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The world is in ruins. Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface, making even simple survival an ordeal. The only escape from the deadly climate is underground — but that brings its own disasters: monstrous machines lurking in the depths, land that shifts like contraption more than rock, and only demigods powerful enough to travel deeper. When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong, Keith Winterscar and his father are trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient war of titanic scale, the two must set aside their differences while they struggle against gods, legends, and the grand secrets of the realm that lies below.

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.

The age of Man has come and gone. His bright and glorious works are ruins, his heritage scattered and forgotten. Vicious things now walk his empty halls and hunt his empty streets. Men are few in number and huddled far away on the last weary stretches of land that have not cast them out. For a boy like Dirt, there is no food but what he can scavenge and no shelter but what he can dig. If he wants to survive, he must find allies in even the most unlikely places — because in a world the wilds have reclaimed, there is no mercy from hungry jaws. An adventure story about friendship, courage, and the unrelenting savagery of nature, following a boy with a mysterious, forgotten past who must quickly learn to contend with the supernatural to survive.

Milo lives in a steel cave within a man-made mountain of concrete. He spends his days repairing machinery and tinkering with the prosthetics that help his twisted body navigate the small tunnels that are his world—as much a piece of discarded machinery as the equipment he maintains. An escaped lab experiment living in a hole. Given a chance at being someone different, Milo may become a hero. But there are secrets buried in the ground: ancient mysteries left by races that delved deep and stayed below. Maybe only a tunnel rat can discover them.

Grant is pulling a late shift watching an empty cell at a middle-of-nowhere facility when he meets Subject B-31: blue, beautiful, and inhuman. Told to think of her as a test subject and ignore her desperation, he doesn't listen — and his rescue attempt quickly turns into an alien abduction. B-31 is Sykora, a princess of the tyrannical Taiikari Empire, who whisks Grant into a galaxy filled with alien cultures, deadly rivals, and the sinister smiles of the royal court. Grant will have to learn a new life fast. Because when the Princess of the Void looks at him, she doesn't just see a savior — she sees a husband. And she isn't asking.

Keith has died twelve times. After making a deal with a mysterious immortal, he was sent to a new world in hopes of gaining a better life for his family — but the deal had no expiration date, no matter how many times he died. After his dozenth death, Keith renegotiates: he is sent to the world of Raiah, filled with monsters and a system of magic similar to the fantasy roleplaying games his brother used to enjoy. Completing a quest to hunt the most dangerous monsters on the planet is the price he must pay to reclaim his old life. All of his experiences from previous lives translate to Skills — which is fortunate, because if Keith fails this time, the price will be far steeper.

Freddy Stern, a twenty-one-year-old cashier, has lived a plain, albeit harsh life. Having been orphaned twice, he's spent the last ten years working and staying out of trouble. His only aspiration is to save enough money to become an archhuman. His dream gets the jump on him when he barely survives a near-death encounter and finds himself with 1% Lifesteal — a bizarre talent with numerous contradictions and just as many uses. With every dead enemy, he becomes a bit stronger, a little wiser, and a lot more ruthless. And no matter how much damage he takes, he can always put himself back together. Physically, at least. But on his path to power, after having to look at the rotting guts of archhuman society again and again, can his talent keep his mind and soul as pristine as his body? Or will that part of him simply remain broken?

Corporate flameout Ned Altimer dives into the VRMMO Earthblood Online and never looks back. His advantages are twofold: exclusive access to the game's three-day Head Start period, and a ridiculously handsome talking axe named Frank who knows the game's deepest secrets—if he ever feels like sharing them. But those advantages also make Ned a target. Once the Head Start ends, his fellow players will stop at nothing to rip that suave, violent, disarmingly charismatic axe right out of his hands. In seventy-two hours, the greatest manhunt in gaming history begins.

A Hunter who honored the Code all his life was promised a new life after death — a new world and some well-deserved rest. Something went wrong. Once again, he must fight. The monsters that face him in this world are far more terrifying than those of his past life — cleverer, crueler, more unpredictable. And they are only the beginning.

Ludger was supposed to be just another forgotten soul, reborn into a quiet life. With nothing but a mysterious system in his vision and the faint promise of growth, he resigned himself to learning the humble trade of cooking — until one reckless night in a tavern, when a hooded mage and a simple spell shattered the illusion of normalcy forever. Marked by the system as a prodigy, Ludger finds himself with access to every Job, every Class, and every Master's path. He refuses to let his second life waste away like his first. From kitchen tricks to forbidden magic, every choice reshapes not only his future but the balance of power around him — and what begins as a child's daily grind slowly transforms into the legend of a boy who refuses to follow anyone's script but his own.

When Jack Vance's grandfather is murdered, his dying words extract a promise: get Jack to attend Darkthorn Academy. Jack doesn't like it, but he'll honor the man who raised him. Surviving the Academy won't be easy. Jack must make alliances, harness magic, and face enemies both living and dead—all while looting dungeons to pay his school fees. If he's lucky, he might just make it to second year.

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.

On the world of Marconen, your first Break determines the trajectory of your life. Calvin chose magic — and without proper schooling or a mentor, he is dragged by fate across the planet, blending different schools of magic and powerful abilities into something entirely new. A deeper secret hides behind his success: why was he born an exile? Why is his System so strange, and why does it keep talking to him? As time marches on, something evil grows in power across the ocean.

Kit Morris is a psychic conman who has just been thrown in MPD jail alongside magic-wielding serial killers. According to Agent Lienna Shen, he absolutely deserved it. But her hardass attitude isn't enough to bring down Kit's former best friend, who is days away from unleashing untold horrors — or possibly just stealing something — upon the city. That's why Kit just offered himself as Lienna's temporary new partner to thwart his ex-accomplice. Meet MagiPol's most unlikely duo in a hilarious series set in The Guild Codex world.

On the brink of death, a burned-out man in his late thirties is offered one last chance at life through experimental early access to a full-dive VRMMO — with one condition: he cannot log out. Sent into the world years before launch, he becomes something no developer planned: a seemingly permanent inhabitant living inside the game long before players arrive. While future adventurers dream of fame and leaderboards, he chooses a quieter path — claiming land in the mountains, learning blacksmithing, mining deep veins of ore, and slowly building a life with his hands. For a long while, the world is his alone. Then players begin to appear. To the first of them, he looks like a strange NPC with skills that shouldn't exist yet. He doesn't correct them. He would very much like to be left alone. Unfortunately, the world has other plans.

For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game — it's a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. To make some quick cash, she hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships — only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation. Instead of being arrested, she gets a call from the game's creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka: he needs a spy inside this year's tournament to uncover a security problem. Whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune, Emika soon uncovers a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.

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.

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way, and whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

What would a Xianxia MC do? Seriously, what would they do? Asking for a friend.