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Scale & Sea

James T. Callum, K.H. Sohmer

D37/100
Deklin will become a villain to rival the gods — but he knows no such power yet. He's just a fourth-year magi looking for a post-midterm vacation. When a failed portal spell strands him on a dangerous Worldshard, Deklin unwillingly enters a world where Spire Climbers compete for ever-higher standings and Cultivators bind magical Aspects to strengthen their spirits. Transformed into a dragonblood and branded as an outcast, he is forbidden from advancing past the first threshold — to seek anything more is to risk execution and slavery. To attain limitless progression, Deklin must defy the Lightbound kingdoms and their corrupted heroes to carve out a cursed and forgotten path of darkness.
Goodreads4.26· 303
Anti-heroCultivationIsekaiLitRPGStatsTower Climbing

I CLIMB

M. E. Cuartas

D33/100
A mysterious signal is detected simultaneously at several space centers, decoded to reveal an enigmatic message: the Tower will appear in 77 days. Initially dismissed as a prank, the situation rapidly escalates as scientists and officials scramble to respond. When the Tower finally appears, it defies all expectations — no explanations, no prompts, no guiding systems. Those inside must make their own decisions in complete isolation. Will they rise to the challenge or succumb to despair? What is the true purpose of the Tower, and what does it mean for humanity?
Royal Road4.45· 431
CozyCultivationGenius MCGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPG+6

Blood for Power

Scott W. James

D31/100
Lucas wakes up to find the world has ended. The System has transformed his apartment building into a 100-floor dungeon tower of traps, monsters, and loot, and the residents have one year to reach the ground floor before it self-destructs. Worse still, Lucas slept through the class selection process, so the System chose for him. He's now a Blood Reaver — a class built on speed, ferocity, and slaughter, powered by the blood of his enemies. Outraged at the invasion, Lucas vows to grow stronger and take back his world.
Goodreads4.17· 598
Class SystemGrimdarkLitRPGSystem ApocalypseTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

System Bound

Kaz Hunter

F23/100
Asher's ordinary life is shattered when he is yanked from his daily commute and thrust into a brutal world of monstrous creatures, deadly traps, and the relentless games of the Nexus. A train station harbors danger, with a single portal opening each day to daunting trials and battles of life and death commanded by masked facilitators. Forced to navigate this world both alone and with shifting teams of players who each have their own motives, Asher fights to survive. Every day brings a new hurdle, and every victory is bitterly earned. His only hope: become the champion.
Goodreads4.17· 338
LitRPGSystem ApocalypseTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

Master of Puppets

Eric Ugland

F21/100
Special Agent Del Roosevelt spent his career preparing for every apocalypse scenario. The one that actually happened left him buried in a trash pile, missing his thumbs, and inexplicably covered in red fur. Now a living toy in a world of fuzzy monsters, cult-like crusaders, and senseless violence, Del must climb to the top of a tower to find the wizard who transformed him. He's not going about it smartly — but somewhere in all the failing and flailing, he begins to realize what survival was actually for.
Goodreads3.95· 492
ComedyLitRPGNon-human MCTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

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

Villainess of Tangled Tragedies

Pope Pug

F19/100
After a late-night drive ended her life, a woman wakes inside the first webnovel she ever mocked. In "Tower of the End," Celestia von Reingarde was nothing more than a petty villainess — a spoiled noble girl remembered only for bullying someone until the hero arrived. One humiliation, and she faded away so the harem could bloom. Except now she has become Celestia. She planned to slip quietly into the background and let the story run its course — until a system warning made that impossible: [Warning! Existence will be erased when Story Relevance reaches 0/100.] Obscurity means death. To survive, Celestia must become relevant.
Royal Road4.35· 290
Anti-heroBase BuildingIsekaiLitRPGSchoolSecondary World+2

Slay Hero Gilgamesh

TyZombo

F14/100
The only thing Gilgamesh wanted was to be worthy of his name — to live up to the legacy of the First Hero. But no matter how much of himself he gave, no matter how much he endured, he could not awaken the gift of Magic. Until the Tower opened its gates. The Tower is a place where anything can be earned: even talent, even the right to a name. As Gilgamesh overcomes its challenges and gains the magic he sought, his ambition grows beyond the destiny his name holds. He is among the weakest Heroes of the Ninth Epoch, his rivals blessed with incredible power and glorious destinies. Fate has rejected him — so he will defy it.
Royal Road4.43· 132
CraftingGenius MCLitRPGSecondary WorldTower ClimbingVillain MC+2

Apocalypse Revisted

Kaz Hunter

F13/100
All of humanity has been thrust into a brutal survival game by the whims of the [Admin]. Nick is more than just another survivor — granted a wish, he turns back the clock and embarks on a crusade to overthrow the [Admin] and rewrite the fate of the human race. Every step of his journey is fraught with enemies whose sole purpose is to keep the game running. But Nick refuses to stop, pushing beyond every limit, challenging the very gods who set this in motion.
Goodreads4.05· 315
LitRPGRegressionStatsSystem ApocalypseTower Climbing

Trials of the Jötunn

Thraksius

F13/100
It's been over 300 years since every human and supernatural race on Earth found themselves transported to Floor Zero of the Tower. The population has fallen from 8.2 billion to just under 20 million. Anyone under sixteen must attend the Academy of Beginnings, a place designed to prepare them for the climb and uncover why the System brought them here. The highest known completed floor is Floor 34. Deacon Surtr Hayes stands on the cusp of graduating from the Academy, ready to claim his Tier 1 Class and ascend the Tower. Then he wakes up hours before receiving his Class and discovers that his father is alive — and that he isn't even human. A single revelation unravels everything he thought he knew, leaving him with one burning question: what is a Jötunn?
Royal Road4.39· 189
Anti-heroBase BuildingCraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MC+12

Revolver Chronicles

Larkspur Wren

F11/100
Serac Edin is too rebellious for her own good — and in the lowest prison in hell, that gets you a death sentence. Except she doesn't stay dead. A sentient revolver intervenes, bonding with Serac and making her an unkillable Wayfarer, contract-bound to ascend the afterlife's Six Realms. Armed with an ever-evolving weapon, she must fight through monsters, ancient immortals, and rival Wayfarers to climb as high as she can. A souls-inspired LitRPG set across six distinct realms, each with its own culture and challenges, with a competent protagonist who earns her power.
Royal Road4.38· 100
Competent MCGameLitGrimdarkLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnation+2

Towers & Rifts

Nephilim Night

F11/100
Viktor spent centuries cultivating power in his world before being betrayed and killed. His soul lingered for decades—until a god took pity and granted him a place in the eternal divine game known as Towers and Rifts. Reincarnated in a new body with none of his old strength, only his knowledge intact, Viktor starts from the bottom on the day a Tower spawns and a System activates for everyone. He's been at the top before. Nothing will stop him from getting back there.
Goodreads3.57· 349
CultivationLitRPGReincarnationStatsSystem ApocalypseTower Climbing+1

Climbing the Ranks

Tao Wong

F10/100
When the Towers arrived without warning, chaos ensued. Decades later, the enchantments and mana cores harvested from within them power the most advanced technologies in the world. For Arthur Chua, climbing Malaysia's Beginner Tower is the only escape available to someone without money or connections—he's not looking to be a hero, just a survivor. Fate has other plans. The reason for the Towers' arrival will finally be revealed, and humanity will face another seismic shift—if Arthur can live long enough to see it.
Goodreads3.87· 335
Base BuildingCultivationLitRPGStatsSystem ApocalypseTower Climbing+1

Lifeblood Chaos

GeorgieD

F4/100
When the System arrives, Ray can finally get a grip on his chaotic life — literally. Whisked into one of the gargantuan Towers that have taken over the world, Ray ends up with one of the rarest Paths there is: Lifeblood Chaos. For every enemy soul he absorbs, he can channel a part of their life as his own — claws, wings, or stranger things. With new powers in hand, Ray sets out to conquer the Tower. Doesn't matter that he is sent into a brutal tutorial or that the Tower's rulers set him impossible challenges. In this new life, Ray won't stop until he reaches the peak.
Royal Road4.16· 157
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MC+4

Cosmic Tower: A Cultivation Apocalypse

Valerios

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Gary was a disillusioned programmer trying to escape loneliness — until the Network arrived and slaughtered billions. Before the survivors could recover, they were ripped from the planet and thrown into a vast alien trial: the Cosmic Tower. Now Gary is alone in a forest swarming with crippled orcs and jesters that feast on beating hearts. The only way to survive is to grow stronger with every kill, and stats alone aren't enough — he needs Aura. Earth's survivors will climb the Tower floor by floor, demanding answers from the Emperor who set this in motion, or die trying.
Royal Road4.11· 98
ComedyCultivationGameLitLitRPGPost-apocalypticSecondary World+4