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Epic Blade

David J. VanBergen Jr.

D33/100
Tobias Martin is one of the best gamers in the world, playing the most advanced virtual reality system ever created. When a mysterious portal appears inside the game, he steps through — and into a world of magic that's more real than he ever could have imagined. Forced to start from scratch, he must rebuild himself into a top-level adventurer if he ever wants to get home. Along the way he'll explore a world full of wonder and danger, make new friends, and level up like his life depends on it. Because it does.
Goodreads4.23· 407
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPGVRMMOWeak to Strong

Dalliance Rather

minichirops

D33/100
Twelve-year-old Dalliance Rather is expected to become a brutal laborer like his father. Instead, aided by a fairy godmother, he's secretly a [Scamp] with a plan to win his way into the elite King's Collegiate — he's going to build the perfect [Wizard]. Reality disagrees. Power accumulates gradually and extracts a price, but found family finds a path forward. A literary, pitch-dark Victorian-era coming-of-age story in a LitRPG setting, owing a debt to Mark Twain.
Royal Road4.55· 266
Genius MCGrimdarkLitRPGSchoolSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

In the System

Petr Zhgulyov

D33/100
Ivan Susanin, an unemployed techie, is transported by the System to an unknown location along with a thousand other players. He has a spear, basic weapon skills, and 24 hours to earn enough XP to return to Earth — or remain trapped forever. The game takes place in the ruins of a massive city where the undead lurk and goblins raid the outskirts, but the most valuable prey may be the other players. Beyond the local objective is a global one: in the center of the city stands a temple to a fallen god, and until one player captures the Altar, the mission repeats. Ivan must decide whose pawn he'll become — or take the risk of staying independent.
Goodreads4.23· 400
Base BuildingDungeon CrawlingLitRPGMilitaryStatsSystem Apocalypse

Ben's Damn Adventure

Matthew Howry

D32/100
All life on Earth has been stolen away by The System and transported to another world at the behest of a distant galactic empire that feared humanity's potential. Ben was a normal, slightly above-average man who had been about to go on his first real vacation. Now he must contend with danger and mystery in a world of monsters, magic, and treasure — armed with nothing but his wits and the special item given to him by The System. Welcome to The World.
Goodreads4.13· 641
ComedyDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGSecondary WorldSystem Apocalypse

Monster Hunt NYC

Harmon Cooper

D32/100
Goodreads4.04· 661

Deepest Dungeon

G.D. Penman

D32/100
When Martin's raiding guild joins the latest virtual reality MMO, they discover a challenge unlike any other. Strata Online is a hundred-floor mega-dungeon with an ever-shifting ecosystem of monsters. Martin's team find themselves in a race against the world's strongest guilds, all competing to be first to reach the unbeatable lowest depths. Complicating everything is Sin — a twisted morality meter that can transform a player's class into its dark counterpart. Martin bets on a rarely chosen race, the rat-like Murovan, combined with the unusual exorcist class. But Strata demands more than skill. The deeper he goes, the darker the dungeon gets.
Goodreads4.08· 654
Dungeon CrawlingGrimdarkLitRPGNon-human MCVRMMOWeak to Strong

Unsated

A. Vael

D32/100
Elias Mercer is plagued by a curse — an unseen compulsion that forces his hand toward action, responsibility, and doing the right thing even when it costs him. In the mundane world it is a slow poison, an invisible leash. But when Earth is integrated into the vast multiverse and humanity is dragged into a brutal Tutorial, Elias sees opportunity where others see catastrophe. His curse finally has a name, and more importantly, a way to be free of it. While others struggle to adapt, Elias twists curses into weapons, forces arcane energies to obey through sheer will, and grows at a pace others struggle to comprehend. Power is the only path to freedom, and Elias wants to be free more than anything.
Royal Road4.49· 412
Anti-heroGameLitGrimdarkHorrorIsekaiLitRPG+5

Building World Peace (And Democracy) with My Bloodthirsty Demon Army

Bimbanana

D32/100
Welcome to planet Talvaris — your generic isekai world filled with magic, dragons, and voluptuous female elves, if you ignore the slavery and racism in the corner. The goddess Celes maintains this picturesque realm by fueling her divine power on the prayers of Talvarians near death, which is why the occasional demon invasion is a necessary feature of the world, and why an OP otherworlder hero is always on hand to keep things from going too far. This time the celestial HR department makes a mistake. Alex Solomon is not a teenager, not handsome, and definitely not Japanese — just a regular pot-bellied millennial who spends most of his time staring at screens. Totally not goddess-standard. So she curses him into an orc body and banishes him to the Demon Kingdom with nothing but access to Earth's internet. Armed with memes, Wikipedia articles, and misquoted great thinkers, Alex and his United Demon Kingdom set out on the most disruptive revenge possible: building world peace, freedom, and democracy across Talvaris.
Royal Road4.55· 250
Anti-heroBase BuildingComedyCozyGameLitGenius MC+11

The Dimensional Wars

Blake Severson

D32/100
After an unfortunate encounter with a meddlesome Goddess, Arthur is given a second chance in a new world — one that runs on RPG mechanics. His directive is simple: help the people and spread the Goddess's name. The reality is anything but simple. Dravincia has been overrun by bandits who serve corrupt lords and keep the populace in ruin. Arthur must navigate politics, build alliances, and grow powerful enough to push back — or fail and hope for another try.
Goodreads4.22· 540
Base BuildingCompetent MCIsekaiLitRPGSecondary World

Villainess Joan of Arc

OnceWritten

D32/100
Steve tried as hard as he could to beat his favorite game, The Hundred Years War, as his favorite general, Joan of Arc. After hundreds of failed runs he finally did it — with a small exploit, but still number one in the world. The game asked for his name, and the moment he gave his real one, he found himself sucked into the game as Joan of Arc. Trapped in a world where Joan is forced to fight battle after battle through countless lifetimes, Steve's only hope is the exploit that won him the game. But when he finally finds it, he's faced not with the end but a whole new beginning — a completely different game where he has no idea what's going on. What the hell's a Villainess?
Royal Road4.55· 249
ComedyCozyDungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLGBTQ++5

Tales of a Northblood

Carrie Summers

D32/100
Jace, a backcountry ranger, was hiking when he was suddenly somewhere else — a wind-battered coastline with salt air and crashing waves, nothing familiar in sight. Then game messages started appearing in his vision. With no explanation for his arrival, Jace must survive in a merciless environment by crafting everything with his own hands and mastering powerful abilities that surface in his body. Northblood, they will call him — a blessing and a curse.
Goodreads4.17· 623
Base BuildingCraftingIsekaiLitRPGStats

Friendly Neighborhood Necromancer

AdvonKoulthar

D32/100
To be taken to another world — isn't that what nearly everyone wishes for once in their life? To use their knowledge of how these situations usually go and seize control of their own destiny. Unfortunately, this man arrived as his new character in the VRMRPG Underworld of Armok — at Level 1, with no status window, and no grand power to ease the way. In safety there are few benefits; only by taking risks far beyond his level can one proceed. Transported to another world, he wants to do good and be a hero. There's just one caveat: he's a Necromancer, and his greatest source of strength will probably get him lynched.
Royal Road4.33· 435
ComedyCozyIsekaiLitRPGSecondary WorldSummoning+2

The Heroic Bunny Saga

Richard J. Hansen

D32/100
She is a dungeon creature with one job: do bunny things. Eat, hop, and eventually fall prey to larger animals. But every day, adventurers pass through the cave she calls home — and she cannot stop listening to their words. Their magic fascinates her. Their language captivates her. She is just a bunny, and there is no way a bunny could ever become an adventurer. No matter how many words she knows.
Goodreads4.22· 523
CozyDungeon CoreGameLitLitRPGNon-human MCSecondary World+1

I am the Heroine's Master?

HereticDonor

D32/100
When Mo Jian wakes up as a Core Formation cultivator in the world of a story he recognizes, his first thought is to stay as far away from the hero and the heroine as possible. After all, he has taken the place of a man destined to die by the hero's sword. Instead, he intends to explore this world, see all its wonders, and live an enjoyable and fulfilling life — everything he was unable to do on Earth. However, the plot of the story keeps tugging at him, and he inadvertently finds himself as the heroine's teacher.
Royal Road4.46· 414
ComedyCompetent MCCultivationReincarnationTransmigrationWuxia

No Need for a Core?

A. B. Zagaroth

D32/100
An ancient, dreadfully powerful entity once sealed away to slowly fade into oblivion is revived by a chance encounter — though in a much reduced state. A temple monk on her way home for vacation is distracted into exploring a newly formed Spiritual Nexus by the cuteness of its rabbit monsters, setting off an entirely unexpected chain of events. A kitsune whose death moved a goddess to pity is revived as a reincarnated Nexus Core, a land spirit of endless potential whose life is tied to a crystal sphere that must be carefully guarded. Thrown together by a twist of luck, these three navigate a complex relationship and build their own rules to live by. But there are those who are not pleased to see the return of this ancient being.
Royal Road4.46· 414
Base BuildingCozyDungeon CoreHaremLGBTQ+Non-human MC+5

Rebirth: Monolith

Blu3Jay

D32/100
Trampled in a protest he barely understood, Gol died by bad luck and worse timing. Given a second chance by a dice roll, he begins his new existence underground — as a rock. Dug up and sold for a tidy profit, he awakens to a world of magic and monsters unlike anything he remembers. With an ever-evolving and mysterious species casting a shadow over the land, Gol must grow into something far greater than what he was. A heavy LitRPG featuring a non-human MC who genuinely thinks and acts like the creature he has become.
Royal Road4.55· 238
Base BuildingGameLitLitRPGNon-human MCReincarnationSecondary World

Cheer Girls

D.J. Kingman

D32/100
While driving a busload of cheerleaders home after a football game, the ground opens up and swallows them whole. The driver wakes on an alien planet, with a disembodied Voice issuing a quest to save the cheerleaders — goblins, orcs, and football zombies included. The Voice grants the cheerleaders different classes: Huntress, Enchantress, Fire Weaver. Surrounded by capable women vying for the only man around, the group must fight to survive and find their way back to Earth.
Goodreads4.23· 343
Base BuildingClass SystemHaremIsekaiLitRPGSexual Content

Arcane Veterinarian

Michael James Ploof

D32/100
After passing his veterinary exam, Ethan is whisked away to an alternate medieval world by a sorcerer in need of his skills. He soon comes into possession of Dali, an arcane intelligence whose sole purpose is to help its master become the greatest at whatever magical path they choose. Naturally, Ethan chooses to become the greatest arcane veterinarian in the world. He settles in the whimsical town of Arcane Acres and apprentices under the aging local vet. But someone has been hexing the town's enchanted creatures — someone who covets power above all else — and if Ethan can't unravel the mystery in time, Arcane Acres will be doomed.
Goodreads4.15· 616
CozyIsekaiLitRPGMysterySoft MagicWholesome

Nova Online

Alex Knight

D32/100
Imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit, Kaiden Moore's only shot at early release is serving as a Warden inside the virtual world of Nova Online — protecting new players and enforcing the law. But Kaiden has his own agenda: proving his innocence. The keys to his freedom are buried in the game's seedy underbelly, and the trail that led to his arrest is far more twisted than he ever imagined.
Goodreads4.08· 638
Competent MCLitRPGMysterySci-fiVRMMO

Archmage Reborn

DB King

D32/100
Betrayed and banished by the Elemental Gods who gave him his magic, Saul awakens in a new body, a new time, and a new life. Once Archmage of Keldor and Commander of the Emperor's military might, he carved a bloody path of victory across the known world. Now he's nobody — a man out of his time with nothing except memories of his past life and a mysterious System granted by the Trickster God Sarkur. Saul must learn the System and rebuild his magic from the ground up. He has one goal in mind: revenge. But his path will force him to untangle a web of myth, magic, betrayal, and friendship — and the stakes are higher than he imagined.
Goodreads4.22· 485
Competent MCHard MagicLitRPGReincarnationStatsWeak to Strong