Books Like Mass Effect: Knight of the Old Republic

Loved Mass Effect: Knight of the Old Republic? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with Mass Effect: Knight of the Old Republic so you can pick by what you actually want next.

  1. A Young Girl's War Between the Stars [Youjo Senki/Star Wars] cover
    by sinereal

    A reincarnated war prodigy schemes her way through a galaxy at war, only to find the Force has other plans for her.

  2. Neon Dust cover
    #2

    Neon Dust

    match 64%
    by PlumParrot

    In 22nd-century New Brooklyn, a disgraced operative and a rogue journalist clash with gangs and the volatile power of Dust, an illicit substance that fuels both destruction and strange abilities.

  3. Star Wars: A Penumbral Path cover
    by Lee Duckett

    Two Padawans train under rogue Jedi Masters, forging their own path between the Order’s light and the war’s encroaching darkness.

  4. Phantom Star cover
    #4

    Phantom Star

    match 58%
    by Seras

    Katherine hears the stars calling, but escaping her dying station will take more than dreams—it’ll take every bolt and scrap she can scavenge.

  5. Nova Wars cover
    #5

    Nova Wars

    match 58%
    by Ralts Bloodthorne

    A dying star empire fights to hold the line as an unstoppable alien armada emerges—and humanity’s return may be too late.

  6. LF Friends, Will Travel [HFY] cover
    by Bainshie

    Humanity's greatest weapon isn't war—it's their baffling ability to befriend hostile aliens, rogue AI, and even broken vending machines.

  7. Magical Girl Mechanical Heart cover
    by Thundamoo

    A rejected magical girl awakens in a mechanical body, enslaved to the monster she refused, and must fight the Guardians she once idolized to reclaim her stolen humanity.

  8. Assassinate Wonderwind cover
    #8

    Assassinate Wonderwind

    match 56%
    by Matizu

    A broke VR assassin risks everything infiltrating Ray Dragon Falls for one last kill, but his target might be worth more alive than dead.

  9. Terminal Fleet cover
    #9

    Terminal Fleet

    match 55%
    by Martarion

    A shattered psychic Navigator navigates corporate megacities and mech battles while hiding from those who would weaponize her fading connection to warp space.

  10. Aura Overload cover
    #10

    Aura Overload

    match 55%
    by PlumParrot

    Hector Finalis channels explosive potentia through a scavenged body that could tear itself apart before he gets his revenge.

  11. Hero by Design: The Old God's Game [Intern to Hero Progression] cover
    by Lovely-Cosmic-Icicle

    Lunai must master her symbiotic roots and navigate cosmic schemes before her dying world collapses—while her mentor Bliss hides dangerous secrets.

  12. Accidentally Adopted cover
    #12

    Accidentally Adopted

    match 52%
    by TheCursorHasntMoved

    A stranded human mechanic hides his extraordinary skills from the alien family who took him in, but his secrets could save or destroy them all.

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