A high-stakes mix of livestreaming healers, virtual reality battles, and academy misfits—where powers transform, strategies clash, and one misunderstanding can change everything.

protagonist is forced into repeating, dangerous, or game-like scenarios (survival games, virtual worlds, or alternate dimensions)

This is a list of various novels that I believe should be read by others looking for good works or something new. I have personally read all of them to great extents.... more>>

I will introduce novels with what I thought of it along with info that can easily be found in early chapters. I will give a short summary and will clarify if it is a novel I haven't read as much or have rough memory of. I will also record my highest chapter and how many attempts it took to get there (I like to re-read stories when I forget them).

All novels in this list are based on my tastes. What I typically enjoy is more story/world oriented novels or stories that offer a fun/interesting gimmick that I usually don't see. I enjoy some well-developed world building and development of settings and gimmicks rather than specific moments. I tend to avoid romance, but that doesn't mean I will exclude it. I also don't mind the occasional (B, A, D) tier junk novels and a few will make into this list.

If you want to check out some other novels I liked, check out my other list "Ordinary Novels I Enjoyed."

I have found all these novels while scraping the site and a few others for a few years. <<less

WARNING! ... more>>

The list was compiled by a weibo user, he is not mine. <<less

When someone summon player into their world. And MCs must act as NPC... more>>

Ps: If you see something similar to what's on the list, please let me know. <<less

Mostly focused in fantasy, isekai, magic, VR MMORG. ... more>>

I like mostly laid back, alchemy, crafting stories most.

this ln lists ranking are not arrange by ranks most.

 it's mostly latest finish read ln and waiting for updating chapters <<less

turn off the lights to enhance ur reading experience

A short list of novels I clearly remember being a step up. A few of these were game changers and may no longer be in the lead for quality, but they should still be good to know.... more>>

Check the comments for a few titles I couldn't find here.

(Not to scare you purists, but a few of these are Game Elements/System and not VR.
Several of these stories substantially mismatch their chapter count here.) <<less

A collection of Chinese classics. The rankings do matter (in order) 

This is a collection of books I’ve read on Novel Updates. The top books are ranked (and in order of ranking) and the rest after... more>> that are similar in ranking to each other. There are a variety of genres, horror, comedy, romance, etc. (also I don’t like super scary so the horror ones aren’t too scary!) Some cute tropes, found family, childhood friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, etc. All novels are completed with completed translation as well.  <<less

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Some good some eh, I’ll add comments

Mainly BL, fluffly, comedy and not much angst. These are all novels that made a big impression on me and I actually like. I made this list mainly so I can reread them again without going through the trouble of having to find them.... more>>

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It’s mostly game related like rpg, fps, etc. 

All the novels related to virtual reality and mmorpg will be added to this list. Some might be unread or dropped mid ways. But like always, I add all the novels I have mostly read with some unread so that even I can read later and also to help you guys to easy go through the list of similar novels.... more>>

 Pls comment if you have any story worthy of this list. I will make sure to add it.  <<less

Novels where the mc and ml meet online. Also for me to keep track of what I completed and what I want to reread.

Shooting games, MMORPGs, and holographic games only. ... more>>

There are a few variations, but in general unlimited flow/survival games, variety and other game shows/competitions are not included within this list! 

Note: Not in any particular order. <<less

Revenge, rebirths, virtual reality and so on.

List of E-sports/Gaming danmei that I've read/been reading/yet to read. It's based on my own preference so the ones at the top have satisfying fluffy... more>> stories. I'm not a fan of angst/sad stories as I have a weak heart so these novels are full of fluff but there is one that's full of knives within the story. But all these are HE so I'm still happy. I hope you enjoy them too!
Also a note: I wanted to draw a clear line on e-sports and casual gaming. From my understanding, e-sport novels give important role on competitions and in-depth explanation on teams and gaming elements. The game is a very major part of the story. While casual gaming on the other hand, focuses more on romance and less on the gaming features in the novel. This is only for my list so that people who browse this list would be able to browse easier.  <<less

Fantasy Novels about VR Games and/or  where in the real world has changed to a Fantasy world. A world with Towers, Dungeon, and Game settings.... more>>

Not Isekai, Characters are just playing a Game. Or in a Changed World, People has no choice to play for Survival. <<less

[work in progress, no particular order]

[STRICTLY BL] Male × Male Protagonist. Some are currently adapted to manhuas and donghuas. All series are COMPLETED. Please manage your expectations.

Sharing several years of my reading experience.... more>>

I was slowly creating this list for about a year. When I've got nothing else to do I was gradually expanding it and that's the result.

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To make it more descriptive and clarify some things I've put what I consider the main focus of the story under the 'Main Tags' line.

I've also added some comments to express what I thought about most novels that I've read.
As a bonus I've thrown out here some things that people look for or try to avoid like romance and mentioned similar titles that I've read myself.

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Tags' explanation:

Mature:
FL - foul language, G - gore, E - ero elements.

Romance:

'No Romance' - nothing worth mentioning/mc is a loner, No Romance(?) - I haven't seen any, 'Romance' - only 1 heroine, Yanderes - self-explanatory, Harem - if MC is in CONFIRMED relationships with
several love interests, not a japanese useless one.

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'My reading progress' line is a show of my 'sincerity'. At least I know what I'm talking about cause I've read it till cXXX.

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Rating:

10/10 - Perfection (for me).

9/10 - Not 10/10 but pretty close.

8/10 - Something good/worth reading

7/10 - Readable

6/10 - Read with caution / Only 'Readable' under specific circumstances

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P.s I've read a lot of novels (more than 200), so I've chosen more popular titles, or at least novels that I've liked more than others. So very few novels here can be considered questionable or 'hidden gems'. <<less

This is a list of all the novels that have a game system of some kind that I have read over the years. I will give some quick thoughts, how far I have read, and a rating so far.... more>>

Novels from other sites: Origin Seeker (Royal Road), Ar'Kendrithyst (Royal Road), Azarinth Healer (Royal Road), The Path of Ascension (Royal Road) <<less

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