. Harboring doubts about the king who summoned them, Akira uses his skills as a master of shadows to investigate — and uncovers a conspiracy that will set him on the run, framed for murder and hunted by the very crown that called him here. Master of shadows and wielder of a jet-black katana, Akira builds his strength in secret, gathering allies across continents of elves and beastfolk while waiting for the day he can claim revenge.
Goodreads4.22· 1.1K
Class SystemCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingIsekaiSecondary WorldSkill Collection+1

FFO

Rachel Aaron

C54/100
In the real world, Tina Anderson is invisible and under-appreciated, but in the VR game Forever Fantasy Online she's Roxxy — the respected leader of a top-tier raiding guild. Her brother James is a college drop-out struggling with debt, but in FFO he's famous for completing every quest and collecting the rarest items. When FFO becomes real, wounds stop being virtual, monsters turn cunning, and death might be forever. Separated across a much larger and deadlier world, their only advantage is the skill they spent years building in the game.
Goodreads4.02· 1.3K
Competent MCGameLitIsekaiLitRPGVRMMO

Dark Paladin

Vasily Mahanenko

C54/100
Surviving in a game world is easy — until the game is your real life, your enemies want you dead, and your own class couldn't care less about your survival. Paladin Yaropolk must navigate a world where pragmatism and personal gain are the only currencies that matter, wrestling with whether to become like everyone else or hold onto something more.
Goodreads3.87· 1.3K
Anti-heroCompetent MCGrimdarkLitRPGSystem Apocalypse

The Tech Specialist

Incarnated Whisp

C53/100
Nick first arrived in the Pokémon world just over a year ago. Now he's trying to win a worldwide tournament while maneuvering beneath the pressure of his far-too-influential sponsor — and that doesn't even include dealing with the baggage Unova carries as a region. At least Nick has his team, some helpful foreknowledge, and access to neat technology he considers himself skilled with. A Pokémon fanfiction about a trainer who starts with a decently powerful team, competing at the level of Champions rather than earning Gym Badges. Inspired by the events of Pokémon Black and White 2.
Royal Road4.64· 158
Competent MCGameLitIsekaiOverpowered MC

The System Seas

RC Joshua

C52/100
Marco trained his whole life to become a captain, maxing every childhood achievement the System would allow — diving, rigging, outrunning couriers up mountains. When classing day finally arrives, the System doesn't make him a captain. It makes him a Gluttonous Marauder. The class has combat perks, shipwright skills, and captain potential — but a reputation so bad he's arrested on the spot. Now on the run in a barely seaworthy smuggler's dinghy, Marco sets out to prove he's not the villain they think he is, if he can out-sail bounty hunters, survive cursed dungeons, and feed enough victories to his ever-growing ship along the way.
Royal Road4.61· 578
Class SystemComedyCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MC+2

Accidental War Mage

Tom Writing Quietly

C52/100
In a militaristic empire where war mages are prized and steam knights celebrated, Mikolai reluctantly signed up to be a steam suit mechanic to avoid conscription into the regular infantry. Magical talent is rare, precious, and a pathway into the nobility — but Mikolai is a peasant from a small farming village with simple ambitions: stay alive and do the right thing. When an unfortunate accident leads to his assignment to a special task force commanded by the notorious war mage Ognyan Spitignov, surviving with a clean conscience becomes very difficult. The mission: stamp out resistance to imperial rule in newly-conquered territory. Mikolai will try everything in his power to make the best of a bad situation — and he has more power than he realizes. His journey will take him through the horrors of war and the grinding clash between empires.
Royal Road4.61· 547Goodreads4.33· 3
Competent MCGrimdarkMilitaryOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

The Dark Summoner

Andrei Tkachev

C51/100
When you're the sole surviving noble of a junior lineage, don't expect much of a future — or so some might think. Not Gregor. The way he sees it, being the last of a line means he can dispense with social niceties and do exactly what he wants. And if any unwelcome visitors have a problem with that, this summoner's got one or two surprises for them.
Goodreads4.35· 288
Base BuildingCompetent MCLitRPGSchoolSecondary WorldSummoning

The Goldenblood Heir

Boris Romanovsky

C51/100
There are only about thirty people in the world with golden blood — and for the protagonist, it is both a curse and the only thing offering any chance at a better life. Coerced into a single-option deal by men from the Special Services Department, he is thrust into a dangerous world far from the drudgery he'd always known. With his special inheritance and his faithful helper Alisa, he must survive what comes next — whether he's ready or not.
Goodreads4.33· 475
Competent MCIsekaiLitRPGWeak to Strong

Library System Reset

K.T. Hanna

C51/100
The Library of Everywhere once stood as a beacon of magic and power. For 500 years, it has been broken. Quinn can barely handle her own life, but when the Library discovers her compatible magical signature, she becomes the sole potential Librarian — and the weight of the universe falls on her shoulders. Before things can be quiet and peaceful, she must battle engorged bookworms, repair centuries of damage, figure out why there's been no Librarian for five hundred years, and begin collecting the Library's 18,042 overdue books. There will be a helluva lot of late fees to process.
Goodreads4.19· 1.1K
Base BuildingCompetent MCLitRPGMysterySkill CollectionStats

Not (Just) a Mage Lord Isekai

Draith

C51/100
Perry liked being a mechanic. Now he's a mage lord. When Perry is transported into the body of a young noble with newfound magical powers, he must choose between surviving on the Front — a mystical battleground with sky-high mortality — or pledging an oath to become a Magus Dominus. He chooses the title, but the responsibilities are punishing: he must develop and protect a domain in the hostile north with a shaky grasp on magic, a loyal servant, and a tempestuous Storm mage half-sister. His most potent advantage turns out to be his experience from Earth — and his mindset as a mechanic.
Goodreads4.35· 260
Base BuildingCompetent MCHard MagicIsekaiTransmigration

Wandering Warrior

Michael Head

C50/100
James Holden has reached the maximum level possible for a human — which is fortunate, because he is a wandering warrior without control of his destination, tossed between universes by gods who have failed to explain why. On each new world he serves as the lone Judge, righting wrongs the innocent cannot fix themselves, with one year to accomplish his mission. On his twentieth world, James quickly finds that the roots of corruption run deep — guilds protect themselves rather than the people, and monsters roam unchecked. Being the strongest human will not be enough this time. He may have to recruit some new blood, even if he prefers to work alone.
Goodreads4.32· 517
Competent MCIsekaiLitRPGLoner MCOverpowered MCStats

The Heroic Villain

Charles Dean

C50/100
Once the promising young CEO of a successful corporation, Lucas abandoned everything after a horrific accident and retreated into virtual reality, lazing about in a carefree digital life. When his escapist paradise is threatened with deletion, Lucas is forced to act — and do what he does best: take charge. This time, however, he returns not as a hero but as the villain. He overthrows local lords, assumes command of the evil Imperium's forces, and begins designing a dungeon no player would ever want to miss. As he evolves his monsters and builds an entourage of minions to become the greatest villain the game has ever known, Lucas realizes it won't be nearly as easy as it seemed.
Goodreads4.15· 1.1K
Anti-heroCompetent MCDungeon CoreLitRPGVillain MCVRMMO

Nexus Games

Shami Stovall

C50/100
Alex Kellan has a strange problem: two men are dogging his every step on Christmas, and they won't take no for an answer. They want him to join the Nexus Games — a deadly competition set in a twisted dimension of high-tech weaponry and magic, where each game is unique and harder than the last. A LitRPG thriller where the ultimate prize is very much worth fighting for.
Goodreads4.33· 351
Competent MCGameLitIsekaiLitRPG

Star Runner

B. V. Larson

C50/100
Two centuries after humanity colonized the stars, the peaceful Conclave faces a new threat: alien invaders attacking fringe settlements while the core worlds dream on. Captain Bill Gorman has vanished — but a clone set aside for exactly this emergency awakens and begins piecing together what went wrong on the frontier, what happened to the original Gorman, and why the colonies are being picked off one by one.
Goodreads4.18· 1K
Competent MCMilitaryReincarnationSci-fi

Sigma 16

Erios909

C50/100
Talia, daughter of a wealthy conglomerate CEO, joins the droves of new human explorers combing through uncharted space to make her own mark on the universe. Her resilience is tested when her brand-new exploration corvette crashes onto an uncharted planet, Sigma 16. Equipped with a state-of-the-art exo-suit, a semi-operational colony bootstrap system, and a sometimes-annoying AI companion, Talia sees the crash as an opportunity. She sets out to build her base, explore the expansive dunes and jungles, and uncover the planet's resources and secrets. But Sigma 16 may not be as uninhabited as it first seems — and a potentially hostile alien species with equally advanced technology is watching.
Royal Road4.58· 634
Base BuildingCompetent MCCraftingGenius MCLitRPGPost-apocalyptic+1

Thresholder

Alexander Wales

C48/100
This is Perry's third world, or fourth if you count Earth. In the first, a brilliant scientist named Richter gave him a working suit of power armor before dying to an attack from a seemingly sourceless adversary. In the second, he became a knight fighting in a war against a callous enemy. There are others like him — thresholders, always in opposition — and it's becoming clear that hopping from world to world is going to be his way of life. Now he finds himself in a place doing its best impression of Victorian London, facing a new enemy that will test all the knowledge and power he has accumulated so far.
Royal Road4.54· 644
Competent MCCultivationIsekaiMilitaryOverpowered MCSci-fi+2