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Eldrich Engineer

Kevin McLaughlin, Michael Anderle

D31/100
A lab experiment gone catastrophically wrong opens a portal to another dimension and deposits engineer Charles Smith directly on top of an enemy sorcerer—accidentally saving the kingdom of Kortall and earning the gratitude of King Alfred. The reward for a job well done is more work. Alfred recruits Charles to help defend against an invading army backed by the Shadow Council. Wildly outmatched, Charles must blend science, engineering, and whatever magic he can learn to give Kortall any chance of survival.
Goodreads4.23· 300
Base BuildingCompetent MCCraftingGenius MCHard MagicIsekai

Reroll Saga: I Brought Sarcasm To A Sword Fight

Runewriter

D29/100
Hal Miller wanted comfort, not chaos. Now he's trapped in a world where plumbing is myth, toothbrushes are sorcery, and nobles are parasites in fancy shoes. With a sarcastic AI in his head and a head full of modern logic, Hal is about to break every rule this world has. Armed with stubborn ingenuity and a talent for making things explode in instructive ways, he sets out to drag an entire medieval society into a new era — one scientific-magic experiment at a time.
Royal Road4.26· 399
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyCraftingGenius MC+5

A LitRPG Duology

Michael Deyhim

D28/100
Edward Monteger has grown up in a family of scribes, learning about the world through books in his family's shop. Not wanting to be consigned to a life of scribbling or shop-keeping, he strikes out into the wider world. Set in a fantasy LitRPG world with crafting, mana, and combat, Edward is a scientist at heart without knowing it. Struggling against monsters, humans, and the forces of necromancy, he overcomes hardship to grow as both an individual and an adventurer.
Goodreads4.13· 563
CraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Craft the Planet

Kos

D28/100
In a broken 1930s New York where magic hides behind skyscrapers and monsters lurk in the shadows, thirteen-year-old Oliver Evans has nothing but a sharp mind, a starving stomach, and an impossible new power: the ability to Analyze anything. A bloodstain teaches him chemistry. A loaf of bread reveals magical cooking. A mysterious book hints at bags larger on the inside, living shadows, and a hidden world of guilds buried beneath the city he thought he knew. But magic has rules. Guilds hoard power. Monsters roam unseen. And orphan boys from Manhattan aren't supposed to change the world. Armed with curiosity, stubborn optimism, and an ever-growing collection of bizarre crafting skills, Oliver begins clawing his way upward one invention at a time — cooking magical meals, building impossible items, uncovering ancient systems hidden beneath Earth itself, and gathering allies ranging from eccentric craftsmen to dangerous outcasts marked by society.
Royal Road4.53· 248
CraftingCrafting PowerGameLitLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection+2

Crafter's Fate

D. B. King

D27/100
Those granted Fates from the Gods can become so much more than human — they are the Fated. Alastair is one such Fated. Gifted with the Crafter Class after his village is decimated, he can now create priceless enchanted gear. Damon is another Fated: the Hunter. With items crafted by Alastair, Damon's martial prowess is second to none. Together, the pair set out into the world, hunting monsters and gathering rare materials to craft the greatest items the world has ever seen.
Goodreads4.21· 279
Class SystemCraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection

The God of Death Just Wants to Quit?!

Fallen Pages

D27/100
Nerez no longer remembers the name he had as an ordinary human on Earth. A literal date with the Goddess of Fate condemned him to wander the sea of souls through a thousand different lives. All he wants now is to escape the endless cycle of reincarnation and enjoy one peaceful last life. But just when freedom seemed within reach, he finds himself in the midst of a divine battle royale for a newborn world. Can the nascent god of death find peace and tranquility in immortality, or will his new domain, servants, and ever-troublesome mortals make his life impossible? And the looming shadow of the one who cursed him still lingers — though perhaps the Goddess of Fate had plans of her own all along.
Royal Road4.52· 297
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCraftingGameLitGenius MC+6

The Nameless Engineer

FrankG

D25/100
She wakes up on a hostile alien planet with no memory, no name, and a body rebuilt by machines. Everyone else got combat classes; she got Engineer, Level 0, locked from the start and designed to fail. But she's adapting — turning scraps and broken machines into things that keep her alive, getting stronger with every fight, and unlocking something new with every evolution. She needs answers: who she was before this, why she's here, how to get off this planet. Somewhere in her broken memory is a mission she was supposed to complete. None of that matters if she can't survive long enough to remember it.
Royal Road4.51· 299
CraftingCrafting PowerDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MCIsekai+5

Mana Architect: A Cozy Isekai Base-Building Adventure

Cynical Donut

D25/100
James Wright expected an early midlife crisis, not to be summoned into a dying world with nothing but a sarcastic floating light spirit and a class no one has ever heard of: Mana Architect. Not warrior. Not mage. Not hero. A builder. Dropped at the edge of a terrified, half-starved tribe, James discovers his class lets him create glowing mana blueprints — full 3D projections that guide construction like a magical architectural interface. The catch? Everything still needs to be built the hard way: real logs, real stone, real sweat. Suddenly their chieftain against his will, James must build shelters, train villagers into craftsmen, and keep everyone alive in a forest filled with mana beasts — all while pretending he knows what he's doing. With each new structure, the village grows, skills evolve, and people awaken rare classes. His class may be far more powerful than anyone knows.
Royal Road4.28· 354
Base BuildingClass SystemComedyCompetent MCCozyCrafting+2

The Science of Cultivation

randombluecat

F24/100
Reincarnated into a world of cultivation, scientist Langley Seiker no longer has to dream about immortality — it's now possible. Except he has no talent. Through a chance encounter, he gains access to his familiar laboratory, which allows him to systematically study the mechanics of cultivation. Other cultivators ponder how to advance to the next realm. Langley cracks it with science — systematically unraveling not only how to cultivate, but also how to refine pills and inscribe talismans.
Goodreads4.19· 274
AlchemyBase BuildingCraftingCultivationGenius MCReincarnation

Elf Empire

John Stovall

F22/100
Leo wanted to make something of himself — specifically, to build dams. But when he, his girlfriend, and her loan-shark boss all get dragged through a portal to another world, he quickly decides this new realm is the place for him. Everyone has magic, and a fallen kingdom desperately needs someone willing to fight for what's right and build a grand civilization. With a not-quite-a-princess elf and a crippled dragon at his side, Leo must race to build his empire before the loan shark Kruegar can finish him off with a legion of orcs.
Goodreads4.15· 429
Base BuildingComedyCraftingIsekaiLitRPGSecondary World

The Apprentice of Ouroboros

Magius Swiftscale

F21/100
Hated by humans. Hunted by monsters. Neska will prove that strength comes from more than defeating foes. Neska Aksen knew early on she was different from other snakes — spending her days giving mice big hugs and reading her witch's tomes in a rustic potion shop. A test ritual unlocked her Interface, revealing that she had a prior life as a human, and the power of Classes and monsters. Her power is unprecedented, but the monsters who fear the Awakened soon learn of her and her witch, forcing her to flee toward Rivilat Academy of the Awakened. With little to go on but steadfast determination and powers from both halves of her soul, Neska must find allies and gather power to survive — and decide what direction her own soul pulls her toward: humanity, or those they're supposed to be fighting against.
Royal Road4.47· 290
AlchemyCozyCraftingGenius MCLitRPGNon-human MC+5

The Ascender's Legacy

Jordan Elias R.

F18/100
Aodhán is an orphan from a backwater city who has spent nearly all his life in a monastery surrounded by wise monks. During a photography assignment just days after his seventeenth birthday, he stumbles upon the legacy seed of an Ascendant and awakens the element of storm within himself. But wherever a storm stirs, chaos is quick to follow. Thrust into a world filled with magic, runes, and powerful mages, Aodhán's destiny unfolds amidst thunderous clashes and rippling fury. With his existence constantly threatened, he is forced to abandon the peaceful teachings of the monks to survive.
Royal Road4.26· 284
CozyCraftingCultivationGenius MCHard MagicIsekai+7

This Necromancer Raised Civilization Instead Of The Dead

Bimbanana

F18/100
In a world of magic and dragons, humanity's greatest hope is the Summoned Heroes. The Church of the Goddess, the only institution capable of performing the summoning ritual, made a catalogue — different tiers, different classes, different budgets. Because even the poor deserve their own personal hero. Unfortunately, one budget-conscious kingdom got Theo: a professional séance scammer and a necromancer who couldn't control the dead. So they threw him away. What no one knows is that Theo can summon the dead — but his System only lets him call souls from Earth. From Archimedes to Nikola Tesla, Julius Caesar to George Patton, Leonardo da Vinci to Steve Jobs. Men who shaped civilizations, now answering to a scammer. A kingdom forged from Earth's greatest minds to devour other kingdoms — and perhaps even the Goddess herself. There is just one problem: right next door lies the Demon Kingdom, and it has been waiting.
Royal Road4.47· 155
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCraftingGameLitGenius MC+11

Goth Mommy, Bone Daddy: Life's a lich, Then you die

ReignyDaze

F17/100
Modivar, the last light of salvation, had done it. He reached max level and saved the world. All it cost him was everything he had ever known and loved. Now he is cursed — he broke his oath, and that oath is killing him. So instead of living out his days as a hero, he chose to go as far away as possible and spend whatever time he has left as nothing more than a simple potion seller. He found a village with no name, no buildings that weren't run down. At his wit's end, at the end of his life, he didn't expect to find Belladonna. He didn't expect to find love. He didn't expect to find a reason to live on beyond death. What started as a prank gone horribly wrong turned into a love story that would last an unlifetime.
Royal Road4.27· 278
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyCraftingNon-human MC+4

The trEND of The World

TomaTheCar

F16/100
Enochia Adams was humanity's undisputed Rank 1 hero — a symbol of hope for her generation. Then she was ambushed and killed. Rejecting Heaven's grace, her soul was cast into Hell, consumed by wrath. Reborn as a twisted demonic entity in the fiery pits, she retains her godlike stats and a single ability but starts fresh at Level 1 in a brutal, unforgiving underworld. Guided by an enigmatic guardian angel, she must grind levels and slaughter hordes of demons just for a chance to return to the world of the living. In a realm built to break the damned, can the ultimate hero conquer Hell itself — or will her emerging demonic instincts consume what remains of her humanity?
Royal Road4.45· 165
Anti-heroComedyCraftingDungeon CrawlingGrimdarkIsekai+8

Reincarnated as a Castle!

Bluebery

F15/100
A webnovel author dies and reincarnates in another world — as a castle. Armed with a Magic Castle System and starting abilities like Door Manipulation and Self-Repair, the non-human protagonist must accumulate Castle Points and expand its domain. What follows is a kingdom-building adventure featuring equipment crafting, quest creation, farming, summoning, mining, follower leveling, monster taming, and large-scale war — all viewed from the unique perspective of a living fortress.
Royal Road3.95· 267
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyCraftingDungeon Core+6

Slay Hero Gilgamesh

TyZombo

F14/100
The only thing Gilgamesh wanted was to be worthy of his name — to live up to the legacy of the First Hero. But no matter how much of himself he gave, no matter how much he endured, he could not awaken the gift of Magic. Until the Tower opened its gates. The Tower is a place where anything can be earned: even talent, even the right to a name. As Gilgamesh overcomes its challenges and gains the magic he sought, his ambition grows beyond the destiny his name holds. He is among the weakest Heroes of the Ninth Epoch, his rivals blessed with incredible power and glorious destinies. Fate has rejected him — so he will defy it.
Royal Road4.43· 132
CraftingGenius MCLitRPGSecondary WorldTower ClimbingVillain MC+2

Reborn Online

Aurora Weiss

F14/100
After a car crash, the narrator wakes up dead—and discovers the afterlife runs like a video game. The catch: instead of starting in a beginner zone like everyone else, they've landed in one of the most brutal endgame dungeon worlds, meant only for ancient souls who have been dead far longer. With no proper gear, no crafting skills, and the knowledge that dying here is just as miserable as dying on Earth, survival demands finding a power leveler fast.
Goodreads3.43· 391
CraftingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGStatsWeak to Strong

Trials of the Jötunn

Thraksius

F13/100
It's been over 300 years since every human and supernatural race on Earth found themselves transported to Floor Zero of the Tower. The population has fallen from 8.2 billion to just under 20 million. Anyone under sixteen must attend the Academy of Beginnings, a place designed to prepare them for the climb and uncover why the System brought them here. The highest known completed floor is Floor 34. Deacon Surtr Hayes stands on the cusp of graduating from the Academy, ready to claim his Tier 1 Class and ascend the Tower. Then he wakes up hours before receiving his Class and discovers that his father is alive — and that he isn't even human. A single revelation unravels everything he thought he knew, leaving him with one burning question: what is a Jötunn?
Royal Road4.39· 189
Anti-heroBase BuildingCraftingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MC+12

Samurai Chef

Ronin Writes

F12/100
An outworlder with two cores, a Michelin star, and a new reality separating him from everything he has worked for. After a lifetime of grueling discipline, reaching fifth Dan, and finally turning his solo shop into New York's most recent Michelin-starred restaurant, Ren was ready to reap the rewards. Then he fell into a back-alley portal. Now stuck in Valdoris — a completely foreign reality featuring sprawling cities, near-divine beings, mana planes, and enough magical bureaucracy to drive a person insane — he must fight, cook, and butcher hordes of dark monsters to survive. Armed with two newly awakened cores, the ability to cook divine boons, and godlike sword powers, his journey is singular: do whatever it takes to find a way back home.
Royal Road4.40· 121
Competent MCCraftingIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+1