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The Arcane Gunslinger

Bjorne

C49/100
Sergeant William Remington, a decorated Coalition Marine, is displaced by a lazy celestial being's mistake and placed into a new body in an unknown world. His interstellar life aboard the Valkyrie is gone, replaced by a wild west fantasy setting full of magic, skills, monsters, and ancient revolvers. Skeptical but driven to survive, Will falls back on what he knows — weapons and hunting down criminals — now with the added challenge of monsters. He's no elite soldier, just a grunt with experience, learning to adapt to a world that operates by entirely different rules.
Royal Road4.61· 283
Class SystemCompetent MCIsekaiLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Lord of EXP Farming

D. Pidge

C49/100
The 42nd Merging arrives, mass-transporting every human to a hostile new world with a System. Everyone must choose a Class, and Quest directives compel them to climb leaderboards — including one for most kills of other people. Jordan isn't anyone special before the Merging, but the new start equalizes the playing field. He must exploit his versatile class to overcome powerful monsters, opportunistic killers, and hostile alien species who share the same leaderboards and the same final prize. For Jordan, surviving isn't enough. He must establish dominion over the new world — defending and expanding his territory so that he alone reigns above all.
Goodreads4.26· 962
Base BuildingLitRPGStatsSummoningSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Armor

C.B. Titus

C49/100
Created as the ultimate dungeon trap — a living suit of armor that devours any adventurer who dons it — this cursed mimic has spent eternity serving a master who delights in betraying heroes at the moment of their greatest triumph. When the newest member of a quartet of dungeon crawlers dons the armor, something shifts. Maybe it doesn't need to spend eternity in the dark waiting to devour would-be heroes. Maybe it can take over this new identity, masquerade as an adventurer, and leave — betraying its master and its purpose to find a new one. The only problem: hopefully the new companions won't realize their friend is not who — or what — they think.
Goodreads4.29· 917
Anti-heroDungeon CrawlingNon-human MCSecondary World

Illuminaria

Capaluchu

C49/100
When Joe died, he did not expect a screen to appear inviting him to join the world of Illuminaria — a fantasy RPG-like realm with stats, skills, monsters, and quests. Given a second chance at life, Joe must find his footing in a world with rules very different from his own. The story follows a healer-focused MC who grows into a chimeric being, with injury and disease playing a large role alongside rich world-building. The emphasis is on plot and character over raw power progression.
Royal Road4.51· 686
Class SystemCozyGameLitLitRPGReincarnationSecondary World+1

Wreath of Lilies, Cauldron of Poison

DrunkMinstrel

C49/100
Wang Tian Gu, the Tyrant who massacred countless warriors in Jiang Hu for 600 years, has died — taking with him the Soul Reversing Sutra, one of the Eight Treasures of Jiang Hu. Through a whim of fate, he transmigrates into the body of a young woman in a world far different from his own. This new world is ruled by levels, status, and skills, where heroes and demon lords clash and beautiful warriors fight for dominance. Other transmigrators have already planted roots here, backed by divine boons and cheats. For them, this is a game. For him, it is reality. Watch as the Heavenly Poison King raises havoc upon this world — all for the sake of his Dao, and for the sake of revenge.
Royal Road4.33· 735
Anti-heroCultivationGameLitHaremLGBTQ+Overpowered MC+5

The Twenty-Sided Eye Series

Kip Terrington

C49/100
Joe's body is failing him. To make his final weeks bearable, he enters full digital immersion, meeting an Evolving Intelligence named Spooky who takes the form of someone he loved. Before they can even begin playing, both are summoned to a world where magic is real. Joe believes it's still the game — unaware the summoning has completely healed his dying body, making him near-immortal. Living every moment as if it were his last, he has no idea he has all the time in the world.
Goodreads4.03· 1.1K
Base BuildingDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGSci-fiVRMMO

Soul Scripts: Deciphering Magic and Creating Skills

Kitshaar

C49/100
In a world where the system is universal truth and a person's class and skills dictate their future, Peter is an anomaly. Born in a quiet village, he is gifted with IDE — a skill that functions like a software development environment, allowing him to modify and evolve abilities at will. With unlimited potential from birth, mediocrity is never an option. A modern mind trapped in a medieval high fantasy world, Peter navigates a life filled with magic, adventure, and uncertainty. Will he harness his limitless potential, or will the weight of his own power become his downfall? And when the world he cherishes begins to crumble, can he hold onto his modern ideals?
Royal Road4.35· 733
Class SystemCozyHard MagicLitRPGOverpowered MCReincarnation+4

Clan Dominance: The Sleepless Ones

Dem Mikhailov

C48/100
Rostislav Grokhotov, an ordinary clerk, just wanted to earn extra money in the virtual world of Waldyra. He had no grand plans for his character — until a discovery in the game's starter zone changed everything, enveloping the entire world in turmoil and making him a prize hunted by Waldyra's leading clans. Now he must conceal his real identity — because he's in danger in the real world too, with millions at stake. Rosgard holds the key to wealth and power in both worlds. The question: whose side does he take without becoming anyone's pawn?
Goodreads4.30· 591
Base BuildingCompetent MCLitRPGSkill CollectionVRMMO

Juchū Kaisen (Worm/Jujutsu Kaisen)

Daoist Mystery

C48/100
After the events of Gold Morning, Taylor reincarnates into a world of sorcery and cursed spirits, born into a family of sorcerers. Her new life carries curses of its own: orphaned, raised by a clan of evil sorcerers, and scorned for being born a girl within it. Taylor's only desire is to survive, grow stronger, and find freedom.
Royal Road4.60· 406
Anti-heroGrimdarkHorrorIsekaiOverpowered MCReincarnation+2

The Weight of It All

J.J. Thorn

C48/100
On his sixteenth birthday, Terrence receives an Affinity unlike any ever seen in the Kingdom — one tied to the very thing he was mocked for his whole life: his weight. With this power granting access to his internal energy and Skills, he sets out to become a Dungeoneer, someone who explores and conquers Dungeons. Alongside his friends, Terrence navigates Prep school, rival students, and increasingly deadly Dungeon dives, working toward his first Rank Up while a gathering war threatens the kingdom around him.
Goodreads4.16· 1K
Class SystemDungeon CrawlingLitRPGSchoolStatsWeak to Strong

Shattered Kingdoms

Aaron Oster

C48/100
Dabu's life has been far from easy. Born with a crippling lung illness, he has never been as strong as his father or brother, both of whom disappeared after attempting to challenge the Trials of Ancients. In the wake of the Tyrant King's war, his village has fallen under the control of the Purus, a vicious gang of magically enhanced cutthroats. The Trials offer the promise of power to any who can clear them, but Dabu has been forbidden from entering. After a violent encounter leaves his family in danger, he faces a difficult choice — leave to challenge the Trials or stay and risk starvation. The Trials are monstrously difficult, filled with dangerous beasts, deadly obstacles, and tribes of challengers who control the areas within. But if he can make it out alive, Dabu will gain the power he needs to drive the Purus from his home.
Goodreads4.32· 334
GameLitLitRPGSecondary WorldStatsTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

Legendary Tinker (Worm/LoL)

Fabled Webs

C48/100
A tired mage drops something. A flickering soul picks it up. Earth-Bet will never be the same again. A World Rune falls into unexpected hands through OC reincarnation — and what follows promises to reshape an entire world.
Royal Road4.61· 265
CozyIsekaiOverpowered MCReincarnationSci-fiSecondary World+3

Luck Lockyer

MageOfSacks

C48/100
Luck Lockyer was a man of perpetual amusement, his smirk his most natural state — known to his friends, family, and himself. But the death of everyone close to you can affect even the most stoic person. Without purpose, without anyone to do the job for, Luck found himself inside an empty, forgotten church — smirk gone, amber eyes dull and lifeless, sobbing in the dark. On a whim, he prayed: for death, for revenge, for friends, but above all for a second chance for his family. It was then that Luck Lockyer, the Devil of the Cards, the Bloodless Hand, the Amber Demon, was answered by a being from another world.
Royal Road4.59· 593
IsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCRegressionWeak to Strong

Nameless Sovereign

Nameless Author

C48/100
Red wakes without memories in a cursed prison — the moonstone mines. To escape, he must embrace a dark power that would mark him for death if any cultivation sect discovered it. He hides his true abilities while racing to advance, outpacing the mines' deadly curse. But survival is only the beginning. Red seeks the strength to understand the nature of his mysterious power and to uncover the truth of his forgotten past.
Goodreads4.27· 942
CultivationGrimdarkLoner MCSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

The Game of Gods

Joshua Kern

C48/100
The gods have gotten bored, and humanity is the answer. One morning Charles wakes up to find the world has been redesigned — the gods of old decided to remake how it worked, and half the world's population is already dead. Everyone else received a message in their vision when it happened. Only Charles got cursed by the gods, and only Charles got a personal visit from one. The Game of the Gods has begun, and the monsters of old are returning to our world.
Goodreads4.25· 958
Base BuildingLitRPGPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy

The System Seas

RC Joshua

C48/100
Marco trained his whole life to become a captain, maxing every childhood achievement the System would allow — diving, rigging, outrunning couriers up mountains. When classing day finally arrives, the System doesn't make him a captain. It makes him a Gluttonous Marauder. The class has combat perks, shipwright skills, and captain potential — but a reputation so bad he's arrested on the spot. Now on the run in a barely seaworthy smuggler's dinghy, Marco sets out to prove he's not the villain they think he is, if he can out-sail bounty hunters, survive cursed dungeons, and feed enough victories to his ever-growing ship along the way.
Royal Road4.59· 584
Class SystemComedyCompetent MCDungeon CrawlingGameLitGenius MC+2

Dungeon Runner

Kindar

C48/100
Tibs survived by picking pockets — until he's caught. Instead of losing a hand, he's sent away and told he must now survive a dungeon. How is a kid who knew nothing more than street life supposed to survive a dungeon that changes every time he enters it? Being sent into an ever-growing dungeon becomes his life, facing ever-changing threats to himself and the people he tries so hard not to become attached to. He'd like to run away, but the guards have made it clear that trying to run will ensure he dies. His street taught Tibs to get back up after being beaten down — so he isn't going to just give up.
pf4.0· 1Royal Road4.35· 725
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Thresholder

Alexander Wales

C48/100
This is Perry's third world, or fourth if you count Earth. In the first, a brilliant scientist named Richter gave him a working suit of power armor before dying to an attack from a seemingly sourceless adversary. In the second, he became a knight fighting in a war against a callous enemy. There are others like him — thresholders, always in opposition — and it's becoming clear that hopping from world to world is going to be his way of life. Now he finds himself in a place doing its best impression of Victorian London, facing a new enemy that will test all the knowledge and power he has accumulated so far.
Royal Road4.54· 645
Competent MCCultivationIsekaiMilitaryOverpowered MCSci-fi+2

Forgotten Dungeon

maheusz

C48/100
It's quite hard to start as a dungeon core. Harder still when divine bureaucracy dumps you in the back end of nowhere due to their own incompetence — and your status as a Fallen Angel. Yet Uno is used to working with subpar materials and making the best of circumstances. His personality has been cut down to size, but he tries to overcome the system with ingenuity and a healthy dose of improvisation. In a hostile world, a fallen angel turned dungeon must build, adapt, and outwit a universe that seems determined to bury him.
Royal Road4.21· 743
ComedyDungeon CoreGrimdarkLitRPGNon-human MCPost-apocalyptic+3

[PLACEHOLDER ARCHIVE - SHH]

Vitaly S Alexius

C48/100
updated book at: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/73967/somebody-stop-her-superheroes-apocalypse [This is a placeholder archive backup of an old book, kept here only to fight copyright trolls in the future]
Royal Road4.60· 383
Anti-heroComedyPost-apocalypticSchoolSci-fiSuperpowers+1