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The gods are real — and they hate you. This wouldn't be true for most people, but for Samuel Lin, whose first interaction with a god was cursing them out, well, you get the idea. Sam was behind on his Master's thesis when he was selected as one of humanity's representatives in an interstellar battle royale: a fight to the death on the grandest cosmic scale. Dropped through a portal onto the slopes of Mt. Olympos, he discovers the only way to survive is to climb, and the only way to climb is to fight. Surrounded by enemies and marked for death by grudge-bearing gods, Sam faces a very interesting question: does he have what it takes to kill a god? Each Ring of the climb is a new world with new quests, new party members, and new ways to die.

Joe's body is failing him. To make his final weeks bearable, he enters full digital immersion, meeting an Evolving Intelligence named Spooky who takes the form of someone he loved. Before they can even begin playing, both are summoned to a world where magic is real. Joe believes it's still the game — unaware the summoning has completely healed his dying body, making him near-immortal. Living every moment as if it were his last, he has no idea he has all the time in the world.

On his sixteenth birthday, Terrence receives an Affinity unlike any ever seen in the Kingdom — one tied to the very thing he was mocked for his whole life: his weight. With this power granting access to his internal energy and Skills, he sets out to become a Dungeoneer, someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Alongside his friends, Terrence navigates Prep school, rival students, and increasingly deadly Dungeon dives, working toward his first Rank Up while a gathering war threatens the kingdom around him.

Tibs survived by picking pockets — until he's caught. Instead of losing a hand, he's sent away and told he must now survive a dungeon. How is a kid who knew nothing more than street life supposed to survive a dungeon that changes every time he enters it? Being sent into an ever-growing dungeon becomes his life, facing ever-changing threats to himself and the people he tries so hard not to become attached to. He'd like to run away, but the guards have made it clear that trying to run will ensure he dies. His street taught Tibs to get back up after being beaten down — so he isn't going to just give up.

Created as the ultimate dungeon trap — a living suit of armor that devours any adventurer who dons it — this cursed mimic has spent eternity serving a master who delights in betraying heroes at the moment of their greatest triumph. When the newest member of a quartet of dungeon crawlers dons the armor, something shifts. Maybe it doesn't need to spend eternity in the dark waiting to devour would-be heroes. Maybe it can take over this new identity, masquerade as an adventurer, and leave — betraying its master and its purpose to find a new one. The only problem: hopefully the new companions won't realize their friend is not who — or what — they think.

When isekai'd healer-turned-saint Eric Mercer dies watching his world crumble under a godlike titan, he expects peace or oblivion. Instead, he wakes up fifteen years in the past, summoned once more into the world of Elyndor — memories intact and the apocalypse inevitable. Stripped of his strength and starting again at level one, Eric must rebuild everything — alliances, power, and trust — before the end returns. Healing and protection won't be enough to stop the apocalypse. He must abandon the sanctity of his old magic and embrace something far darker. Every choice reshapes fate. And every decision draws him closer to redemption — or ruin.

Ancient powers are about to collide. The world is on the verge of changing, and all Levy wanted was to start leveling. Stuck with a specialization mostly used for buffing in towns for coin, Levy doesn't see it as a disadvantage — even if everyone else does. He expected to take the road most traveled, but it looks like he'll have to carve his own path and be the first enchanter to reach max level. First he'd better learn everything he can about the system of mana that seems to have a grudge against mankind — and may even have something to do with the burgeoning war.

Lucan is the son of a landed knight in a kingdom surrounded by diverse threats. As he comes of age, he must make peace with both the tasteful and distasteful aspects of his responsibilities — and find a way to either tame or accept his own ambitions. In a realm where an underground labyrinth births monsters hungry to climb into the world of men, it is dangerous to be a warrior and difficult to be a noble. Lucan must navigate mortal peril and political intrigue if he is to survive — and perhaps someday thrive.

Nox is an alchemist by trade, but he dreams of magehood. Fate dealt him unfavorable cards, yet he has learned to compensate with scholarly pursuits, tenacity, and sheer grit — qualities that catch the attention of Woodson University's scouts. The Department of Dungeon Studies values the mind and its ability to overcome all limitations. After all, they stripped the divine of their titles, turning gods into Dungeon Lords and their domains into Dungeons. The department will give Nox the tools to achieve his ambitions, and his limitations will push him to the forefront of arcane discovery. More immediate challenges remain, though. Nox lacks the means to pay the university's ridiculous tuition. Only alchemy and smart business deals will earn him the hundreds of gold coins he needs.

Sky Realms Online is the largest and most popular VR MMORPG ever made, set among the mystical floating islands of Hankarth. Until something goes wrong — players are reduced to level one and find themselves unable to log out, possibly trapped forever. Hall, a veteran player, decides to make the most of it rather than panic. But he quickly discovers that while some aspects of the game are the same, the difficulty level is beyond anything he's ever experienced.

A struggling author transmigrates into the world of Solo Player, the massively popular novel she read to improve her craft. She doesn't become the protagonist or a villain. She becomes the protagonist's sister — the most worthless character in the story, a burden universally hated by readers, and someone fated to die no matter what path she takes. Armed with full knowledge of the story's events, she has one goal: not only to survive, but to surpass every limit and rewrite the terrible ending. Her ridiculously overprotective brother — the world's strongest solo player — is the main obstacle. The Constellations watching from above are another problem entirely, bombarding her with gifts and sponsorships as though she's a top-tier celebrity streamer.

Her mother a Spellblade, her father a Talismartist — so why did Astrid have to be a Warrior? Inspired by her mother's tales of defending Humanity's Bulwark, she sets out to become a delver in the Dungeon, earning enough levels and experience to protect her borders and countrymen. Her plan didn't work out, and now she's all alone — no planned allies, no family support. With just her skills and armor, and not a lick of magic to her name, Astrid Warrior intends to show the world exactly what a nonmagical fighter can do.

Unbeknownst to him, Ray is about to partake in an adventure filled with magical beasts, warring factions, and a leveling-up system out of this world. He'll encounter filthy bandits, musty crypts, and friendly werewolves. If only he hadn't been given negative charisma points around women. When the only way out of the game may be through, you fight like your life depends on it — because it just may.

Tim wakes up naked and alone in a fantasy world that has officially labeled him an Ogre. Before he can get his bearings, he is enslaved and put to work killing other monsters for his new masters. Kindhearted and used to being pushed around, Tim must find his spine and turn the tables on a world that would see him dead or in chains. The story follows slow-burn progression, with GameLit elements that taper off as Tim begins to internalize the system rather than read its text boxes.

Ebony never faced any real problem in life. He could see his entire future mapped out — graduate, stable job, family, old age. Boring, but certain. Then, on the way back from a job interview, he found himself in a forest. Freezing. A metre-tall boar charging straight at him. Not ideal for someone whose years of training had always felt purposeless in the modern world. Transported to a world of swords and magic, Ebony must figure out how to survive — and what kind of person he wants to become — in a place where his instincts might finally have some use.

When magic returned to Earth, it woke things that ought to have stayed sleeping — like the cadavers Selena Serrano's med-school class was supposed to be dissecting. With the electric grid down and gunpowder no longer exploding, goblins, undead, and dragons roam a changed world. To survive the Magipocalypse, Selena will need to understand magic, harness it, and in the process become something more than she was. Welcome to the Accidental Necromancer.

A mysterious entity bestows certain individuals with a powerful tattoo. With it, anything becomes possible. The world is changing — and it has yet to be determined if it is for better or worse. Two friends who grew up together, Ace and Vincent, decide to use the tattoo to pursue what they always dreamed of.

Being a zombie used to be boring. Chloe walked around the dungeon, got chopped up by adventurers, and respawned — over and over, until one day she woke up. Now she has smarts and a taste for freedom. Why stay in a stinky dungeon when there's a whole world to explore? Gods are stirring up chaos and treating the world like a game, and powerful factions are moving to stop them — but Chloe is mostly just here to eat brains.

Nathan Cheng, known as Nil, is a game developer with four consecutive game jam wins — but a gaping hole in his heart from his sister's untimely murder. When he wakes up in an arcane world with a familiar System, he's given one mission: defeat the dark king, or die. Success means returning home on the day before his sister was killed. Only Nil's knowledge of the System — and his perfect memory — can let him advance fast enough to avoid being overwhelmed. The mechanics are far more complex than they appear, with thousands of hidden secrets waiting to be exploited. It'll take more than just brains. He'll need a mountain of grit and guts.

Rowena Loress is a good-hearted Scholar driven by compassion and curiosity — and more than a little combat-averse. When she encounters a dungeon, the relationship that unfolds is unlike anything a typical dungeon story would suggest. The world is full of dungeons and monsters, and the story won't be purely light or fluffy. But the sweet moments are meant to overshadow the bitter, with the dungeon gradually becoming one of the most significant presences in Rowena's life.