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The Menocht Loop

caerulex

A81/100
Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape: Time. Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth, and fewer still have affinities high enough to rule. Ian's decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death — he conquers cities with a thought and turns them to ruins with a gesture. But overwhelming power isn't enough to escape the time loop or reveal its purpose. When Ian discovers a critical clue he missed years ago, escape is finally within reach. Little does he know, it's only the first realm.
Royal Road4.50· 2.9KGoodreads4.18· 2.1K
CultivationGenius MCGrimdarkHard MagicOverpowered MCSci-fi+4

Wretch

Emilsola

A81/100
Once, the world belonged to humanity. Now it belongs to the creatures of the night. Humanity clings to life in scattered strongholds — rival factions huddled behind crumbling walls while horrors from the wilderness pound on the steam-powered gates. The sacred Flame bestows reality-bending powers to the worthy, but grants those same powers to the horrors that haunt the dark. In one such stronghold, a young man is caught between ruthless hunters and abominations from beyond the wall. Desperate to rise above his insignificance, he dreams of wielding the Flame's blessings — but the Flame is without mercy or prejudice. To earn his place in its ranks, he must endure in a fading city ripe with hunger and danger. And when the Flame demands cruelty and grisly transformation, he must decide: does he still deserve to be called human?
Royal Road4.77· 505Goodreads3.85· 34
GoreGrimdarkHorrorPost-apocalypticSecondary WorldSoft Magic+2

Witches, Boys, and Other Monsters

blugail

A80/100
Eliza Scaggs is tired of the rumors — that she's an old witch who made a pact with darkness, that her pet monster stalks children. She's been working herself to the bone on a secret government project, trying to prove that she, the only woman in the wizard's guild, actually belongs there. When she takes on a teenage apprentice named Oliver, she's determined to show that mentoring a kid is not something a twisted hell spawn would do. But Oliver is quiet in a way that worries her, and when he asks if she can "fix" people, she fears he means himself. Set in a world where magic drives the industrial revolution, the story follows a witch and her apprentice as they are thrust into a dangerous faction war.
Royal Road4.81· 267Goodreads4.37· 71
Anti-heroComedyHard MagicLGBTQ+MysterySecondary World+2

System Override (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

Daoist Mystery

A80/100
What do you get when you cross nanomachines controlled by a volatile AI with a bleeding-edge military-grade cybernetic implant and a gutter rat out to prove everyone wrong? A forced experimental drug treatment at an early age has saddled David with an immense burden. His mother's death has left him adrift and unsure of his direction. So he does what any teenager with no more cares left to give does — chips in some mil-spec chrome and looks for a quick way to earn edds, all the while learning to utilize the nanotechnology forced on him as a child. Corpo or Edgerunner? Why not both? And why not the best of both while we're at it?
Royal Road4.74· 819
Anti-heroOverpowered MCSchoolSci-fiSuperpowersUrban Fantasy+2

Neon Dust

PlumParrot

A80/100
In 22nd-century New York, survival is a hustle and secrets refuse to stay buried. Tony, once a corporate operative, knows betrayal firsthand — abandoned by the elites who molded him, he's been exiled to the Blast, a low-income, no-exit wasteland in the heart of New Brooklyn. Now he scrapes by in a world of gang-controlled streets and Dust-fueled powers, finding reluctant allies among the outcasts he once scorned. Addie, a fiercely independent journalist, is determined to expose the district's corruption and the ruthless toll it takes on its people. But as she digs deeper, her quest for justice drags her into the city's darkest shadows — and into the grip of Dust. Together, Tony and Addie are an unlikely team in a world where loyalty is rare and survival comes at a price.
Royal Road4.76· 527
Anti-heroCozyGrimdarkMysteryOverpowered MCSci-fi+2

System Change (System Universe)

SunriseCV

A80/100
Years ago, Earth was brought into the "System" — and it was not alone. The arrival of the System also brought Invaders, other races with one goal: to seize ownership of this new habitable planet. For years, war raged. Derek was a loner. Strong from years of fighting monsters and Invaders alone, he survived by keeping to himself and never getting attached. One day, he broke his rules to lend a hand on what seemed like an easy mission. He should have stuck to being alone.
Royal Road4.51· 3.3K
ComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+4

Towers of Heaven

Cameron Milan

A80/100
Six towers appeared on Earth one day — hundreds of stories tall, invulnerable, and filled with monsters, treasure, and magic. They also periodically release waves of creatures to attack the world outside. By 2083, only a hundred humans remain. In a final desperate attempt, they challenge the top floor. They clear it — at the cost of every life but one. As his reward, the last survivor is granted a single wish: to go back in time and prevent it all.
Goodreads4.25· 4.3K
LitRPGRegressionSystem ApocalypseTower ClimbingUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Myth//OS

Lost Rain

A80/100
Bastion: the last hope of civilization. Bright, flashy, and dangerous. Heroic Wardens protect the city from monsters, rifts, and villainous Anarchs, while corporations bicker like children even during the end-times. The existential threats seeking the city's destruction are just another Tuesday — the Wardens, with their system-granted powers forged from broken myths and shattered stars, are the only thing standing between Bastion and total devastation. They were just out of reach for one wayward Stray who happened to be in the right place at the right time. Now, with the OS having chosen them, it's time to claw back to the top — one rift, job, and monster at a time. Just as soon as there's enough drive to actually get out there. Picking up the pieces is just so tiring.
Royal Road4.80· 264
Anti-heroCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCGrimdark+8

The One Who Changes the Future

Boris Romanovsky

A80/100
The protagonist has traveled back twenty-two years to prevent the Eclipse — a cataclysmic event that will divide the Solar System's history and ultimately lead to Earth's total annihilation. Carrying knowledge of the future no one else possesses, he has five days before the point of no return. Armed with that foreknowledge, he builds influence, assembles teams, and acquires powers to forge a new future — but every intervention has consequences he never anticipated.
Goodreads4.52· 275
Competent MCGenius MCRegressionSci-fiUrban Fantasy

Path of Dragons

nrsearcy

A79/100
Elijah is dying. Afflicted with terminal cancer, he boards a plane to spend his remaining time with his sister in the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, Earth is transformed by the touch of the World Tree, injecting it with magical Ethera and connecting it to a larger universe via the System — and causing his plane to crash on a deserted island. Through the System, Elijah gains the Druid archetype, which may be enough to survive a hostile environment full of powerful monsters, starvation, and the elements. Meanwhile his sister Alyssa must survive the collapse of civilization while keeping her family safe.
Royal Road4.46· 3.7KGoodreads4.38· 8
Class SystemDungeon CrawlingLitRPGPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy

The Power of Ten, Book Three: The Human Race

RE Druin

A79/100
A shard severed from a soul — full of Karma, but needing a body and life of its own. The first true Rantha Hagbloods emerge on a Shrouded Earth invaded by magic, struggling to once again see the sky. Three souls with the full knowledge of Power of Ten find themselves on a world in need of something to break the stalemate and suppression of the Shroud of Undeath. It will take gold, Gear, and Levels to push back — but the undead are not the only enemies they will face as they strive to liberate a world and guide it toward the Light of Heaven.
Royal Road4.74· 708
GameLitLGBTQ+LitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse+1

Teddy Bears on Brigade

TheWackyWombat

A79/100
Evelyn "Teddy" Claire is a street kid just trying to make ends meet in the undercity — a near-slum beneath the foundations of the megacity of Calgary. Her usual concerns are finding a good meal and avoiding stray bullets in gang fights. That all changes when an Antithesis incursion finds its way below. Empowered by a benevolent alien race, she becomes a Samurai — one of the protectors of humanity. Now she must work to exterminate the Antithesis trapped underground before they exterminate her and everyone else.
Royal Road4.75· 593
Anti-heroLitRPGSci-fiSuperpowersUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Trigger Happy - Magical Girl Arachnid Edition

Jarex

A79/100
Emotions are fuel. Happiness is ammo. Sam just wants to be a good person — which is why she uses her ability to see the unseen world of werewolves and vampires for good. Mainly, she hugs ghosts to death. But when shapeshifting aliens kill her cat, all the hugs and pleasantries in the world won't get her back. Becoming a magical girl will. Nobody said it was going to be easy. Even equipped with magic, guns, and extra limbs, she is woefully unprepared when an entire alien invasion descends on her hometown.
Royal Road4.79· 283
ComedyHorrorLGBTQ+LitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fi+2

The New World

Monsoon117

A79/100
An AI calling itself Schema has assimilated Earth into its system. As a consequence, everyone gained access to status screens, power-ups, and skills — turning concepts from fiction into fact. For some, it feels like living out a dream. For Daniel, it's closer to a nightmare. Cracks in the dimensional fabric have unleashed terrifying beasts from dark, abyssal places. Schema organizes these cracks into dungeons, giving the native species a chance to fight back. Daniel finds himself trapped in one of these dungeons, and discovers there's only one way out: kill or be killed.
Royal Road4.45· 3.7K
Dungeon CrawlingGenius MCGrimdarkLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MC+2

Wife After Death: An Eldritch Horror Romance

Dukerino

A79/100
Heaven has been abandoned. The Kingdom has fallen into disrepair. Prayers are going unanswered. An eldritch being named Irene — her true name too dangerous to speak — and her sisters intend to fix it. To do so, they need a Warlock. Caspar Cartwright is a hapless hedge mage saved from the scaffold and sent back to the living with Irene's power at his fingertips and a mission branded into his heart: face the servants of the dead god, find the key, and open the gate to the Kingdom. A dark and unconventional romance between a mortal mage and something far older and stranger than humanity.
Royal Road4.79· 275
GrimdarkHorrorNon-human MCOverpowered MCReincarnationSlow Burn+2

Etherious: The System's Descent

Em Es

A79/100
When Earth evolves past a threshold few even knew existed, humanity is whisked away by the Grand System to an educational Tutorial. Arthur Ward is left behind, bleeding out on a sidewalk. Animals have become deadly monsters, dimensional incursions are a constant threat, and Arthur is forced to adapt or die. Missing the Tutorial was supposed to be a death sentence — but with new rules to live by and a path to redemption before him, it may be the best thing that ever happened to him. After all, nothing is quite impossible when you can rewrite reality itself.
Goodreads4.45· 1.8K
LitRPGSkill CollectionSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Pokemon: Apocalypse (Pokemon/Our World)

Fabled Webs

A79/100
Nuclear winter set in by 2015, but the world really ended in 2012 when dungeons began appearing around the world like some messed-up video game. A survival story that blends Fallout, Solo Leveling, and Pokemon.
Royal Road4.81· 173
CozyDungeon CrawlingMysteryPost-apocalypticSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse+1

Andy in the Apocalypse

PlumParrot

A78/100
Andy wanted a quiet life — just his trailer, the Sonoran desert, and a job that didn't ask much of him. Instead, he got a front-row seat to Tucson's collapse. Magic rewrote the rules. Monsters stalked the streets. People mutated — or died. He didn't plan to be a hero. But when the screaming started, Andy grabbed a broken broomstick and did what he does best: survive. Now he has more than his own skin to worry about — kids looking to him for protection, neighbors turning to him for leadership, and a trailer park slowly transforming into a fortress. The System is leveling him up, but not fast enough. The countdown is ticking, the invasions are coming, and if Andy fails, everyone he has begun to care about will be slaughtered.
Royal Road4.67· 921Goodreads4.47· 534
Base BuildingLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy+1

Peculiar Soul

TMarkos

A78/100
Not everyone gets a soul. The rise of industry and mechanization has sent the world's population booming, striving relentlessly for the fixed handful of souls that level armies and steer the fate of nations. Michael is the scion of a lord — and the soulless cannot hold such a title. For five years he has endured pain and failure attempting to claim one of the souls freed by its vessel's death, earning only his father's contempt. The remnants of a crumbled empire fight in a grinding, bloody war against their ancient enemy. At last, one more opportunity has come. But not everyone gets a soul quite like his.
Royal Road4.61· 1.8K
GrimdarkMilitarySecondary WorldSoft MagicUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Metaworld Chronicles

Wutosama

A78/100
Gwen Song awoke in a world that was not her own. Instead of airplanes and electricity, this 21st-century Earth is ruled by magic and dragons; humanity survives in a land of magical beasts and otherworldly beings, protected by shielded enclaves and magical constructs. Follow Gwen as she struggles to rebuild her life in this strange new reality — growing from a grade school student into a fully-fledged Mage, through university and beyond, uncovering the secrets of a world made unreal by magic and mysticism.
Royal Road4.51· 4.7KGoodreads4.24· 591
CozyReincarnationSchoolSoft MagicUrban FantasyWeak to Strong