Every time I visit the front page of NU and I see a long title for a JP WN, I know its story and characters are going to be shallow and a waste of my time . I've been sick of the infinite number of the "fantasy RPG" Japanese WNs out there and Chinese WNs that drag on for thousands of chapters. Korean novels tend to be better in that respect by having a unique story and being easy to read without seeing half the chapter used up to describe insignificant details. ... more>>

Yeah there's still some isekai novels here but at least it's going to have good progression and character growth. <<less

*RECOMMENDED!! MUST READ.
*I'm Sharing my list, for those who like this kind of setting, genre! :) 
*not in any particular order... more>>

*list include: done reading, Currently reading and dropped but will read again since not all chapters are translated (tried MTL) 

*Will add more

*MOSTLY BL

*PRIMITIVE

*ANCIENT

*MODERN

*ABO

*APOCALYPSE

*REBIRTH

*TIME TRAVEL

*TRANSMIGRATION

Note: I also added Stories not available in NU on the comment section below :) they are easy to read.  <<less

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Korean BL that has elements that doesn't exist in the real world such as fantasy creatures or being in a fantasy world; transmigration; back to the past; etc... more>>

Feel free to suggest moar story!! <<less

Hunters, dungeons, gates, etc. Sci-fi & fantasy.  I’ve read these and enjoyed them. 

These are all the European fantasy BL I've read. Some of it it's pure fantasy and some of it is video game based. Like they isekaied into a video game or it's a virtual reality thing. I'll give them a 1-10 rating as well, but this is just my personal feelings. A lot of these are absolute tr*sh. XD And some have unfortunately been abandoned for a long time by their translators. Read at your own risk.... more>>

Now these are just the ones I've read/started to read. There's plenty more I haven't gotten around to or I'm waiting to see if they'll actually be completed before starting. But feel free to leave some more down in the comments!

Spicy levels: these are how much explicit material to expect.

0: no explicit material and not even a reference to doing the deed

Mild: may be some intense kissing or implied s*x, but usually it's a fade to black deal

Medium: they do the deed, but it may not be too explicitly described or not happen that often

Hot!: much sex 

Very very hot!: pure smut, even ranging into hentai, read at your own risk. <<less

These are the Novels that caught my attention and most of them are still haven't been read yet. (taking time to read one by one). Except... more>> for the novels that I put comments the rest are not ranked just random order. There are various genres here but mostly in this list are reincarnated, transmigrated, weak to strong. Waiting for more chapters since I can't handle cliffhanging. <<less

Game-elements, dungeons, towers, etc

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You know this genre. People awaken superpowers and are called Hunters or Players, and also there are gates to other dimensions and/or a tower where each floor is a dungeon. May also include beings from other dimensions who started this nonsense for their own self-interests.... more>>

Each series I have read or am planning to read. May include series that aren't *quite* this genre but are close enough. Includes both romance and non-romance. At the end I've included series without translations or ones with only a couple of chapters translated that haven't updated in a long time. Maybe some day I can read them... <<less

https://www.scanupdates.com/viewlist/35/... more>>

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Novels similar to solo leveling or The Novels Extra which has game elements and op protagonists ... more>>

Novels are ranked based on how much i enjoyed the book.

FL/ML

Novels not in novelupdates: 
-Nanomancer Reborn - I've become a snow girl

-NoGift <<less

BL, Straight, hopefully GL if i can find some. Just personal taste but these really are great so far. Not really in any sort of... more>> order just as I remember the specific titles. <<less

A VERY subjective list. I'll keep updating it and add the reviews/rankings whenever I have time. The rating is based on MC > Story > Supporting Characters.... more>>

Check out my other lists here!

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62346/

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63149/

Girl Crush FL (CN Only) - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/89513/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62483/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74300/

Slow Burn Goodness - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/64099/

The Blissful World Of VRMMORPGs - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/73205/ <<less

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-good isekai  to pass time reading... more>>

also some sci-fi <<less

They're just good enough that I want more. Do read the tags. Loosely ordered by reading priority. If anyone has any recommendations I'm missing, please... more>> tell me about them! <<less

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Tired of harem/romance ruining the plot? Check these out!... more>>

BTW, they're not in any particular order. <<less

Korean novels with dungeons-themed and romance subplot... more>>

In alphabetic order

[PT/BR] Novels coreanas com temática de masmorras e subenredo de romance

Em ordem alfabética

BL version/versão: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/83429/ <<less

Reincarnation took a turn for the strange: becoming a rock became a dream that some dared to dream. This is actually more a N. American genre:... more>>

1. The bound dungeon (discontinued but my favourite)
2. The divine dungeon (published)
3. Dungeon heart
4. There is no epic loot here, only puns
5. Dungeon Life
6. The Dungeon Child
7. Gaia awakens
8. Bone dungeon (published)
9. Slime dungeon (published)
10. The Obsidian Core (discontinued)
11. Dungeon robotics (sci-fi)
12. Futuristic dungeon core (published; also sci-fi)
13. Station core (published; also sci-fi)
14. Dungeon Core Online
15. Dungeon hive (published)
16. Dungeon lord (published)
17. Core of fear (published)
18. Ancient ruins (published; s*avery, mind break, read at your own peril)
19. Dungeon deposed (published; harem dungeon)
20. Rogue dungeon (published; only barely counts as dungeon core)
21. Cultivating dungeon (discontinued; fuses dungeon core with xianxia cultivation concepts)

(Credits to Gramis and Bellow: https://www.royalroad.com/forums/thread/97848?page=1, https://litrpgreads.com/blog/litrpg/top-ten-dungeon-core-litrpg-books)

If you like this type of story, you might also want to check out my other list if for reincarnated as a monster! <<less

Novels I have read or am reading, which include skills, level/game system and/or reincarnation, basically isekai, or just some kind of a similar fantasy setting. It also includes my score for them and what I thought about them which might include slight spoilers(sorry), some 'reviews' are shorter either because i didn't have much to say about them or just because I forgot about them, I was reading novels before i made this account and list, so i've forgotten what i liked, disliked and what took place inside them. Mostly Korean and a few Japanese novels, I haven't and don't plan on reading any Chinese novels, i honestly can't understand the cultivation and divinity thing most... more>> of their novels have so i tend to avoid them. The list isn't in any particular order, the ones near the end are the ones i've read most recently. I will update this list and add novels i like and find worth reading everytime i discover one. Though it seems that a hundred novels is the limit on a list so I've moved on to another one with even more novels there.

Link to part 2 of the list: novelupdates.com/viewlist/35208/ <<less

Korean novels with dungeons-themed and romance subplot... more>>

In alphabetic order

[PT/BR] Novels coreanas com temática de masmorras e subenredo de romance

Em ordem alfabética

GxB version/versão hetero: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/83405/ <<less

I found that there is not many dungeon based novels with a female protagonist, so here's a small list.