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Dungeons & Deliveries

SagaScribe

B61/100
In post-System Toronto, Alex doesn't slay monsters to get by — he delivers pizza. Broke and rejected by both the Adventurer's Guild and the Courier Guild, with nothing but a crumbly resume, he takes the only job left in town: delivery boy for Nino's Pizza, a Lich Pizzeria run by a married couple literally bound to the building. He must deliver enchanted pizza to Dungeon Bosses in sixty minutes or less, or suffer the wrath of both the Bosses and the old couple. With nothing but a seemingly useless ability, Alex must stay alive, deal with psychotic exes, and pray for loot in place of tips.
Royal Road4.65· 540
ComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGPost-apocalyptic+3

Beta-Testing the Apocalypse

JG Spaulding

B61/100
Dex is just your average IT professional — until a glowing gem opens a portal in his apartment and starts counting down to his death. An autistic quality assurance engineer might not be anyone's first choice for a hero, but he has a certain set of skills that catches the attention of the Daemon System as it implements a secret beta-test on Earth. The Essence Wavefront is imminent. Humanity will need the structure of the System to have any chance against the countless invaders coming to take that power. By reporting bugs while fighting for his life in pocket dimensions full of deathtraps and monsters, Dex will grow more powerful than he can imagine — all while uncovering the truths of the upcoming apocalypse.
Goodreads4.39· 492
ComedyCompetent MCLitRPGPost-apocalypticStatsSystem Apocalypse+2

Otherworld Volunteer

FreeID

B61/100
When the System Administrators arrived on Earth, they forced the younger generation into other worlds to fight for multiversal entertainment. Bored of life on Earth, Noah had trained to become one of the chosen — even had his class planned out as a Mounted Monster Tamer — but he was never picked. So he volunteered himself. Arriving in a world thick with jungle, Noah beats his first kobold into submission and turns it into a minion. In a realm where both humans and monsters want to tear him apart, Noah doesn't just want to survive — he wants to thrive.
Goodreads4.40· 342
IsekaiLitRPGMonster TamingStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Elysium's Multiverse

Jay Aaseng

B61/100
When Earth is swallowed up and transmuted into a bestial landscape, it marks the first stage of induction into Elysium's multiverse. In an instant, the bloodthirsty creatures of Riven Thane's worst nightmares are unleashed. Riven is among a select few with a singular bloodline, and the Elysium system has its eye on him. Deadly trials, labyrinthine mazes, and mind-bending puzzles await — and surviving them is just the beginning. Riven is about to unlock the secrets of his past, embrace a vampiric nature he never imagined, and build an empire of the undead in a merged post-apocalyptic world.
Goodreads4.38· 709
Base BuildingGrimdarkLitRPGNon-human MCPost-apocalypticSummoning+1

Becoming the Dark Lord

Mark Evenhart (aturato)

B61/100
The System integrated Earth into a multiverse of gods, monsters, and dungeons. Half of humanity answered the call. Some return stronger. Others never return. Thirteen years ago, Luke's mother entered the Tutorial and vanished. Now Luke faces the same trial — not for glory, but for answers. What should be a beginner's test becomes a death sentence when he falls into a forgotten dungeon floor where monsters are scarce, supplies are limited, and the only way out is a temple hanging over an abyss, guarded by a sleeping demon. Every puzzle kills. Every step risks his life. No buffs, no tricks — just a knife and the raw will to survive. When the light fades and the body breaks, Luke has only one choice: embrace the darkness and be reborn.
Royal Road4.08· 1.2K
Anti-heroBase BuildingDungeon CrawlingGameLitGrimdarkLitRPG+5

Afterlife 2.0

QuickDuckling

B60/100
The gods have scrapped eternal torment in favor of something new: Eternia, a brutal, glitch-riddled wilderness where fresh souls are dumped with little hope of survival. Fail here, and it's back to classic hell as a consolation prize. Enter Ellie, who dies just in time to beta-test the gods' twisted new system. Utterly unprepared, she's tossed into a world where everything seems out to kill her — or glitch out before she can figure out what it's supposed to do. Armed with nothing but her wits and a reluctant sense of humour, Ellie must navigate hostile terrain, outwit aggressive wildlife, and find some purpose in this cosmic mess. In a world designed for divine entertainment where the rules are still being written, anything could — and probably will — happen.
Royal Road4.65· 439
Anti-heroComedyCraftingIsekaiLitRPGNon-human MC+3

Ascension of Chaos

WolfShine

B60/100
Ashley wakes up at the start of a System tutorial with no memories — only basic common knowledge and the blood of a primordial flowing through her veins. Her Skill Tree has just a single ability: to assimilate the skill trees of those she kills. As a Primordial System integrates every human on the planet, Gates open across the world and monsters pour out of broken domains. Ashley must navigate an apocalypse she knows nothing about, growing stronger only by assimilating the skills of the fallen — all while slowly recovering the emotions and memories she's lost.
Royal Road4.46· 1K
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticSecondary World+3

The Apocalypse is a Side Quest

Liam Lawless

B60/100
Sometimes the best way to save the world is to ignore it completely. When the apocalypse hits, Nathan Lee accidentally dumps all his rare skill points into fishing. Humanity has been ripped from Earth and dropped into a colossal multidimensional dungeon — a nine-realm gauntlet straight out of a nightmare. Legends with sword and fireball are fighting to carve a path home. Nathan is busy maxing out his ability to sit quietly in a boat. Too bad the universe has other plans. On his first day in the tutorial, he accidentally deletes a monster from reality via a system bug, feeds a snail radishes and gets a rare skill, and somehow starts taking down ogres with his fishing rod. It turns out side quests and weak classes are more powerful than anyone expected.
Goodreads4.38· 576
ComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGSkill Collection+2

Character Development

Aaron Jay

B60/100
Miles Boone is finally an adult and able to roll up his permanent character in a world where feral AIs and nanomachines have overrun most of the planet, and playing the Game is survival itself. But the Game is rigged against anyone who isn't a member of the Party. A desperate bid to earn a fair chance lands Miles at the mercy of his family's enemies — his freedom and life riding on winning a bet. His enemies have broken his character and stripped his luck stat. How do you play a game without any luck? Miles must outplay corrupt GameMasters, a scheming Party, and the game itself — because his father always said it's how you play that matters.
Goodreads4.24· 1.4K
Genius MCLitRPGSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Limitless Path

DarkForsaken

B60/100
One day the Limitless Path sweeps up Earth into its established structure. Magic and beasts flood the world, making even a trip down the street a potentially dangerous endeavor. Elizabeth "Beth" Bell seizes the opportunity, choosing a path of battles and exploration. She fights her way through countless dungeons and trials, masters a wide variety of skills and abilities, and pushes herself to the very limit of what is possible — and beyond.
Royal Road4.47· 991Goodreads3.00· 1
Dungeon CrawlingGoreLitRPGSci-fiSkill CollectionSystem Apocalypse+2

Dungeon's Path

akhier the dragon hearted

C59/100
So the world ended. Most people say that and mean humans are inconvenienced. Not this time — all matter disintegrated at the atomic scale. The local universe wasn't actually stable; what everyone took for sea level was actually a nice little mountain lake, and when the dam busted, so did everything. Magic is real, qi is real, gods are real — not on old Earth, but souls pay little attention to time and space, so humanity dreamed of it. The closer the shift in reality got to Earth, the closer those dreams got to the new reality. Reality became a video game. And Doyle Huxley became a dungeon. Doyle just wanted a normal life, but some early paths he takes — both literally and figuratively — lead him to becoming a dungeon core. This is his story.
Royal Road4.15· 1.1K
ComedyCozyDungeon CoreGameLitLitRPGNon-human MC+3

Gravity and Divinity System

Hunter Mythos

C59/100
Jay Luckrun has many interests: street dancing, anime, action movies, comedy, and dashing across rooftops. But after a failed attempt to talk to his crush at her birthday party, he adds dungeon crawling to the list — because the Apocalypse has arrived. A divine creature chooses Jay to become a Champion, granting him a leveling System, stats, Skills, access to dungeon dimensions, and gravity powers that can alter reality. The downside: global assassins want Jay and other Champions dead, and monsters are hungry to break free from their dungeons and raze his world.
Goodreads4.36· 829
ComedyDungeon CrawlingHard MagicLitRPGOverpowered MCStats+2

Pyresouls Apocalypse

James T. Callum

C59/100
When the virtual reality game Pyresouls could not be beaten, it turned very real, unleashing an apocalypse of undead, monsters, and a system of levels and stats onto the world. Years later, Jacob Windsor has fought with sword and shield to survive Post-Collapse Earth, where only ancient Guilt-soaked weaponry can harm the monsters from the game. When an enigmatic artifact capable of sending one person through time falls into his hands, Jacob takes the plunge into the past of Pyresouls itself — armed with knowledge of game mechanics, secret loot, and well-honed swordsmanship. But every choice he makes has long-reaching ripple effects on the timeline.
Goodreads4.31· 1.2K
GrimdarkLitRPGPost-apocalypticRegressionStatsSystem Apocalypse

MADMAN APOCALYPSE

Dosei

C59/100
The whole world has gone mad, so it's a good thing that Gambit is already insane. Locked away in a padded room, Gambit watches as the world goes to hell — blood rains from the sky, screams echo through the city, and monsters tear through reality. The world transforms overnight into the GREAT GAME: an apocalyptic battleground where monsters hunt, dungeons materialize, and the System destroys everything humanity once knew, all for the entertainment of an unseen audience. Armed with nothing but his fists, a talking plushie named Panda, and a glitched character Class that shouldn't exist, Gambit fights his way out of the asylum. But his existence triggers alerts across the GREAT GAME, drawing the attention of its agents who hunt players that don't follow the rules. In a world where insanity transforms humans into the very monsters they fear, Gambit's fractured mind becomes his deadliest weapon.
Royal Road4.60· 822
Anti-heroComedyDungeon CrawlingGameLitHorrorLitRPG+3

The Forerunner Initiative

Draith

C59/100
Dragons, catgirls, guns, and magic — plus the ability to stop time. A modern woman finds herself in a fantasy world with a mysterious past she'd rather keep locked away on Earth. She has goals, though: first, play with magic. Last, find a way home before the world ends. A LitRPG-Isekai adventure that builds toward a return to Earth to stop a System apocalypse.
Royal Road4.52· 917
GameLitIsekaiLitRPGSci-fiSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse+1

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· 474
Class SystemMonster TamingPost-apocalypticSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

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 Road4.46· 959
Class SystemCozyGenius MCIsekaiLitRPGMilitary+4

100th Run: A Regressor's LitRPG Adventure

Flossindune

C58/100
The world devolved into chaos as a game-like system reduced the population to a series of statistics and screens. Confusion reigned as everyone struggled to survive in this new reality — everyone but one man. Anthony Franklin had a secret: he had lived through this exact series of events ninety-nine times in a row. Drawing on centuries of accumulated knowledge — every play, shortcut, and strategy — he must save as many lives as possible. He will contend with vicious boss monsters, elude the ever-watching eyes of the system administrators, and guard his back from scheming players with their own agendas. With every individual carrying their own goals, dreams, and fears, shepherding them won't be easy. Win or lose, his 100th run will be his last.
Royal Road4.52· 901
GameLitGenius MCLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalypticRegression+4

Museum Core

Jakob H. Greif

C58/100
A visit to London's Natural History Museum became a horror show when magic flooded Earth. Now Thomas is entombed there as a Dungeon Core, with only the creatures on display available as minions. Across the globe, patches of land have been replaced by alien environments full of monsters from myth and nightmare — leviathans in the deep, dragons in the skies, and shadows that kill. Can Thomas turn a former place of learning into a deathtrap capable of withstanding the forces of the outside world, or will he fall victim to the bottomless appetites of supernatural beasts?
Goodreads4.39· 284
Base BuildingDungeon CoreLitRPGNon-human MCSystem ApocalypseUrban Fantasy

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· 694
Class SystemCompetent MCLitRPGSecondary WorldSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong