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Soulship

Nathan Thompson

B69/100
Jasper Cloud is the final non-person on Earth — the orphan son of the last two executed citizens in the Global Republic, struggling to survive in a world where old knowledge is now illegal. When a new light appears in the night sky, his only friend suddenly becomes a young woman with the power to undo the current reign of tyranny. But hidden enemies are already waiting for her and the living starship empowering her. Jasper slips through the cracks of their trap, empowered as well. If he is careful, he can refine his newfound strength, repair the damaged ship, and rescue the woman now determined to tear down the corrupt Republic with her bare hands.
Goodreads4.40· 1.4K
Base BuildingCompetent MCHard MagicSci-fiSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

Magus Reborn

Extra26, T.C. Liyanage

B69/100
Kai of the Sorcerer's Tower was one of the last Mages left, barely surviving in a world contaminated with dead mana and ruled by creatures of the dark. To save his world, he attempts a forbidden regression ritual — and overshoots by thousands of years, finding himself in an ancient era within the body of a young lord named Arzan, who was mysteriously murdered just before Kai arrived. Beasts are rampant, larger threats loom, and Kai must regain his former strength in a time of primitive technology. But with knowledge of the future, he might just be able to change the course of history entirely.
Goodreads4.39· 1.6K
Base BuildingCompetent MCHard MagicLitRPGRegressionTransmigration

Dawn of the Density God

ToraAKR

B68/100
Madra: a planet stuck on hard mode, set to devour everyone on its surface. Jiran is just a child when he receives shattered, imperfect memories of a past life — and nestled inside those emotionless visions is a magic very different from the density and mana he knows: the magic of science. The empire stands alone against the relentless beasts of Madra. Their only means of survival is harnessing the density that saturates her surface, a magic they cannot possibly understand. Will Jiran realize he holds the key to unlocking humanity's infinite potential before they are all wiped out?
Royal Road4.56· 1.2K
CultivationHard MagicLitRPGOverpowered MCReincarnationSecondary World+1

Tales of the Endless Empire

The Curator

B67/100
A bloodmage born in shadows, a shapeshifter no one can predict, a survivor in a world set against him. Thalion's life as a marine biologist was modest in wealth but rich in joy — until the System arrived, sending everyone on Earth into a tutorial while merging the planet with four others. The System granted people magic and even ways to defy time itself, but the tutorial has become more of a slaughter trial than a learning experience. A post-apocalyptic LitRPG featuring an adaptive magic system that evolves based on its wielder, multi-POV storytelling, and expansive worldbuilding.
Royal Road4.10· 1.5KGoodreads3.40· 5
Anti-heroBase BuildingCultivationGameLitGrimdarkHard Magic+7

Cursed Relic Collector

Maradina

B67/100
For thousands of years, magic has been obtained through trades with the gods: sacrifice magic materials upon their sacred altars, and the gods offer relics in return. But this world of powerful relics has always been far out of reach for Dain, a simple trinket merchant — until masked cultists try to sacrifice him to the gods. Vowing revenge, Dain commits the ultimate taboo: creating his own altar. Only, he accidentally creates one for a god who shouldn't exist — a god that will only trade him cursed relics. Dain will scour the world, hunt magic beasts, and barter their remains for greater and darker relics as he digs deeper into the ancient schemes behind the cultists who tried to destroy him.
Royal Road4.69· 301
GrimdarkHard MagicLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MCSecondary World+2

Technomagica

Vitaly S Alexius

B67/100
The life of Soviet bio-weapons designer Vladislav Kerenski ends with a bang — only to reboot in a realm of gods and monsters. Escaping from an ocean of the dead and soul-bound to his twin sister, Vladislav begins to unravel the life-altering magical System of Novazem using his knowledge of the scientific method, computational mathematics, biochemistry, and virology. A rational progression LitRPG with giant monsters, wholesome moments, and vast multitudes of historical references.
Royal Road4.53· 1.2KGoodreads1.00· 1
Competent MCHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGReincarnationSecondary World+1

Words of Power

Shami Stovall

B67/100
In the Tze Empire, spirits and demons rule the wilds, but Ring Warlocks control civilization. For Rimon, the son of a courtesan and the lowest in society, Ring Warlocks seem like gods — each with their own magic drawn from Titans, doing whatever they please regardless of how it affects the prefectures they rule. When a chance encounter places one of the ancient and powerful rings in Rimon's hands, everything changes. Suddenly he is no longer at the fringes of power — he is a Ring Warlock granted his own territory. Determined to make his prefecture thrive, he must contend with jealous rivals, demons seeking his ring, and forces he cannot yet name.
Goodreads4.43· 345
Base BuildingCompetent MCHard MagicSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Manifold Mirror Mage

Karnevale

B65/100
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.
Royal Road4.55· 1.1K
Competent MCDungeon CrawlingHard MagicLitRPGSchoolSecondary World+1

Return of the Unbound Mage

Scryx

B65/100
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.
Royal Road4.63· 960
ComedyCozyGameLitHard MagicLitRPGOverpowered MC+1

The Lurran Chronicles

John Quinton

B65/100
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.
Goodreads4.43· 258
Hard MagicIsekaiLitRPGMysterySecondary World

Arcanist In Another World

BleedingTears

B65/100
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.
Royal Road4.49· 1.2K
Dungeon CrawlingHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MC+1

Fate's Anvil

Scott Browder

B64/100
Morgan Mackenzie had a very bad day. First at work, then at home — and then her bathtub fell through a portal to another world, with her in it. Now she is stranded thousands of miles from any civilization, armed with nothing but the bathtub and a lace puffball scrubby. She did learn magic, so that is sorta nice. Now if only she could find some clothes.
Goodreads4.30· 1.5K
ComedyCompetent MCHard MagicIsekaiSecondary WorldSkill Collection

Bones in the Dark

TF Warden

B64/100
Ester Mazar wants nothing more than to serve Her Eternal Majesty and the Empire — the greatest nation to have ever existed. As a commonborn graduate of the Academy, she must work off her debt to the Throne. Armed with the best magical education the Empire can provide and finally permitted to wear the crossed lightning bolts of a Chartered Mage, Ester is sent far from the bright lights of the capital to Vass Karan — a city so riddled with corruption and crime that even she has heard whispers of it. There, Ester will learn that the world is not quite as black and white as in the books. Nevertheless, she is determined to overcome prejudice, scepticism, and murderous criminals to become the hero she needs to be.
Royal Road4.66· 470
Competent MCHard MagicMysterySchoolSecondary WorldUrban Fantasy

World of Magic

Levi Werner

B63/100
Paralyzed in a workplace accident, Lox's life is looking bleak — he cannot even use the hardware that would let him play the full-immersion games everyone else enjoys. Then a company called New Universal Frontiers makes him an offer: access to their technology despite his injuries, in exchange for one condition — he can never leave the game. Once inside, Lox quickly realizes this is far more than a game. Given a class everyone considers useless due to its inherent dangers, he endures a long and painful series of trials as he masters his magical abilities. As he explores the depths of the game's magic system, he discovers there is far more going on than anyone ever expected.
Goodreads4.23· 1.6K
Class SystemDungeon CrawlingHard MagicVRMMOWeak to Strong

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis: A Scientific Isekai

Persimmon

B63/100
The Scientist cared only for the Truth. His brilliant career was thrown into doubt because fools could not see what was before their eyes. When he reaches too far in his search for undeniable proof, he dies. Against all reason, he wakes up — reborn in a coven of witches, in a world where magic is king and science is unknown. But the System is the key to finding the Truth. Now going by the name Orion Voidwalker, he will use his scientific knowledge to reach heights previously thought impossible, even as chaos spreads through the Cyril Magocracy and not everyone is content to watch him discard dogma in his quest.
Royal Road4.50· 1.1K
GameLitGenius MCHard MagicIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MC+2

Rise of the Last Summoner

Todd Herzman

B62/100
Four hundred years after demon hordes were unleashed on the world of Elaria, humanity survives in a single valley — the Valley of Auld, its last bastion. Elian is markless, unable to activate skills, one of the poorest workers in the salt mines outside the city walls. The wagon that carries the miners is locked not to keep them in, but to keep the demons out. When the wagon is attacked and every marked guard is slain, Elian discovers he is not markless at all — he is full-marked, with access to all four classes: Infuser, Invoker, Necromancer, and Summoner. Summoners brought the demon hordes in the first place, and their bloodline has been purged. If anyone learns what Elian truly is, he will be killed on sight the moment he reaches the city.
Goodreads4.40· 460
Class SystemHard MagicLitRPGSecondary WorldSummoningWeak to Strong

The Power of Formations

em_rez

B62/100
Emmet Laghaz loved puzzles — all day, all night, puzzles. Ever since he was a child, Emmet could turn anything into a puzzle.
Royal Road4.61· 911
ComedyGenius MCHard MagicSchoolSecondary World

Bards of the Broken Empire

Cooper Wai, Robyn Wideman

B62/100
Max Stone's laid-back life ends when a foolhardy rescue attempt earns him a trip to the afterlife. Instead of heaven or hell, his soul becomes a bargaining chip in a game between gods. He wins a second chance and chooses to keep his memories, awakening reincarnated in the frail teenage body of a recently deceased boy on Eedan — a world of chi cultivation, magic, and monsters. Starting weaker than the lowest-ranked cultivator and immediately drawing the ire of arrogant nobles, Max must leverage his Earth-born wits and a unique blessing to survive, master chi, and claw his way up in a world where power is everything.
Goodreads4.41· 258
CultivationHard MagicLitRPGReincarnationSchoolWeak to Strong

Secrets

David Musk

B61/100
Mana artists rule the world, and the path to power is a well-kept secret — restricted to state-approved programs and schools. Akari Zeller will never be a mana artist. Not if society has its way. She's a Bronze with no money, no family, and no connections. But technology is advancing too. And to a skilled hacker like Akari, no secret is safe forever. The dark web holds the keys to true power, advancement, and her only chance of survival.
Royal Road4.52· 1KGoodreads3.67· 65
Anti-heroCultivationGenius MCHard MagicMysterySchool+2

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