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A New Player in the Force

USSExplorer

D42/100
A soldier wins an afterlife lottery and is given the chance to live again in another universe — the Star Wars galaxy — with access to lite-Gamer powers. Beginning almost four thousand years before the Prequels, the story follows an original character navigating a far-future iconic setting. The RPG system is present throughout but gradually pulls back as the character and world take center stage over the course of the long-running narrative.
Royal Road4.40· 590Goodreads3.88· 8
Anti-heroGameLitHaremLitRPGMilitaryOverpowered MC+2

Nobody's Hero

Noct

D42/100
There's one firm rule in Central City: everyone dies. Super strength, invulnerability, regeneration — everything is on the table, except immortality. After all, if anyone were immortal, Alpha, the completely-legitimately-elected dictator-for-life of Central City, could absorb their skill and become dictator forever. It's a good thing no one is immortal. Especially not Levi. A satirical dark superhero story with a LitRPG twist, drawing on the vibes of The Boys, Perfect Run, and Astro City.
Royal Road4.55· 537Goodreads3.47· 115
Anti-heroComedyGameLitGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPG+10

Loser of Tarinath

S. Zaplosky

D42/100
When Jake is sentenced to a virtual world for crimes he definitely did commit, he finds that one bad decision puts him on a path he never would have chosen. Virtual reality worlds have become the preferred way of disposing of excess people, and Jake lands in the swords-and-sorcery world of Tarinath — not as the warrior he would have preferred, but as a healer with little ability to deal the damage he so desperately wants to.
Royal Road4.58· 389
Anti-heroGameLitLitRPGSecondary WorldVRMMO

Diary of a Teenaged Mimic

Kenny Celican

D42/100
Tabitha Diaz fits in wherever she winds up — even when that wherever is another world entirely. "Wear the mask long enough and you become the mask" isn't scary for the mask. Tabitha is an overpowered shapeshifter who is far too much of a dumbass to realize how overpowered she is. Her story is a slice-of-life isekai heavy on relationships, found family, and polyamorous romance between two bi women and their tiger-woman companion — set against a non-heteronormative secondary world with occasional over-the-top threats when her family is endangered.
Royal Road4.34· 593
Anti-heroComedyCozyIsekaiLGBTQ+LitRPG+6

The Imperial Initiative

James Hunter, S. R. Witt

D42/100
October, 2042. In two weeks, a nine-mile-wide asteroid will end the world. Robert Osmark — billionaire tech genius — has been preparing for this moment since the asteroid first appeared, building digital salvation in the form of an ultra-immersive fantasy VRMMORPG called Viridian Gate Online. Robert intends to lead this new world himself. But even with every advantage in his favor, he faces powerful opposition. A rogue faction of global elites led by a US Senator is recruiting dangerous allies, undercutting Robert's efforts, and hiring VGO's most deadly assassins to seize power for themselves. To win, Osmark must viciously crush all opposition before his plans turn to ash.
Goodreads4.27· 545
Anti-heroLitRPGSystem ApocalypseVillain MCVRMMO

A Sith? During The Fall

Dondokin

D42/100
Darth Zaros was the Empire's Wrath — the greatest Sith Warrior and a man feared across the galaxy. He was also just an Old Republic game character, until the player somehow woke up as him. If that wasn't bad enough, Zaros was sent thousands of years into the future, to the eve of the Great Jedi Purge. Alone and surrounded by enemies, can he survive long enough to figure out how he got there — and find his way back? Armed with the powers of a Sith Lord and the knowledge of a devoted fan, Zaros must navigate a dangerous universe where a single wrong move could unravel history.
Royal Road4.55· 522
Anti-heroCompetent MCIsekaiOverpowered MCSci-fiTransmigration

The Crafter

Outspan Foster

D41/100
As a ten-year-old orphan in the backwater city of Outlast, all Wick ever wanted was money and power. His father's death left him only a glass amulet, a trusty spade, and two level-one skills. After six months surviving by his wits, Wick has decided to make his move for a brighter future — even if it costs him the beating of his life. He lives by the Sprawler's Code: the strong live long, but the bold get the gold. Follow Wick as he explores new powers and manipulates anyone foolish enough to get in his way.
Goodreads4.23· 771
Anti-heroCraftingCrafting PowerLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Two Worlds

BeamMeUpScotty

D40/100
Two Worlds is a military sci-fi web serial set several hundred years in the future. It follows multiple characters in an expansive universe as they fight to survive where things aren't always as they seem — or they are, and they're just out of luck.
Royal Road4.55· 499
Anti-heroGenius MCMilitarySci-fi

Theft of Decks

Lars Machmüller

D40/100
In the frontier town of Isarn, Chase will never be more than the lowly Darkborn thief he is. Banned from training, banned from acquiring better cards — if the Lightborn had their way, he'd be banned from life itself. But Chase and his friends have determination. Losing a hand to brutal punishment only fueled his obsession to get access to reality-bending cards. Nobody cares where you came from when you're rich enough. Facing established powers, churches, and age-old prejudices, Chase and his crew must fight back — and if the Lightborn won't share, sometimes the only way to get dealt a better hand is to steal the whole deck.
Goodreads4.28· 267
Anti-heroClass SystemLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Death's Disciple

TT.Reynolds

D40/100
Sometimes it's the villain who has to be the hero. As Dungeons begin to open across Earth, Adam Pierce survives by facing blood, brutality, and murder — and he walks out of the Tutorial as the disciple of Death itself. When it's discovered that these Dungeons are handing immense power to anyone ruthless enough to take it, Adam sees the catastrophe before anyone else: humanity is greedy and weak, and without something to unite the species, it will kill itself. So Adam decides he will unite the world himself, by becoming the Villain of the System Apocalypse. It means he is hated — but humanity thrives while he wades through betrayal and murder. Because something far worse than the Dungeons is on its way, and Earth will need to be ready.
Royal Road4.59· 135Goodreads4.32· 57
Anti-heroDungeon CrawlingLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSystem Apocalypse+1

The Saga of Keres

Lucian T. Einar

D40/100
1897. As the world teeters on the edge of war, Volundr — Ambassador of the Society of Nations — assembles a diverse group of individuals with extraordinary abilities. Among them: Steve, a devoted single father searching for his missing lover, and his mischievous daughter Alice. Others seek redemption, vengeance, or simply a place to belong. Cursed and desperate for answers, they agree to assist Volundr in exchange for his teachings on thaumaturgy and alchemy. Their first mission takes them to the Unseen City, under the threat of a devastating terrorist attack — where the most powerful thaumaturgist the world has ever seen has plans of her own. An alternate-historical fantasy set in the late 1890s, where magic clashes with science, kaiju roam the earth, and an unlikely band of heroes must confront forces both seen and unseen.
Royal Road4.59· 130
AlchemyAnti-heroGenius MCMilitaryOverpowered MCReincarnation+4

Throne Hunters

pwtucker

D40/100
Harald Darrowdelve has squandered every gift life gave him — until he enters the angelic dungeon beneath Flutic and receives a demon's dark blessing. Weak, privileged, and directionless no more, Harald now commands powers forged in darkness. But each new ability and hard-won level drags him deeper into the ruthless politics of noble houses, shadowy rivals, and a celestial war burning beneath the city's streets. The dungeon reshapes him with every victory — but at what cost? A slow-burn progression fantasy built around a 100-level dungeon with a unique magic system drawing power from the consumed essence of a fallen celestial being.
Royal Road4.56· 487
Anti-heroDungeon CrawlingGameLitGrimdarkLitRPGOverpowered MC+2

I Woke Up as the Villainess's Friend. I Don't Want to Be the Next Dark Queen

AngelNersus

D39/100
An avid MMORPG player suddenly finds herself trapped in the world of an otome game she's barely touched. Now inhabiting the body of Bianca, the plain and overlooked friend of the villainess, she's exhilarated by the chance to live in a world brimming with magic. Determined to make the most of her knowledge of the game's opening events, she ventures into a beginner's dungeon to gain strength. But when a seed of darkness disguised as an innocent puppy crosses her path, her plans spiral out of control — pushing her to level up, seize an overwhelming power, and face the temptation of becoming the next dark overlord.
Royal Road4.26· 561
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLit+7

Dark Fate

Stuart Grosse

D39/100
The world ended — or rather, the world as it was known ended, replaced by one with a System, with levels, hit points, and stats. Monsters spawned and preyed on the weak. The Black Knight rose as one of humanity's greatest champions, striking down warlords and monsters to protect the people. Then, at the moment of his greatest triumph, he was betrayed by his lover and closest friend and struck with a cursed blade. The explosion cast him back in time, into his own body before the System Apocalypse began. He had been a hero — and all it earned him was betrayal and death. This time, he would become the darkness itself, and bend it to his will.
Goodreads4.25· 656
Anti-heroBase BuildingHaremLitRPGRegressionSci-fi+2

Path of the Hive Queen

Tejoka

D39/100
A girl wakes up alone in the wilderness, climbing out of an egg with no memory — only human knowledge that doesn't match her body. She must survive, decipher the blue boxes, understand her own biology, and build a hive from nothing. Her instincts as a Hive Queen push her to treat her progeny as expendable tools and to destroy any potential threat before it grows. Her human side resists. She'd rather not become an apocalypse — but she does need territory, resources, and perhaps a little conquest to keep her family safe.
Royal Road4.45· 522
Anti-heroBase BuildingGameLitGenius MCLitRPGMilitary+6

Lich Lord

Levi Werner

D39/100
Reincarnated in the body of a Lich — an enemy to all — that's just problem number one. Zeke was only playing the villain to blow off steam. Now he's stuck in the body of one. Trapped in a hostile world, he must flee his former guild into a holy kingdom ruled by the Church of Olattee. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. His power is gone and he must start over. He is still a lich, and he still has his weapon, Mercy — more powerful than even he knows. The real question is: is he now a villain or not, and will he survive long enough to find out?
Goodreads4.26· 395
Anti-heroGameLitLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnationSecondary World

New Game Minus

Sarah Lin

D38/100
Bloodwraith thought of himself as an effective villain, until a single adventurer destroyed his entire lair. With his last breath, he switched bodies with the adventurer — and discovered that his world was built on lies. Alien beings from another dimension were using his world as a game, and now he was one of them. The problem: Bloodwraith has no experience being an adventurer. He was a mage, but his new body only hits things. He relied on undead minions, but now must depend on other people. And strange boxes keep appearing in his vision describing the world in unfamiliar terms. To survive, he'll need to learn the truth about himself — and that means acting like an adventurer, at least for now.
Goodreads4.06· 778
Anti-heroClass SystemLitRPGNon-human MCSummoningTransmigration+1

Reborn as the Black Knight

D.M. Rhodes (Razzmatazz)

D37/100
War rages across the continent as a foreign power sets foot on the soil of a beleaguered nation. Among those surviving on the fringes is the exiled youngest princess, Acacia Odofredus Krone — ill, forgotten, and living in destitute squalor after failing even as a low-ranking adventurer. At her side, a soul reborn from another world finds himself reincarnated as the powerful manifestation of an ancient prophecy: der Schwarze Ritter, the Black Knight. Together, the two face dire poverty, Acacia's fatal sickness, the looming threat of her noble bloodline, and a horrific war — fighting their way up from the lowest shadows toward something that feels like a life worth living.
Royal Road4.56· 428Goodreads3.76· 38
Anti-heroBase BuildingCozyDungeon CrawlingGenius MCIsekai+7

The Lich Queen

YoruTsubasa

D37/100
When Sepharin K. Vrost awakens in an unfamiliar world, she's no longer the ruler of Necron's eternal night — but the Warden of a crumbling northern border in a frozen land besieged by monsters. Burdened with a new mortal body, she must wield forbidden necromancy and frost magic to resurrect the fallen as undead soldiers. Her people despise her methods, and her estranged brother demands she relinquish her power. Sepharin has only one option: conquer death itself and defend her realm. After all, true queens never rest in peace. In the second arc, as she enters the Tomb of the Dread Empress, war with the orcs reaches its climax and long-imprisoned powers break free. Inheriting a Dreadworking Stronghold sets Sepharin on the path of rebuilding her legion — machinery capable of levelling cities, flying towers, and beacons that illuminate the frozen skies. But old forgotten souls stir in the deepest dark, and the powers ruling the world have begun to notice.
Royal Road4.57· 265
Anti-heroBase BuildingGameLitGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPG+3

Scale & Sea

James T. Callum, K.H. Sohmer

D37/100
Deklin will become a villain to rival the gods — but he knows no such power yet. He's just a fourth-year magi looking for a post-midterm vacation. When a failed portal spell strands him on a dangerous Worldshard, Deklin unwillingly enters a world where Spire Climbers compete for ever-higher standings and Cultivators bind magical Aspects to strengthen their spirits. Transformed into a dragonblood and branded as an outcast, he is forbidden from advancing past the first threshold — to seek anything more is to risk execution and slavery. To attain limitless progression, Deklin must defy the Lightbound kingdoms and their corrupted heroes to carve out a cursed and forgotten path of darkness.
Goodreads4.26· 303
Anti-heroCultivationIsekaiLitRPGStatsTower Climbing