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155 series

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

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

How I Built a Magic Empire

Konstantin Zubov

B60/100
Reborn from an advanced techno-magic world into one where magic is still in its infancy, the protagonist finds himself in the body of a young baron with a single village to his name — surrounded by monsters and hostile aristocrats on the fringes of a young, rapidly expanding empire. What he does have is knowledge far beyond what this world has dreamt of. Nothing will stop him from using it to build his own magic empire.
Goodreads4.29· 1.3K
Base BuildingCraftingGenius MCIsekaiReincarnationSecondary World

Apocalypse Knights

DB King

B60/100
Maximo Strident, war veteran and local law enforcement officer, never wanted to enter the dungeon. Promises of wealth beyond imagination convinced him. Without a Knight's magical equipment or spells, Max relies on the formidable sword forms he learned at the Blade Academy — more than enough for low-level monsters, but far short of what the dungeon demands. When something goes horribly wrong inside, Max meets the legendary hero Artur Brightblade, who grants him something he never dreamed of: a unique class and the ability to become a Knight. Armed with new powers, Maximo must learn to cast spells, work within a cohort, and craft worthy wargear — or the apocalypse will destroy everything he loves.
Goodreads4.37· 795
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Homesteading in a fantasy world

apinsig

B60/100
A man finds himself transported to a different world and must survive through farming, crafting, building, and fighting. A story of familiar and new hardships as he carves out a life from scratch in an unfamiliar land.
Royal Road4.27· 1.1KGoodreads3.20· 5
Base BuildingCozyCraftingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+1

True Smithing

Jared Mandani

C59/100
Angus Bjornson only ever wanted to craft exquisite weapons and armor. After an accident leaves him completely disabled, his children offer him a virtual rig connected to a fantasy world called Alterwelt. Playing on Manual mode rather than Auto, Angus — now known as Hephaestus — can use his lifetime of real smithing experience to create unique items that beat anything on the market. But he soon learns there's a reason the market is flooded with crappy goods: a greedy guild enforces a monopoly on crafting, and they'll do anything to shut down a lone blacksmith cutting into their profits.
Goodreads4.03· 1.6K
CraftingLitRPGMerchantOlder MCVRMMO

Ember of Invention

Dexel

C58/100
Lindle is determined to be as unlike his father as possible. Unfortunately, being a half-giant is hard to ignore, and the system seems determined to force him into a giant-exclusive class. Seizing what may be his last chance before his path is locked, Lindle takes a job guiding an adventuring party out of his snowy village and into the sunless tundra. Deep in the dungeon, he finds his opportunity — but no one has ever heard of an Artificer class before. Fortunately, Lindle loves to craft, and a spark is about to reignite a destiny long buried under the snows of his frozen world.
Royal Road4.65· 288
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingGenius MCLitRPGSecondary World+1

Hundred Kingdoms

Michael R. Miller

C58/100
Jack Kross only wanted to play the game. Now he's fighting for his life. When a mysterious hacker takes control of Hundred Kingdoms, Jack is trapped inside the fantasy VR world along with millions of other players — but in a worse predicament than most. He's cornered in the very tower the terrorists have seized as their base, the only free player left within its walls, while in the real world his body lies in a sweltering room with no relief coming. Playing a low-level profession-based Scavenger class, Jack must craft gear, set traps, and forge uneasy alliances with a deadly dungeon master and an AI he can't fully trust — racing against time to save himself and the millions of players held hostage.
Goodreads4.18· 1.3K
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGVRMMO

Hoqalo: The Broken System

MarekSusicky

C57/100
Dash's great-grandfather was one of the Fifteen who saved humanity during the System Apocalypse, founding the corporations that now rule the solar system. That legacy should have been his — until his father was destroyed by corpo politics, leaving Dash with nothing but a single building on Earth 2.0. When Dash nearly dies, a broken System manifests: barely functional, stripped to the bones, but carrying the tinkerer's trait Hoqalo — letting him forge gear that punches far above its tier. The more he digs into why his System came out wrong, the more it looks like sabotage. Someone with corporate reach wanted the Kallum bloodline to stay down. With his hands, his tools, and friends willing to go to corpo hell and back, Dash sets out to steal his future back — with interest.
Royal Road4.65· 249
Anti-heroCraftingLitRPGMysterySci-fiSystem Apocalypse+1

The Brink and Back - Tinker of Fiction

MetaBettaOmegaLetta

C57/100
Between the violent gangs, greedy corporations, and corrupt governments, nowhere is really safe in Night City. But when Jackson is torn from his world and dropped into the world of chrome — armed with the Tinker of Fiction — what path will he take?
Royal Road4.63· 557
Base BuildingCraftingCrafting PowerIsekaiSci-fiUrban Fantasy

In Space With a Junkyard Ship

apinsig

C56/100
Earth stands dead. Follow a broken man's desperate journey as he searches for freedom — trying to generate enough power to escape not just from a ruined Earth, but from the remnants of human colonies now controlling the solar system, who see him as little more than a machine. It won't take long for him to discover that the universe is nothing like he imagined. The emptiness he envisioned isn't there, nor is the easy life of leisure he dreamed of. Instead, danger and opportunity lurk around every corner — and for those not brave enough to face them, only death awaits.
Royal Road4.63· 519Goodreads4.69· 36
Base BuildingCraftingGameLitLoner MCOverpowered MCPost-apocalyptic+1

Unclassed: A Skill Merging LitRPG

Silverdawn

C56/100
Raised as an orphan in Flea's End, Adam dreamed of wealth and luxury, working every day toward saving enough for the offering that would earn him a rare and desirable Class. Then that dream was stolen from him. Offered only pitiful classes, Adam rejects them all and becomes a weak, worthless Unclassed. His one advantage: a unique inventory skill called Hoard, which lets him store and combine items, skills, and even power — assuming he's willing to fight for them. Adam has five years until his next selection, and plans to grow so strong that the class of his dreams becomes a laughable step down. His first step: joining the Rift Delving Association. His next: entering hell.
Royal Road4.52· 843
CraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCLitRPGPost-apocalyptic+4

The Mechanical Crafter

R.A. Mejia

C56/100
Given a second chance at life, he chose to return as a Metalman — a mechanical being named Repair. Now he must contend with a research lab of gnomes who claim he owes them for the resurrection, a city in the middle of a magical industrial revolution, and enemies who want him in pieces. Repair dives into dungeons to earn experience and gathers resources to solve his problems. If he doesn't grow more powerful, he won't just lose his freedom — he'll lose the life of his friend.
Goodreads4.26· 1.2K
CraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnationSecondary World+1

Blessed Time

Cale Plamann

C56/100
On Karell, you are either blessed by the gods with a unique power and the ability to gain experience and levels — or you are forgotten. Micah Silver was chosen for greatness, but his mythic blessing only lets him travel into the past by sacrificing his class, wealth, and levels. It's a psychological burden he's reluctant to shoulder. But fate has a way of forcing you to face your destiny. Armed with talents for enchanting and summoning, Micah must retrace his steps over and over, growing stronger in a potentially futile effort to prevent tragedy and protect his family.
Goodreads4.11· 1.3K
CraftingLitRPGRegressionSecondary WorldSummoningTime Loop+1

The Spellforged Magus

Xiphias

C55/100
The world didn't end with fire or ice. It ended with a rain of blood and a bureaucratic apology memo from the rest of the galaxy. Enzo had always been a daredevil — snowboarder, rock climber, martial artist, skydiver — until an accident put him on a quieter path crafting bespoke jewelry. Then came the rain. With it came evidence that humanity wasn't alone, and that magic was very real. The dead now rise as Eaters: magically evolving, mana-sucking undead with a taste for hearts and brains. Enzo's only guide is a cryptic Universal Training Guide that refuses to answer questions until you're already figuring things out for yourself. He'll master spells, craft magical equipment, protect the people he loves — and eventually find the people responsible for that apology memo.
Royal Road4.64· 289
CraftingHard MagicLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSystem Apocalypse+2

Emie Ascended

Braided Sky

C55/100
After centuries of struggle, Emie is the first from Earth to reach the pinnacle and ascend into an entirely different realm — a question she had wondered about ever since magic and progression became reality. Granted a boon and given advantages the natives can only dream of, Emie and her fellow Ascenders must rebuild their power from scratch in this new realm. Determined to make the most of the fresh start, Emie must find allies and begin her climb anew — except this time, she plans to actually live her life instead of focusing solely on progression.
Royal Road4.65· 159
CozyCraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitOverpowered MCRegression+1

Order & Chaos

Timothy McGowen

C55/100
In the magical world of the Wyrd, only those with the Spark can be adventurers — diving into dungeons, collecting epic loot, and leveling up by gathering essence. Caldor is several years past the age when most people discover they are Sparked, but that doesn't stop him from wishing. When his hunt goes sideways and he discovers he can harness the power of the Sparked, Caldor is ready to battle his way to the top. But magic, adventure, and a dose of unwanted politics await — and the world has far greater plans for him than a simple adventuring life.
Goodreads4.33· 906
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

The Secrets of Giantskarl Mountain

Andrew Karevik

C55/100
Artemis has inherited his father's adventuring shop at the base of Giantskarl mountain, home to a vast and mysterious dungeon. Where his father was content selling trinkets for a pittance, Artemis wants to build a merchant empire — using his skills as a Runesmith to inscribe enchantments onto items and command higher prices. The problem: his shelves are empty, and he needs a magical bone to fashion his scrive. The only place to find one is the dungeon — the same death trap no one in the village dares enter. The life of a shopkeeper was never going to be peaceful.
Goodreads4.26· 1.1K
Base BuildingCraftingCrafting PowerDungeon CrawlingLitRPGMerchant+1

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 Road4.33· 888
ComedyCozyCraftingGrimdarkLitRPGNon-human MC+4

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· 751
Base BuildingCozyCraftingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+4