Books Like Live at the Forum
Loved Live at the Forum? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with Live at the Forum so you can pick by what you actually want next.
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#1The Center for Dungeon Management, Book 1: Gate Crashers [LitRPG, 5x Chapter Releases Weekly!]
match 68%by marshalcarperDorion risks unlicensed dungeon dives to support his sister in a world where skill choices are permanent and the CDM regulates every gate.
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by RhaegarA corporate dropout stumbles into Veresavir, where forgotten magic and lurking horrors demand survival before mastery of the arcane.
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by Cornman8700A reckless newbie tanks fireballs with pure Fortitude while the System laughs and his party wonders if he’s suicidal or brilliant.
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by calcroissantA weary immortal just wants to bake pastries after a century of dungeon loops—but the world won’t let him retire in peace.
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by MikasaneMai just wants to survive school, not the eldritch invasion—until an Anathema attack forces her into a magical contract she never wanted.
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by KFBreeneAn office worker must level up in a grotesque virtual world where killing is rewarded but compassion is her only real weapon.
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by DrDoritosMDA Delta Force lieutenant wields magic enhanced by modern tactics against a tide of demons in a war-torn steampunk world.
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by DrDoritosMDCaptain Henry Donnager and his elite military team trade Hellfire missiles for spells, climbing the ranks of a magic-powered Adventurers Guild with brutal efficiency.
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#9Undersea Reincarnation - [Octopus Monster Evolution LitRPG] - Book 2 Stubbing April 5th, 2026
match 58%by calcroissantA reincarnated marine biologist evolves from a tiny octopus into a cunning predator, mimicking skills and uncovering a lost System in a magical ocean.
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by FuggmannA zookeeper-turned-trainer reshapes Pokémon battles with behavioral science, unsettling a world that treats its monsters as mere tools.
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by LunadeaA reincarnated noble must survive as a dungeon slime, evolving through stolen traits and cunning deception while hiding their forbidden rebirth.
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by kaydayLexie’s deck-building powers are weak, but with a scholar’s precision and a trickster’s cunning, she reshapes the rules of heroism—one illegal workaround at a time.
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