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Soul Caller

Seth Ring

A81/100
Ever since he was little, Merrick had been blessed by the Great Spirits, granting him an unusually strong connection to the Song of the World. With his Warrior Ceremony approaching, he was sure his greatest wish was about to come true — until invaders from another world began creeping into his people's land, intent on devouring every resource they could find. When Merrick offers to guide a rich young prospector's group into the untamed wilds, he finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Fierce wolves stalk the dark and poisonous insects hide under every leaf, but the true danger lurks in the hearts of his companions. Armed with a Guardian Spirit he doesn't understand and strange knowledge of the future, it will take every ounce of courage and fortitude Merrick can muster to make it out of the mountains alive.
Goodreads4.50· 575
Competent MCSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Dawn of the Void

Phil Tucker

A81/100
Tragedy had reduced James to a nobody — washed up and homeless in New York City. Then a message appeared in his vision announcing the end of a 60,000-year countdown and the release of something called Nemesis 1. As the world falls apart, billions die, and society collapses, James discovers he was wrong to think himself insignificant. Summoning every ounce of grit and determination, he helps forge a resistance that will defy humanity's near-omnipotent enemy — taking the fight from the streets of New York to the stars themselves.
Goodreads4.38· 3.4K
LitRPGSci-fiStatsSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Dragon Magus

DB King

A81/100
Dragons have been extinct for centuries. Can one young man bring them back? Raphael was born with the mark of the dragon. His foster father taught him a mysterious and ancient magic unlike anything seen since the last dragon left the world. Now, at 18, he is accepted into a guild of mages with the promise of learning more about his unique power. Raphael's strange abilities could very well lead to the return of the dragons — a coming-of-age fantasy series with cultivation elements and incremental progression through spells, abilities, and equipment.
Goodreads4.49· 690
CultivationSchoolSecondary WorldSkill CollectionWeak to Strong

Path of the Slayer

Hunter Mythos

A81/100
They laughed when Arden got stuck at Rank 0. Then he discovered the hidden path that monsters and rankers fear most. Arden gave everything to rise as a guild adventurer, pushing his warrior training and artificer talents to their limits. For four soul-crushing years, his Rank 0 Epiphany remained locked at 99%. Now, with his dreams fading and health collapsing, he undertakes one final quest — a simple goblin extermination in the city's sewers — and discovers a rare Hell Portal: the only path to unlock his true potential. Beyond lies limitless power and realms stretching far past the borders of his empire. In this System, there can only be one Slayer.
Goodreads4.48· 889
Competent MCCrafting PowerDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGWeak to Strong

The Dungeon Slayer

Konrad Ryan

A81/100
Earth was ravaged fifty years ago by Raekast, a monster with unending power. Mankind's only hope sprang up in the form of Rebirth — a way for humans to unlock their inner potential. The only problem: 99% of rebirths are duds. Tad craves more than anything to be reborn a slayer with enough power to delve into dungeons, kill monsters, and find loot. He's the unluckiest person he knows — bullied relentlessly, unable to make friends in any meaningful capacity. But everything would change if only he were reborn with power. Then he could slay towards glory… or die trying.
Goodreads4.34· 3.6K
Class SystemDungeon CrawlingLitRPGStatsWeak to Strong

Re:Cursed

Joroboros

A81/100
As the perfect sacrifice, it is only natural that Nix be sacrificed to the ancient gods lurking in the depths of the black hole. But she didn't die. Finding herself seven years in the past — to the day of her first cursed mutation — Nix is determined to correct her regrets, enact vengeance on her murderers, and simply live the life she never got to. But even with this second chance, freedom from the cults remains a pipe dream. To achieve everything she never could in her previous life, there is only one path before her. Nix will twist the curses that once bound her into the very source of her strength. The cults will regret sacrificing her — without ever knowing they already succeeded.
Royal Road4.75· 766
Anti-heroGrimdarkHorrorLitRPGPost-apocalypticRegression+4

The Arinthian Line

Sever Bronny

A81/100
Orphan and former farm slave Augum dreams of becoming a warlock, but with a kingdom in chaos, that dream seems out of reach. A vicious tyrant has overthrown the king in a quest for seven mythic artifacts — and Augum's mentor, the legendary Anna Atticus Stone, possesses one. Forced to take shelter in a mysterious castle with other aspirants, Augum must learn the basics of spellcraft before the tyrant finds them. But when a sudden betrayal plunges the group into a terrifying ordeal, survival will hinge on his daring, his aptitude in the arcane arts, and friendships forged in fire.
Goodreads4.33· 3.8K
Competent MCSchoolSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Forgotten Conqueror

Za1d3

A81/100
Powerless and consumed by rage for half his life, an avenger grasped at redemption only to find despair and darkness. His mind lost, he became an inextinguishable flame of carnage — unable to be snuffed out even by the laws of the world. Death offered only a moment's reprieve. His rage overflows even beyond the grave, and he is granted life once more in a different era. All those his vengeance was focused on have long since vanished into obscurity. What does one who holds all the power in the world do, when every reason for that power has disappeared?
Royal Road4.58· 2.6KGoodreads4.27· 99
GrimdarkOverpowered MCReincarnationSchoolSecondary WorldTragedy+1

The Menocht Loop

caerulex

A81/100
Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape: Time. Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth, and fewer still have affinities high enough to rule. Ian's decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death — he conquers cities with a thought and turns them to ruins with a gesture. But overwhelming power isn't enough to escape the time loop or reveal its purpose. When Ian discovers a critical clue he missed years ago, escape is finally within reach. Little does he know, it's only the first realm.
Royal Road4.50· 2.9KGoodreads4.18· 2.1K
CultivationGenius MCGrimdarkHard MagicOverpowered MCSci-fi+4

Hyperion Evergrowing: A Monster Evolution LitRPG

Nilsimus

A81/100
Leif Vin is mortally wounded and left for dead at the conclusion of a devastating battle. As dawn breaks, opportunistic creatures stalk the aftermath of bloody conflict — and one such being, an entity of twisted and blighted wood, implants his dying body with the parasitic seed of a carnivorous plant. Identity shattered and levels lost, Leif is reborn as a sapling in a newly formed wilderness. When the primal need to reclaim his lost humanity uproots him, he embarks on an era-spanning journey that will change both him and the world forever. The story explores what it means to be forcibly altered against one's will, and the consequences of that change — alongside animal companions, kingdom building, heavy world-building, and a subplot about the origin of the system itself.
Royal Road4.68· 1.8K
Base BuildingGrimdarkLitRPGMilitaryNon-human MCOverpowered MC+6

Guild Mage: Apprentice

David Niemitz (M0rph3u5)

A81/100
There are a lot of things wrong with Liv Brodbeck. She's too small — working in the castle kitchens with her mother, she can't carry a sack of flour or roll a keg of ale. The chirurgeon says she has brittle bones, barring her from the rough play other children enjoy. Everyone says she ruined her mother's life when she was born. A child like Liv doesn't have much hope. 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.
Royal Road4.69· 1.7K
CozyDungeon CrawlingSchoolSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Wretch

Emilsola

A81/100
Once, the world belonged to humanity. Now it belongs to the creatures of the night. Humanity clings to life in scattered strongholds — rival factions huddled behind crumbling walls while horrors from the wilderness pound on the steam-powered gates. The sacred Flame bestows reality-bending powers to the worthy, but grants those same powers to the horrors that haunt the dark. In one such stronghold, a young man is caught between ruthless hunters and abominations from beyond the wall. Desperate to rise above his insignificance, he dreams of wielding the Flame's blessings — but the Flame is without mercy or prejudice. To earn his place in its ranks, he must endure in a fading city ripe with hunger and danger. And when the Flame demands cruelty and grisly transformation, he must decide: does he still deserve to be called human?
Royal Road4.77· 505Goodreads3.85· 34
GoreGrimdarkHorrorPost-apocalypticSecondary WorldSoft Magic+2

March Hare (A Pokémon Fanfiction)

Keithwasabi

A80/100
A young Buneary suddenly gains an Earth human's memories, and has to make her way through a Pokémon world that is not nearly as kind as the one she remembers. Incapable of settling for life as a wild Pokémon, but unwilling to submit to the tyranny of a trainer, she must gather like-minded friends and set out to search for a third way. Or make one.
Royal Road4.76· 569
Loner MCNon-human MCReincarnationSoft MagicTransmigrationWeak to Strong+1

Arcane Chef

Srsli

A80/100
Trevor has been training since he was a child for a life of combat and adventure — ten years of gruelling preparation. On the year of his 15th birthday, the day of choosing arrives only to have his entire world crushed as he is assigned the class 'Arcane Chef', an unknown rare class with no known history or levelling path. Being a cooking class, he's relegated to the Servant class of society. The journey travels through his struggles to come to terms with this class, trying to keep his friendships intact and make new ones. Unbeknownst to all, Arcane Chef will have a drastic impact on the world as a whole. Join Trevor as he discovers his class, travels the world, and seeks the glory, adventure, and friendship he thought he had lost — all while cooking amazing food.
Royal Road4.72· 1.5K
Class SystemCozyCraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection+1

System Override (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

Daoist Mystery

A80/100
What do you get when you cross nanomachines controlled by a volatile AI with a bleeding-edge military-grade cybernetic implant and a gutter rat out to prove everyone wrong? A forced experimental drug treatment at an early age has saddled David with an immense burden. His mother's death has left him adrift and unsure of his direction. So he does what any teenager with no more cares left to give does — chips in some mil-spec chrome and looks for a quick way to earn edds, all the while learning to utilize the nanotechnology forced on him as a child. Corpo or Edgerunner? Why not both? And why not the best of both while we're at it?
Royal Road4.74· 819
Anti-heroOverpowered MCSchoolSci-fiSuperpowersUrban Fantasy+2

The Ultimate Passive Paradigm

Triopals

A80/100
For two years, Nathan has been the weakest disciple in his sect, cursed with an abysmal energy absorption rate and facing imminent expulsion. His dream of returning to Earth to save his ailing mother is dying. Then his long-dormant System awakens and grants him a bizarre, unique ability: the Passive Paradigm. His flaw is no longer a curse — it is the key to a new kind of advancement where endurance equals strength and survival itself fuels explosive growth. By discovering loopholes and turning the rules of cultivation upside down, Nathan forges his own path to power.
Goodreads4.51· 374
Class SystemCultivationHard MagicIsekaiSchoolWeak to Strong

Silver Fox & The Western Hero

M. H. Johnson

A80/100
Alex was willing to do anything to survive terminal cancer — even have his mind uploaded into a digital universe of countless worlds while his body waited for a cure. He expected to wake gradually into a peaceful existence. Instead, he regains consciousness naked and alone in the bowels of an ancient ship crewed by raiders carrying enough poison to kill an entire city. The choices he makes from that moment will have profound consequences — for him and for an entire realm. Alex faces bloodthirsty pirates, ruthless cultivators, and fearsome demigods as he takes his first steps on a path that might one day forge him into a cultivator powerful enough to challenge the heavens.
Goodreads4.45· 2.7K
CultivationSchoolSci-fiSecondary WorldWeak to StrongWuxia

Path of the Deathless

OstensibleMammal

A80/100
An outcast without a Path, Shiv was never supposed to amount to anything — the System ignored him and his town despised him. But when he is murdered defending his home, the universe makes a correction. Awakening with the Path of the Deathless, Shiv is thrown into the Abyss, where he discovers a terrifying truth: every time he dies, he comes back stronger. The Abyss isn't a prison — it's an all-you-can-eat buffet of XP. And Shiv is starving.
Goodreads4.52· 301
GrimdarkLitRPGStatsSystem ApocalypseWeak to Strong

Marrow

cerealman

A80/100
Marrow was old — older than anyone he knew. He had been sitting in a closet for many, many years, doing nothing but stare. But eating a spider opened up another world to him: a voice, speaking to him directly. Marrow didn't understand what the voice was saying, but that was secondary. Something stirred inside him — something like restlessness. This is a LitRPG story of a skeleton's coming of sapience, with skills, levels, heroes, and monsters.
Royal Road4.58· 583Goodreads3.92· 16.4K
ComedyLitRPGNon-human MCSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Towers of Heaven

Cameron Milan

A80/100
Six towers appeared on Earth one day — hundreds of stories tall, invulnerable, and filled with monsters, treasure, and magic. They also periodically release waves of creatures to attack the world outside. By 2083, only a hundred humans remain. In a final desperate attempt, they challenge the top floor. They clear it — at the cost of every life but one. As his reward, the last survivor is granted a single wish: to go back in time and prevent it all.
Goodreads4.25· 4.3K
LitRPGRegressionSystem ApocalypseTower ClimbingUrban FantasyWeak to Strong