pf
Filters

Tags and status are community-built and still a work in progress.

See something wrong or missing? Open any series and hit “Suggest an edit”.

Status
Power system
Setting
Progression
Protagonist
Tone
Relationships
Content warnings
Drugs
Gore
Profanity
Sexual Content
Clear all filters

Browse

2309 series

Mark of the Fated

Ricky Fleet

D29/100
A vast comet that should have destroyed Earth instead slowed and landed — and beings from another dimension arrived with it, condemning humanity's selfish ways but sensing a potential to change. They chose Mark as a volunteer in deadly trials: earn humanity's survival by saving fantastical worlds from their own destruction. Join him on his quest for loot, levels, and powerful abilities as he fights in kingdoms large and small, battling demons and dinosaurs, vampires and robots, orcs and fairies. For Mark, the price of saving the planet looks to be a world of hurt.
Goodreads4.22· 285
Competent MCIsekaiLitRPGSkill CollectionSystem Apocalypse

Unbound Ascension – Coreless

Carcian

D29/100
When Earth is integrated into the Multiverse, humanity gains stats, skills, and magic — but only a select few are granted System Cores, becoming Core-bearers with a clear path to power. Cade Whitehollow, a burned-out, indebted postdoc who has just been fired, is not one of them. Thrown into a lethal Tutorial designed for Core-bearers, Cade must survive the brutal grind of becoming eligible to forge a Core of his own while others level, cast spells, and surge ahead. Monsters evolve. Humans turn on each other. And buried somewhere in the chaos of the Tutorial is an ancient path to power — one even the System cannot control.
Royal Road4.40· 382
CultivationGameLitLitRPGPost-apocalypticSci-fiSystem Apocalypse+2

Hunter Or Huntress

Tigra21

D28/100
An engineer sick of life was given an opportunity to do more, to be more, to change a world forever. Stepping into a world of wonder, he found dragons crossing the skies between floating islands, and green glowing sanctuaries from the cold dark depths below where winged people live their lives in peace — at least some of the time. Follow Tom's adventure as he attempts to make a home for himself amongst the clouds and fights to defend it from all manner of terrors from without and within.
Royal Road4.51· 363
CozyIsekaiSci-fiSecondary WorldSoft Magic

War Priest

Andrew Karevik

D28/100
Arik Dacre never thought he'd become the reincarnation of the War Priest, nor did he think he'd befriend an irritable water spirit or a mysterious master illusionist. But destiny can be funny like that. Drawing on recently translated ninja and samurai texts to build its combat and chi system, this Japanese mythology-inspired cultivation epic follows a chi healer forced to learn to use his power in new and frightening ways.
Goodreads4.20· 422
CultivationHard MagicReincarnationSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Dragon's Dilemma

Luke W. Logan

D28/100
Goodreads4.22· 269

The Academy

kzzh

D28/100
From rags to liches. A street-rat will claw her way to the top of the Academy. Orphaned in the war, Lina has survived two years on the streets by her wits and picking pockets. She targets a black-robed wizard and lifts a bone-white slab from him — and something ancient and dead feels her do it. The wizard tracks her down and drags her north to the Academy. No one has ever connected with the artifact before. Talent like hers can't be allowed to go to waste. Now Lina has to survive snide teachers, entitled students, and a necromancy curriculum she is months behind on. The problem is that the deathless thing she woke up isn't done with her either. And it has been waiting a very long time.
Royal Road4.54· 154
GrimdarkLGBTQ+SchoolSecondary WorldSummoningWeak to Strong

A LitRPG Duology

Michael Deyhim

D28/100
Edward Monteger has grown up in a family of scribes, learning about the world through books in his family's shop. Not wanting to be consigned to a life of scribbling or shop-keeping, he strikes out into the wider world. Set in a fantasy LitRPG world with crafting, mana, and combat, Edward is a scientist at heart without knowing it. Struggling against monsters, humans, and the forces of necromancy, he overcomes hardship to grow as both an individual and an adventurer.
Goodreads4.13· 563
CraftingLitRPGSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Blazing the Competition - Pokémon SI

Sugarcube

D28/100
Reborn in Lavaridge Town and living with his grandparents and little sister, an aspiring trainer sets out thinking his path forward will be smooth sailing — and gets more than he bargained for. A fire-type specialist who hates ghosts, dislikes sand, and loves his new sister, navigating an AU world that blends elements from the anime, manga, and games.
Royal Road4.50· 363
ComedyGenius MCIsekaiMonster TamingReincarnationSecondary World

Way of the Immortals

Harmon Cooper

D28/100
Thrust through a mysterious portal into an unknown world, Nick Barnette does the sensible thing and runs. Now separated from his friends and hunted by powerful forces he doesn't understand, Nick must navigate the Kingdom of Lhasa while searching for a way home. Through his trials he discovers a strange power that lets him slow time—but he can't control it. The only path to mastering it leads high into the mountains, where monks and hermits practice the ancient Way of the Immortals.
Goodreads3.75· 607
CultivationIsekaiSoft MagicWeak to StrongWuxia

Loner Series

Alex Kosh

D28/100
"Arktania" is a virtual game with a steampunk style, where magic spells, enchanted artifacts, steam-powered machines, firearms, and mechanical golems are part of everyday life. Gamer Andrew Falk begins his journey on the border of Orcish territory. His behavior toward the locals — so realistic they feel like real people — earns him a mysterious class called "Slider" and a divine quest from Elenia, the goddess of fate. But he quickly discovers the goddess's power is not constrained to the game: she can affect the real world to force him to complete her assignments. With the "Loner" curse meaning he can rely on no one but himself, Andrew must turn Arktania upside down in his quest for five ancient swords.
Goodreads4.22· 263
LitRPGLoner MCSkill CollectionVRMMO

Village Manager

Andrew Karevik

D28/100
One fatal collision while rushing for the bus and the protagonist is standing before a goddess, his short life of gaming and sleeping deemed not worth much. In lieu of moving on to the afterlife, a wager is struck: prove that all those hours spent in simulation and management games were worthwhile by taking charge of a desolate, Level 1 village and making it thrive. Fail or die, and it's back to the grocery store. But that's not going to happen. There's just the small matter of figuring out where to start — and why the mayor won't wake up.
Goodreads4.09· 569
Base BuildingGameLitLitRPGReincarnationSecondary World

A Modern Mind in Medieval Times

C. S. Valiant

D28/100
After his own arrogance destroyed his life, the depressed and blacklisted Jack escapes into strategy games — until he is reincarnated as the would-be savior of refugees fleeing a pogrom, in a world where the Vozoran Empire is swallowing the last independent kingdoms. An engineering and history nerd, Jack knows how to build a civilization from scratch. But knowing and doing are very different when his new people are living in tents, starving, and under threat from bandits. Meanwhile, a young Princess across the border searches for allies as the empire creeps ever closer. A kingdom-building story driven by problem-solving, real engineering, and a romance that shapes the fate of nations.
Royal Road4.11· 399
Base BuildingGenius MCHaremIsekaiMilitaryReincarnation+2

Beastforged Bond

HideousGrain

D28/100
Adam was born with the smallest inner World on record — the vessel through which power is harnessed by binding beasts. Small Worlds impose limits; his imposes none. No rules, no restrictions, and no record of ever forming a bond. When his father returns with an egg and Adam bonds with it, something shifts. For the first time he feels ether. For the first time he has a chance. With a peculiar Soulkin at his side, Adam must train, grow, and evolve — both beast and master — or be left behind in a world that demands strength. Something stirs beyond the horizon, and the boy with the smallest World might be the only one not bound by fate.
Royal Road4.52· 346
CozyMonster TamingSci-fiSecondary WorldSoft MagicWeak to Strong

Azure: Gunner

AzureInk

D28/100
Az has one burning desire: to escape her backwater town. In a dystopian post-apocalyptic future shaped by a System engineered by long-dead politicians, power and freedom are paid for with blood, sweat, and cold hard cash. When Az gets pulled into the machinations of the corrupt and wealthy, she must decide whether to stand up for her beliefs or keep her head down to survive. It's not always clear which choice is right — but she's never been one to back down from the dangers ahead.
Royal Road4.50· 361
Competent MCGrimdarkLGBTQ+LitRPGPost-apocalypticSatire+3

Pruned Trees Re-Sprout!! ~ Ragazza Volpe Magica ~

BlueTomoshibi

D28/100
Maestro Shouri leads an aimless life, loathing the unequal status quo of his world. Three chance encounters threaten to shake his heart to the core: Taika, a lunar Resonator despised for her elemental affinity; Pacifica, a water Resonator seeking her own identity; and Rebecca, a fire Resonator who has known only the life of a trophy. The bond between Maestro and Resonator is not to be underestimated. Shouri must unlock their potentials in tandem — before corruption can bring chaos to his world, and before the forces defending that status quo can stop them.
Royal Road4.54· 118
CozyHard MagicHaremLGBTQ+LitRPGNon-human MC+2

Nigmus Online

Noah Barnett

D28/100
Nigmus Online is the first MMORPG to use consumer virtual-dive technology — and it comes with no manual. Players begin as level-zero commoners with only the barest knowledge of the interface. Everything else is up to them. Liam stumbles into the game and discovers a hidden class: the Undead Necromancer. Across the country, Kathrine suffers from a paralyzing disease and joins an experimental program that gives her a new kind of life inside the game. Meanwhile, a disturbing spike in suicides among young adults in Russia and China points to something deeply wrong beneath the surface of Nigmus Online.
Goodreads4.16· 553
GrimdarkLitRPGMysterySkill CollectionSummoningVRMMO

Craft the Planet

Kos

D28/100
In a broken 1930s New York where magic hides behind skyscrapers and monsters lurk in the shadows, thirteen-year-old Oliver Evans has nothing but a sharp mind, a starving stomach, and an impossible new power: the ability to Analyze anything. A bloodstain teaches him chemistry. A loaf of bread reveals magical cooking. A mysterious book hints at bags larger on the inside, living shadows, and a hidden world of guilds buried beneath the city he thought he knew. But magic has rules. Guilds hoard power. Monsters roam unseen. And orphan boys from Manhattan aren't supposed to change the world. Armed with curiosity, stubborn optimism, and an ever-growing collection of bizarre crafting skills, Oliver begins clawing his way upward one invention at a time — cooking magical meals, building impossible items, uncovering ancient systems hidden beneath Earth itself, and gathering allies ranging from eccentric craftsmen to dangerous outcasts marked by society.
Royal Road4.53· 248
CraftingCrafting PowerGameLitLitRPGSecondary WorldSkill Collection+2

Technomancer: Birth of a Goddess

Keron

D28/100
When Emily Coldstone discovers a lightning gem in the smouldering ruins of a crashed airship, her fate — and the fate of those she loves and hates — is sealed. Experimenting with the gem's powers, Emily is awakened as a Mage and inducted into a secret world of magic by a mysterious entity, who sets her a task that will take her from the slums of her birth to war in the far reaches of space. For Emily is far more powerful than anyone could have imagined. Not only is she a Mage, she is a Mechanic — her talents combining to create a Technomancer, a being capable of building herself an indestructible body, an army of spell-flinging robots, and her very own time machine. The universe will know her wrath.
Royal Road4.47· 364Goodreads4.00· 1
Anti-heroCrafting PowerLGBTQ+LitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MC+4

Minute Mage

Reg Rome

D28/100
Arlan is a young hero who gains the ability to travel back a short period of time, giving him a second chance to face any challenge. Sounds overpowered — but his ability is limited to a single use per day, and every time he levels up, he can go back a little further. Arlan may be growing more powerful, yet he has never been in more danger. Demon magic was never supposed to reach human hands, and its original owners will go to any lengths to take it back.
Goodreads4.04· 575
Genius MCHard MagicLitRPGSecondary WorldTime LoopWeak to Strong

Earth's Alpha Prime

MN_1223

D28/100
Jay, a young mixed martial arts trainer, never expected his life to change in an instant. Picked by the mysterious System as one of Earth's eleven Alpha Chosen, he is thrust into the Trial Program — a brutal intergalactic challenge that sends him to the Trial World, a deadly planet overrun by monstrous creatures. To survive the horrors of the Trial World, the Alpha Chosen must fight, adapt, and grow stronger. Jay, however, possesses a unique talent — a game-changing ability that allows him to grow faster and stronger than anyone else. Rising rapidly through the ranks, he carves his path to the top of the Trial World's hierarchy.
Royal Road3.90· 399Goodreads3.00· 1
Dungeon CrawlingGameLitIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+2