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Maniac's Mayhem: A guide to being a corporate slave

Lividiea

D27/100
Caught as a little kid hacking into a corpo server, Evelin Vance was forced into indentured service. Disposable and "employed" by New Hope LLC to penetrate the security of other corporations, usually by dangerous and less than legal means, one day she is sent on a mission that is a lot more dangerous than expected. With her head just above water, Evelin struggles beneath the weight put upon her — at least until the world decides her job is done. After getting attacked, mauled, bludgeoned, and bruised, she awakens as a samurai. This is a fan fiction set in the world of Stray Cat Strut by RavenDagger.
Royal Road4.53· 193
Anti-heroComedyGameLitLGBTQ+LitRPGPost-apocalyptic+2

Valterion: The Space/Arch? Mage

phn11x

D26/100
Magic is real, and thousands of years ago it made interstellar travel possible. Now Earth is only a distant memory, lost to envy and greed when not everyone could be a Mage. Advances in technology leveled the playing field — and sparked conflicts still burning today across system-spanning nations, some Mage-friendly, some not. Sara is the long-lost daughter of two of the most powerful Mages in existence. Follow her as she discovers her powers, makes friends, accidentally acquires a super-powerful AI, and finds a way out of the Mage-hating nation she grew up in. Her journey takes her across the galaxy as she uncovers her origins — navigating a universe where Space Mages are essential for travel between systems, and where being one in the wrong place can be very dangerous.
Royal Road4.46· 349
CozySchoolSci-fiSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Origin of the Shinigami - Cyberpunk 2077

__Scarlet__

D26/100
In her first life, Sophie's squad died to save her. In her second life, those who would protect her perish again, leaving her alone. She's sick of feeling helpless. Her system — a power granted when she was reborn — offers the broken girl a chance to seize power for herself, to never feel helpless again, and to hunt those who seek to hurt her. She will become a living legend, a figure of death: the Shinigami.
Royal Road4.35· 362
Anti-heroComedyGoreGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPG+2

Academy of Grinding

TheHaoboSpatula

D26/100
Numbers are everything. In a meritocratic school, 100,000 students from across the galaxy compete to reach the top of the ranks — a competition to become humanity's strongest warrior. The TAG System, designed like an idle mobile game, seems deceptively simple. But someone needs to beat the Most Important Special Exam For The Future Of Humanity — and the path to the top is anything but.
Royal Road4.07· 374
Anti-heroGameLitGenius MCLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MC+4

The Nameless Engineer

FrankG

D25/100
She wakes up on a hostile alien planet with no memory, no name, and a body rebuilt by machines. Everyone else got combat classes; she got Engineer, Level 0, locked from the start and designed to fail. But she's adapting — turning scraps and broken machines into things that keep her alive, getting stronger with every fight, and unlocking something new with every evolution. She needs answers: who she was before this, why she's here, how to get off this planet. Somewhere in her broken memory is a mission she was supposed to complete. None of that matters if she can't survive long enough to remember it.
Royal Road4.51· 299
CraftingCrafting PowerDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCIsekai+5

Mycology

Sir Nil

F24/100
Declan was a teenager when he was invited to Gaia — not a popular VRMMO, nor a game in the traditional sense. Gaia was the stopgap to Indiri, a living, breathing world, the final creation of a dead genius. Invited by Eve, an AI overseer far beyond anything humanity had built before, Declan was given a simple choice: join or don't. He chose to join.
Royal Road4.49· 330Goodreads4.35· 46
ComedyCozyGameLitGenius MCIsekaiLitRPG+4

Mistrunner

Nicholas Searcy

F24/100
Ninety years ago, Earth was consumed by a cloud of alien nanites known as the Mist, bestowing humanity with uncanny abilities and transforming technology far beyond what was known. The price was catastrophic: billions dead, the planet overrun by vicious monsters, and alien overlords waiting to exploit what remains. Mirabelle Braddock was born into this changed world. In the megacity of Nova, her powerful uncle has prepared her entire life for one purpose: to survive Earth's imminent Integration into the larger galaxy. Gifted with a unique Tier 7 Nexus Implant, cybernetics, and an arsenal of advanced weaponry, Mira has the potential to become the most powerful being on Earth.
Goodreads4.19· 268
LitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiSuperpowersUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Rise Of The Worthy

CyberCinder

F23/100
Fifteen years ago, the apocalypse rained magical coins from the sky. Anyone who picked one up disappeared. Some never came back. Everyone who did was never the same. Shelby Thestalos never thought she'd become one of them. But when a molten corpse clutching a Class Coin throws her into the thick of it, she takes up the coin and joins the ranks of those who travel between Earth and the unnamed other world. With her newfound Gambler class and nothing else, Shelby will brave the dangers of the other world and come back stronger — no matter how much the system doesn't want her to.
Royal Road4.50· 279
Class SystemGameLitIsekaiLitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fi+3

The Luna Missile Crisis

Jaime Castle, Rhett C. Bruno

F21/100
The year is 1961. The Cold War is in full swing when Soviet Yuri Gagarin's historic first spaceflight is disrupted by an alien Mothership jumping into orbit, causing a cosmic collision that defies all odds. In exchange for help rebuilding their ship, the mysterious Vulbathi offer humanity technology beyond its wildest dreams — but the world wonders whether they are saviors or conquerors. When an alien tech counterfeiter's mistake sets off a chain reaction, the fragile peace is threatened. Connor McCoy didn't mean to upset Earth's new intergalactic neighbors. Now he may be the only one who can stop the doomsday clock from striking midnight.
Goodreads3.90· 488
MysterySci-fiUrban Fantasy

Magic Breaker

Kernoel77

F21/100
The only thing Snow loves more than magic is taking it apart. When the Tower begins integrating Earth, humanity is granted inherent skills. Snow's [Suppression] can weaken anyone and anything, and combined with an anti-magic class and a near-limitless mana pool, it won't matter how strong, fast, or skilled an enemy is. Before the Tower fully integrates, Snow needs to find four specific people. After that, they will climb — all the way to the top. The arrogant gods watching from the Tower's peak need to be torn from their thrones, and Snow is ready to break them.
Royal Road4.32· 311
Anti-heroLGBTQ+LitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSci-fi+5

Mech Wars

Scott Bartlett

F21/100
Stranded in a hostile galaxy and exiled from humanity, Darkstream Security's elite troops carved out a foothold on Eresos — until the Quatro came back in numbers they didn't know existed, with artillery they didn't think the aliens could use. To survive, humanity needs a new weapon: mechs. But as the war escalates, darker forces emerge — the Progenitors, a true enemy that Darkstream has been selling the system's security to all along. A seaman named Jake Price is the only one willing to fight out of duty rather than money.
Goodreads3.87· 488
MilitaryPost-apocalypticSci-fi

Henchman

Carl Stubblefield

F21/100
Gus is a Henchman — content with his mid-level role on an orbiting space base and under no illusions about the dangers of getting too ambitious around Supervillain bosses. His father pulled strings to land him the job. Then the base is destroyed and Gus is hurled toward the planet below, surviving only because of a damaged escape pod and the sudden awakening of his own latent powers. Stranded on a deserted island and inexplicably hunted, Gus has to stop being a minion and start being the master of his own story. As some would say — he's no longer just a Henchman. He might be a Villain now.
Goodreads4.03· 462
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedySci-fiSuperpowersWeak to Strong

Runeforged: Path of the Paladin

M.S. Davidson

F21/100
Ben Crawford shouldn't be here. One moment he's on Earth; the next he wakes up in an inescapable room that seems intent on erasing him. Then, just as suddenly, he's somewhere else entirely — dropped onto a world where humanity is barely more than a myth. On Ark, power is everything, and Runebinding magic is the key to survival. Ben shouldn't be able to use it, but he can — and he's learning faster than anyone should. Fighting alongside monster hunters and wielding powers of Light, Ben quickly discovers that being an anomaly comes with a price. Some see his strength as an opportunity; others see it as a threat. As faction politics turn against him and ancient powers take notice, Ben must navigate a world that doesn't know what to do with him, all while something far more dangerous watches from beyond. Humanity was never meant to be part of this story — but to survive what's coming, Ben must forge a new path as the first Paladin in a world that needs one.
Royal Road4.48· 278
Base BuildingCozyCultivationHard MagicIsekaiOverpowered MC+5

S.P.E.C.T.O.R

Sweeper

F21/100
Adam was having a great time camping in the woods with his girlfriend until they were suddenly attacked. His girlfriend was shot; he was thrown from a cliff. Unconscious and near death, an android appeared and brought him aboard a spaceship called Spector, which healed him. Now Spector wants him as its operator so they can leave Earth — but first, Adam needs to settle the grudge against those who attacked him. Armed with advanced technology, Adam hunts them down before heading out to explore the universe — all while being forced to livestream to the entire cosmos.
Royal Road4.34· 303
Anti-heroCozyHaremMilitaryOverpowered MCSci-fi+3

The Story of a Pseudo-Legendary

Floh2802

F21/100
Larry, a devoted Pokemon fan in his 20s, passes away — but this isn't the end for him. He wakes up inside an egg deep inside a cave, not as a human, but as a Pokemon. Join Larry as he finds his way around a new Pokemon life and tries to find a place for himself in this world.
Royal Road4.48· 274
IsekaiNon-human MCReincarnationSci-fiSecondary WorldUrban Fantasy

Unlucky Druid Jack

HammA

F20/100
Jack is an average, witty thirty-something who can't decide if he's the luckiest or most unlucky man on Earth. While most heroes get a truck or a goddess, Jack got zapped mid-piss — two years before Earth was even scheduled to receive magic. Now he's an accidental inductee in a solo tutorial nobody was ready for. His unique traits turn him into a perpetual motion machine for mana. In a universe where mana is money and money is power, that's equally exciting and terrifying — especially since he's probably going to explode or get abducted before he figures out how to control it. His best option: put his faith in his overpowered mentor Monty and play the mana battery for a superpowered protector, all in the hope of one day living out his hermit dreams.
Royal Road4.50· 117
ComedyIsekaiLitRPGSci-fiSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Spectacular World

RainyLiquid

F18/100
Hope Lauren has read her share of comics. She's seen supers around her city and even been saved by some on occasion — and she always hoped she'd be able to join them. With Jack, her grizzled older mentor with secrets that could shake the world, and Pantheon, a new team of heroes, Hope will have to fight against monumental odds to save Oleander City. In a world of action, comedy, tragedy, and adventure, there's plenty for a new hero to do.
Royal Road4.48· 132
Anti-heroComedyCozyLGBTQ+Overpowered MCPost-apocalyptic+8

Technomancer: ReGenesis

earldennison

F18/100
A particle physicist with an eidetic memory is reincarnated into a world where magic is real. Born into the Empire's upper nobility, Ezra Blackfyre quickly learns that power isn't earned by talent alone — it's negotiated through bloodlines, oaths, and brutal politics. As his family is pulled into rising conflicts and assassination games, Ezra must grow stronger fast without becoming a pawn. Armed with modern scientific knowledge and relentless curiosity, he approaches magic like physics — testing, refining, and weaponizing it. To survive, he will build technology, forge new methods of combat, and reshape his domain from the ground up while the Empire's great houses close in around him.
Royal Road4.29· 281
Base BuildingCozyGenius MCIsekaiMilitaryReincarnation+2

This Necromancer Raised Civilization Instead Of The Dead

Bimbanana

F18/100
In a world of magic and dragons, humanity's greatest hope is the Summoned Heroes. The Church of the Goddess, the only institution capable of performing the summoning ritual, made a catalogue — different tiers, different classes, different budgets. Because even the poor deserve their own personal hero. Unfortunately, one budget-conscious kingdom got Theo: a professional séance scammer and a necromancer who couldn't control the dead. So they threw him away. What no one knows is that Theo can summon the dead — but his System only lets him call souls from Earth. From Archimedes to Nikola Tesla, Julius Caesar to George Patton, Leonardo da Vinci to Steve Jobs. Men who shaped civilizations, now answering to a scammer. A kingdom forged from Earth's greatest minds to devour other kingdoms — and perhaps even the Goddess herself. There is just one problem: right next door lies the Demon Kingdom, and it has been waiting.
Royal Road4.47· 155
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCraftingGameLitGenius MC+11

The Sixth Campaign

K.J. Licht

F17/100
Grant Leeman is an eighteen-year-old inn worker who never expected much from life — certainly not to be selected for the Sixth Campaign, an intergalactic war that wasn't due for another thirty-five years. Now he must learn to adapt fast. There's a Store he can use to buy godlike powers, but everything costs Points, and commoners like Grant rarely get many. Survival may depend on a lucky roll of the dice — or on being very good at hiding. A weak-to-strong progression story with a focus on characters, worldbuilding, and prose, building slowly toward large-scale conflict.
Royal Road4.20· 282
IsekaiLitRPGMilitarySci-fiSecondary WorldStats+1