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Emberscale Alchemist

Maikana

A80/100
Born into the underground civilization of Emberscale Caverns, Kori is not your average young Kobold. She would much rather ponder life and magic than wrestle or roughhouse with her many siblings. Learning early that if she wants to know something she has to ask questions — often repeatedly — her insatiable curiosity will shape the path she walks. Follow Kori's slow progression from a curious hatchling to a productive member of Clan Emberscale, as she gradually uncovers the various facets of the world's system and finds her path to becoming something her clan has never seen before: an alchemist.
Royal Road4.78· 373
AlchemyCozyLitRPGNon-human MCSecondary WorldStats+1

Path to Transcendence

l-Ryn-l

A80/100
Grief took Julian's family. Fate gave him another life. Reborn as Julius Von Hyperius, he awakens in a world where power is measured in tiers, skills, and the will to keep climbing. Surrounded by ruthless nobles, terrifying monsters, and an unknown system, Julius has only two choices: transcend or die. With a relentless spirit and questionable decisions, he carves his own path — each breakthrough bringing new foes, higher stakes, and the terrifying truth that transcendence demands sacrifice.
Royal Road4.46· 4.1K
Class SystemCozyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGReincarnation+4

Arcane Chef

Srsli

A80/100
Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure — ten years of gruelling preparation. On the year of his 15th birthday, the day of choosing arrives only to have his entire world crushed as he is assigned the class 'Arcane Chef', an unknown rare class with no known history or levelling path. Being a cooking class, he's relegated to the Servant class of society. The journey travels through his struggles to come to terms with this class, trying to keep his friendships intact and make new ones. Unbeknownst to all, Arcane Chef will have a drastic impact on the world as a whole. Join Trevor as he discovers his class, travels the world, and seeks the glory, adventure, and friendship he thought he had lost — all while cooking amazing food.
Royal Road4.71· 1.6K
Class SystemCozyCraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection+1

Marrow

cerealman

A80/100
Marrow was old — older than anyone he knew. He had been sitting in a closet for many, many years, doing nothing but stare. But eating a spider opened up another world to him: a voice, speaking to him directly. Marrow didn't understand what the voice was saying, but that was secondary. Something stirred inside him — something like restlessness. This is a LitRPG story of a skeleton's coming of sapience, with skills, levels, heroes, and monsters.
Royal Road4.58· 582Goodreads3.92· 16.4K
ComedyLitRPGNon-human MCSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Amelia Thornheart

Keene

A80/100
After years of fighting a terrible disease, Amelia finds herself transported into a mysterious world, right into the quarters of a demon captain. Free from her years of suffering, Amelia decides to face this new reality with optimism and cheerfulness. Strangely, she seems to have a new body, retaining all the abilities of her game character she spent years levelling — but wasn't that character a demonic combat mage? And who is this pretty blond woman she's become? Better not let the demons know of her titanic combat capabilities. Maybe her modest healing abilities could be provided as a service instead.
Royal Road4.71· 1.5K
GameLitGenius MCIsekaiLGBTQ+MilitaryMystery+3

Death After Death

DWinchester

A80/100
When Simon dies, he learns that there is more to combat than lightning reflexes with a controller, and the path to becoming a hero is more brutal than he can imagine as he descends into The Pit. A dark time-loop isekai story with roguelike elements, exploring common tropes in a different light. The story is built around character development — starting slow and never stopping as the protagonist improves, death after death after death.
Royal Road4.62· 2K
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitGrimdarkIsekaiMysteryReincarnation+3

盾の勇者の成り上がり [Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari] (Novel)

Aneko Yusagi

A80/100
Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe as one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons, tasked with saving the world from prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero — the weakest of the four — he is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world.
Goodreads4.22· 4.7K
Anti-heroGameLitIsekaiMonster TamingSecondary WorldStats+1

Rune Seeker

C.J. Thompson, J.M. Clarke

A80/100
Hiral is the Everfail, the weakest person on the flying island of Fallen Reach. He trains harder than any warrior and studies longer than any scholar, but all his people channel magic through sun-powered tattoos — and despite enormous energy within, Hiral alone cannot. In a moment of danger, he unlocks an achievement granting him access to a dungeon — his first and maybe last chance at real power. All dungeons lie in the wilderness below the flying islands, places of secrets and dangers that no one has survived. New powers await, but so do new challenges. If he survives, he could forge his own path to power. If he fails, death will be the least of his problems.
Goodreads4.39· 3K
Class SystemDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill CollectionStats+1

The Power of Ten, Book Three: The Human Race

RE Druin

A80/100
A shard severed from a soul — full of Karma, but needing a body and life of its own. The first true Rantha Hagbloods emerge on a Shrouded Earth invaded by magic, struggling to once again see the sky. Three souls with the full knowledge of Power of Ten find themselves on a world in need of something to break the stalemate and suppression of the Shroud of Undeath. It will take gold, Gear, and Levels to push back — but the undead are not the only enemies they will face as they strive to liberate a world and guide it toward the Light of Heaven.
Royal Road4.74· 715
GameLitLGBTQ+LitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse+1

Father of Monstrosity

Dosei

A80/100
Jakob was only seven when he was summoned to Helmsgarten's sewers by the Fleshcrafter calling himself Grandfather. For seven painful years, Jakob studied the depraved craft of his monstrous mentor, before being let loose on the populace of the metropolis. With the vague task of creating the ultimate being to rival Grandfather's greatest creation, he is left with nothing but the flesh-stitched robes on his body and the loyal wight Heskel. Together, the pair explore a civilisation utterly alien to them, raised as they were in the dark and damp of the city's underbelly. Along his journey, Jakob constructs monsters and constructs, dodges the noose of the guards, joins the Adventurers' Guild in his voracious hunt for knowledge, and parleys with Demon Lords and Great Ones. Many who believe him a weak child suffer eternally for their arrogance. And in the end, even Grandfather must face the realisation that his creation is greater than he could ever have imagined.
Royal Road4.72· 1.1KGoodreads4.38· 55
Anti-heroGoreGrimdarkHorrorIsekaiOverpowered MC+5

Assassinate Wonderwind

Matizu

A80/100
Aiden lives in Wonderwind, the world's biggest VRMMO. He dropped out of college, ditched real life, and invested everything into a career as a cold, calculated virtual assassin targeting the richest players in the top-500 leaderboard — every kill executed to perfection. Until his headset glitches mid-mission. One lag spike later, rent's due and his landlord is about to kick him to the curb. Aiden realizes his next job might be his last. He logs into a high-level area severely underleveled with trash gear, prepared for one final assassination — and then he didn't expect to fall for his target.
Royal Road4.75· 536
Anti-heroCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGLoner MC+4

Duskbound: a Monster Hunter LitRPG

EmergencyComplaints

A80/100
An incident in his childhood left Velik an outcast with a racial subtype that thrives at night and a unique class called [The Black Fang], which focuses on just one thing: killing monsters. For ten years he has been gaining levels and sharpening his skills on thousands of monsters infesting the wild frontier, keeping a lonely stretch of towns safe. This year has seen an explosion in the monster population beyond his ability to handle alone, drawing the interest of a professionally licensed monster hunter who seems more interested in investigating Velik than hunting. With a partner whether he wants one or not, Velik is free to finally explore the deep wood — where he believes the source of all monsters resides. Every answer leads to new questions, and not even Velik knows the truth of what happened on that fateful day.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.68· 1.6K
Anti-heroGameLitGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGLoner MC+3

Arcane Awakening

J. Parsons

A80/100
Verdan Blacke is an Imperial Wizard — a researcher by preference but soldier by necessity. Surviving an intense battle, he is cursed by a hex witch in her final moments. Without any good options, Verdan escapes the ever-increasing pain by performing a self-made stasis ritual. When the spell fades, he awakens to find a world completely different from the one he left behind. Dark things work in daylight with impunity, once-common knowledge is a mystery, and even the nature of human magic has changed. One wizard, a million problems, and the wrath of profound magic.
Goodreads4.35· 3.2K
Competent MCHard MagicMilitaryOlder MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

The Lone Wanderer

PathOfPen

A80/100
Percy was born with little hope of standing out — just another face in a world ruled by bloodlines and class, starting with the lowest Red core and mocked as a waste. When his bloodline awakens with the power to send clones across worlds, he seizes the chance to shatter those expectations. Exploring strange realms full of danger, Percy returns with divine techniques, obscure knowledge, and treasures stolen from advanced civilizations. But mastering alchemy, outmaneuvering scheming Great Houses, and surviving invading gods will test whether a so-called waste can truly reach the stars.
Royal Road4.48· 3.4K
AlchemyCraftingCultivationGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+6

Magic Murder Cube Marine

Alex Karne (TheDeliciousMeats)

A80/100
Francis Francis Francis the 3rd was one hell of a Marine. He died doing what he loved. After being vaporized in the line of duty, Francis is transported to a new world full of gods and magic. Too bad Hades is trying to kill him for declining a job offer and the System holds a grudge for what happened during character creation. At least his new patron deity seems nice. Armed with nothing but his lucky pink booty shorts, a pair of matching flip flops, and nineteen years of Marine Corps experience, Francis must find a way home to his fellow grunts — or be listed as KIA forever.
Royal Road4.71· 1.4K
ComedyDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPGMilitary+3

A Novel Concept - He Who Eludes Death

Priam

A79/100
When a universe was born, seven primordial Concepts acquired an ego. Omniscient and omnipotent, they have since plundered other universes, capturing young civilizations to enrich their own. Many monsters, gods, and races compete for the eighth throne — and now it is Earth's turn. Humanity begins its integration through a deadly Tutorial. Priam has the luck and misfortune to finish it first: his reward is a form of pseudo-immortality, but as his civilization's champion he is transported to Elysium, the most dangerous world the Concepts have created. Nine out of ten champions die there on their first day. Fortunately for Priam, he has many lives.
Royal Road4.51· 3.1K
ComedyGenius MCIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+2

A Touch of Power

Jay Boyce

A79/100
Jade has spent her life fighting boredom in the terminally ill ward — surfing the net and reading, always envying the ability of others to go out and experience the world. She knew a normal life was far beyond her reach. Then she wakes up one morning without the sounds of her life support, opens her eyes, and finds herself with a weak but healthy body in a magical world. As game-like system notifications fill her vision, she knows she'll have to adapt quickly to survive. This is Andara — where her true adventure finally begins.
Goodreads4.34· 3.3K
Class SystemIsekaiLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Pokemon: Apocalypse (Pokemon/Our World)

Fabled Webs

A79/100
Nuclear winter set in by 2015, but the world really ended in 2012 when dungeons began appearing around the world like some messed-up video game. A survival story that blends Fallout, Solo Leveling, and Pokemon.
Royal Road4.82· 181
CozyDungeon CrawlingMysteryPost-apocalypticSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse+1

Gothic Twin Regressors

Smalllobbableballbomb

A79/100
When an unbeatable enemy threatens to eradicate civilization, necromancer siblings Darien and Liesel Embermourn cast a spell of great sacrifice to give the world a second chance. The spell returns them to their childhood, giving them time to prepare for the disaster they know is coming. But even as children they have enemies everywhere. The lord who murdered their parents is scheming to steal their lands, and an ancient dracolich gathering strength to the north will soon sense the twins' power and move against them. With both the living and the dead set against them, forging a new destiny will take power beyond mortal reckoning—and mortality is far behind them.
Royal Road4.83· 124
Anti-heroBase BuildingGameLitGrimdarkHorrorOverpowered MC+3

RE: Deity - The Breath of Creation

Infamous Goose

A79/100
Twelve souls were chosen to expand into the void surrounding the multiverse, given a grace period to grow their domains in relative safety. Once that period ends, the created universes will be able to interact with each other — and be at the mercy of the Void. One of those souls finds the work of a deity far from easy. Between raising up gods to defend the realm, guiding mortals, accidentally creating a xianxia world, and dealing with divine children, there is always more to be done. Now it's clear why gods on Earth worked in mysterious, invisible ways: there's simply too much to be done.
Royal Road4.73· 813
Base BuildingComedyCozyCultivationDungeon CoreGenius MC+6