All LitRPG & Progression Fantasy Novels
Browse every published novel on ProgressReads. Titles are ordered by follower count first so the strongest Royal Road demand sits near the top, but the full catalogue is here for long-tail discovery.
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Browse all listsBest Urban Fantasy Progression Novels
Urban fantasy meets progression in these seven novels where power is earned, stolen, or bargained for—all set against …
Best Progression Fantasy with Non-Human Protagonist
Progression Fantasy thrives on transformation, but these protagonists defy the usual human-centric climb. From dungeon c…
Best Grimdark Progression Fantasy
Grimdark progression fantasy merges relentless advancement with bleak worlds where power comes at horrific costs. These …
Best Magic Academy Progression Fantasy
Magic academies are the perfect setting for progression fantasy—structured training, rivalries, and hidden power just …
Best Isekai & Reincarnation Progression Fantasy
These isekai and reincarnation progression fantasies thrust characters into worlds where leveling up isn’t optional—…
Best Anti-Hero Progression Fantasy
Progression fantasy thrives on ambition, but these protagonists take it further—lying, stealing, and breaking rules to…
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Time Loop Progression Fantasy Holds Up Late
I compared 19,440 RoyalRoad reviews across LitRPG, cultivation, reincarnation, dungeon crawler, progression, and time loop tags. Time loops were the smallest major bucket, but their late-chapter reviews were the strongest in this sample.
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What 19,440 RoyalRoad Reviews Reveal About Why Readers Quit Web Novels
We scraped every review on RoyalRoad's top 100 best-rated fictions — 19,440 in total. Here's what they actually say about why people drop progression fantasy mid-read, and the three traits that separate books readers binge from the ones they bail on.
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The Years of Apocalypse - A Time Loop Progression Fantasy
by UraniumPhoenix
· 15,496 followers
The Hundred Reigns [Timeloop LitRPG]
by Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)
· 12,377 followers
When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again
by DragonOfRochester
· 10,917 followers
Chronicles of an Isekai'd Legion: For the Glory of Rome
by zaifyr
· 10,156 followers
The Archmage Coefficient (OP Archmage/ Mage Academy/ LITRPG/ Hidden Genius)
by onedayokay
· 9,797 followers
Blessed by Death: An Archmage's Second Life [OP MC, LitRPG]
by euterpe
· 9,675 followers
[BOOK 2 COMPLETE] The Sovereign's Toll: a LitRPG/Isekai Adventure
by AuthorJS
· 9,459 followers
The Cabin Is Always Hungry (A Dungeon Core Horror Slasher)
by HoppyCobalt
· 7,308 followers
New Beginnings - A Pokemon Slice of Life. [OC/Isekai/Move Tutor/Breeder]
by Lessgently
· 6,536 followers
A Young Girl's War Between the Stars [Youjo Senki/Star Wars]
by sinereal
· 6,300 followers
Saving the school would have been easier as a cafeteria worker
by CluelessRR
· 6,273 followers
Heretical Fishing: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself
by Haylock
· 5,866 followers
Critical Roleplay: I Min-Maxed For Endgame, Not Flavor
by PatchnotesPending
· 5,513 followers
Undersea Reincarnation - [Octopus Monster Evolution LitRPG] - Book 2 Stubbing April 5th, 2026
by calcroissant
· 5,241 followers
Surprisingly Enough(NOT), Common Sense Is Overpowered in Cliché Cultivation World
by PlumBlossom0_0
· 4,705 followers
Paladin Of The Forsaken Lands (Monster Crafting "Nature" Paladin Lit-Rpg
by jollybane
· 4,511 followers
[DEV EDITS COMPLETE] MMA: Magic Martial Arts [Baby Reincarnation, Progression]
by Poor Lost Child
· 4,388 followers
Soul Guardian: A Hellishly Cozy Fantasy
by Alex Karne (TheDeliciousMeats)
· 4,199 followers
Dao of the World Walker (Craft-based Slice of life Xianxia with World Hopping)
by MylanWrites
· 3,960 followers
I Built This City [LitRPG, Lateral Progression, City Builder, Clones]
by ThePudding
· 3,856 followers
Evil to Eden: Turning a Haunted Castle into a Bed and Breakfast (Slice of Life LitRPG)
by Tater Prince
· 3,826 followers
Split Second [A System-Based Progression LitRPG]
by idkmanseemssketchy
· 3,616 followers
Archmage to Druid: The Level 1 Transmigrator [LitRPG Skill Progression] [Book 1 Complete]
by Robert Wolf
· 3,472 followers
MEOW: Magical Emporium of Wares - A Cozy Slice-of-Life Fantasy
by tonibinns
· 3,458 followers
Passive Aggressive [Reverse portal invasion LitRPG with a broken build]
by N Conceivable
· 3,447 followers
Dungeons & Deliveries - A Post Apocalypse Comedy Adventure
by SagaScribe
· 3,444 followers
The Torchbearer Takes A Break After 100 Years Looping In The Dungeon
by calcroissant
· 3,298 followers
Unbound Ascension – Coreless [System Apocalypse - LitRPG - Weak to Strong]
by Carcian
· 3,133 followers
The Center for Dungeon Management, Book 1: Gate Crashers [LitRPG, 5x Chapter Releases Weekly!]
by marshalcarper
· 2,933 followers
Wolf Girl Evolution [Tails, Teeth, and Too Much Food!]
by Aer En'Kalhurn
· 2,750 followers
Fallen Eagle [Kingdom-Building; Military Strategy]
by Theodorus Sideris
· 2,687 followers
Slime Sweets and Dungeon Treats - A Cozy LitRPG
by Pandora Pierce
· 2,658 followers
Son of Julius Caesar: Rebuilding Rome [Business/Republic building] [Book 1 Complete]
by Mincho Nyangi
· 2,559 followers
Cruel Violet - [Post-Apocalyptic Serial-Killer LitRPG]
by Dreamer's Riot
· 2,557 followers
Tinea and Leah [Cyberpunk, Alien Incursions, Murder and Mayhem, Sapphic Romance (WLW)]
by Eleeyah
· 2,406 followers
Headless Over Heels [A Dark Fantasy Romance][Book 1 complete]
by Dukerino
· 2,257 followers
I Ran Away To Evil: Book 3 - A Cozy LitRPG RomCom
by Mystic Neptune
· 2,221 followers
A Dirge for the Sun [Max-Level Mesozoic Dark Fantasy Isekai]
by Svaldyr
· 2,212 followers
His Soul Is Marching On to Another World; or, the John Brown Isekai
by The Cabbage Preacher
· 2,100 followers
Periapt [Survival in the world of a Cursed CRPG, Progression, Crafting, LitRPG]
by lost_rambler
· 1,920 followers
Play Test: Stuck in Another World as a Reality TV Contestant
by Spessgot
· 1,865 followers
Between Beast And Buddha: A Drunken Monkey's Journey to Immortality
by Turniper
· 1,858 followers
S.P.E.C.T.O.R - [A Sci-fi space adventure with fantasy elements]
by Sweeper
· 1,404 followers
The Wixx Chronicles: The Archmage and the Valkyr [Yuri, LITRPG, ISEKAI]
by Riley C Lyle
· 1,388 followers
Lost and Found: An Episode from the Life and Times of a Serial Villainess
by R.A. Scott
· 1,377 followers
Accidental World Domination: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Death Ray
by TheAceOfSkulls
· 1,230 followers
Dropship Cultivation - Dao of Delivery [A Cozy Mongolian Slice of Life Xianxia]
by Jollyjupiter
· 1,180 followers
The Riyria Chronicles [WITTY BANTER | EPIC FANTASY | ASSASSINS | THIEVES | MERCENARIES]
by MichaelJSullivan
· 1,162 followers
Biracial Edgelord Can't Make Immortal : Power of Ten, Book Seven
by RE Druin
· 1,075 followers
The Lady's Handbook of Intrigue and Murder (High Fantasy Politics)
by HaltWrite
· 967 followers
Contractual Obligations [or; Accidentally Seducing a Fallen Angel]
by Lear Ragnos
· 909 followers
Savant Barbarian [LitRPG Adventure, Kingdom(Tribe)-building]
by HideousGrain
· 795 followers
Hero by Design: The Old God's Game [Intern to Hero Progression]
by Lovely-Cosmic-Icicle
· 669 followers
Traps, Tricks, and Beasts[Fantasy, Adventure, Underdog]
by GraceBMorgan_
· 557 followers
Coreblade Dungeon Wardens [LitRPG, System Integration, Dungeon Core, Sentai Inspired, Action/Adventure]
by AlexRaizman
· 446 followers
Another World: Building an Empire from Zero（Kingdom Building；Military；LitRPG；Ruthless MC；Isekai）
by Smiling Sun
· 321 followers
It's Only a Game, Why Do You Have to be Mad? [Modern Xianxia]
by Lebensohl
· 211 followers
Endless Dungeon: The Misadventures of Arthur Gray [Litrpg/Dungeon]
by OnicCantWrite
· 154 followers
Play Scared: A LitRPG Horror/Comedy [Female-Lead, Survival, Skill Progression]
by ShawnD
· 128 followers
Chronicles of the Savior: Ghost of Vengeance (Anti-Hero OP MC, Kingdom Building, Epic Fantasy)
by AdiofBali
· 80 followers
Doomsday: An Apocalyptic Prepper/Survival Litrpg Book 1: Initialization
by DJ Jacobson
· 74 followers
I Reincarnated As The Duke From The North [Action, Romance, fantasy, Wuxia]
by RMLionheart01
· 34 followers
[ ★ HEROES OF AVANGARD!★ ] - The Lost Key Saga (MAIN FIVE VOLUMES)
by Astraldude
· 26 followers