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Deeper Darker

mooderino

C59/100
Set in the far future, humanity has reached the stars — only to find it is not the first to do so. A long-dead alien race has left behind ancient cities, abandoned starships, temples, and fortified bunkers filled with artefacts so advanced they feel more like magic than technology. Powerful enough for a single person to dominate a star system, these relics are also fiercely defended by bewildering security measures. Those who are compatible with the alien technology can augment themselves to face the increasingly extreme protocols in the depths of the ruins — and by doing so, attain greater and greater power. The rewards are immense, but only those willing to go further and risk more will uncover the greatest secrets of a civilisation that vanished long before the first human walked upright.
Royal Road4.55· 910
ComedyCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingHard MagicSci-fiStats

Dungeon's Path

akhier the dragon hearted

C59/100
So the world ended. Most people say that and mean humans are inconvenienced. Not this time — all matter disintegrated at the atomic scale. The local universe wasn't actually stable; what everyone took for sea level was actually a nice little mountain lake, and when the dam busted, so did everything. Magic is real, qi is real, gods are real — not on old Earth, but souls pay little attention to time and space, so humanity dreamed of it. The closer the shift in reality got to Earth, the closer those dreams got to the new reality. Reality became a video game. And Doyle Huxley became a dungeon. Doyle just wanted a normal life, but some early paths he takes — both literally and figuratively — lead him to becoming a dungeon core. This is his story.
Royal Road4.15· 1.1K
ComedyCozyDungeon CoreGameLitLitRPGNon-human MC+3

That Which Devours

jerpatch

C59/100
Alex thought a colony ship crashing into a dinosaur-infested jungle was bad enough. Everyone else received a class from the mysterious System ruling this brutal universe — but Alex's Class Selection never arrives. To top it off, a meteor shower forces down the supply shuttle, leaving her and her brother stranded with food running out. Just when all hope seems lost, it finally happens: Class Selection. And with it, a Legendary Class: Devourer. But what the heck is a Devourer, and why does this power feel so ravenous — making her brother smell less like family and more like a tasty meal? Alex embarks on a perilous trek through the wilderness to reach the compound for supplies. As the dinosaurs close in with her brother's life hanging in the balance, she must master abilities she barely understands or succumb to a world that feeds on the weak.
Royal Road4.64· 446
Class SystemGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCSci-fiStats+1

Knights Apocalyptica

Zach Skye

C59/100
The Earth met its end, bathed in holy fire. Rifts now spill monsters into the world, and the Kingdom of Cindrus is the last bastion of humanity, clinging to life deep underground. Erec, blessed by the goddess like all humans, comes from a line of disgraced nobility and seeks to reclaim his family's honor by joining the prestigious academy that trains the next generation of Knights. Armed with a power that drives him to uncontrollable Rage and aided by an old-world AI, Erec sets out to reconquer the world with the remnants of humankind.
Royal Road4.51· 948
Class SystemLitRPGPost-apocalypticSchoolSci-fiSecondary World+1

Superhero life? Super-Sized troubles!

Belial666

C59/100
Months after an extra-dimensional invasion ravaged Florida, the world is still reeling: the global economy is in crisis, political relations are strained, and both religious and scientific beliefs have taken hits. The greatest upheaval is the emergence of superpowers — originally seen only in survivors of the invasion, they are now appearing randomly with dangerous results. Maya Wennefer has spent months recovering from the horrors of the invasion and only wants to rebuild her life. Unfortunately, as one of the survivors with the strongest powers, she will have to get involved in the developing situation before others do it for her.
Royal Road4.64· 443
LitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSci-fiSuperpowersUrban Fantasy+1

Cherno Caster

Akaso

C59/100
Betrayed and murdered for daring to expose corrupt deeds, Brunhilde Krahe is snatched from death by the capricious hand of cosmic coincidence and reborn into a bizarre world of magic and conspiracy — eldritch knowledge in her brain, cosmic fire burning inside. She copes with her own death the only way she knows how: by continuing her work in the new world. Ruthless mafiosos, corrupt politicians, lowly gangsters — there is more than enough work for an investigator with no qualms about hyperviolence. Do not make peace with evil. Nuke it.
Royal Road4.65· 289
GrimdarkIsekaiLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MCReincarnation+3

The Power of Ten: Book One: Sama Rantha, and Book Two: The Far Future

RE Druin

C58/100
Some time ago, a planes-traveling archmage invented a video game to train people on Earth for a coming catastrophe. The gods seized the opportunity to take the templates — and even the souls — of some of those characters for use in other worlds. Sama Rantha is one of those characters. Being a Hagchild and surviving after your Hag Curse fails to murder you at birth is much, much less fun than setting it as your race at level one on a gamescreen. Book One follows Sama's Road to Ten in a traditional LitRPG fantasy setting, heavy with gaming terms and rules-lawyering as she min-maxes her heart out to survive a world intent on killing her. Book Two shifts to a sci-fi/fantasy/psionics mashup as Sama is sent into a grim dark galaxy she'd rather not be in — but the heart of a powergamer never says no.
Royal Road4.32· 1KGoodreads4.67· 3
GameLitGenius MCGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPGMilitary+5

Kittypunk

RavensDagger

C58/100
She was the world's greatest assassin — a silent threat, the cause of a hundred mysterious deaths, all to feed her cats and pay her rent. And then she died. The last thing she expected was to be reborn as a harmless kitten in the hands of a very strange girl. Now tasked with mentoring the girl in the arts of assassination, Caroline Daniels (now known as the fearsome Queen Violence Von Ragamuffin) has to figure out how to mother an idiot while weighing as much as half a loaf of soggy bread. A lighthearted cyberpunk romp featuring cat shenanigans, found family, a soft progression system, and naps.
Royal Road4.64· 416
ComedyCozyLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnationSci-fi

Galactogon

Vasily Mahanenko

C58/100
Twelve players set off through the online world of Galaktogon, lured by the game owners' promise of an enormous payoff. The question is who will survive to tell the tale — which of the twelve is a potential hero, and which a traitor in the making? A knight or a coward? Each of the twelve will have to choose their path. Each will keep a poker face. But if a billion-pound prize calls your name, you can't conceal your choice.
Goodreads4.17· 1.4K
Competent MCLitRPGSci-fiVRMMO

The Forerunner Initiative

Draith

C58/100
Dragons, catgirls, guns, and magic — plus the ability to stop time. A modern woman finds herself in a fantasy world with a mysterious past she'd rather keep locked away on Earth. She has goals, though: first, play with magic. Last, find a way home before the world ends. A LitRPG-Isekai adventure that builds toward a return to Earth to stop a System apocalypse.
Royal Road4.52· 917
GameLitIsekaiLitRPGSci-fiSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse+1

Magical Girl Crystal Genocide

RavensDagger

C58/100
After Earth's magical girls accidentally destroy the entire planet, they decide to fix their mistake with the power of love, friendship, and overwhelming firepower. This doesn't go as planned. A multi-isekai plot featuring ridiculously overpowered protagonists, cute girls terrorizing multi-dimensional godlike beings, and a hero who is occasionally badass — but usually on accident.
Royal Road4.63· 618
Base BuildingComedyCozyIsekaiOverpowered MCSci-fi+2

Hoqalo: The Broken System

MarekSusicky

C58/100
Dash's great-grandfather was one of the Fifteen who saved humanity during the System Apocalypse, founding the corporations that now rule the solar system. That legacy should have been his — until his father was destroyed by corpo politics, leaving Dash with nothing but a single building on Earth 2.0. When Dash nearly dies, a broken System manifests: barely functional, stripped to the bones, but carrying the tinkerer's trait Hoqalo — letting him forge gear that punches far above its tier. The more he digs into why his System came out wrong, the more it looks like sabotage. Someone with corporate reach wanted the Kallum bloodline to stay down. With his hands, his tools, and friends willing to go to corpo hell and back, Dash sets out to steal his future back — with interest.
Royal Road4.65· 270
Anti-heroCraftingLitRPGMysterySci-fiSystem Apocalypse+1

Keeper of Totality

Infinityphoenix

C58/100
The death of the Hero reset the timeline — not what Lucy had intended when she made that last soul attack while dying. Returned to Earth, she attempts the obvious: use her knowledge of the future to dominate the System's five realms. Except things go wrong immediately. A Shard of Totality is now lodged in her eye, her Status is broken, and the Hero remembers everything — and has his own agenda involving her other identity, Adrianna Riftmire. She may be doomed. But as a master of soul magic and former Archmage, she is far from defenseless. This might just be her best chance to permanently defeat the Hero of Light, whose powers distort destiny to ensure his success.
Royal Road4.63· 603
Anti-heroBase BuildingCultivationIsekaiLitRPGMystery+5

Tales From the Terran Republic

SlightlyAmusing

C58/100
It's the thirty-second century, and humanity is now part of a galactic civilization spanning hundreds of worlds. Savaged by natural disaster and centuries of war, humanity has fractured into several separate populations — all of which loathe each other. This is a gritty, drama-driven story that swings between action, dark comedy, and horror. There are no good guys here — it's less "good versus evil" and more "bad people doing bad things to worse people." Pick your favorite rogue, kick back, and enjoy the show.
Royal Road4.64· 391
Anti-heroComedyGrimdarkMilitarySci-fiVillain MC

Phantom Server

Ros Per

C58/100
As the years start running out, you often find that life has left you completely alone. This is what has happened to one military veteran who has lived through many of history's flash points. In order to inject some color into his final days, the former soldier signs a contract with a company that has developed a fully immersive virtual world. Project Alpha Rome is a multi-level city plagued by endless wars between humans and mutants. Under the nickname Volper, the veteran sets out on his path alone — and thanks to his attentive, reflective approach, he begins spotting things other players have missed, raising deeper questions about the true purpose of the project.
Goodreads4.02· 1.5K
LitRPGMysteryOlder MCPost-apocalypticSci-fiVRMMO

The Brink and Back - Tinker of Fiction

MetaBettaOmegaLetta

C58/100
Between the violent gangs, greedy corporations, and corrupt governments, nowhere is really safe in Night City. But when Jackson is torn from his world and dropped into the world of chrome — armed with the Tinker of Fiction — what path will he take?
Royal Road4.63· 582
Base BuildingCraftingCrafting PowerIsekaiSci-fiUrban Fantasy

Titan Hoppers

Rob J. Hayes

C58/100
Born talentless, Iro has all but resigned himself to a life of drudgery — watching others hop across massive space titans for supplies. When a titan explodes and his sister is killed, Iro finds new determination to take her place. When the fleet encounters a new titan filled with powerful monsters, deadly traps, and mysterious cloaked figures, Iro is the first to spontaneously manifest a new talent. Sent to a different ship to train with others far beyond his strength, Iro will have to work twice as hard just to catch up — and to uncover the mysteries of the titans.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.21· 1.3K
Hard MagicSci-fiTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

Arena

Holly Jennings

C58/100
Kali Ling competes in the RAGE tournaments—the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the world's best gamers fight to the digital death on national TV. The pain is real, even if the weapons are digital, and every bloody kill is broadcast to millions. Chosen as the first female captain in RAGE history, Kali is at the top of her game—until a teammate overdoses. Now she must confront what the tournament actually is, because the VGL hides dark secrets, and the only way to change the rules is to fight from the inside.
Goodreads3.75· 1.6K
Competent MCGrimdarkLitRPGSci-fiVRMMO

Human Altered

Yousureimnotarobot

C57/100
Earth's Engineers are a double-edged sword. They can fix or improve anything — but no sane Xeno Engineer will touch a device that carries the Human Altered warning. A series of interconnected tales from humanity's distant future. Most chapters are standalone.
Royal Road4.63· 535
ComedyMilitarySci-fi

In Space With a Junkyard Ship

apinsig

C57/100
Earth stands dead. Follow a broken man's desperate journey as he searches for freedom — trying to generate enough power to escape not just from a ruined Earth, but from the remnants of human colonies now controlling the solar system, who see him as little more than a machine. It won't take long for him to discover that the universe is nothing like he imagined. The emptiness he envisioned isn't there, nor is the easy life of leisure he dreamed of. Instead, danger and opportunity lurk around every corner — and for those not brave enough to face them, only death awaits.
Royal Road4.63· 534Goodreads4.69· 36
Base BuildingCraftingGameLitLoner MCOverpowered MCPost-apocalyptic+1