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Mother of Learning

nobody103

S+98/100
Zorian is a teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, attending his third year at Cyoria's magical academy. Driven and irritable, he resents his family for favoring his brothers and has no patience for distractions or other people's problems. On the eve of Cyoria's annual summer festival, he is killed and brought back to the beginning of the month, suddenly trapped in a time loop with no clear end or exit. To survive, Zorian must unravel the mystery before him — because the loop was not made for his sake, and dangers lurk everywhere. Repetition is the mother of learning, but Zorian must first make sure he survives to try again.
pf9.3· 4Royal Road4.83· 17.2KGoodreads4.48· 14.8K
Genius MCMysterySchoolSecondary WorldTime LoopWeak to Strong

The Perfect Run

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

S+97/100
Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, superpowered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere. Ryan only sees different routes — and from Hero to Villain, he has to try them all. Only then will he achieve his perfect ending, no matter how many loops it takes.
pf8.0· 5Royal Road4.80· 8.6KGoodreads4.42· 6.1K
Anti-heroComedyMysteryOverpowered MCSci-fiSuperpowers+2

Villains' Code

Drew Hayes

S+95/100
Gifted with metahuman powers in a world full of capes and villains, Tori Rivas kept away from the limelight, preferring to work as a thief in the shadows. When she is captured trying to rob a vault belonging to a secret guild of villains, she is offered a hard choice: prove she has what it takes to join them, or be eliminated. Apprenticied to one of the world's most powerful and supposedly dead villains, Tori is thrust into a world where the lines dividing superheroes and criminals are far more complex than they seem. On top of the peril from her own teacher, there are capes, fellow apprentices, and a civilian cover to maintain. Most dangerous of all are those who loathe the guild's very existence — old grudges run deep, and some are willing to go to any length to see the guild turned to ash, along with each one of its members.
pf7.0· 1Goodreads4.53· 7.5K
Anti-heroCompetent MCMysterySuperpowersUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Iron Tyrant

Seth Ring

S+95/100
Cast into a brutal military training camp by the master he once trusted, Mateo feels the last six years of his life were a lie. His only path forward is becoming one of the supernaturally powerful Duelists — but he is saddled with the lowest-ranked Root Card against his will, ensuring his growth will always be agonizingly slow. With survival far from guaranteed and two strangers he has never met by his side, Mateo must draw on every ounce of courage and cunning to make it out of the camp alive.
pf3.0· 1Goodreads4.57· 2.6K
Class SystemMilitaryMysterySecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Mark of the Fool

J.M. Clarke (U Juggernaut)

S+93/100
After his parents died, Alex Roth had one plan: become a wizard. Through hard work he earned a place at Generasi, the world's greatest university of wizardry. Then fate intervened—on his eighteenth birthday he is Marked as one of his kingdom's five Heroes, chosen to fight the Ravener. His brand is "The Fool," the worst of the marks. Rather than die or serve the other Heroes, Alex takes his little sister, his childhood friend, and her cerberus, and flees for the university. There he hopes to find refuge, study magic, and unravel the truth about his land's great evil. The only complication: the Mark prevents him from learning and casting spells—unless he can learn to exploit the hell out of it.
pf6.0· 3Royal Road4.60· 4.9KGoodreads4.45· 11.1K
AlchemyComedyGameLitGenius MCMysteryOverpowered MC+3

The Immortal Great Souls

Phil Tucker

S+93/100
Reborn without memories, Scorio learns that he is a Great Soul — a legendary defender of the ancient city of Bastion. Within the halls of the Academy, he would enjoy privilege, rediscover unique powers, and one day return to the millennium-old battle against infernal foes. Until he is betrayed. Singled out and sentenced to die for crimes he can't remember, Scorio is hurled to his doom and forgotten. But from even the dimmest spark an inferno may one day rage — and Scorio vows to claw his way back, defeat his elite classmates, and uncover the truth of his forgotten past.
pf8.0· 1Goodreads4.51· 7.4K
GrimdarkMysteryReincarnationSchoolSecondary WorldSoft Magic+1

The Game at Carousel: A Horror Movie LitRPG

lost_rambler

S+92/100
Could you survive a horror movie? That's the question Riley must answer after he and his friends are lured to Carousel, a malevolent town where horror movies come to life. Assigned the Film Buff archetype — a minor support class with a penchant for dying early — Riley seems doomed from the start. But upon obtaining the Oblivious Bystander trope, he discovers that monsters and killers won't harm him as long as he can convincingly pretend he hasn't noticed them. What looks like a joke ability might, with clever exploitation, become his greatest strength.
pf9.0· 1Royal Road4.81· 3.3K
GameLitGenius MCHorrorLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MC+1

Pale Lights

ErraticErrata

S+92/100
Tristan Abrascal is a thief scraping by under the perpetual twilight of Vesper's greatest city. Quick wit and a contract with a capricious goddess have kept him one step ahead — until a single misstep burns every bridge he has left. His only way out doubles as a chance to settle scores with the infanzones, the nobles he has lived under his whole life. Angharad Tredegar has fled halfway across the world after her family was butchered by a ruthless enemy. Assassins still follow, and the only protection she can find comes at a steep cost. Both paths converge on the Watch — and on the deadly trials of the isle known as the Dominion of Lost Things, where many go and few return. The second book, Good Treasons, follows the four survivors as they enroll at the infamous Scholomance, only to find that none are beyond the reach of their pasts.
Royal Road4.82· 1.9KGoodreads4.63· 161
Anti-heroGrimdarkHorrorMysterySecondary World

Bog Standard Isekai

Miles English

S+91/100
Sometimes dying is not even the worst part of your day. Mark has been reincarnated into a dead town in a bog — recently destroyed and occupied by ravenous undead that disappear by day and return each night, mindless and hungry. He will need cunning and subterfuge to avoid them, because reincarnated into the body of a child, he cannot level up. At least not yet. A slow-burn progression fantasy in a LitRPG world, with incremental growth and slice-of-life moments punctuated by intense violence. Bog Standard: it means excellent quality.
pf7.5· 2Royal Road4.61· 4.4KGoodreads4.47· 3.2K
Class SystemIsekaiLitRPGMysteryOverpowered MCSecondary World+1

The Grand Game

Tom Elliot

S+91/100
Michael finds himself in the realm of the Forever Kingdom with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Even so, he must participate in the Grand Game and forge a new destiny — dropped into a dungeon of monsters and strange magic, in a game where losing means death. Alone, with little more than his wits, Michael must advance as a player, slay his foes, and navigate the intrigues of a world filled with Powers, Forces, and mysterious factions.
Goodreads4.50· 6.6K
Competent MCDungeon CrawlingIsekaiLitRPGLoner MCMystery+1

The Unexpected Engagement of the Marvelous Mr. Penn

rkgoff

S+90/100
In May, 1899, a hundred and fifty unassuming envelopes are delivered to households across the city — all invitations to the wedding of Lady Eleanor Serrs to the infamous Mr. Ryce Penn. The newspapers start buzzing: Eleanor is the daughter of Duke Erravold Aubrey-Serrs, and Penn is the city's most notorious thief, an unrepentant attention-seeker with a taste for gems and danger. Eleanor swears she's never met him. Chief Inspector Lucas Haley, Penn's long-time nemesis, is called in to protect the Aubrey-Serrs family and determine what the master thief is planning. It quickly becomes obvious that far more is at stake than the reputation of an innocent woman.
pf10.0· 1Royal Road4.84· 911Goodreads4.48· 73
MysteryUrban Fantasy

The Last Orellen

sieley

S89/100
According to prophecy, the ninth-born child of Lord Orellen will have the kind of power that changes the world. In a land ruled by magical families, no one welcomes that possibility. Fearful even of their allies, the Orellens devise an extraordinary and deadly scheme: if the most powerful people in the world wish to kill the ninth-born, they will have to find them first. Using dark magic, the Orellens create hundreds of heirs — each given new bodies, new names, and new magical talents — and scatter them across the continent. Only one is the real ninth, but all of them will grow up as fugitives. Kalen, once fated to die, is now an Orellen heir in hiding. He is determined to survive, even if he must master his strange new powers to do it.
Royal Road4.78· 2.6KGoodreads4.37· 60
Genius MCMysteryReincarnationSecondary WorldWeak to Strong

Matabar

Kirill Klevanski

S89/100
Ardan Egobar is a young hunter from a remote mountain tribe, destined for nothing more than the quiet rhythms of the wild. But when fate drags him from his village into the heart of the New Monarchy Empire, everything changes. He steps into a melting pot of orcish mobsters, cigar-smoking dwarven bankers, and fashion-forward elves — all on the brink of world war. As Ardan grapples with his forgotten bloodline and discovers an intricate magic system, he begins a slow, compelling ascent — transforming from an innocent youth into a rising mage whose power may one day reshape history.
Royal Road4.67· 2.7KGoodreads4.52· 712
CozyMysteryOverpowered MCSecondary WorldSoft MagicUrban Fantasy+1

Just Deserts: Revised Edition

Elbowsnapper

S89/100
Hisoka Higawara struggles to understand those around him, but he's learning quickly. One day, he makes friends with a girl named Nanami, and his life will never be the same. A My Hero Academia fan fiction featuring an original character with a sand manipulation quirk. Revised, restructured, and rebuilt from the ground up.
Royal Road4.79· 1.4K
Anti-heroGenius MCMysteryOverpowered MCSuperpowers

Changeling

Mecanimus

S89/100
Magic came to our world. Portals opened across the planet, releasing mana and dangerous monsters on the unsuspecting population. Wonder turned to horror. Society teetered on the brink of collapse until heroes rose to face the catastrophe — men and women who wielded mana to enter portal worlds, plundering their treasures and slaying beasts that bullets barely harmed. That was more than sixty years ago. Nestra was born without a core. In the new city of Threshold, baseline humans like her are being forced out of law enforcement. MaxSec is one of their last holdouts, and Nestra is one of its last members — but it cannot last. With Nestra addicted to mana and her job one of the only chances at getting close to portals, she is heading for disaster. Threshold is a city dominated by corporations and powerful users. It takes very little to become collateral damage — unless Nestra can finally figure out what's wrong with her.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.77· 2.7K
IsekaiMysterySci-fiSystem ApocalypseUrban FantasyWeak to Strong

Clara Casewell, Attorney to the Villainess

cocopi

S88/100
Clara Casewell is an ambitious associate at an international corporate law firm with a secret passion for villainess stories — the trashier the better. After edging out a promotion to Senior Counsel, a plane crash sends her waking up in a maid's uniform in a world of nobles and magic. Her mistress is the notorious villainess Iris von Rhenia, and the two of them are about to stand trial for poisoning the heroine — in a court that uses truth magic and allows no defense. Clara must learn the ins and outs of the unfair, convoluted, and often fantastical legal system of the Holy Kingdom of Arcadia before it's too late.
Royal Road4.84· 726
Base BuildingComedyCozyGenius MCIsekaiMystery+2

Matthew Corbett

Robert McCammon

S88/100
Set in early 18th-century Colonial America, this series follows Matthew Corbett — magistrate's clerk turned professional 'problem solver' — through murder investigations, serial killers, secret societies, and supernatural threats across the colonies and beyond. From the witch trial that begins his career in 1699 to his later pursuit of the shadowy criminal mastermind Professor Fell across the Atlantic, Matthew navigates a world where genuine evil hides behind the veneer of civilization.
Goodreads4.25· 15.5K
GrimdarkHorrorMysterySoft Magic

Throne of Time

Cognosticon

S88/100
Time travel is forbidden, but Suria didn't have a choice. When she transfers to Darkmoon University, the greatest magical academy in the world, she accidentally stumbles into a complex conspiracy that has thrown students into a time loop. Someone decided the unparalleled advantages of time travel were worth risking the death sentence — but Suria was never supposed to be there. Her education will be nothing like she expected as she attempts to unravel a conspiracy too layered to possibly solve in a single loop.
Royal Road4.82· 755
Base BuildingGenius MCHard MagicMysterySchoolSecondary World+1

Rise of the Living Forge

Actus

S87/100
Ever since Arwin was summoned as a child, all he has known is war. To claim the demon queen's life and end the conflict, he must sacrifice himself — but at the moment of the final blow, the Hero of Mankind is betrayed. Caught in a magical explosion thought to end him, Arwin awakens a month later to find everyone has already moved on. His [Hero] class has changed to a unique blacksmith class called [The Living Forge], empowered by consuming magical items. Some of his old passive Titles remain, giving him the power to forge a new future exactly as he chooses. Arwin isn't going to settle for anything less than completely surpassing the powers he wielded as the Hero. After all, you are what you eat — and Arwin's diet just became legendary.
Royal Road4.53· 2.8KGoodreads4.46· 2.7K
Class SystemCraftingCrafting PowerGameLitIsekaiLitRPG+5

Saving the school would have been easier as a cafeteria worker

CluelessRR

S87/100
Cal was awoken in a new world years ago, and his second life has not been a smooth one. Now he's been called upon to complete a covert military assistance mission — except that means being marooned at the heart of the enemy, saddled with a fake identity and a fake family, attending a hybrid magical college-highschool for nobles. Balancing the demands of student life while secretly investigating a plot that could doom the Academy and the city around it is a tall order. Failing a class or two doesn't seem so important when demons might burn everything down. Not everyone agrees with him on that.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.77· 1.4K
ComedyCompetent MCCozyMysteryOverpowered MCReincarnation+3