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Working-class student Giorgio deGloria has a lofty goal: to become one of the most powerful archmages in the Ringed City and explore the depths of the Crystal Ring Academy, a megalithic dungeon-turned-college at the ancient city's heart. His classmates have repertoires full of rare and lavish spells. The most powerful spell Gio can get his hands on before the first day of school is a paltry uncommon spell called [Reflect]. To distinguish himself, he'll need to survive an endless dungeon full of magic and mystery, navigate a hellish bureaucracy authored by ignorant nobles, and prove himself worthy to the spirits that make the world tick — all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

The young, sickly Irwin has seen nothing but bad luck in his short life. When his brother returns with a magical card for him, his luck is about to change — but not necessarily for the better. Irwin is sent off with a group of youths to placate a group of sorcerers, armed with only a strange utility card granted by his brother and a prayer to stay alive long enough. A card-gathering story with crafting that grows increasingly central as the series progresses. Slow-paced, starts dark, with a weak-to-strong arc.

Thera is a real kingdom at the crossroads of many other worlds, but with all the augmented-reality interfaces, character progression, and game mechanics that players know and love. Players are sponsored by actual demon lords, gods and goddesses, or Lovecraftian nightmares — and the stakes of the Game are nothing less than Creation itself. Hector Savage, gamer extraordinaire, comes to Thera confident in his skills. Nothing can prepare him, though, for the schemes of Abyssal Lords, rampaging barbarian ghosts, and a host of nefarious forces who want him dead before he can even make fifth level.

Charlie Norwood, a goblin-exterminating bounty hunter working in the frontier desert, finds herself embroiled in conspiracy when she stumbles across some gnomish warmechs chasing down an elven prince. A fantasy western.

Miles has one obsession in life: magic. He lives it, breathes it, and dedicates every waking hour to it — but the same obsession wears down his body. At the peak of his power, he chooses to rest in artifact-enhanced sleep, planning for it to last months. It extends to centuries. Miles wakes to an entirely new world: one where magic has become structured and rigid, where mages have traded future potential for an interface — an easier, safer path for novices. The magic Miles knows has slid into legend. Someone has worked to weaken the world, and they have succeeded. But Miles still lives, and he can do everything this new era calls a myth — and much, much more.

Dying and being reborn in a fantasy world as a hero destined to kill the Demon King is some people's greatest dream. Others, however, may prefer to sit around, relax, take a few naps, and ignore the impending doom. And if such a hero gets reborn as a cat, what's going to stop them from doing exactly that? Finding a warm tavern home filled with food, gossip, and comfort sounds a whole lot easier than putting in the work to stop a war.

Eli suddenly wakes up on a metal table before getting tossed into the middle of a magical, monster-infested forest. If that wasn't bad enough, the experimental technology in his head is acting up, and the nearest medical specialist might as well be a universe away. Thankfully, Eli has some magic he's learning to use — which should help him survive in this dangerous new world.

Valens Kosthal is the youngest Life Archmagus the Empire has ever seen. His mastery over Resonance allows him to hear the frequencies of the world and correct them — healing even the deepest wounds. Yet the full scope of his abilities is forbidden, and the little he can practice must be done in secret. When an ancient ritual promises to reveal the truth behind it all, he leaps at the chance. It leaves him alone in an unfamiliar world, deep in a dungeon crawling with rotten skeletons and towering beasts — and a System that grants him the secrets of Warmagic. Valens no longer needs to hold back.

Arvis Godwyn was not a lucky man. Having Grand Marshall Garithos as his uncle and regent of his house was bad enough. Being exiled to guard the ruins of Stratholme was worse. But things truly spiral when he receives news of King Terenas' assassination — delivered in a very unusual manner. Now armed with a Chaos Gacha Variant System, Arvis must navigate a world unraveling around him.

After the tragic loss of her mother, Solvei and her tribal family of áed — a nomadic race of beings made entirely of flame — flee their pursuers through the wasteland. When unexpected events separate Solvei from her tribe, she finds herself alone and vulnerable in unknown lands. With no clear path forward, Solvei must grow as both a person and in strength to survive her uncertain future.

A young orphan works hard every day trying to keep his parents' business alive while suffering under a terrible curse. Then a wizard becomes his mentor — and he learns his entire life was a lie. His parents were murdered, he was never cursed, his uncle was not his uncle, and he can channel magic. Thrown into an entirely new world, Yaric must push himself to catch up with his new peers at the academy, learning the secrets of combat, weapons, and magic. But mysteries run deeper than his training: the secrets of the academy, a missing ambassador, hidden dragons, and empires marching to war have all been buried in an abyss so deep they should never be found. Yaric grew up in the abyss. And as his new world gets dragged down by its secrets, he is forced to plunge back in.

A powerful sorcerer and shapeshifter — known for operating on the darker side of things — attempts a ritual to travel back in time and save his world. The ritual goes wrong, sending him further into the past than intended and into an alternate history: the year 1909 in the Russian Empire. Stuck in the body of a skinny teenage boy, with no friends, no money, and no title, he must rebuild his abilities in a world ruled by magical aristocrats, where all manner of evil spirits and ghouls crawl out of Breaches in reality and spill into the streets of St. Petersburg.

What if you were born into a world where a game arrived thousands of years before you — and you were among the survivors of the bloody struggle that followed? Tailyn Vlashich is a young nobody far removed from those grander concerns. All he cares about is making his way through a harsh world where the emperor, powerful enemies, and an impartial god hold sway — a god that demands all things be done in accordance with its divine will. Follow Tailyn as he discovers his talent for alchemy and navigates a world that seems determined to test him at every turn.

Potential is everything within the Vitrian Empire — and a provincial orphan boy is about to prove he has more of it than anyone. Found in the ruins of the Old City, the orphan Alarion is taken in by Assessor Elena, who bends the rule of law to adopt him into the House of Hunger. To earn his place, he must learn the ways of his new House, endure a grueling training regime, and battle deadly fiends — all while scraping together enough strength before those who hate what he represents finally close in. After all, potential unrealized is no power at all.

A comfy slice-of-life adventuring story that occasionally features dungeons. Mostly it is about walking in the woods with a friend, looking for mushrooms to put in your soup, haggling with the squash seller, or taking care of a neglected garden. It is putting some jam on shortbread biscuits. And yes, sometimes you go down into the dungeons with your friends, kill monsters, and disarm traps — but when you come out, you find the perfect magic item to give to a local kid who helped you out when your cat was sick. You will have rivalries with other groups, find some dungeon eggs that need careful incubation, and help a friend build a fishing weir. There is a big world out there, a mostly tame place with lots of magic and even more to do and see.

Sable didn't know what she'd expected from the afterlife, but turning into a giant flying lizard wasn't it. Thrust into a magic-filled fantasy world with an obscenely powerful body, things aren't entirely great: there are hordes of orcs to the north, an immortal undead legion to the south, and fourteen human kingdoms that want the first dragon in centuries dead. What's more, her [Hoard] and [Notoriety] stats make her stronger the more gold she has and the more people fear her — which explains why dragons in the past were such unsavory sorts. Maybe she can find less evil ways to progress. What are the odds taxes and propaganda can get her where she needs to be?

After eight years of leading her guild in endless PvP conflict in her favorite dark fantasy MMO, shut-in Ai Kanbara finally felt ready to face reality — only to transmigrate into the game world as her max-level character. But the world has moved on. The artificial God-Engine she built to banish the darkness has developed a critical flaw, her guildmates are either missing or deified as the patron gods of a crumbling empire, and a message from her oldest friend reveals a terrible truth: they were betrayed by one of their own. To uncover the fates of her guildmates and push back against the tyrannies of the Republic ruling in her character's name, Ai must become her legend in truth. Accompanied by her loyal lizard-dog and new companions, she begins a journey across a vibrant world of brutal stakes and deep human connection.

Something is off about a peculiar Mimikyu, and N will find the Truth no matter how many conspiracies or odd detours stand in his way. A wondrous world, tainted by a cruel society. A plot to tear it down and replace it with an Ideal structure. A creature of distortion with an alien perspective telling him to stop and smell the roses. Set prior to the events of Black and White, this AU mixes aspects of the anime and games, told through multiple perspectives focused on the misadventures of N and an out-of-place Mimikyu.

Alex Smith had many regrets: a dead-end job, an estranged sister, friends who had left him behind. Then the apocalypse happened and fantasy became reality — except Alex's reality did not change. After surviving the Apocalypse for 15 years, his life came to an end with a betrayal. But when fate sends him back to the very beginning, Alex is faced with a choice. He will not hold back this time.

Sorin Atharel was already a legend. After forty years of calculated risks, dead companions, and spent fortunes, he was ready to take the final step to immortality at the top of his tower. Instead, his soul space was stripped bare, all his abilities ripped away, and his anima drained to nothing. He wakes at the bottom of a different tower, surrounded by strangers in a strange city — his entire life reset. With only a mysterious tile mosaic as a clue, Sorin must navigate his new reality. If he wants answers to what was done to him, there is only one path forward: he must climb again.