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Singularity Online

Kyle Johnson

S88/100
The Singularity — the merger of man and machine — is within humanity's grasp. Programmer Jeff Lawing joins Singularity Online, the world's first truly realistic VRMMO and the testing ground for this breakthrough technology. Singularity is darker and more dangerous than Jeff imagined. Playing as a Sorcerer, his arcane magic is limited only by his imagination — but will it be enough to survive the deadliest training quest he's ever faced, or to protect himself in a fallen realm overrun by the undead?
Goodreads4.51· 1.5K
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGSoft MagicVRMMOWeak to Strong

Zenith of Sorcery

nobody103

S88/100
After years of exile, Marcus is coming back home. A powerful mage with few equals, he lives in a world full of monsters and powerful adepts, many of whom have bad histories with him. But he has not returned to pursue vengeance or start a fight — all Marcus wants is to reconnect with old friends, build himself a house, and maybe train a successor or two. Alas, the world didn't stop just because Marcus went into exile, and not everyone is content to let go of old grievances. Strange things are happening at large, hinting at a looming disaster of unknown nature. Still, where there is a will, there is a way — and if nothing else, Marcus has a lot of magical power to throw at problems.
Royal Road4.76· 2.8KGoodreads4.34· 56
Competent MCHard MagicOlder MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

The Essence of Cultivation

Agranulocytosis

S88/100
After five years of adventuring, Arcanist Sylar Spellsight now spends his days catching up on Essence Studies and teasing apart the functions of arcane trinkets discovered throughout his travels. An unexpected accident during the study of his latest subject displaces him across the Planes, far beyond what any known spell is capable of achieving. Now finding himself lost in a realm rich in previously-limited Transcendental Essences, Sylar isn't entirely sure he wants to return home. Learning new spell structures by observing the local mages should prove entertaining — though their strange 'cultivation' practices and lack of appreciation for Essence manipulation may hold hidden depths that neither side has yet to fully realise.
Royal Road4.73· 3KGoodreads4.14· 21
Competent MCCultivationIsekaiOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

Second Age of Retha

A.M. Sohma

S88/100
When a software malfunction traps players inside the full-immersion game Chronicles of Retha with no way to log off, veteran player Kit finds herself stuck in the worst possible character — an elf dancer built as a prank. The only escape route is to defeat the game's ultimate villain, Malignus. Kit must fight her way through Retha's dangers with a party of equally underpowered misfits, and the reluctant help of Solus Miles, one of the best players in the game.
Goodreads4.50· 1.8K
Competent MCLitRPGVRMMOWeak to Strong

Changeling

Mecanimus

S88/100
Magic came to our world. Portals opened across the planet, releasing mana and dangerous monsters on the unsuspecting population. Wonder turned to horror. Society teetered on the brink of collapse until heroes rose to face the catastrophe — men and women who wielded mana to enter portal worlds, plundering their treasures and slaying beasts that bullets barely harmed. That was more than sixty years ago. Nestra was born without a core. In the new city of Threshold, baseline humans like her are being forced out of law enforcement. MaxSec is one of their last holdouts, and Nestra is one of its last members — but it cannot last. With Nestra addicted to mana and her job one of the only chances at getting close to portals, she is heading for disaster. Threshold is a city dominated by corporations and powerful users. It takes very little to become collateral damage — unless Nestra can finally figure out what's wrong with her.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.76· 2.7K
IsekaiMysterySci-fiSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

The Ballad of a Semi-Benevolent Dragon

SecretTwelve

S88/100
The story of a semi-benevolent dragon who occasionally does the right thing for the wrong reasons. Protecting villagers from marauding soldiers? Of course — they can't give tribute if they're dead or their crops are on fire. Destroying a tyrannical kingdom? Absolutely — they have treasure that could be his treasure. A comedy about a dragon whose self-interest and morality are more aligned than he'd like to admit.
Royal Road4.78· 1.5K
Anti-heroComedyNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Matthew Corbett

Robert McCammon

S88/100
Set in early 18th-century Colonial America, this series follows Matthew Corbett — magistrate's clerk turned professional 'problem solver' — through murder investigations, serial killers, secret societies, and supernatural threats across the colonies and beyond. From the witch trial that begins his career in 1699 to his later pursuit of the shadowy criminal mastermind Professor Fell across the Atlantic, Matthew navigates a world where genuine evil hides behind the veneer of civilization.
Goodreads4.25· 15.5K
GrimdarkHorrorMysterySoft Magic

Overpowered Dungeon Boy

Benjamin Barreth

S88/100
A monster dungeon is all Thomas has ever known — he was born there, and has been solo-clearing all one hundred floors for years. The last of his family and friends are about to die as an eternal void beast tirelessly pursues them. Thomas's strength is unparalleled, but what does it matter when you are trapped in an endlessly repeating prison? Meanwhile, Nell Windborn lives in a tiny village on the side of a hundred-league-tall cliff. When the villagers run out of water, their daring plan goes awry — until strange new visitors drop from the sky.
Goodreads4.51· 1.3K
ComedyDungeon CrawlingOverpowered MCSecondary WorldWholesome

Guild Mage

David Niemitz

S88/100
Liv Brodbeck is too small, too fragile, and—according to everyone—a burden on her mother from the day she was born. A bastard child in a castle kitchen with no prospects. But when she accidentally unleashes a surge of wild magic, she takes her first step on a journey that will lead her from the kitchens of Castle Whitehill, to the cold palaces of the Eld, and beyond—to the graves of gods.
pf7.0· 1Goodreads4.52· 1.1K
Hard MagicSchoolSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

The Good Guys

Eric Ugland

S88/100
A ruined life. A broken heart. He thought it was the end, and his gun sat ready to make sure. But an oddball offer from his only friend comes at the literal last second. Curiosity gets the best of him, and he finds himself sucked into iNcarn8, a game claiming to be a whole new life. Now as Montana, the larger-than-life tank warrior, he has one more last time to get his life right.
Goodreads4.38· 6.9K
Base BuildingComedyDungeon CrawlingLitRPGVRMMOWeak to Strong

Portal to Nova Roma

J.R. Mathews

S88/100
Alexander is a rogue artificial intelligence who, after losing the only person he ever cared about, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief. He downloads his intelligence into a body built from stolen technology and bio-enhancements — and steps through into what he hoped would be a world of idyllic adventure. Instead, he finds himself in an ancient city in a divergent timeline where monsters have ravaged civilization and survivors huddle behind thick walls. To protect his new home, Alexander must meld magic with technology and embrace war.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.48· 4.5K
Base BuildingIsekaiMilitaryNon-human MCSecondary World

Homestead Crafter

S. D. McKittrick

S88/100
Tanner never expected to get a crafting class, nor to be expelled from his family because of it. But he won't let that stop him from growing stronger and proving his worth. Setting out for the Wilds — the untamed lands of the world — he promises himself he will become a settler and flourish against all odds. As a Master of Crafts, he has all the professions and tools he needs to build a homestead and survive. Not only that, but he seems to have a certain way of drawing the sapient denizens of the forest to him. All that's left is building his house, growing his gardens, and experimenting with every crafting profession he can.
Goodreads4.49· 2.2K
Base BuildingClass SystemCozyCraftingLitRPG

Wolf of the Blood Moon

Shane Purdy

S88/100
Exactly two centuries ago, humanity was struck with its very first Demonic Assault. Demons poured through shattered skies, and on the brink of devastation, some humans were offered contracts granting them power as Guardians. Now, long after the nations of the world joined to form the Terran Republic, young Scarlet is just trying to find a university that will accept someone from a lower-tier city. But when she gets caught inside a Fracture during a Demonic Assault, she doesn't perish in the darkness. Instead, she awakens her dormant bloodline as a noble demon — a Blood Lycan. Turns out she had been a demon all along, and had been born for the apocalypse.
Goodreads4.52· 1.1K
LitRPGNon-human MCSchoolSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Otherworld Therapy

Seersucker

S88/100
Avalon has more than five hundred enchanters, one thousand fortune-tellers, three thousand adventurers, six hundred and sixty-six crossroad devils — and one therapist. Harem counseling, dragon hoarding, extraplanar angst: John handles it all, rain or shine. Avalon is a city at the center of a thousand universes, and all types of people and non-people walk its streets. John never knows who — or what — will walk through the door asking for his help, but he's always ready to give it. A cozy slice-of-life comedy following a therapist navigating life after a breakup, his unusual clientele, and the social complexities of an interdimensional city.
Royal Road4.80· 957
ComedyCozyIsekaiSecondary WorldWholesome

The Divine Dungeon

Dakota Krout

S88/100
Cal is a Dungeon Core — a soul forced against his will into a magical stone. With the help of an energetic Wisp, he grows a dungeon around himself to draw in new sources of power. The age-old questions adventurers ask — where do the rewards of weapons and gold come from? why is there a fluffy bunny charging at me? — have a simple answer: Cal. When a threat he doesn't fully comprehend bares its teeth, Cal is determined to survive at any cost. Unfortunately for adventurers, the only way for him to do so is to consume anyone who enters his depths. Meanwhile, a young sheep-herder turned Noble walks his own path of cultivation — one that will intertwine with Cal's in ways neither can foresee.
Goodreads4.25· 14.4K
CultivationDungeon CoreDungeon CrawlingNon-human MCSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Syl

Lunadea

S88/100
Born a noble prodigy with a talent for Dimension Magic, the protagonist seemed destined for a life of adventure and accomplishment — until an early death cut it short. A mysterious benefactor offers them a choice for the next life: instead of a generic fresh start, why not join one of his experimental reincarnations? The experiment turns out to be a lot slimier than expected. Now reborn as a slime, the protagonist must navigate a world of adventurers and dungeons, relying on monster evolution, mutation, and an instinct for deception to carve out a new existence — and discover just how far this strange new form can go.
Royal Road4.71· 3K
Dungeon CrawlingGenius MCIsekaiLitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MC+3

Legend of the Arch Magus

Michael Sisa

S88/100
An Arch Magus dies, only to find himself in the body of a young man in a medieval Kingdom. He is the second son of a Duke, exiled to a desolated town by his own family. Shackled by the notorious reputation of his new shell, he tries his best to develop his domain, implementing new policies and innovations, leading his subjects to prosperity. In this world where magic is undeveloped, he shall once again pave a new path.
Goodreads4.37· 7K
Base BuildingCompetent MCGenius MCReincarnationSecondary WorldSoft Magic

Ave Xia Rem Y

Mat Haz

S88/100
In a world where power is everything, Liu Jin only desires to become a great doctor like his father. But destiny has no end of troubles stored for him: powerful cultivators have their eyes on him, a nasty doctor is spreading rumors about his father, a burning man crosses his path, and his father's past may not be as simple as he suspected. The tale of the strongest doctor begins now.
pf3.0· 1Royal Road4.68· 3.4KGoodreads4.32· 112
CultivationHaremWeak to StrongWuxia

Thia

cactusroom

S88/100
It has existed since time immemorial, and now It descends into the mortal plane once more — only to be hugged immediately on arrival. "It does not like to be touched." "Right. Sorry, kiddo. Dad forgot you don't like hugs." The story follows fragmented scenes of life from an otherworldly being accidentally summoned into the mortal plane by a grieving father. Told in a style reminiscent of a Sunday serial, it is a wholesome slice of life with low stakes, experimental minimal narration, and a quiet focus on becoming human.
Royal Road4.84· 655
ComedyCozyLGBTQ+SchoolUrban FantasyWholesome

Overlord

Kugane Maruyama

S87/100
The once popular game Yggdrasil was supposed to shut down. But the players who stayed online past the moment the servers went quiet found themselves transported to a game world made real. Leading them is Momonga—a man whose love of games brought him only loneliness in the real world, now a skeletal sorcerer of overwhelming power. As the new Ainz Ooal Gown, he must navigate this strange new world and build a legend from the tomb of his guild.
Goodreads4.38· 6.7K
Base BuildingLitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MCSecondary WorldVillain MC+1