pf
Filters

Tags and status are community-built and still a work in progress.

See something wrong or missing? Open any series and hit “Suggest an edit”.

Status
Power system
Setting
Progression
Protagonist
Tone
Relationships
Content warnings
Drugs
Gore
Profanity
Sexual Content
Clear all filters

Browse

505 series

The Idle System

Pegaz

C53/100
After an unexpected death, John wakes in another world where a system guides him. Known as a Sider — someone reincarnated from Earth — his initial aim is simply to survive. But his journey unfolds into something larger: a goal with a hard deadline, a royal family with designs on using him for their own ends, and forces larger than any of them at play. If John fails to reach his new goal in time, his one chance at a new life will be over.
Goodreads4.15· 1.2K
CultivationLitRPGOlder MCOverpowered MCReincarnationSecondary World+2

Unfortunate Transmigrator

Rustpen

C52/100
As far as life-changing events go, suddenly remembering your previous life ranks pretty highly — especially when it makes you realize the world you're in is exactly like the setting of a cultivation novel, and the people around you are just like the characters. Hao Zhen, a lowly outer disciple of the Blazing Light Sect, finds out firsthand what that's like after a series of unfortunate events. His aptitude for cultivation is passable at best, he has no background to speak of, and he lacks any special powers. Faced with cultivation novel shenanigans at every turn, Hao Zhen isn't sure whether his genre savviness and modern knowledge will be enough to keep him alive.
Royal Road4.53· 751
ComedyCultivationReincarnationSecondary WorldWeak to StrongWuxia

The Twelve Apocalypses: A Damned Soul's Path to the Abyss

AT Valentine

C52/100
Being drafted into a demon army wasn't on Hayden's bucket list. But when his soul is shoved into a human soldier on the eve of a new invasion, there's no appealing the decision. Around him, demons are excited and ready — for them, the invasion of Berlis, a classic sword-and-sorcery realm, promises a feast of souls and new growth. Hayden's human status puts him at the bottom of the totem pole, cannon fodder meant to die first. But as he plunges into the carnage, he discovers he was born for the madness.
Royal Road4.59· 692
Anti-heroGameLitGenius MCGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPG+5

Cat Core

Dean Henegar

C52/100
It was just supposed to be a quick trip to the pet store, but the universe had other plans for Florence Valentine. After being killed by a delivery truck, she finds herself reborn not as an angel in heaven but as a dungeon core — whatever that is. Now people keep coming into her new home, wrecking stuff, and stealing from her. But Florence can decorate her home with a thought, and she can create the best things in the universe: kitty-cats. Should these hooligans keep insisting on coming in, Florence and her kitties are going to have something to say about that.
Goodreads4.25· 1.1K
ComedyCozyDungeon CoreNon-human MCReincarnationWholesome

Distorted (Pokemon SI)

Koi-oi-oi

C52/100
Due to some unfortunate circumstances, Azalea has been unceremoniously thrown into the world of Pokemon. Sure, she can have a fun adventure — but this isn't the kid-friendly anime world she knows. Constant mortal danger is par for the course. A self-insert story about building a dream team while using meta knowledge to navigate a world that's far more dangerous than it looks.
Royal Road4.63· 208
ComedyGenius MCIsekaiReincarnationSecondary World

Until death? (Old Version)

Andur

C52/100
Ever been a god? The protagonist was — until death and a divine tribunal sent him packing. Apparently the other gods took issue with his faith being the only true one, and the Apocalypse (admittedly his fault, if unintentional) did not help his case. Now condemned to a "vacation" as punishment, he must navigate existence in a new form in a world far removed from his former divine station.
Royal Road4.60· 669
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyNon-human MCReincarnation+3

Ashborn Primordial

Vowron Prime

C52/100
Ekavir is a lumberjack's son — ordinary by every measure, except that crows speak in eldritch voices near him and his blood-red eyes terrify the village children. He might be the latest incarnation of a dreaded god called the Primordial, the Ender of Realms, but he has no idea. When knights arrive hunting for the Primordial, Vir loses everything. To survive, he must grow strong — but there is one problem: he cannot do magic. Not even a simple flame. To take back control of his destiny, Vir will have to forge an entirely new path to power, clawing forward through a world that wants him dead.
Goodreads4.32· 626
GrimdarkHard MagicReincarnationSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Heavy Metal

Kuropon

C52/100
Struck down in battle, a Hero and a Demon King meet their end at the same moment. As their souls linger on the edge of the afterlife, a mysterious force intervenes — merging their fragmented souls into a new being: Rusty, a living suit of armor. Affected by the memories and presence of both predecessors, Rusty embarks on his own quest. Will he seek revenge for the Hero's betrayal, fulfill the fallen Demon King's desires, or forge an entirely new path?
Royal Road4.43· 782
Anti-heroBase BuildingCozyDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingGameLit+11

Roadtrip - Madness Re-Incarnate #2

Travis Bagwell

C51/100
Nyx was born Hollow — an empty vessel in a world of spirits, a condition that should have meant death. Somehow he survived, driven by stubbornness and a touch of madness. In a previous life, he did something reckless: he sent himself his own memories, throwing them into the Flow from which all spirits return. Now those memories have found him, raising questions he can't stop asking — was reincarnation real, would his half-baked plan actually work, and could his life possibly get any worse? It could.
Royal Road4.54· 717
Anti-heroComedyCraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGrimdark+3

A Demon's Tail

Andur

C51/100
He was born in a dark place, in a world where souls were traded like coins and a person's life wouldn't amount to much. A world where a single misspoken promise could rip you to shreds. On top of everything, his only soul was acting up and mocking him.
Royal Road4.59· 662
GrimdarkNon-human MCOverpowered MCReincarnationSecondary WorldVillain MC

Until Death? (Refleshed Version)

Andur

C51/100
Ever been a god? Well, the protagonist was — until he died and got judged by the other gods. Apparently they didn't like the whole "my faith is the only true one" idea. And for the record: the Apocalypse wasn't intentional. For punishment, he gets sent on what he hopes is a vacation. A rewrite of the original story, featuring improved grammar, filled plot holes, and a lighter comedic tone following a fallen deity navigating a new existence.
Royal Road4.54· 713Goodreads3.47· 176
Anti-heroComedyCozyNon-human MCOverpowered MCReincarnation+3

Rise of The Living Enchantment

The First Observer

C51/100
When Aiden and a group of people are summoned to another world to stop the Demon King, the last thing he expects is for his brother to become the Demon King himself. In an attempt to save his brother, Aiden is caught in a clash of spells, suffers termination at the hands of the very system that has been part of his life since the summoning, and wakes up back at the beginning — on the day of their arrival. Armed with past experiences and knowledge, he has a second chance, and he has no intention of letting his brother become the Demon King again. The only problem: he doesn't think he's the only one who came back.
Royal Road4.49· 749
IsekaiLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MCRegressionReincarnation+2

Twice Lived

obran

C51/100
In a fraction of a moment, the Earth was no more — destroyed in an accident, killing billions. This is the story of Elm, a regular American born on Earth and given a chance to be reborn on a world of magic, monsters, and dungeons. But for Elm, this is far from the idealistic reincarnation story. He is born into a family of inquisitors — a noble order dedicated to hunting down and killing the "Twice-Lived," the name society gives to those reincarnated with their past-life memories intact. Elm must navigate a world that wants him dead, armed only with knowledge from a life that no longer exists.
Royal Road4.53· 724Goodreads3.54· 200
GameLitGoreGrimdarkLitRPGReincarnationSecondary World

Afterlife Online

Domino Finn

C51/100
Tad Lonnerman dies in traffic on his way to a crappy meeting. He wakes up uploaded to a beta test of Haven, an unannounced hyper-immersive MMO where the dead get a second chance at life — digital reality, not virtual reality. Except Haven is no blissful paradise. Tad bumbles into a pagan blood feud, crosses paths with fallen angels, and gets lied to by saints. His only allies are a frat boy with a penchant for dying and a pixie who won't give him the time of day. All Tad wants is to return to his old life — and he'll make a deal with the devil for the opportunity.
Goodreads3.99· 1.2K
GameLitGrimdarkLitRPGReincarnationStatsVRMMO

I'm A Tree. Now What?

Claff

C51/100
A man wakes up as a tree and has to deal with floating blue boxes. The non-adventure begins.
Royal Road4.60· 588
ComedyCozyGameLitIsekaiLitRPGNon-human MC+1

Abyssal Road Trip

Redhand (Glenn Wright)

C50/100
Julia is a practical person. All she wanted was a home and family to call her own — a small piece of the world she could say was hers. Instead of arriving home one evening, she finds herself in the Abyss, trapped inside a cursed body. The curse may have caught her, but she certainly won't let it — or anyone else — tell her how she has to live. To escape, she will need to become strong enough to descend to the Abyss's deepest reaches, where the most dangerous secrets lie in wait. There is darkness in the Abyss, and a darkness within her that might draw it in — but she'll need to risk its strength if she ever wants to get home.
Royal Road4.38· 764
Anti-heroGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnation+2

Silhouette

GrimCat

C50/100
One night, a bioweapon escaped its laboratory in Zalcien, only to die in a dark alley. One night, a young man lent a helping hand, only to die alone in the dark. One night, a deity of death saw two lost souls and offered one a second chance in the other's body. Now a strange creature made of darkness, James must deal with his new form in a world where superpowers, heroes, and villains are commonplace — far from the Earth he knew. As he learns to use his powers and meets allies and enemies, James faces the paths of heroism and villainy and chooses a third way somewhere in between. Follow the story of a lost Earthling soul as he becomes Silhouette, the mysterious power in the shadows.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.53· 704
Anti-heroComedyCozyGrimdarkIsekaiNon-human MC+7

Harry Evans: Memoirs of a Well-Lived Death

bor902

C50/100
Harry Evans faces a magical world that is both familiar and different from what he remembers. Is it worth the risk of losing everything to try and save it? Does he even have a choice? What binds us to a place are the people who inhabit it, and Harry is forced to walk the knife's edge between fear and responsibility as he begins his first year at Hogwarts — and beyond.
Royal Road4.60· 534
MysteryReincarnationSchoolTransmigration

Blackflame Mage

SerasStreams

C50/100
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.
Royal Road4.36· 764
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPG+5

Greedy Dungeon

jollybane

C50/100
Egbert was a mercilessly effective tax collector in his first life — orphanages, nobility, clergy, none were safe from his bespectacled gaze. When he gets reborn as a dungeon that can only advance by making money, things get rather meanspirited. Egbert will do whatever it takes to nickel and dime every single copper he can from adventurers he cons into his depths. Inbred fisherfolk, concerningly drunk knights, even overeager orcs — all are fair game for his fleecing. Except the mages. Those pretentious dicks are getting fed to the mimics.
Royal Road4.61· 345
ComedyDungeon CoreGameLitLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnation+2