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The Torchbearer Takes A Break After 100 Years Looping In The Dungeon

calcroissant

B61/100
Miles had spent a hundred years locked in the Dungeon, and he was tired of it. What had begun as a simple delve ended with him dying and being selected as a Custodian to a Dungeon that spanned entire worlds. Now that he had finished his initiation and was finally allowed to leave without losing the amazing Skill it provided, he was going to take a long, relaxing break. He wanted to plant some fruits, bake some pastries, and brew some tasty coffee — maybe share it with a few visitors here and there. And when he got bored, he'd swing by the Dungeon. Hopefully, the rest of the world would let him enjoy it.
Royal Road4.65· 484
CozyDungeon CoreIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+1

Axiom of Infinity: Souleater

TSeris

B61/100
"They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. What then are we to think of it when the gods themselves steal our ideas on how the universe should work?" Axiom of Infinity follows several travelers from Earth as they attempt to make new lives in a world where RPG mechanics are as innate as the laws of physics, dungeons lurk everywhere, and the gods themselves appear to be playing a very different game — one with unknown stakes and strange alliances. Blessed by two gods and cursed by a third, one man finds himself at the center of their machinations. The unsuspecting natives of this world are about to learn to live alongside a bunch of min-maxing, power-gaming, spreadsheet-wielding gamers who do what they do best: break things.
Royal Road4.65· 483
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCHard MagicIsekaiLGBTQ++5

Regressor Sect Master

SpaizZzer

B61/100
Tundra Fox, a cultivator of immense power and Sect Master of the Verdant Snow Sect, faces an eldritch god from beyond and dies. A time-artifact, however, sends his soul back 10,000 years — to the earlier years of growing his Sect. With cultivation, base building, and the foreknowledge of a regressor, Tundra Fox sets out to prevent family deaths and conflicts, and to raise descendants who don't become arrogant young masters. A story about healing relationships and finding enlightenment in family life rather than solitary cultivation.
Royal Road4.56· 971Goodreads4.28· 432
Base BuildingCultivationHaremOverpowered MCRegressionSecondary World+1

Another Dungeon Core

Stripes04

B61/100
A lifelong reader of fantasy who dies and gets reincarnated — not as a hero, not as an adventurer, but as a Dungeon Core. A forever Dungeon Master at heart, he has no interest in conquest. He wants to create wonder and a sense of accomplishment in those who dive his depths. Now with a genuinely helpful system and a brand-new world to shape, he sets out to build the dungeon of his dreams.
Royal Road4.59· 891
ComedyCozyDungeon CoreGenius MCIsekaiLitRPG+3

Becoming the Dark Lord

Mark Evenhart (aturato)

B61/100
The System integrated Earth into a multiverse of gods, monsters, and dungeons. Half of humanity answered the call. Some return stronger. Others never return. Thirteen years ago, Luke's mother entered the Tutorial and vanished. Now Luke faces the same trial — not for glory, but for answers. What should be a beginner's test becomes a death sentence when he falls into a forgotten dungeon floor where monsters are scarce, supplies are limited, and the only way out is a temple hanging over an abyss, guarded by a sleeping demon. Every puzzle kills. Every step risks his life. No buffs, no tricks — just a knife and the raw will to survive. When the light fades and the body breaks, Luke has only one choice: embrace the darkness and be reborn.
Royal Road4.08· 1.2K
Anti-heroBase BuildingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGrimdarkLitRPG+5

Archmage from Another World: Gaining Administrator Access

Etheric

B61/100
Transported into a world where just about anyone can receive the title of Mage, Morgana is baffled and outraged. She spent twenty-two years studying spell formulae and memorizing the forty-three Primary Astolian Paradigms — and here, power is just handed out? She doesn't know how she arrived, why everyone is so ignorant of magic's fundamentals, or what this strange System is. But she intends to find out. Dungeons, artifacts, classes, skills, and spells all seem to have been built using a language only Morgana recognizes — and hidden within those mechanisms may be something far bigger than arcane knowledge alone.
Royal Road4.57· 918
CozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitHard MagicIsekaiLitRPG+2

Ancient Being Predecessor of the Primordial Era

Z. Robert Nights

B61/100
Being mistaken for an Ancient Predecessor usually results in heavenly benefits — not for James Anderson. Thrown into an isolated training realm with no tutorial and no guidance, he spends eons alone, kept sane only by system notifications and rewards. When even those stop, he jumps off the precipice. A tear in reality deposits him into a cultivation world gone awry, where demons and evil cultivators dominate and the righteous cower in caves. James is dragged into petty squabbles and the lives of the last remaining Hu family members, all while navigating with the belief that he isn't actually that strong.
Goodreads4.39· 464
CultivationHaremLitRPGOverpowered MCReincarnationSecondary World

Leaving A Legacy (A Xianxia story)

212perseus

B61/100
What happens when a young master from a declining cultivator clan decides to simply be a decent human being? Zhao Ren is not a typical young master — no arrogance, no entourage, no random face-slapping. He prefers books to throwing his weight around, and was raised to turn around his family's fortunes. But instead of following convention, he found his own way to the Dao. A cultivator who favors sustainable herb-growing, leaves behind inheritances instead of looting, and spares a thought for those who come after? Who even plants a tree that won't bear fruit until long after he's dead? Everyone thinks he must be crazy. So how does he keep getting stronger?
Royal Road4.64· 687
ComedyCozyCraftingCultivationSecondary WorldWuxia

I Ran Away to Evil

Mystic Neptune

B60/100
Henrietta Doryn has never enjoyed fighting. She'd rather be in the kitchen baking cookies. But it's her duty as Warrior Princess to face off against the forces of evil — so she's unceremoniously dispatched to eliminate the all-powerful Dark Lord next door. Keith Monfort has never enjoyed ruling with an iron fist. He'd prefer to tinker with practical magic in his workroom. So when Henrietta shows up at his door, he's only too happy to invite her in for tea to talk it out instead. Can this unlikely pair prevent war between their two kingdoms — and when will they finally admit their growing feelings for each other?
Goodreads4.22· 1.5K
ComedyCozyLitRPGSecondary WorldSlow BurnWholesome

Surprisingly Enough(NOT), Common Sense Is Overpowered in Cliché Cultivation World

PlumBlossom0_0

B60/100
Ning finds himself reborn in the world of cultivation. As he embarks on this new life, he gradually becomes aware that this realm revolves around a select few "protagonists" who endure underestimation and humiliation, only to rise and retaliate following the predictable patterns of clichéd cultivation novels. Realizing he is an "extra" — freed from the constraints of these clichéd rules — Ning resolves to chart his own path towards immortality, steering clear of predictable tropes and stereotypes. He uses his sharp intellect and vast knowledge to ascend to the pinnacle of the cultivation world, defying conventions and outsmartting adversaries along the way.
Royal Road4.64· 674
Anti-heroComedyCultivationGenius MCIsekaiLitRPG+4

I Am Become Death

J.M. Clarke (U Juggernaut)

B60/100
Matthias Stonebreaker is tormented every day. He has no talent for The Gift of magic or the Enforcement of life energy, and will one day be forced beyond the frontier where ferocious monsters destroy all who cannot defend themselves. He certainly cannot — until a near-death experience awakens a new path to power: the path of Divine Breath. Now he must learn to cultivate the very energy of the gods to steal their divine strength. Supported by his cursed brother and younger sister, he will walk the path of shadow and death itself. But he must be careful — in this world, even death could die.
Royal Road4.65· 439
CultivationGrimdarkOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong+1

Afterlife 2.0

QuickDuckling

B60/100
The gods have scrapped eternal torment in favor of something new: Eternia, a brutal, glitch-riddled wilderness where fresh souls are dumped with little hope of survival. Fail here, and it's back to classic hell as a consolation prize. Enter Ellie, who dies just in time to beta-test the gods' twisted new system. Utterly unprepared, she's tossed into a world where everything seems out to kill her — or glitch out before she can figure out what it's supposed to do. Armed with nothing but her wits and a reluctant sense of humour, Ellie must navigate hostile terrain, outwit aggressive wildlife, and find some purpose in this cosmic mess. In a world designed for divine entertainment where the rules are still being written, anything could — and probably will — happen.
Royal Road4.65· 439
Anti-heroComedyCraftingIsekaiLitRPGNon-human MC+3

DIE TRYING

Mark Arrows

B60/100
Jump into a fantasy deathworld. Smuggle magical loot and refugees back to Earth. Try not to die. Michael Wade's only goal in life was to get rich — and that's gotten a lot more literal recently. Stuck in retail hell and living paycheck to paycheck, his circumstances change dramatically when a desperate god offers him the ultimate side hustle: running a nightly smuggling operation between his bedroom and another world entirely. One filled with spells, treasure, and as much magical contraband as he can stuff into his pockets. There's a small problem: the band of heroes destined to save that world failed centuries ago, and the place has become a goddamn deathtrap. With a reality-bending video game System to exploit, years of min-maxing experience, and a chaotic god texting him questionably useful advice, Michael might survive long enough to make the operation actually work.
Royal Road4.59· 990Goodreads3.70· 688
ComedyIsekaiLitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiSecondary World+2

This Venerable Demon is Grossly Unqualified

Turniper

B60/100
Elder Hu Xin, the Crimson Saint of the Pathless Night Sect, is missing — not physically, his body is still walking the sect like he owns the place. But behind his eyes, a stranger is panicking, because his transmigration experience came with no instructions and none of Elder Hu's centuries of memories. Fellow elders, disciples, and dogs of the orthodoxy all have expectations about who Hu Xin is — and Hu Xin has no idea what those expectations are, let alone how to meet them. He doesn't even know how to work his own cultivation, let alone nurture someone else's. Shielded by audacity and armed with bullshit, this newly venerable and grossly unqualified demon is making it up as he goes.
Royal Road4.64· 666
ComedyCompetent MCCultivationIsekaiMysteryOverpowered MC+3

Paragon of Mana

K. Ashoke

B60/100
Ethan died and was reborn into a world of Classes, Skills, and Mana. Reincarnated as Ember Blackstone, a descendant of a prestigious family of knights, he believed he had won the lottery. But the high society of ascendants can be cutthroat, and with his lacklustre talent he should have been left to fade into quiet obscurity. Against all expectations, his skills and rank advance faster than anyone. Ember dreams of magic and a fulfilling life with his loving family — but when tragedy strikes, he has to fight to make ends meet. To keep his dream alive and protect those he loves, Ember must rise beyond the limit and become more mana than a man.
Royal Road4.56· 919
Class SystemCozyCultivationIsekaiLitRPGMilitary+4

Dungeon Core: "The Eternal Training Ground"

apinsig

B60/100
A newly awakened dungeon core must discover what it is and what it wants from life. It quickly learns that it is not normal, and begins to discover what it truly likes about this world. Battling its own instincts, it chooses to live the way it wants rather than the way it was made to. Set in a world with game elements woven in, this is a story about dungeon-making, self-determination, and finding identity in an unexpected existence.
Royal Road4.64· 653
Base BuildingDungeon CoreGameLitNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary World

MMA: Magic Martial Arts

Poor Lost Child

B60/100
Jonny was the undefeated king of the octagon — until a group of incompetent goons accidentally killed him while trying to rig his next fight. He wakes up reincarnated as the only son of a duke in a world where magic is ordinary. There's just one problem: a rare condition prevents him from using magic. With his father's brother scheming for his death, Jonny is secretly sent to an orphanage for safety. But Jonny was the strongest before, and he intends to be the strongest again — and his very condition might be exactly what he needs to make that dream a reality.
Royal Road4.65· 428
ComedyCultivationIsekaiOverpowered MCReincarnationSecondary World+2

Blueprint for Immortality: a Crafting Xianxia

NoDragons

B60/100
Booker has woken up in the wrong body — one ruined by drug use, trapped in a dead-end life as the lowest possible apprentice in a massive sect. But that doesn't faze him. When he looks at the mountains, he sees a climb waiting. Better yet, he carries the assistance of a magical book that lets him craft any pill in existence perfectly — a skill alchemists would fight and die for. With his crafting skills, patient soul, and relentlessly upbeat attitude, Booker sets out to climb the first of many mountains. A slow-life xianxia with a focus on crafting and character-driven exploration of the genre's world and people.
Royal Road4.51· 988
AlchemyBase BuildingCozyCraftingCrafting PowerCultivation+6

His Soul Is Marching On to Another World; or, the John Brown Isekai

The Cabbage Preacher

B60/100
The land of Gemeinplatz is filled with fantastical creatures, adventurers, and heroes — most of them transported from Earth and blessed with cheat skills. On the surface, it's a perfect power-fantasy world where even the most ordinary person can pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Yet beneath this "Gemeinplatzer Dream" is a disgusting truth. To satisfy the needs of heroes who can't function like normal humans, a lucrative slave trade crushes the dreams and ruins the lives of hundreds every day. Demi-humans labor in harems and mansions, treated as less than people by a ruling class with every incentive to keep the system going. In a world where the oppressors are overpowered and the odds are impossible, the hope for the enslaved has a name: John Brown. This time, he'll finish what he started.
Royal Road4.65· 421
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyGenius MCIsekaiMilitary+4

Lone: The Wanderer

Lone

B60/100
A history teacher with familial trauma and a peculiar woman seemingly stuck out of time are thrust together into the weird and whimsical world of Altros — a planet with divides born of real superhuman strength, an odd ranking system, and natural species differences. Not ideal news for a Scottish history teacher whose ears have transformed into fox ones alongside nine new fluffy tails. Darren — or Lone, or whatever the strange system claims he's called — must figure out how to live with his new companion Sofia on a monster-infested island, alongside a self-proclaimed former immortal prone to bouts of extreme depression. At least there's an expansive LitRPG system to keep them entertained.
Royal Road4.52· 962
Base BuildingIsekaiLitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary World+1