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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· 796
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

The Anime Trope System

Syr456 AnimeFics

B60/100
Clyde is thrown into the anime world — a place that exists, humanity just doesn't know it — and declared the Stone, the main character. His mission: kill the Viper, or Earth is finished. This is the comedic tale of a young man versus cliche anime tropes, complete with random girls falling in love over nothing, yanderes, and leveling up just like in an RPG. The question is whether Clyde will find the true purpose of this cruel game — or be consumed by the tropes entirely.
Goodreads4.37· 759
Class SystemComedyHaremIsekaiLitRPGSexual Content+1

An Unexpected Hero

Jaime Castle, Rhett C. Bruno

C59/100
Danny Kendrick was a down-on-his-luck performer who never wanted to be a hero. Then he pisses off the wrong person and gets sucked into a fantasy realm straight out of a Renaissance Fair, surrounded by axe-wielding barbarians, elf assassins, and a System AI that seems more interested in causing mischief than helping. Gifted a mysterious ancient lute after a questionable deal with a Hag, Danny becomes the target of factions seeking its power. Together with his AI companion Screenie and his new barbarian friend Curr, Danny must uncover the truth — and maybe find the place where he finally belongs.
Goodreads4.11· 1.5K
Class SystemComedyIsekaiLitRPGSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Primeval Apocalypse

Alex Raizman, Robert S. Keene

C59/100
As alien watchers abandon and reset Earth, the world dissolves into primeval chaos. Monsters roam, magic surges, and survivors battle to reclaim what's left. Cunning mandrills now weaponize Earth's creatures against humanity, while warring dinosaurs and primordial beasts complete the apocalyptic free-for-all. Colin has spent six months keeping his community alive, running raids for food on a nearby mandrill town. That changes when he levels up into his new subclass — Beastmaster. Now bonded with Noiach, a formidable six-legged crocodile, Colin and his companion push their limits to evolve and dominate in this savage new world.
Goodreads4.38· 479
Class SystemMonster TamingPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

That Which Devours

jerpatch

C59/100
Alex thought a colony ship crashing into a dinosaur-infested jungle was bad enough. Everyone else received a class from the mysterious System ruling this brutal universe — but Alex's Class Selection never arrives. To top it off, a meteor shower forces down the supply shuttle, leaving her and her brother stranded with food running out. Just when all hope seems lost, it finally happens: Class Selection. And with it, a Legendary Class: Devourer. But what the heck is a Devourer, and why does this power feel so ravenous — making her brother smell less like family and more like a tasty meal? Alex embarks on a perilous trek through the wilderness to reach the compound for supplies. As the dinosaurs close in with her brother's life hanging in the balance, she must master abilities she barely understands or succumb to a world that feeds on the weak.
Royal Road4.64· 446
Class SystemGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCSci-fiStats+1

Knights Apocalyptica

Zach Skye

C59/100
The Earth met its end, bathed in holy fire. Rifts now spill monsters into the world, and the Kingdom of Cindrus is the last bastion of humanity, clinging to life deep underground. Erec, blessed by the goddess like all humans, comes from a line of disgraced nobility and seeks to reclaim his family's honor by joining the prestigious academy that trains the next generation of Knights. Armed with a power that drives him to uncontrollable Rage and aided by an old-world AI, Erec sets out to reconquer the world with the remnants of humankind.
Royal Road4.51· 948
Class SystemLitRPGPost-apocalypticSchoolSci-fiSecondary World+1

Respec On Death

Godric

C58/100
Fifteen years after Earth was forced into the Sarlenac Games, over half of the population is gone, culled by the System without mercy. Each year, thousands of Gates open to hostile worlds — fail to clear them in time, and ten percent of Earth's population dies. Specialist Jimmy Novak is a low-level combat medic with nothing to his name but scars, sarcasm, and a refusal to quit. When a routine Gate spirals into catastrophe, Jimmy makes a choice the System never accounted for, and something older than the System takes notice. [Skill Activated: Respec on Death.] With each death, Jimmy changes — new class, new build, new tools for survival. But the cost is steep, and the enemy is no longer just monsters. The System is watching. The gods are stirring. And Jimmy Novak is becoming something far more dangerous.
Royal Road4.45· 971
Class SystemCozyGenius MCIsekaiLitRPGMilitary+4

Hack, Slash & Burn

Todd Herzman

C58/100
The orc apocalypse has arrived. In the small village of Berring, Calder runs the Broken Mug tavern. He was once a gifted swordsman who could have been a war hero — if only his side had won. His injured leg tells him those days are over. When a Dark Portal opens in the village square and orcs stream through, slaughtering his neighbors and setting everything ablaze, a Soldier of Light appears and grants Calder a Weapon Stone. His leg is healed. His body pulses with superhuman strength. And he'll do anything to protect his people.
Goodreads4.36· 700
Class SystemCompetent MCLitRPGSecondary WorldSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Common Clay

WanderingLeaf

C57/100
Clay has always lived in a world of heroes and monsters. From childhood he trained — body, speed, and courage — all in hopes of receiving a Class that would grant him the power to protect the people he cares about. Then, on the day of his Choosing, the gods give him nothing. As every one of his friends sets out to become a hero, Clay is told he is a [Commoner], suited for farm labor and nothing more. He decides to fight the monsters anyway. Armed with his wits and little else, Clay sets out to show everyone what a [Commoner] can really do.
Royal Road4.60· 792
Class SystemCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Hundred Kingdoms

Michael R. Miller

C57/100
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· 1.4K
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGVRMMO

Double-Blind

J. McCoy

C57/100
Choosing a college when your family is struggling is hard enough without a meteor crashing nearby. In the aftermath, Matt's home city is locked down by a mysterious dome, corporations race to monopolize new resources, and people are suddenly developing powers through a System with seemingly sinister intentions. Matt decides to use his stealth class to adapt and survive — but staying hidden in the shadows of a LitRPG apocalypse, where the price of failure is death and the prize for winning is beyond imagination, is harder than it sounds.
Goodreads4.33· 1.2K
Anti-heroClass SystemLitRPGSystem ApocalypseTower ClimbingUrban Fantasy+1

Royal Bodyguard

Seth Richter

C57/100
In the kingdom of Paldron, a person's class and skills determine their place in life. Darren's are wholly unremarkable — with one exception. When that unique skill catches the eye of royalty, Darren is thrust into a world of kings and queens, intrigue, and powerful classes he is completely unprepared for. He now holds the class of Royal Bodyguard.
Goodreads4.29· 1.2K
Class SystemLitRPGSecondary WorldStatsWeak to Strong

Power Mage

Hondo Jinx

C56/100
After discovering a secret psionic society, bull rider Brawley Hayes learns he has the unique potential to control all seven psychic energies — one for each order. He just needs a teacher from each. Seven orders. Seven amazing powers. Seven beautiful teachers. But everyone is hunting him: all seven orders, a shady government bureau, and the psionic mafia. As Brawley fights his way toward mastery, darker secrets emerge — including the sinister truth lurking behind the Super Lattice and the identity of his most dangerous enemy, the Tiger Mage.
Goodreads4.33· 1K
Class SystemGoreHaremLitRPGSexual ContentSuperpowers+1

Transcending Levels

Han Yang

C56/100
Just as the world ends, Devon is offered a way out: an unusual benefactor sends him to a land of magical cards, mythical creatures, and unique power pedestals. He becomes a coveted dual mage of wind and ice — but integration into this new world proves far more complicated than he expected. With a dentist as a sidekick, a land hydra as a pet, and dungeons to conquer, Devon battles his way toward claiming his own slice of land and building something lasting in the world of Mythos.
Goodreads4.37· 389
Base BuildingClass SystemDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPG

Iron Blooded

ReeceBrooks

C56/100
A realm where humans battle monsters and the good die young. Four weeks ago Will woke up in a new world filled with monsters and magic. Thrust into this new reality with nothing more than a class called "Soldier" and a leveling system he has never seen before, Will fights just to survive. When he stumbles across a dying stranger, a mysterious quest line activates. Now Will must head to the front lines where humanity wages war against a ruthless Goblin Horde. There he will join the standing Kadian Army and forge his name from the fires of legend — facing goblins, hordes of the undead, cultists, and demons.
Royal Road4.50· 870
Base BuildingClass SystemGrimdarkIsekaiLitRPGMilitary+3

Ember of Invention

Dexel

C56/100
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 Road4.64· 289
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingGenius MCLitRPGSecondary World+1

Nonstandard Progression

Liam Lawson

C56/100
Jerrell Hawkins had a plan: marry Nadine Hartwell, study magic at University, and serve his kingdom in the prestigious Orichalcum Company. To do this, he needs a Class — but when his plan to create a new spellcasting class fails, everything goes sideways when an enemy sleeper agent burns down his world and Nadine is infected with lycanthropy. Jerrell's pursuit of a new Class leaves him with strange, controversial abilities: he can create and bond lycanthropes, and he is learning elemental magic. With Nadine now his bonded companion, he enlists in the military — and may find that the fate of the world rests on his shoulders.
Goodreads4.38· 275
Class SystemCompetent MCMilitarySecondary WorldSoft Magic

Order & Chaos

Timothy McGowen

C56/100
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· 913
Class SystemCraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

World End

DB King, Nick Law

C55/100
The system came. The apocalypse ended. New worlds have merged with Earth. For Bain Lee, it means leveling his Ocularist class beyond its previous limits. With this strange class and the ability to see into the inner workings of the system, he may find the skills needed to earn his redemption — and discover the secret behind the system itself.
Goodreads4.32· 1K
Class SystemLitRPGPost-apocalypticSystem Apocalypse

The Grim Guys

Eric Ugland

C55/100
Greg and Julian are two frat bros best known to their podcast listeners as master ghost hunters — but when a tornado sucks their van into the air, a goddess from another dimension gives them a stark choice: die, or agree to hunt monsters in a world full of magic and levels. Since when are ghosts the same as monsters? Awkward. But when the alternative is certain death, it seems worth giving it the old college try.
Goodreads4.29· 1.1K
Class SystemComedyIsekaiLitRPGSecondary World