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Mistakes Were Made [Remorseful Demon King Reincarnation]

DocteurNS

A80/100
Kaydence never wanted to be reborn. Now, two millennia after her defeat and death, she is forced to reckon with a world that moved on from the carnage she once wrought. Tormented by the mistakes of her past, she wishes only to pass her new life quietly — until the gods claim her soul. However, the world at large may not agree to leave her alone.
Royal Road4.78· 399
Anti-heroOverpowered MCReincarnationSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Arcane Chef

Srsli

A80/100
Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure — ten years of gruelling preparation. On the year of his 15th birthday, the day of choosing arrives only to have his entire world crushed as he is assigned the class 'Arcane Chef', an unknown rare class with no known history or levelling path. Being a cooking class, he's relegated to the Servant class of society. The journey travels through his struggles to come to terms with this class, trying to keep his friendships intact and make new ones. Unbeknownst to all, Arcane Chef will have a drastic impact on the world as a whole. Join Trevor as he discovers his class, travels the world, and seeks the glory, adventure, and friendship he thought he had lost — all while cooking amazing food.
Royal Road4.72· 1.5K
Class SystemCozyCraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection+1

Ar'Kendrithyst

Arcs

A80/100
A social worker and his adult daughter crash-land on a desert full of crystal plants, with the towering walls of the dead mega-city Ar'Kendrithyst visible on the horizon. The living adventuring town of Spur offers a more welcoming start to their new life. Follow Erick Flatt as he tries to build something good in this strange place — new friends, a new home, and a quiet life with his daughter. But this land is rarely as kind as its people, and Erick will need to change if he wants to survive.
Royal Road4.53· 3.2KGoodreads4.37· 93
CozyIsekaiLitRPGSecondary WorldSlow BurnSoft Magic+1

The Ultimate Passive Paradigm

Triopals

A80/100
For two years, Nathan has been the weakest disciple in his sect, cursed with an abysmal energy absorption rate and facing imminent expulsion. His dream of returning to Earth to save his ailing mother is dying. Then his long-dormant System awakens and grants him a bizarre, unique ability: the Passive Paradigm. His flaw is no longer a curse — it is the key to a new kind of advancement where endurance equals strength and survival itself fuels explosive growth. By discovering loopholes and turning the rules of cultivation upside down, Nathan forges his own path to power.
Goodreads4.51· 374
Class SystemCultivationHard MagicIsekaiSchoolWeak to Strong

Dominion of Blades

Matt Dinniman

A80/100
For over thirty years, Dominion of Blades has been the hottest online role-playing game in the world. But after an epidemic of real-life fatalities linked to the immersion technology, public use has been banned and the game shut down. Jonah wakes to find himself in-game, level one, with no memory of how he arrived and no way to eject. With only two companions, trapped in a world that once hosted millions, Jonah must battle his way across a treacherous landscape — fighting virtual monsters, all-too-real pain, and a very human enemy in a desperate bid to survive.
Goodreads4.21· 5.1K
Class SystemCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingGrimdarkLitRPGVRMMO

System Override (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

Daoist Mystery

A80/100
What do you get when you cross nanomachines controlled by a volatile AI with a bleeding-edge military-grade cybernetic implant and a gutter rat out to prove everyone wrong? A forced experimental drug treatment at an early age has saddled David with an immense burden. His mother's death has left him adrift and unsure of his direction. So he does what any teenager with no more cares left to give does — chips in some mil-spec chrome and looks for a quick way to earn edds, all the while learning to utilize the nanotechnology forced on him as a child. Corpo or Edgerunner? Why not both? And why not the best of both while we're at it?
Royal Road4.74· 819
Anti-heroOverpowered MCSchoolSci-fiSuperpowersUrban Fantasy+2

Tales of Destiny

Yrsillar

A80/100
A collection of short stories set in the same world as Forge of Destiny. Some are in-universe stories or fairy tales; others are more traditional short stories.
Royal Road4.84· 180
CultivationSecondary WorldWuxia

Throne of Time

Cognosticon

A80/100
Time travel is forbidden, but Suria didn't have a choice. When she transfers to Darkmoon University, the greatest magical academy in the world, she accidentally stumbles into a complex conspiracy that has thrown students into a time loop. Someone decided the unparalleled advantages of time travel were worth risking the death sentence — but Suria was never supposed to be there. Her education will be nothing like she expected as she attempts to unravel a conspiracy too layered to possibly solve in a single loop.
Royal Road4.90· 152
Base BuildingGenius MCHard MagicMysterySchoolSecondary World+1

Catgirl Isekai Gone Wrong

HiddenMaster

A80/100
A classic story. A young man dies, but a karmic debt is owed, and he is given an option: pass into the afterlife or restart in a new world. The idiot asks for catgirls. Do not ask the Fae for catgirls — you will get your wish.
Royal Road4.84· 170
ComedyIsekaiLGBTQ+Post-apocalypticReincarnationSecondary World+1

Marrow

cerealman

A80/100
Marrow was old — older than anyone he knew. He had been sitting in a closet for many, many years, doing nothing but stare. But eating a spider opened up another world to him: a voice, speaking to him directly. Marrow didn't understand what the voice was saying, but that was secondary. Something stirred inside him — something like restlessness. This is a LitRPG story of a skeleton's coming of sapience, with skills, levels, heroes, and monsters.
Royal Road4.58· 583Goodreads3.92· 16.4K
ComedyLitRPGNon-human MCSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Valkyrie's Shadow

Aeridinae Lunaris

A80/100
In the wake of the Battle of Katze Plains, the banner of Ainz Ooal Gown flies proudly over the city of E-Rantel. The Sorcerous Kingdom has entered the world's stage to the clamour of death and devastation; the surrounding nations fearfully prepare even as they reel from its calamitous debut. When a destitute noble finds herself under the auspices of an unlikely benefactor, events are set into motion that will resound over the world for ages to come. Valkyrie's Shadow chronicles the lives of the natives whose reality has been turned upside down by the advent of beings of matchless power transmigrated from a game. It is the tale of a nation created by the whims of a supreme sovereign, and his unstoppable servants who each have their own, often twisted, interpretations of their Master's Will. A slow-build kingdom-builder with methodical storytelling and a focus on well-rounded character development.
Royal Road4.71· 1.6KGoodreads4.83· 12
Anti-heroBase BuildingCozyGameLitGenius MCGrimdark+6

A Lonely Dungeon

Cathfach

A80/100
When a new dungeon is born, it wants nothing more than to have the most vicious monsters, the most cunning traps, and the most shiny of loot. There is only one problem — it finished its first floor years ago, but it still hasn't been visited by any adventurers. In order to find someone to explore its floors, or perhaps just to find someone to talk to, this dungeon will have to go way off script. But it soon discovers that going off script brings problems of its own, and that adventurers are not the only thing this world is missing. A story about a dungeon's journey of exploration and self-discovery in a devastated world.
Royal Road4.61· 2.1K
Dungeon CoreGameLitLitRPGMysteryNon-human MCPost-apocalyptic+1

Borne of Desire

Fuggmann

A80/100
A man given a new lease on life finds himself among Pokémon. From his memories of the franchise, he assumes this world runs on convenient fate, rule of cool, and cheesy friendship — just like any anime. Unfortunately for everyone else, he's one hundred percent right.
Royal Road4.73· 984
ComedyIsekaiNon-human MCOverpowered MCReincarnation

Neon Dust

PlumParrot

A80/100
In 22nd-century New York, survival is a hustle and secrets refuse to stay buried. Tony, once a corporate operative, knows betrayal firsthand — abandoned by the elites who molded him, he's been exiled to the Blast, a low-income, no-exit wasteland in the heart of New Brooklyn. Now he scrapes by in a world of gang-controlled streets and Dust-fueled powers, finding reluctant allies among the outcasts he once scorned. Addie, a fiercely independent journalist, is determined to expose the district's corruption and the ruthless toll it takes on its people. But as she digs deeper, her quest for justice drags her into the city's darkest shadows — and into the grip of Dust. Together, Tony and Addie are an unlikely team in a world where loyalty is rare and survival comes at a price.
Royal Road4.76· 527
Anti-heroCozyGrimdarkMysteryOverpowered MCSci-fi+2

Silver Fox & The Western Hero

M. H. Johnson

A80/100
Alex was willing to do anything to survive terminal cancer — even have his mind uploaded into a digital universe of countless worlds while his body waited for a cure. He expected to wake gradually into a peaceful existence. Instead, he regains consciousness naked and alone in the bowels of an ancient ship crewed by raiders carrying enough poison to kill an entire city. The choices he makes from that moment will have profound consequences — for him and for an entire realm. Alex faces bloodthirsty pirates, ruthless cultivators, and fearsome demigods as he takes his first steps on a path that might one day forge him into a cultivator powerful enough to challenge the heavens.
Goodreads4.45· 2.7K
CultivationSchoolSci-fiSecondary WorldWeak to StrongWuxia

System Change (System Universe)

SunriseCV

A80/100
Years ago, Earth was brought into the "System" — and it was not alone. The arrival of the System also brought Invaders, other races with one goal: to seize ownership of this new habitable planet. For years, war raged. Derek was a loner. Strong from years of fighting monsters and Invaders alone, he survived by keeping to himself and never getting attached. One day, he broke his rules to lend a hand on what seemed like an easy mission. He should have stuck to being alone.
Royal Road4.51· 3.3K
ComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+4

Path of the Deathless

OstensibleMammal

A80/100
An outcast without a Path, Shiv was never supposed to amount to anything — the System ignored him and his town despised him. But when he is murdered defending his home, the universe makes a correction. Awakening with the Path of the Deathless, Shiv is thrown into the Abyss, where he discovers a terrifying truth: every time he dies, he comes back stronger. The Abyss isn't a prison — it's an all-you-can-eat buffet of XP. And Shiv is starving.
Goodreads4.52· 301
GrimdarkLitRPGStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Annals of the Runeguard

Tom Elliot

A80/100
In one moment, Dace Tolman is in his apartment. In the next, he and the rest of humanity have been transported to the Proving Grounds — a world seemingly engineered to reward those worthy of its gifts and kill everyone else. Every day is a struggle against the System and its monsters. But survival in the Proving Grounds isn't just about fighting — it's also about navigating humanity's internal conflicts, factional struggles, and guild politics.
Goodreads4.47· 1.1K
Dungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGStatsSystem Apocalypse

Duskbound: a Monster Hunter LitRPG

EmergencyComplaints

A80/100
An incident in his childhood left Velik an outcast with a racial subtype that thrives at night and a unique class called [The Black Fang], which focuses on just one thing: killing monsters. For ten years he has been gaining levels and sharpening his skills on thousands of monsters infesting the wild frontier, keeping a lonely stretch of towns safe. This year has seen an explosion in the monster population beyond his ability to handle alone, drawing the interest of a professionally licensed monster hunter who seems more interested in investigating Velik than hunting. With a partner whether he wants one or not, Velik is free to finally explore the deep wood — where he believes the source of all monsters resides. Every answer leads to new questions, and not even Velik knows the truth of what happened on that fateful day.
Royal Road4.69· 1.6K
Anti-heroGameLitGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGLoner MC+3

Re:Birth: A Slow Burn LitRPG Mage Regressor

Ace_the_Owl

A80/100
At 79, Adom is an old mage who has known nothing but illness and regret. When the world finally burns and all hope turns to ash, a mysterious being appears at the last beat of his fading heart with a simple question: "If you could try again, would you?" A handshake seals the deal, and Adom wakes up on his old school grounds, sixty-seven years in the past — with all his knowledge intact, his memories preserved, and his youth restored. This time, Adom wants it all: food he's never tasted, a world still full of wonder, the life he dreamed of. There's just one small catch — he needs to prevent the end of the world first. And as he will soon discover, changing history may demand sacrifices even greater than watching it burn.
Royal Road4.59· 2.2K
ComedyCozyHard MagicLitRPGOlder MCRegression+1