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Gleam

Actus

C55/100
Roaming angels choose people for a second shot at life, sending them to a world of magic and cultivation where power alone determines fate. Chance deserved it more than most — but he didn't make the cut. Not until a lucky encounter buys him a one-way ticket. He lands in the middle of an endless maze crawling with monsters. Isolated and lost, all he has is a strange luck-based magic, his determination to finally live a life worth living, and a whole lot of karma built up.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.54· 812
ComedyCozyCultivationDungeon CrawlingIsekaiOverpowered MC+3

Risha: Goblin Empress

Corwin Benedict

C55/100
Born the smallest and weakest of goblins, Risha worked hard to stay alive. A servant to the orc overseers and an evolution away from becoming that which she hated, she never gave up — hunting her own food and overcoming every obstacle in her path. Thrown into a pit and left to the mercy of orc warbeasts, Risha should have died. Instead she survived, only to disappoint her overseer by refusing to evolve into an orc. When Risha refused evolution, the System took notice. There was more to Risha than met the eye, and when her opportunity came, she seized it.
Royal Road4.63· 388
Base BuildingGenius MCLitRPGMilitaryNon-human MCOverpowered MC+2

Strength Based Wizard

RMCollinwood

C55/100
Joseph Sullivan is at an all-time low: lost his job, fiancée dumped him, moved back to his parents' basement. Then the System arrives and Earth becomes a playing field in a contest among the gods. Provided the ideal stat array for a physical combat class, the choice is obvious — until Joe fat-thumbs the selection screen and ends up with Spellcaster. His starting Intelligence stat: 1. With a useless class and only his raw strength to back him up, Joe decides class optimization is for dummies. He pumps every stat point into Strength and sets out to win the whole damned thing. A real wizard should be measured by how much he can bench.
Royal Road4.55· 799
ComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCLitRPG+3

Sword Saint's Reincarnation

Ayer12

C55/100
Roland was the greatest swordmaster in the world — the Sword Saint — with no enemy he couldn't defeat and nowhere he couldn't go. The price of pursuing strength above all else was death at the hands of his own brother, the last surviving member of his family. Reborn in the body of Rylan, the greatest shame of the Flameheart family, Roland refuses to waste his second chance. He has the capability and the drive from his past life, and now also the wisdom to understand what truly matters. He won't forsake family again. Reaching the peak will be easy. Staying true to his newfound convictions while the criminal underworld hunts their best former customer will be much harder.
Royal Road4.40· 881
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGMilitaryOverpowered MCReincarnation+3

Arcane Apocalypse

Arawn Frostguard

C55/100
What would happen if Mana touched a Realm thus far deprived of it? The people of Earth are about to find out, and it's not going to be pretty. The moment the barrier keeping supernatural powers out collapsed, only the System's intervention held the world together. Mia is one of those tiny people on the floating rocks in the void — and she has much bigger problems, like goblins trying to eat her. It's not all bad: she may have monsters trying to eat her and disturbingly pointy ears, but she seems to have a real talent for magic.
Royal Road4.58· 751
GameLitLGBTQ+LitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MCPost-apocalyptic+6

A Bioweapon's Rhapsody

Alexanders (Katsu)

C55/100
Four white walls, a small room to sleep in, and an adjacent combat testing area — that was the life of Subject P4. Fight or solve logic puzzles, defeat enemies to eat and integrate their designs, or receive nutrient paste if you fail. That was until, after a combat test, P4 managed to trigger the generation of a Mana Core and got away with it. The System gave the tools to fight toward freedom. Now the only goal is to keep that freedom and carry on the prime directives burned into the Core after escaping: Eat. Grow. Evolve.
Royal Road4.32· 902
ComedyCozyCraftingGrimdarkLitRPGNon-human MC+4

Destiny Cycle

Yrsillar

C55/100
In the Celestial Empire, a land ruled by Immortals and stalked by Spirits and Beasts, a young girl from the slums is found to have the Talent that may allow her to become an Immortal herself. Sent to the storied Argent Peak Sect, she must desperately catch up to peers who have been preparing for years. The Sect grants new students only three months before the true challenges begin and disciples are freed to battle each other for resources. Contending with tests, strange teachers, unfriendly peers, and her own ignorance, Ling Qi must not only defeat many obstacles — she must find those willing to stand at her side when the truce ends.
Goodreads4.17· 1.3K
CultivationSchoolSecondary WorldSkill CollectionWeak to Strong

Skill Eater

Magnus Grey

C55/100
In the aftermath of a magical disaster, Edge wakes up in a monster-infested wilderness with nothing to his name. After finding a unique artifact known as the Skill-Eater core, he gains the power to steal the skills of monsters, men, and beasts. Set in a world where Cores let their bearers wield magic and Skills grant superhuman abilities, Edge must claw his way up the food chain. Power, however, never comes without a price.
Goodreads4.32· 1K
LitRPGPost-apocalypticSkill CollectionStatsWeak to Strong

Ghost of the Truthseeker

Strungbound

C55/100
On an ordinary day, an alien descends to Earth and unleashes devastation, triggering Earth's premature initiation into a universe-spanning empire of cultivators, beasts, and entities of ungodly power — all guided by a mysterious AI System. The System's first quest? Kill someone. Amidst the chaos, Alistair must choose whether to fight for power or stand against evil. Separated from his family, he must navigate a world where power is won through conflict and cultivation leads to the Peak.
Goodreads4.14· 1.3K
Competent MCCultivationLitRPGSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Euphoria Online

Phil Tucker

C54/100
After losing his mother and facing his brother's imminent execution, the protagonist has one last gamble: his own life. He enters Euphoria Online in Death March mode — if he survives six months in-game against wyverns, ogres, necromancers, and worse, his brother earns a pardon. If he loses, he's done with losing.
Goodreads4.09· 1.3K
GrimdarkLitRPGVRMMOWeak to Strong

Chronicles of a Royal Pet

Ian Rodgers

C54/100
The world of Erafore is full of magic and mystery. Heroes battle dragons, mages confront demons, and the gods watch over it all. Yet among these incredible beings, a single creature is born with the power to rewrite the destiny of the land. Taken in as a pet by the princess of the Kingdom of Varia, a mere Ooze will rise to stand against an encroaching void and defend the ones he loves. But can a monster ever truly become a man?
Goodreads4.19· 1.2K
LitRPGNon-human MCSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to StrongWholesome

Year of the Sword

Dakota Krout

C54/100
Time is money. Time is a weapon. Time is running out. Grant Leap is an orphaned mortal farmhand in a world where cultivation methods and Weapons of Power are jealously guarded and passed only within families. As a reviled Leap, he has no chance at the good life others in his district enjoy — until a celestial event pours time magic into his field, forming a lost Weapon of Power. At the weapon's first touch, the orphan gains a Sword and a Name — along with a mandatory quest he must complete or forfeit his life. The blade offers him a choice: surrender to his desires, or live like a King.
Goodreads4.27· 1.1K
CultivationHard MagicSkill CollectionWeak to Strong

Monster Menu

Matador (Terrell Garrett)

C54/100
Renee 'Nay' Favreau wanted to be a respected chef with a renowned taco truck. After a deadly encounter with an interdimensional spider, she finds herself in a dangerous new world full of magic and mayhem. She discovers she has the rare power to become an Epicurist — one of the special chefs who can prepare magical meals that give the cultivators known as Marrow Eaters their powers. To survive the heat, she must navigate a world full of gods and monsters.
Royal Road4.62· 456
ComedyCozyCrafting PowerCultivationDungeon CrawlingGameLit+6

End of the World

Aaron Oster

C54/100
Seventy years ago, portals appeared on Earth and humanity was given a stark choice: enter or die. Those who survived all twelve planets in the system would be allowed to return home. Humanity fought bitterly and succeeded — but the cost was catastrophic. Nate lost everyone he cared about. After stepping through the final portal, he discovers Earth is part of the system and what remains of humanity is too weak to go home. A new portal appears, and a single step takes him back in time to the day the end of the world began — giving him a chance to rewrite history and ensure humanity survives this time.
Goodreads4.32· 964
IsekaiPost-apocalypticRegressionSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Memento Mori: Death Incarnate

Monad

C54/100
The emergence of monsters and superhumans hasn't disrupted the modern era — people have adapted. Among them is Casper Clay, a man who long ago awakened to a gift that seemed more like a curse, until it opens a different path. Seeing the opportunity in front of him, Casper heads down a road that could lead to prosperity just as easily as it could lead to an untimely end.
Royal Road4.58· 739
Anti-heroSuperpowersUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Cultivation Online

Ema

C54/100
Benjamin Bishop gets a new lease on life when the ground-breaking VR game "Cultivation Online" is released, shattering all expectations of what a VR game can accomplish. Join him as he uncovers the secrets of immortality in a virtual world that is far more than it appears.
Royal Road4.63· 325
CultivationGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCSchoolVRMMO+2

Pantheon Online

S.A. Klopfenstein

C54/100
Imprisoned for a crime he barely remembers, Gunnar is forced to labor in an underground prison camp. But if he works hard, he earns time in a beta test for the first fully immersive online RPG. Pantheon Online is beyond anything Gunnar has ever experienced, but the game is inextricably linked to his reality as a prisoner — if he fails to perform, things are not going to go well for him. Gunnar must quickly learn to navigate a cutthroat city of thieves and assassins, garner the favor of a goddess, earn his way into a guild, and try not to be the brunt of all the AI's jokes. But there's more going on than he realizes, and the further he progresses, the more he understands the true stakes.
Goodreads4.37· 274
Class SystemGrimdarkLitRPGVRMMOWeak to Strong

Otherworldly - Between the Dusk and Dawn

alloralee

C54/100
Eunora Dawn is born a noble in the kingdom of Maeve. On her 8th birthday, when she unlocks the System, memories of her past life as a strong-willed, fulfilled woman flood her mind and all but overwrite her personality. Filled with existential dread and grief over losing her past loved ones, she must find something she cares about — anything — to get her out of bed. Sent across Maeve as an exile, Nora must rein in her anger at her family and the Gods, or risk losing herself again. Armed with a Rare Class and a depth of life experience, she faces cursed forests, her own body betraying her, and the slow work of growing into who she wants to be. A slow-paced, character-driven isekai following one woman's second chance at life in a world that keeps testing her.
Royal Road4.55· 754
Base BuildingCozyCraftingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+4

Apocalypse Arena

JPwrites

C54/100
The stronger his opponent, the harder Nil hits. Saving an innocent from a drug-crazed superhuman should have left him broken — instead it wins the Nexus's attention and an opportunity to make a difference. Nil is done feeling small and watching his family scrape by. Apocalypse Arena holds the key: a multiverse-spanning battleground where champions fight to keep the Scourge at bay. Pain, death, and heartbreak await all who run the gauntlets — but Nil has what it takes to grapple his way to the top. The multiverse is watching. He'll give them a show.
Royal Road4.58· 726
CultivationIsekaiLitRPGSchoolSuperpowersSystem Apocalypse+3

Legacy of a Dying World

Waldo Rodriguez

C54/100
When the PAC invaded, Gabriel Rivera's life changed forever. As an out-of-shape nerd, his priorities had been simple: evacuate the city, join the military, protect his family. Then the grim fate of his world is revealed, and Gabriel joins the Reclaimer Project — starting as a lowly F-ranker, weaker than even the worst recruits. Through blood and sweat, Gabriel pushes to grow stronger. Deadly traps, shadowy factions, and wild dormant powers all stand in his way. Battered, bruised, and beaten, he refuses to stay down — for only in the fires of the Crucible are legends forged.
Goodreads4.34· 537
LitRPGMilitaryPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong