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292 series

New Era Online: Biomancer

Shemer Kuznits

D33/100
John Slater, a battle-hardened ex-special forces soldier, never had any interest in video games. But now he has to learn and learn fast — his brother's life depends on beating one. Magic, monsters, and levels are new to him, and his real-world skills aren't as useful as he thinks. Lucky for him, he's used to adapting on the fly. The world will soon learn why his squadmates called him Seraph, the death angel.
Goodreads4.17· 638
Competent MCLitRPGOlder MCVRMMOWeak to Strong

The Dimensional Wars

Blake Severson

D32/100
After an unfortunate encounter with a meddlesome Goddess, Arthur is given a second chance in a new world — one that runs on RPG mechanics. His directive is simple: help the people and spread the Goddess's name. The reality is anything but simple. Dravincia has been overrun by bandits who serve corrupt lords and keep the populace in ruin. Arthur must navigate politics, build alliances, and grow powerful enough to push back — or fail and hope for another try.
Goodreads4.22· 540
Base BuildingCompetent MCIsekaiLitRPGSecondary World

I am the Heroine's Master?

HereticDonor

D32/100
When Mo Jian wakes up as a Core Formation cultivator in the world of a story he recognizes, his first thought is to stay as far away from the hero and the heroine as possible. After all, he has taken the place of a man destined to die by the hero's sword. Instead, he intends to explore this world, see all its wonders, and live an enjoyable and fulfilling life — everything he was unable to do on Earth. However, the plot of the story keeps tugging at him, and he inadvertently finds himself as the heroine's teacher.
Royal Road4.46· 414
ComedyCompetent MCCultivationReincarnationTransmigrationWuxia

Nova Online

Alex Knight

D32/100
Imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit, Kaiden Moore's only shot at early release is serving as a Warden inside the virtual world of Nova Online — protecting new players and enforcing the law. But Kaiden has his own agenda: proving his innocence. The keys to his freedom are buried in the game's seedy underbelly, and the trail that led to his arrest is far more twisted than he ever imagined.
Goodreads4.08· 638
Competent MCLitRPGMysterySci-fiVRMMO

Archmage Reborn

DB King

D32/100
Betrayed and banished by the Elemental Gods who gave him his magic, Saul awakens in a new body, a new time, and a new life. Once Archmage of Keldor and Commander of the Emperor's military might, he carved a bloody path of victory across the known world. Now he's nobody — a man out of his time with nothing except memories of his past life and a mysterious System granted by the Trickster God Sarkur. Saul must learn the System and rebuild his magic from the ground up. He has one goal in mind: revenge. But his path will force him to untangle a web of myth, magic, betrayal, and friendship — and the stakes are higher than he imagined.
Goodreads4.22· 485
Competent MCHard MagicLitRPGReincarnationStatsWeak to Strong

Warmaster

Melissa McShane

D31/100
Aderyn has waited five years for the Call — the moment the system grants her a class and sets her on the path to becoming an adventurer. When it finally arrives, she's made a Warmaster: a class everyone considers useless. No real combat power, no magic, no impressive skills. Refusing to give up, Aderyn sets out to prove the world wrong. With the help of a young man from another world, she'll tackle dungeons, political intrigue, and continent-spanning quests — showing that a Warmaster can do anything.
Goodreads4.23· 331
Class SystemCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Eldrich Engineer

Kevin McLaughlin, Michael Anderle

D31/100
A lab experiment gone catastrophically wrong opens a portal to another dimension and deposits engineer Charles Smith directly on top of an enemy sorcerer—accidentally saving the kingdom of Kortall and earning the gratitude of King Alfred. The reward for a job well done is more work. Alfred recruits Charles to help defend against an invading army backed by the Shadow Council. Wildly outmatched, Charles must blend science, engineering, and whatever magic he can learn to give Kortall any chance of survival.
Goodreads4.23· 300
Base BuildingCompetent MCCraftingGenius MCHard MagicIsekai

The Ghost of the Wastes

JCAnderson2025

D29/100
The Wastes do not create heroes. They create survivors. Cale Arcanus vanished ten years ago when a transport was lost beyond the borders of civilization. Presumed dead, his name became a footnote in a tragedy the Dominion preferred to forget. But the Wastes did not kill him — they forged him. In a land where mana turns feral, monsters replace law, and mercy gets you buried, Cale survived by mastering older methods of power: methods that do not fit neatly into cores, rankings, or institutions. Now he has returned. Arclight Academy wants to classify him, noble houses want to control him, and military and political powers want to decide whether he is an asset or a threat. They are already too late. Behind a quiet demeanor and a worn mask, Cale walks back into a world that no longer recognizes him — and one that will soon learn what it means to provoke something forged outside its rules.
Royal Road4.01· 417Goodreads4.82· 17
Base BuildingCompetent MCHaremLoner MCMilitaryOverpowered MC+6

Gods of the Game

Phil Tucker

D29/100
In the sun-scorched future of 2442, survival has taken the form of Krieg Chess — a high-tech fusion of strategy and brutal combat where players wield advanced technology and unlock latent abilities, transforming from pawns to kings. Charoen and his sister Jessie, refugees lifted from obscurity by the enigmatic billionaire Virgil, discover they have extraordinary talents. As they train and fight their way up through the leagues, they realize Krieg Chess is not just a game — it is a crucible for something far larger and more dangerous.
Goodreads4.19· 562
Competent MCGenius MCLitRPGMilitarySci-fiSkill Collection

Mark of the Fated

Ricky Fleet

D29/100
A vast comet that should have destroyed Earth instead slowed and landed — and beings from another dimension arrived with it, condemning humanity's selfish ways but sensing a potential to change. They chose Mark as a volunteer in deadly trials: earn humanity's survival by saving fantastical worlds from their own destruction. Join him on his quest for loot, levels, and powerful abilities as he fights in kingdoms large and small, battling demons and dinosaurs, vampires and robots, orcs and fairies. For Mark, the price of saving the planet looks to be a world of hurt.
Goodreads4.22· 285
Competent MCIsekaiLitRPGSkill CollectionSystem Apocalypse

Azure: Gunner

AzureInk

D28/100
Az has one burning desire: to escape her backwater town. In a dystopian post-apocalyptic future shaped by a System engineered by long-dead politicians, power and freedom are paid for with blood, sweat, and cold hard cash. When Az gets pulled into the machinations of the corrupt and wealthy, she must decide whether to stand up for her beliefs or keep her head down to survive. It's not always clear which choice is right — but she's never been one to back down from the dangers ahead.
Royal Road4.50· 361
Competent MCGrimdarkLGBTQ+LitRPGPost-apocalypticSatire+3

Secret Agent In Another World - [The Learn]

Author Artemis

D27/100
Zack Adder spent four years as a double agent hacker for governments around the world — and then systematically scrubbed his existence from every network on the planet. On the first day of his return to normal life, he was struck by a truck and died. But that wasn't the end. Swept up in another man's hero summoning, Zack has been tasked by Earth's God with discovering the truth about another world's Goddess, Church, and summoning ritual — armed with nothing but a unique skill: [The Learn]. A man who has played many roles, Zack must now figure out who he really is underneath all the masks.
Royal Road4.53· 216
Competent MCGenius MCIsekaiLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MC+2

Mana Architect: A Cozy Isekai Base-Building Adventure

Cynical Donut

D25/100
James Wright expected an early midlife crisis, not to be summoned into a dying world with nothing but a sarcastic floating light spirit and a class no one has ever heard of: Mana Architect. Not warrior. Not mage. Not hero. A builder. Dropped at the edge of a terrified, half-starved tribe, James discovers his class lets him create glowing mana blueprints — full 3D projections that guide construction like a magical architectural interface. The catch? Everything still needs to be built the hard way: real logs, real stone, real sweat. Suddenly their chieftain against his will, James must build shelters, train villagers into craftsmen, and keep everyone alive in a forest filled with mana beasts — all while pretending he knows what he's doing. With each new structure, the village grows, skills evolve, and people awaken rare classes. His class may be far more powerful than anyone knows.
Royal Road4.28· 354
Base BuildingClass SystemComedyCompetent MCCozyCrafting+2

Accidental Champion

C.J. Davis, Jamie Davis

F24/100
Cari Dix didn't know her whole life was a lie. Growing up with the most ordinary parents ever, all she wanted was adventure and a little fun. When she discovers an old computer from her father's past, Cari stumbles into a fantasy game world she'd always thought part of her childhood imagination. Taking her combat fencing skills with her, she sets out to explore a world her parents said didn't exist. This is the first book in a trilogy set in the world of Fantasma, picking up where the Accidental Traveler trilogy left off. Cari fights to save the last of the Empire's heirs and carries on the legend her father left behind.
Goodreads4.14· 502
Competent MCGameLitIsekaiLitRPG

Truthful Transmigration

Halosty

F24/100
John Miller was a fairly normal young man, working hard to support a family that had run into many financial difficulties. His unexpected death ends his difficult but mundane life — and he wakes up alive, but not himself. Fortkran Tenebach was the young master of a cultivation clan in another world. John barely knows anything about cultivation, but he must make his way with the memories of his new body. His new family isn't as close as his old one was, yet he can't help but want to be honest with them. Certain they've noticed his sudden change in personality, he confesses what happened — a move he expects to be fatal. Quite surprisingly, his family breathes a collective sigh of relief that the old Fortkran is dead. This leaves John to take over his duties, including cultivation, though he has to start from the beginning and isn't sure he won't make some massive mistake.
Royal Road4.17· 355
Competent MCCultivationReincarnationSecondary WorldTransmigrationWeak to Strong+1

Company of Strangers

Melissa McShane

F24/100
The wizard Sienne hopes to make a name for herself as a scrapper — someone who scours the ruins of the Empty Lands for treasure and lost magical artifacts. Catching her first break means joining a ragtag team: a desperate scrapper named Dianthe, her wizard-hating partner Alaric, a drunk priest named Perrin, and a young fighter named Kalanath. Finding the treasure is only the beginning. The companions must learn to trust one another, because their survival may depend on it.
Goodreads4.14· 494
Competent MCDungeon CrawlingSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Weight of Worlds

MH Crux

F21/100
The Tethered wield many talents, each developing into a hundred unique paths. After Ranvir awakens the ability to control space, he discovers he is the sole Tethered to hold this power. His only chance is to attend the Royal Academy and become his own Master — turning his burden into a blessing.
Royal Road3.89· 333
Competent MCGameLitHard MagicMilitarySchoolSecondary World+1

Cultivator vs. System

Valerios

F20/100
Long Fang is stranded in a foreign world where proper cultivation has been replaced by blue-screen System notifications. His response: ignore the System entirely and build a sect to spread cultivation the old-fashioned way. The System does not take kindly to being rejected. As Long Fang's stubbornness draws increasingly dangerous System-backed foes, he must grow stronger and wiser — while keeping his wholesome sect of followers alive against everything the System throws at them.
Goodreads4.11· 444
Base BuildingComedyCompetent MCCultivationLitRPGSecondary World

Of Wizards and Ravens

Charm&Fable

F20/100
Emrys of White Sands is many things: a wanderer with empty pockets and an eclectic skillset, a mage of considerable ability, and a man on the run from the wealthiest family in the world. When he finally earns a scholarship to one of the world's top mage schools, the Dreki family starts a war in the very same nation the school is located in. With the family breathing down his neck, Emrys must rise to the challenge and collect enough power to carve out his own space in the world — or be dragged back to their hellish island.
Royal Road4.48· 227
Competent MCCozyOverpowered MCSchoolSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Nomad Healer

N. J. Buller

F18/100
Monty died—and woke up inside the body of a dying priest in a world governed by a System of levels, classes, and magic. The priest had been protecting a caravan, a duty now inherited by Monty, who must maintain the facade of a stolen identity while fending off bandits and worse. Luckily, the priest commanded powerful Light magic. Monty can heal—and kill—without hesitation. He'd rather not die again.
Goodreads3.95· 438
Class SystemCompetent MCLitRPGSecondary WorldStatsTransmigration