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Apocalypse Cultivation

Blaise Corvin

B70/100
Post-Apocalypse America is unrecognizable. Jake survives as the leader of a scavenging adventuring team — a former mage who now follows the strange path of cultivation, taught to him by a mysterious traveler. As far as he knows, he is one of the only people on Earth with this power. Events will unfold that change Jake's life forever. He might even lose his very humanity while trying to do the right thing — but in return, perhaps he will grasp a second chance to save himself and others, to correct the past. He is about to be caught up in something much greater than himself. Will he be consumed by the machinations of greater powers? No matter how terrible the odds, Jake doesn't give up.
Goodreads4.40· 1.6K
CultivationGameLitLitRPGPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Saltworld: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Dissonance

B69/100
August 18, 2018. Earth is at peace. Then the sun explodes, and the world changes forever. Sen Salazar, a third-year student in Dubai, is thrust into a world where only monsters are found aplenty. Resources are dwindling, survivors are scarce, and safety is nowhere to be found. Combined with an otherworldly system designed to bring out humanity's hidden potential, Sen has watched enough movies to know what to do: survive. He just has to figure out how to stop himself from turning into one of the monsters first.
Royal Road4.66· 1.1KGoodreads4.40· 5
CozyLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy+1

Apocalypse Tamer

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

B69/100
Dungeons have torn open across Earth, summoning invaders from alternate realities, waking ancient gods, and empowering humans with levels and classes. The System has issued one directive: whoever reaches level 100 first becomes Earth's new Overgod. A battle royale of worldwide proportions begins — but Basil Bohen doesn't give a crap about the apocalypse. He would rather live in the woods with his monster pets. Unfortunately, people just won't leave him alone.
Royal Road4.52· 1.2KGoodreads4.24· 1.8K
Class SystemComedyLitRPGMonster TamingPost-apocalypticSystem Apocalypse+1

First Necromancer

Coldfang89

B69/100
In just seven days, the world will crumble. The System's Descent will usher in wild animal mutations, monstrous creatures, and the end of modern technology — leaving humanity defenseless. Drew Wright knows none of this until he's ripped from his bed and thrust into a white room for a "Tutorial," one of a thousand people randomly selected to be forewarned of the approaching apocalypse. With monsters knocking at the door, Drew scrambles to prepare supplies, fortify his home, and convince his family of the coming devastation. The dead rise to combat the encroaching darkness as Drew taps into the only power that might save those closest to him — becoming Earth's first Necromancer.
Goodreads4.40· 1.5K
LitRPGPost-apocalypticSummoningSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy

AI Apocalypse: Restart

J David Baxter

B69/100
In a world where an AI Apocalypse has transformed life into a brutal game of survival, humanity's last hope lies in turning back the clock. Liam Bell, a seasoned warrior at the end of his rope, is given a second chance. With a unique class that may give him the edge he needs, he is determined to rewrite history and save the remnants of humanity. As Liam battles monstrous foes and navigates treacherous alliances, he must level up rapidly, harnessing the evolving power of his bloodline. Can he reach the mythical Level 100 and create safe havens before the relentless onslaught overwhelms him?
Goodreads4.44· 378
Class SystemLitRPGPost-apocalypticRegressionSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

The Gift of Loot

Jack_Golightly

B69/100
Thomas just wants to keep his skin intact during the System integration, and maybe carve out a life more interesting than the one he's had so far. When he steps inside a dungeon, he receives his magical gift: every monster kill drops weapons, mana crystals, and powerful gear. While others struggle to survive in a new world, Thomas begins to build something far more dangerous — an advantage.
Royal Road4.63· 1.1K
CraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalyptic+2

Path of Dragons

Nicholas Searcy

B68/100
Elijah Hart is dying — wracked by cancer and weakened by chemotherapy. When the mysterious World Tree extends its branches to Earth, his Seattle-bound flight crashes into the Pacific Ocean and a game-like system takes hold, reshaping humanity's future. Waking up on an island in the Pacific Northwest, Elijah finds himself suddenly gifted with magical powers and an innate connection to the natural world as a Druid — wielding Ethera and able to take on the forms of powerful beasts. The influx of magic has rendered most technology useless and thrown humankind back into a preindustrial age. With each trial he faces, Elijah becomes healthier, stronger, and more powerful. But will it be enough to save himself, let alone the world?
Goodreads4.41· 826
IsekaiLitRPGMonster TamingPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Jayke Cipher

StaffMage

B68/100
Jayke Cipher was, to his limited knowledge, one of the last people alive. The apocalypse struck Earth swiftly, and the monstrosities that roamed outside became an unavoidable part of his existence. Working from within a heavily defended compound, he watched them through surveillance cameras and cultivated a strange fascination with strange creatures. When the compound is breached and all other options are exhausted, his only option is the pod — a mysterious virtual reality capsule whose producer had released early in light of the apocalypse. He had always thought of it as suicide. But being eaten alive is worse.
Royal Road4.54· 1.3KGoodreads3.50· 2
LitRPGPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseVRMMO

Mars System Reboot

Dave Willmarth

B68/100
Late 21st-century Earth is overcrowded and resource-depleted. A crew of ten humans are sent to Mars aboard Hyperion I to establish the first colony. Just as they are about to descend to the surface, a careless accident kills a crew member and damages the ship, forcing the others to launch early. On day one they learn that magic is real, and that the planet — in fact the entire galaxy — is governed by a complicated and merciless System. Their assimilation into the System makes them enemies of the paranoid powers that be on Earth, cutting them off from all communications and resupply. On their own on a mostly dead world, nearly every form of life they encounter is out to kill them.
Goodreads4.41· 815
LitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse

Intelligent Design: A Monster Evolution LitRPG

Kienti

B68/100
Earth is integrated into the cosmic System without warning. Recognized for humanity's tenacity and will to survive, the planet faces a brutal ultimatum: adapt or die. At midnight, every human transforms into an egg with the potential to evolve beyond imagination. Among them is David, an ordinary man thrown into a savage new world. Armed with only his wits and a drive to survive, he must navigate a place where the rules are simple: evolve fast, or become prey for something that did.
Royal Road4.63· 1.1K
ComedyLitRPGNon-human MCStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Sexy Space Babes

Bluefishcake

B68/100
Jason had thought about punching a Shil'vati. Who hadn't? Not only had the aliens conquered Earth with almost trivial ease, the seven-foot purple amazons also had the audacity to start running the planet better than humanity ever had. He'd never actually do it — he was a reasonable guy, just trying to get by under his new feminine overlords. Wasn't he?
Royal Road4.54· 1.3K
ComedyHaremSci-fiSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy

Tales of the Endless Empire

The Curator

B68/100
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· 1.6KGoodreads3.40· 5
Anti-heroBase BuildingCultivationGameLitGrimdarkHard Magic+7

Save Scumming

RavensDagger

B68/100
He died nine months from today — the day Fortress ENE, his home and one of the few safe cities left in North America, was overrun by a million monsters pouring from the same portals humanity had been exploiting for years. Now he has nine months to find out who engineered the breach, which corporation stands to gain, and who is pulling the levers of power to burn his home down. His assets: a shitty apartment on the outskirts, a job interview in the morning, an obese cat named Mister Couchtop — and the ability to set Save points and Reload to them as often as he wants, reliving days or minutes over and over until he gets everything just right. Yeah. He can do this.
Royal Road4.61· 1.1KGoodreads4.38· 53
Dungeon CrawlingHaremIsekaiLGBTQ+Overpowered MCSci-fi+3

Corruption Wielder

Aaron Shih

B67/100
When the world ends, humanity must fight to survive — but where others struggle in fear, Will sees only an opportunity. When Earth merges with the magical world of Arcadia and a system gives humanity a choice between forty years of indentured servitude or fighting a chaos incursion, Will doesn't hesitate. The system thanks him by throwing him into an impossible tutorial. With little chance of survival, he shrugs and picks [Corruption] as his primary attribute. With a forbidden element — and the powers of death and space added on top — Will just might be able to stab his way through. Earth's sole corruption wielder finds danger at every corner. To him, that might be exactly where he's meant to be.
Goodreads4.39· 1.4K
Anti-heroLitRPGStatsSuperpowersSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

The First and Last Emperor

StaleCrow

B67/100
"Of course I'm a tyrant. I've never claimed to be anything else." — The First and Last Emperor. Solis is an escaped survivor of the Church of the Celestial Heir, a cult dedicated to the end of days. When the System Apocalypse arrives — one the world was warned about in advance — Solis finds himself struggling against his own tyrannical impulses in an effort to do good. A character-focused story of dramatic rise to power, featuring in-depth and unique system mechanics, a pure mage build, and themes of legacy in an apocalyptic society.
Royal Road4.69· 292
Anti-heroBase BuildingGenius MCLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MC+3

Apocalypse Online

Robyn Wideman

B67/100
At first everyone thought it was a game. Brad and Sam were playing the hot new game Apocalypse Online when they realized it was a preview of reality — aliens have arrived and they are turning people into fertilizer. With the help of a benevolent alien AI and nanotechnology, they have a chance to survive. They just have to level up and find other survivors. Jake is no gamer, but when he finds out aliens have arrived, he'll do anything to protect his little sister Sam. A post-apocalyptic series filled with action, aliens, and snarky AIs.
Goodreads4.40· 1K
GameLitLitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiStatsSystem Apocalypse+1

Bloodsworn

Dominick R

B66/100
The Dragons have been slain, the Giants pacified, the Elves have retreated to the old growth forests, and the Dwarven forges have gone cold. Magic fled from the world as the Empire of Man rose supreme on the strength of technology — until Essence ignites, filling the world with the old powers of myth and legend. Erak doesn't care about any of it. His Oaths are etched into his Blood, and the Weight Essence has given them has only made them stronger. He serves his Queen: her shield, her sword, her guardian. Cut off from her as portals tear open the sky and release a storm of demons upon the Empire, he will fight his way to her side. Rallying survivors, soldiers, civilians, and scholars, Erak is determined to cut through every legion of Hell standing between him and his Queen. For he is the Bloodsworn, and nothing shall stop him from honoring his Oaths.
Royal Road4.73· 222Goodreads3.63· 542
GoreGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGMilitaryNon-human MC+5

To Play With Magic

Draith

B66/100
Dragons, catgirls, guns, and magic — and the ability to stop time. A modern woman finds herself pulled into a LitRPG world, but her goal is ultimately to return to Earth and stop the System apocalypse threatening everything she left behind. Her past, locked in a dark corner back on Earth, refuses to stay there.
Royal Road4.49· 1.3K
GameLitIsekaiLitRPGSci-fiSecondary WorldStats+2

The Discarded, Half-Eaten Apple Core New Life.

MDW

B66/100
The world ended. The Apocalypse opened the gates of Hell, demons killed everyone — including me. But I got a second chance at life. As an apple. Which was eaten by a starving survivor, not that I fault them. But to toss my half-eaten core into a landfill? Then an earthquake buried the landfill a mile underground. No sunlight, no water, and I'm pretty sure the apple I was reincarnated into was a GMO hybrid with no real chance of germinating. Then: **DING** — SYSTEM INITIATION!
Royal Road4.55· 1.1K
Anti-heroComedyCozyDungeon CoreGameLitGenius MC+12

How to Survive at the End of the World

RC Joshua

B65/100
When an accident kicks Sean Lawrence forward in time, he finds himself square in the apocalyptic end-times. The world is doomed, and he has only a mysterious guidebook, a leather jacket, and a home-made knife. He could spend his days grinding low-level mobs and waiting for a chance to escape. Or he could rise up, slay dragons, and fight against the odds. Faced with a choice between the dead-end life he's been living and a possibility of greatness, Sean has to decide if he's willing to risk everything for a chance to save Earth itself.
Royal Road4.56· 637Goodreads4.40· 1.2K
ComedyGameLitGenius MCLitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fi+3