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Phantasm

Christopher Hall, Maxlex

D40/100
Kandis Hammond, a twenty-four-year-old financial analyst from Sydney, sits down at her computer and wakes up naked and alone in a locked stone barn in another world. Glowing text informs her she has become a Worldwalker — one of seven chosen to play the Great Game, a contest that unfolds every two centuries and reshapes empires. Unsuited for combat, Kandis must rely on her wits, charisma, and illusion-based abilities to survive. Wherever Worldwalkers go, trouble follows — and the Great Game has a way of finding her whether she wants it to or not.
Goodreads4.19· 774
Class SystemIsekaiLitRPGSecondary WorldStatsWeak to Strong

How I Became the Strongest Man in the Galaxy

bd90z

D40/100
Peter Brookes should be dead. Instead, he's been abducted by aliens, tasered awake by a condescending robot, and offered a chance to earn a place in a galaxy-wide battle royale watched by trillions. The rules to qualify are simple: grow stronger, reach the top of the leaderboard, and don't die. Given a cabin, a few tools, a stat system, and no useful skills whatsoever, Peter's solution is obvious: chop trees until reality breaks. Joined by a smug, talking arboreal observer, he ignores danger, takes absolutely nothing seriously, and accidentally becomes terrifyingly powerful. A comedic progression fantasy featuring steady growth, escalating nonsense, and a protagonist whose answer to life-or-death situations is usually, "How hard can it be?"
Royal Road4.55· 495
ComedyGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCProfanitySci-fi+1

Dark Fate

Stuart Grosse

D40/100
The world ended — or rather, the world as it was known ended, replaced by one with a System, with levels, hit points, and stats. Monsters spawned and preyed on the weak. The Black Knight rose as one of humanity's greatest champions, striking down warlords and monsters to protect the people. Then, at the moment of his greatest triumph, he was betrayed by his lover and closest friend and struck with a cursed blade. The explosion cast him back in time, into his own body before the System Apocalypse began. He had been a hero — and all it earned him was betrayal and death. This time, he would become the darkness itself, and bend it to his will.
Goodreads4.25· 658
Anti-heroBase BuildingHaremLitRPGRegressionSci-fi+2

The not-immortal Blacksmith

Vast-Listen1457

D40/100
The story of a young blacksmith who helped the Isekai Hero defeat the Demon Lord — told in journal and diary format. This is not the story of killing the Demon Lord. This is the story of the blacksmith's life after the Hero has returned to Earth.
Royal Road4.39· 554
CozyCraftingGameLitIsekaiReincarnationSatire+1

Stormborn Ascendant

K. H. Nulls

D39/100
They measure mana in drops. Tyler wields an ocean. Tyler Thorn worked all his life to rise above the hand he'd been given — his reward was constant agony and six figures of medical debt. Now humanity has been abducted to the multiverse, and he wakes in alien ruins, barely able to stand and surrounded by vicious monsters. He accepts a Curse just to survive, one that forever seals his magic within his body and renders most forms of power inaccessible to him. But the upside is an enormous mana pool. With a body that never tires, a mind that never dulls, and near-infinite magical energy coursing through his veins, Tyler will grow faster than the legends about him can form.
Goodreads4.25· 633
CultivationIsekaiLitRPGStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Emmy And Me

Generic_User

D39/100
A young woman meets a new student at school and has her world turned upside down, leading her into a future she could never have imagined. As the two build a life together, unanticipated events shape and change them in profound ways. With time, the two achieve great heights of wealth and fame, but at serious personal cost. Life is a series of ups and downs, and Emmy and Leah experience extreme highs and lows over the course of the story. A character-driven narrative that contains both joy and tragedy in equal measure.
Royal Road4.54· 496Goodreads4.00· 9
CozyGoreLGBTQ+Overpowered MCSexual ContentSlow Burn+2

Reborn Assassin

Harmon Cooper

D39/100
On the cusp of entering the prestigious Lumina Battledeck Academy, Alistair Blackstar carries a dark secret: within him dwells Ghost, a reborn master assassin hellbent on revenge. Bound together by fate and magic, the two embark on a dual journey of vengeance and discovery. As Alistair navigates the arcane halls of the academy, mastering battledeck spells and summoning skills, Ghost seeks to unravel the mysteries of his own untimely death. Their worlds collide to reveal a threat far greater than either could have imagined.
Goodreads4.27· 309
Class SystemIsekaiLitRPGReincarnationSchoolSummoning

Tower of Damnation

Tristan H. Brown

D39/100
Earth had been destroyed by Devils, and as a result humans were transported to Paradise — a new world far vaster than their original planet, chaotic yet still a home. Then the cataclysm struck. Only one man could face the imminent disaster, but he failed. Bradley Crowe let down all those who relied on him. As his eyes closed for the last time, he was given a second chance.
Goodreads4.22· 744
IsekaiMilitaryRegressionSecondary WorldTower ClimbingWeak to Strong

The Rise of Resurgence

Joshua W. Nelson

D39/100
Alex Stanton was living every gamer's dream — he was getting paid to play. The latest generation of virtual reality gaming was being beta tested by AltCon, with never-before-seen graphical detail and a fully functional whole body immersion system. AltCon was so serious about their beta that they paid testers a salary to ensure their lives revolved around the game. But odd things start happening from the outset — things Alex can't explain. Like every hardcore gamer, he has no problem ignoring the little things to focus on the grander design. In time, even the littlest things pile up, and Alex is forced to ask himself: what's really going on in Resurgence?
Goodreads4.25· 609
Competent MCLitRPGMysteryVRMMO

Quiet Life Of The Mute Archmage

P_Magno

D39/100
Rescued from the slums by a kindly Sage, Molly discovers a talent for magic unlike anyone else's. While others chant to shape Root and Structure, Molly sees the symbols in silence. When she awakens her true Affinity — [Epilogue] — she learns her power doesn't just use archmage-level magic. It ends it. Even the gods fear the silence of Epilogue. When her mentor dies, her final wish is simple: hide, enroll in the academy, graduate, find a party, and do not end up alone again. Disguising a divine-level threat as an average hero-in-training is hard enough — harder still when the heavens are watching, waiting for the one mortal who holds the key to their undoing. In a world where only those with a voice are heard, can a mute girl defy the pantheons?
Royal Road4.56· 478
CozyCraftingCultivationLitRPGOverpowered MCSchool+5

Eternal Online

TJ Reynolds

D39/100
Dhalia has to pay off her dead father's debts or risk her life in the lithium mines — so she sells everything and rents a premium VR pod to play Eternal Online. She enters the toughest realm available with no plan beyond leveling fast and getting rich. When she stumbles on an epic quest chain others have overlooked, she thinks she's struck gold. What she doesn't expect is to forge real friendships with two deadly warriors and one powerful creature — or to find a world boss gunning for them all.
Goodreads4.13· 798
Dungeon CrawlingLitRPGMerchantVRMMOWeak to Strong

Lost Souls and a Demoness

LunarEntity (N. C. Lux)

D39/100
After thousands of people vanish from Earth, former gymnast Jade Callian finds herself thrust into an endless dungeon filled with magic, monsters, and far too few instructions. When she receives a mortal wound soon after arrival, she must choose a new race powerful enough to save her — and her only option is to become a succubus. If Jade wants to protect her home, she'll have to defy her demonic instincts, find trusted companions, battle monsters, and unravel the dangerous mysteries surrounding this ancient labyrinth. She just wishes she had more than demon seduction magic to work with.
Royal Road4.56· 475
Dungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGMysteryNon-human MCSystem Apocalypse

Lich Lord

Levi Werner

D39/100
Reincarnated in the body of a Lich — an enemy to all — that's just problem number one. Zeke was only playing the villain to blow off steam. Now he's stuck in the body of one. Trapped in a hostile world, he must flee his former guild into a holy kingdom ruled by the Church of Olattee. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. His power is gone and he must start over. He is still a lich, and he still has his weapon, Mercy — more powerful than even he knows. The real question is: is he now a villain or not, and will he survive long enough to find out?
Goodreads4.26· 402
Anti-heroGameLitLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnationSecondary World

The QuestWright

J.D. Mullenary Sr.

D39/100
Cassio Vale was passed over by the System three times. On his final chance, it responds with a rarely seen Calling: QuestWright — tasked with drafting and assigning quests in a world where structured survival depends on more than just strength. Cass doesn't wield a weapon or cast spells. He builds reputation through smart delegation, navigates a society held together by logistics as much as blades, and earns experience through completion rather than combat. A grounded LitRPG focused on city-level strategy, logistics puzzles, and the slow accumulation of meaningful impact.
Royal Road4.43· 539
Base BuildingComedyCompetent MCCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLit+10

Teresa Of All Trades

Trevor Tarzan

D39/100
Teresa has tried a bit of everything in her life but never found her footing. Jobs never last, her savings account doesn't exist, and she's over it all. She finds a perfectly nice cliff and jumps — but never hits the ground. The planet has been introduced to the multiverse, where level-ups and magic are real. Monsters, spells, skills, magical war crimes, and stats have become a reality. The world has changed, and Teresa has found a new lease on life — determined to try a little bit of everything the multiverse has to offer.
Royal Road4.54· 494
Base BuildingComedyLitRPGPost-apocalypticSkill CollectionStats+3

Battle World

Cassius Lang

D39/100
The Great Ones arrived on Earth and conquered with little bloodshed — they came not for resources, but for humanity's strongest warriors. Those warriors are shipped to Hadran, an artificial planet that serves as a cosmic gladiatorial arena where slave races fight for the entertainment of their masters. Earth has now lost its last true champions and risks losing candidate status entirely — which would make it a target for cleansing. Clint Rogan is forcibly merged with a faulty symbiote and dropped into Terraria One, a starting zone that resembles the Middle Ages. With humanity's fate in the balance, Clint and the other new arrivals must rebuild, conquer territory, and survive long enough to give Earth a fighting chance.
Goodreads4.27· 294
Base BuildingCompetent MCGrimdarkLitRPGMilitarySci-fi

Rules of Biomancy: A LitRPG Healer Fantasy

Buller

D39/100
For almost half a century, Elijah kept his Core sealed — staying in the shadows, running a small alchemy shop on the outskirts of the slums, staying weak but staying safe. When he finds two people half-dead in an alley, both too young to have had a chance at life, he removes the chains from his magic to help them. An older MC with plant-based magic steps back into the light, taking on the role of teacher to two otherworlders given a second chance. A story of political drama and light LitRPG elements set in a secondary world.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.53· 496
AlchemyBase BuildingGameLitIsekaiLitRPGOlder MC+2

License to Cultivate

MTalon

D39/100
Chang-li may be a humble scribe, but he dreams of becoming a cultivator. When a ghost's legacy gives him a chance to follow that dream, he seizes it — defying the hidebound Empire and its vast array of rules and customs as he masters lux and perfects himself. But a cultivator needs more than just power. He needs a sect. What starts as a scheme to avoid punishment becomes far more as Chang-li and his friends find themselves reviving the ancient Sect of Morning Mist and its lost techniques. A slave can win his freedom. A princess can discard her upbringing. The sect offers a chance to claim what's forbidden — if they can avoid entangling marriages, official scrutiny, and the wrath of more powerful enemies. Cultivation with a tower-climbing twist. Character-driven and full of action and intrigue.
Royal Road4.56· 453
Base BuildingCultivationSecondary WorldTower ClimbingWeak to StrongWuxia

Path of the Hive Queen

Tejoka

D39/100
A girl wakes up alone in the wilderness, climbing out of an egg with no memory — only human knowledge that doesn't match her body. She must survive, decipher the blue boxes, understand her own biology, and build a hive from nothing. Her instincts as a Hive Queen push her to treat her progeny as expendable tools and to destroy any potential threat before it grows. Her human side resists. She'd rather not become an apocalypse — but she does need territory, resources, and perhaps a little conquest to keep her family safe.
Royal Road4.45· 534
Anti-heroBase BuildingGameLitGenius MCLitRPGMilitary+6

The Trickster's Tale

J. Pal

D39/100
Everyone wants to be the chosen one — the perks include overpowered abilities, world-breaking equipment, and an eager line of partners. But due to a goddess's clumsy meddling, a struggling musician named Perry ends up accidentally transmigrated alongside her true chosen one, with none of the above. Demanding a portal home wins him no respect. Instead, Perry finds himself thrust into a world of magic, monsters, and a wisecracking System. His courage earns him severely diminished proportions and a brand that cripples his combat potential. Nothing, however, can stand in the way of Perry's sheer will. If brute strength and arcane powers won't get him the justice he desires, bardic wit, musical talent, and creativity will.
Goodreads4.27· 277
ComedyIsekaiSkill CollectionTransmigrationWeak to Strong