Looking for More Down-to-Earth Apocalypse Novels 求正常点的末世文

1. 1 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves

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   I stayed up all night to finish this post-apocalyptic novel! It portrays real human nature without a system, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless without being a saint, and there are so many plot twists that it'll give you goosebumps. After reading it, I'll be in a reading slump!

2. 2 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
3. 3 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
4. 4 睡 I Slept In, Then the Campus Zombie Outbreak Began 睡过头后，校园丧尸爆发 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse721k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + wasteland + strong male and female leads] On the day of her exam, Mo Xiao overslept. She woke up after a nap in her dorm to find that all internet and communications had gone down. The messages in the class group chat had stopped two hours earlier. The once bustling campus had fallen into an eerie silence. Just then, a knock came from the door... [No System + no cultivation + character growth. The whole school flees together in the early stages; later, they defen 13.1kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   This is a completely normal post-apocalyptic story, no system, no superpowers, no harem, no reincarnation, and it's very realistic. My 9.2 rating for this is definitely too low; the title isn't great, but it's genuinely good.

5. 5 生 Survival: The Survivor 生存，求生者 Not Two People非两人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse150k WordsOngoing I just want to write a story about an ordinary survivor as I imagine one, someone who wants to survive alongside their family. There are no superpowers or zombies, only natural disasters. Witness an ordinary person become a survivor! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One is a new book, and the other is what I currently consider the most hardcore science fiction novel.

6. 6 生 Survivalist: The Doomsday Prepper 生存狂：末日准备者 Watcher in the Abyss深渊里的守望者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse315k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic disasters + hardcore survival + shelters + no rebirth + no pocket dimension + no System + no mutations + no superpowers + no zombies + no fantasy + no harem] Solar storms, food crises, super typhoons, biological warfare, earthquakes, tsunamis, asteroid impacts, supervolcanic eruptions, and an ice age: the disasters grow ever worse. As the world falls apart, Shen Cun is an ordinary man who can rely only on his own hands and mind to protect himself and his family. (The protagonist is 13.1kReads9.0Score871Shelves

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   With everyone's IQ online, they built a top-tier shelter from scratch.

7. 7 末 Apocalypse: Global Warming 末世：全球升温 Cute Girl Eating Melon吃瓜萌妹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse381k WordsCompleted [Pure doomsday survival] [No Superpowers] [No System] In 2139, no asteroid struck Earth, no zombie virus appeared, and there was no spiritual qi revival. There was only a prolonged spell of scorching weather. More than 95% of the world issued red alerts for extreme heat. Daytime temperatures reached 80°C, and nighttime temperatures 58°C. This terrifying, immense crisis swept across the globe. In an instant, the world became a furnace, and the whole planet a purgatory! Power-grid emergencies, hea 1.4kReads7.5Score100Shelves

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   These are all pure post-apocalyptic survival novels about ordinary people with nothing. They were the few I managed to find.

8. 8 与 Through the Apocalypse Together 与末世同行 Lonely Mortal World落寞凡尘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse319k WordsOngoing [No Storage Space + No System + No Supernatural Powers + No Golden Finger + No Zombies] [Stockpiling + Pure Apocalypse Survival] On February 28, 2025, the rare astronomical spectacle known as the “Seven Stars in a Row” will appear in the sky, an event seen only once in a thousand years. When the seven stars align, their faint gravitational forces combine to slightly alter Earth’s position in its orbit, affecting the angle and intensity of the solar radiation reaching the planet. These subtle cha 61Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 末 Apocalypse Descends: Global Power Outage 末世降临：全球断电 This Author Is No Good这作者不行Sci-Fi & Apocalypse556k WordsCompleted The electromagnetic radiation and high-energy charged particles released by a solar storm will trigger violent activity in the upper atmosphere and near-Earth space. They can disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signals, interfere with high-frequency radio communications, completely cut off high-frequency communications along aviation routes, damage electronic components, and destroy optical systems. ...When that happens, there will be no phones, computers, internet, Wi-Fi, or even 2.5kReads9.1Score357Shelves
10. 10 我 My Doomsday Home 我的末日家园 Xie Aw'u谢阿无Sci-Fi & Apocalypse221k WordsCompleted Freelancer Lin Shu has a strained relationship with her mother, so she moves out and spends all her savings on a small villa on the outskirts of the city. A devoted fan of apocalypse novels, she decides to build her own apocalypse paradise. Little does she know that just after she finishes, the apocalypse really begins. This story has no System, no pocket dimension, no zombies, no one reborn, no foreknowledge, and probably no romance either. It follows ordinary people struggling to survive in an 951Reads8.9Score103Shelves
11. 11 开 Torrential Rains and Floods from the Start: Stockpiling for the Apocalypse 开局暴雨洪涝，天灾末世囤物资 Fat Cat, Skinny Cat猫肥肥猫瘦瘦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Stockpiling Supplies + All Kinds of Natural Disasters] Floods + typhoons + extreme heat + drought + locusts + tornadoes + smog + endless night + extreme cold + … When all things flourish in summer, even the smallest abundance is enough. From the start, floodwaters surge backward into the city, trapping Xia Xiaoman among the crush of commuters in the subway as she heads home from work. When she finally makes it back to the surface, the city has become a vast ocean 31.2kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    After the apocalypse, the nation was constantly involved in maintaining stability and reconstruction. The female protagonist had a spatial ability but no system, so she always tried to survive, but she was decisive and ruthless, not a saint, and played a significant role in the later reconstruction. My favorite character in this story is the supporting character Li Yu'e, a weak woman who only wanted to find a man to rely on in the apocalypse. However, the man proved unreliable, so she forced herself to become a powerful figure and protected the friends she met at the beginning. It was incredibly touching.

12. 12 绝 A Sliver of Hope in Desperate Straits 绝境方寸 Peaceful Blessing Anfo平安福AnfoSci-Fi & Apocalypse507k WordsOngoing Adult content! Not suitable for younger readers! [Not a power fantasy] [Dark and oppressive] [Realistic drama] [Serious literature] [A woman's growth] [Modern political scene] [No male lead] [Flight from famine] [Patriotism] [Political intrigue] [Career in government] [Anti-corruption] When natural disasters strike, the country urgently launches the "Westward Migration Plan," and the entire nation embarks on a long journey to flee their homes. Guided by a prophetic dream, the female lead stockpi 266Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In a typical post-apocalyptic story, the female protagonist wouldn't have locusts sweeping across the land and taking all the supplies.

13. 13 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    No system, no superpowers

14. 14 末 Apocalypse Descends: I'm the First Esper in the World 末世降临：我是全球第一个异能者 Jiang Feng Beinan江风北南Sci-Fi & Apocalypse83k WordsCompleted [Original Setting + Multiple Storylines + Light Supernatural Elements + No System + Ensemble Cast + Not a Power Fantasy] [While others stockpile guns, I stockpile food. My weapons all have to be seized.] Li Qiang learns in advance that the apocalypse is coming and stockpiles two hundred million worth of supplies before it hits. To withstand zombies, scorching heat, extreme cold, sandstorms, typhoons, tsunamis, and endless night, he builds an underground shelter. No bottomless supply of bullets. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 我 I Am a Prophet: In the Age of Extinction 我是先知：我在灭绝纪 Little Dancing Spark跳动的小火花Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Natural Disasters, Superpowers, Saving Others, A Righteous Male Lead, No Zombies, No System, No Harem, Not a Traditional Apocalypse, Some Long Chapters] Completed normally at 1.3 million words. Concise is best, and I won't waste your time! What would the world be like if natural disasters struck hundreds or thousands of times more often? Xu Xing was caught in a flood that swallowed everything, only to discover he'd transmigrated to a world where disasters could erupt at any moment. Angels with 6.3kReads9.0Score512Shelves

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    "The Explosive Arrival of Natural Disasters and Supernatural Powers" - come quick, my friends! This is the debut work of Tomato, a top-tier online novelist who has moved to the literary world. The unparalleled plot and logic, and the incredible imagination will amaze you. This novel could represent Tomato in future competitions. It's a top-tier masterpiece. Maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but if your reading level is at the level of a mystery novelist, this novel will definitely not disappoint you.

16. 16 我 I Really Don't Want an Apocalypse 我真的不想有末世啊 Bread Ball面包球Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Zombies + smart plot + supernatural abilities + no System + no pocket dimension + male lead isn’t reborn + ordinary people’s daily lives] When the zombie apocalypse really comes, how long do you think you’ll survive? You think that because you’ve stocked up on food and water, you can hide out in your apartment building and wait it out? What will you do if the building you’re hiding in catches fire? After the zombies in the building die, can you stand the stench of their rotting corpses, the swa 1.3kReads6.1Score100Shelves

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    This post-apocalyptic zombie novel is very realistic, depicting the survival experiences of ordinary people in a world where everyone is intelligent.

17. 17 全 Global Blackout: Back to the Age of Cold Weapons 全球断电：重返冷兵器时代 Rampaging Bear狂暴熊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [No System, no rebirth, no showing off and humiliating others, not a power fantasy. The story of an ordinary person surviving in a time of chaos.] When electricity vanished worldwide and gunpowder and fuel stopped working, Xia Zhi carved out a kingdom in the midst of chaos with nothing but a bow. With transportation and communications cut off, humanity's ambitions began to grow. Everyone wanted to be emperor; even a village chief dared to call himself king. Xia Zhi had wanted to stay home in the 6.3kReads8.2Score470Shelves

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    This book reflects the true events as they were.

18. 18 末 The Apocalypse: I Drew a Team of God-Tier Traveling Frogs 末世，我抽奖神级旅行青蛙团 We Mere Mortals我等凡人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Farming + daily life + lighthearted fun + building + beast taming = ?] When the apocalypse game arrived, Qin He bound himself to a God-tier Traveling Frog System. He took naming his little frogs very seriously, despite being hopeless at coming up with names. Da Vinci: I have to find a pretty female zombie to be my master's wife. Cheng Yaojin: I bring two axes back from every trip. Is there a problem with that? Ding Chunqiu: As a poison dart frog, I'm a real assassin. Search for items? No, I wan 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Apocalyptic high-scoring novel currently being followed (45 chapters)

19. 19 集 Wielding the Strongest Superpowers, I Sweep Through the Apocalypse 集最强异能于一身横扫末世 Starry Dream and Fated Romance星梦辰缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse · No System · No rebirth · One heroine · Squad growth · Ensemble cast · Strong protagonist · Decisive and ruthless] The apocalypse arrives, and staying alive becomes the greatest challenge. Scarce supplies, zombies everywhere, terrifying mutated beasts, and… human nature under the apocalypse all turn survival into a nightmare. Shaoguang → Kaiyang → Yuheng → Tianquan → Tianji → Tianxuan → Tianshu → Yinyuan → Dongming Lighting up each star grants an ability. Everyone else gets a 144.5kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
20. 20 末EN Apocalypse: Stockpiling a Billion in Supplies from Day One 末世：开局先囤十亿物资 Hate Being Young and Naive恨年少无知Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Spatial Ability + Stockpiling Supplies + Ruthless, No Saintly Savior + Building a Faction] “Mr. Chen, your one hundred family buckets of fried chicken have arrived.” “Mr. Chen, your one hundred roast ducks have arrived.” “Boss Chen, your ten thousand tons of pork have arrived.” Chen Luo, known as the Void King, relied on his unmatched ability to lie low until every survivor had died. In the whole world, only monsters remained; there were no humans left. With nothing left 117.5kReads9.3Score9.5kShelves

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    These are considered the better ones.

21. 21 末 Apocalypse: From Tenfold Growth to Infinity 末世：从十倍增幅到无限 Grey Wolf, Charge!灰太狼冲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse516k WordsCompleted [Survival of the Myriad Races] [Data-Focused ~ Myriad Worlds ~ Invincible] In a survival zone for newcomers in the apocalypse, Su Chen gets an amplification System panel from the start. Can he use it to rise above the myriad races across the heavens? System ability: Tenfold amplification (can be upgraded). Kill an ordinary zombie and obtain a fine goose-feather saber, amplified into an ordinary Black Iron-tier goose-feather saber. Kill a mutated black dog and obtain the Fireball skill, amplified 3.2kReads8.3Score175Shelves
22. 22 诸 Doomsday Game of Myriad Heavens 诸天末日游戏 Song of the Unsettled Wind无定风歌Urban2.6M WordsCompleted This is an infinite game that transcends time and dimensions, and a shortcut to exploring life's endless possibilities! It is a wild feast hidden beneath a peaceful world, a celebration for those who refuse to live ordinary lives! Chu Yan transmigrates here and unexpectedly gains the right to play the Myriad Worlds Apocalypse Game. He then discovers that, as a transmigrator, he has a dual-soul constitution: two talents, twice as many game entries each month, and even double the extraordinary abi 37.3kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
23. 23 末 Apocalypse Survival: I Can See Hidden Hints 末世求生：我能看到隐藏提示 I Can Take on Ten我能打十个Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted When Zhang Chen woke up, he discovered that billions of people had been transported to a post-apocalyptic world! Surviving became everyone’s shared goal! But Zhang Chen could see hidden information: [Congratulations! This room has no zombies, and it also contains a Level 1 supply crate!] [This mutated fruit looks sweet and delicious, but one bite will kill you!] [The meat of a mutated rat can stave off hunger, and temporarily increase your strength!] While everyone else cautiously explored this 31kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
24. 24 末 Apocalypse: I Can Hear Other People's Thoughts 末世：我能听到别人心声 Do You Think I Have a Chance?你看我有机会吗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Superpowers] Xiao Jun, who had survived six years of the Apocalypse, was reborn before it began. Can he stockpile supplies, kill zombies, and even hear other people's thoughts? The school belle's top-tier opportunity? Sorry, I'm taking it all! Xiao Jun: One day, I'll figure out the origins of this Apocalypse. 36.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
25. 25 长EN The Immortal: I Lived to See the Next Epoch 长生者：我活到了下一个纪元 Feng Xiao Ya枫潇呀Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Explosive action] [Invincible hero] [A hymn to civilization] [From myth to reality] [Emperor] [Boundless imagination] Do you know that the gods are merely humans who survived the previous era? Do you know that the stars and moons of the solar system have not existed since time immemorial? The people of the First Era built the Myriad Worlds. The people of the Second Era buried life and cultivated death. The people of the Third Era flew through the skies and burrowed underground. The people of th 8.3kReads9.2Score731Shelves
26. 26 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.1kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves

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    💖These are a must-read!💖The protagonist travels back three months before the apocalypse. He hoards supplies, kills zombies, and develops superpowers.

27. 27 救 World-Saving Game: I Play Games to Save the World 救世游戏：我玩游戏拯救世界 Firefly火萤Sports510k WordsCompleted Beneath the city's towering buildings, countless apocalyptic threats lie in wait. Qin Chuan becomes the sole player of the Savior Game. The game is reality, and playing it is how he saves the world! Choose your starting character: [Holy Church Nun: Specializes in apocalypses involving faith, mythology, and revelation... Suggested growth path: Seraph] [Peach Blossom Spirit: Specializes in apocalypses involving demons, psychic powers, and magic... Suggested growth path: Eastern Azure Emperor] [Dee 3.9kReads9.1Score352Shelves
28. 28 全 Global Mutation: The Mutant Frenzy of Trillions of Lives 全球畸变：亿兆生命的变异狂潮 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Meat blossoms sprout from the soil, and fangs grow from the flowers. The old order awakens all around them. To it, humble humanity is nothing but vermin to be exterminated. Mount Fuji erupts, and the entire Sakura Isles are ripped up and hurled at Huaxia. The magnetic poles flip, super-earthquakes strike, towering tsunamis rise, and the seven continents are squeezed together by a giant hand. Abnormal memes, twisted reality, and layers of overlapping worlds: as the boundary between physics and co 14.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 我EN My Arrival in the Matrix Universe 我降临在矩阵宇宙 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted A young man arrives in this Matrix Universe, carrying a lantern. Inside it are his twelve manifested personalities. They weep, and they shine. He sets the lantern on the ground, lighting a small space around him. Before him, the continent falls, flames soar into the sky, and sixty million people plunge into the abyss. I am both the destroyer of this universe and its savior. 23.9kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves
30. 30 末 So What If It's the Apocalypse! Even Zombies Have to Work 24/7 末世怎么了！丧尸也得给我007 Just a Mentally Ill One一只精神病吧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse632k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + no romance + raising a child + powerful protagonist + farming + System + ferocious siblings] Big Demon King Yuan Xi came to the apocalypse with a System and casually adopted a little Zombie King. The System's mission was to get her farming and improve Earth's environment. Big Demon King Yuan Xi: “Farm? There's no way I'm farming. My goal is to rule the world!” System: “Dear, a gentle reminder: the zombie virus is spreading, disasters are unrelenting, humanity is going extinct, and 1.2kReads9.1Score188Shelves
31. 31 末 My Girlfriend Threw Me into the Zombie Horde at the End of the World, and I Was Reborn 末世被女友扔进尸潮，我重生了 A Fish Knows the River一鱼知江Sci-Fi & Apocalypse348k WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + Rebirth + Superpowers + Ruthless, No Bleeding-Heart Hero + Zombie Commander) The apocalypse has barely begun when his girlfriend shoves him into a horde of zombies to save herself. After Xiao Tong turns into a zombie, he unexpectedly retains his human memories and the ability to command the undead. After five years of fighting, Xiao Tong finally becomes the Zombie King. But his girlfriend accidentally learns that he still has a human consciousness. Wanting to obtain the Zombie King 6.8kReads8.5Score444Shelves
32. 32 丧 Zombies Are Weak? Then Feel the Terror of a Zombie Horde! 丧尸弱？感受来自尸潮的恐惧吧 It's Not Orange Cat's Fault, Okay不关橙猫猫得事哦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse303k WordsCompleted [Villain + Apocalypse + System + Superpowers + Zombie King + No Female Lead + No Saintly Protagonist + Fast-Paced] After transmigrating into the apocalypse, Zhang Chen binds himself to the Zombie King Infinite Evolution System. By devouring the infected, he can evolve without limit and earn massive zombie horde rewards! [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on devouring and evolving. Reward: a horde of 100,000 zombies!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on devouring and evolving. Reward: a horde of 10 milli 2.3kReads8.7Score188Shelves
33. 33 末 Apocalypse: After Stockpiling Ten Million Supplies, I Become Invincible 末世：囤了千万物资后开始无敌 Little Xinxin小欣欣Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Space + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Savior + Building a Faction] The apocalypse breaks out. Zombies run rampant, and disasters strike one after another. In his previous life, Zhang Hao fought his way to the end all by himself. But when he finally looked back, he realized he was alone at the end of the road through the apocalypse. In the end, he died in despair. Zhang Hao gets to live again, this time with a spatial ring holding a billion cubic units of space. He deci 12.8kReads8.9Score919Shelves
34. 34 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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35. 35 变 After Turning into a Zombie, I Return to My Motherland with Trillions in Supplies 变成丧尸后，我携万亿物资归祖国 Zhui Jin隹晋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse785k WordsCompleted (Female-oriented apocalypse, no romance, family-focused, with a heroine who is powerful from beginning to end; apocalypse in the first half, interstellar adventure in the second.) The main story is complete. Warning: The heroine has an overpowered golden finger and is strong from beginning to end. This story has no scientific basis, so readers who want realism should stay away. Synopsis: The Zombie King is born before the apocalypse even begins. To find a cure for her paralyzed brother, Ji Wanyi 2.2kReads8.9Score314Shelves
36. 36 末 Apocalypse: The Delicate Beauty Is the Powerful Man's Darling 末世：娇软小漂亮是大佬心尖宠 Meeting the Stars遇见繁星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted [Fictional apocalypse setting | Awakening of consciousness | Romance-focused | Both pure | Lots of original worldbuilding | Foreshadowing] On the night Shen Sui'an and Xie Yubai got their marriage certificate, she had a dream. In the dream, this was a sweet, doting apocalypse romance novel. She was the male lead Xie Yubai's childhood sweetheart and beloved wife, but she had died six months before the apocalypse began. After her death, Xie Yubai's personality changed completely. Then he met the l 8.6kReads8.9Score696Shelves
37. 37 末 Apocalypse: The Villains Hear My Thoughts and Go on a Frantic Supply Hoarding Spree 末世，反派们读我心后疯狂囤物资 Shixiao Demon Venerable时晓妖尊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse744k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Apocalypse + All kinds of natural disasters + Villains can hear thoughts + 1vN + Everyone is pure-hearted + Upgradable space + Monstrous creatures + Everyone’s favorite + Stockpiling supplies + System] Ye Ling unexpectedly becomes a cannon-fodder character in an apocalyptic novel, whose sole purpose is to give the heroine all kinds of golden fingers. The heroine’s space was a gift from the original owner? And the original owner also gave her billions of supplies?? No 6.5kReads9.0Score706Shelves
38. 38 地 Earth's Space Force 地球天军 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted Earth’s military forces wipe out the Zerg beyond the Milky Way and establish a new calendar. As technology advances and the population booms, major corporate conglomerates aggressively expand their off-world businesses, extracting resources from planets across the galaxy. Humanity officially enters a great new era of interstellar civilization. But in the end, they open Pandora’s box... The Zerg return! Star beasts descend! Tian Xiao dies on the battlefield, then is reborn three years in the past 24.7kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    The apocalypse has arrived, the wings of technology have been broken, and humanity, relying on its remaining technological knowledge, attempts to soar anew amidst the ruins... Nine high-quality post-apocalyptic science fiction novels recreate new worlds for us, ushering in a new era.

39. 39 黎 Dawn Tower 黎明塔 Wise Little Star智哆星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted They're here! They're here! A shocking conspiracy is looming over the entire world! Natural and man-made disasters, with zombies everywhere! Please don't lose yourself in the darkness! May the dawn's light shine forever! 55.4kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
40. 40 从 Starting Out as a Space Junk Scavenger 从太空垃圾佬开始 Harvester Ant收获蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsCompleted [Space Opera] [Exploration and Frontier Development] [Interstellar Trade] [Dreadnoughts and Big Guns] [Interstellar Colonization] A modern man transmigrates to the interstellar age, but can't handle future technology? No problem, Emperor Gaozu of Han already showed us the way. I'll start my own business, offering benefits with one hand and dangling promises with the other. I don't need to master everything; the talented people will take care of it for me. From the start, my unreliable parents di 66.3kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves
41. 41 我EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 Chen Erlan陈二懒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 90.1kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves
42. 42 末 Demon Codex of the Age of Declining Magic: I Mastered a God-Slaying Art by Petting Cats 末法妖典：我靠撸猫修成弑神技 Orange Eats Lemons橙子吃柠檬Sci-Fi & Apocalypse90k WordsCompleted [No Idiot Plotting + No Heroine + Mystery + Post-Apocalyptic Survival] “Other people’s cats eat cat food. Mine eats talismans I draw, and the damn thing is picky: it only eats ancient forbidden spells!” On the second day of the ghost outbreak, Chen Chen, a member of the Tomato Orphanage, finds a Persian cat that can talk on the stairs of a library. The cat flicks its tail and zombies immediately keep their distance. It dips a paw in water and draws on the ground, and there’s half a copy of "He 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't abandon the first book, dear readers!

43. 43 天 Natural Disaster Strikes: I Can Strengthen Everything 天灾降临：我可以强化万物 Autumn Has Come to the Mountains and Rivers山河已是秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted Natural disasters strike and monsters run rampant, plunging the world into famine and catastrophe. Humans assign them ranks and risk their lives to learn the rules for killing them. They, meanwhile, lick their scarlet lips and stare with glowing red eyes, wanting nothing more than to devour every human. The outside world is dangerous. I just want to hide in a safe house. Lin Yu is determined to build himself an absolutely secure domain. Until one day, when Lin Yu decides to go out for a stroll, 32.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
44. 44 暴 Blizzard Apocalypse: Surviving in a Wasteland Shelter 暴雪末日：废土避难所求生 Shan Xun山寻Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.3M WordsCompleted [Blizzard Apocalypse] [Survival] [Shelter] [Stockpiling Supplies] [Farming and Construction] [Resource Scarcity] Overnight, Lu Shen finds himself in a blizzard apocalypse. Extreme cold, hunger, radiation, mutated creatures... It is a dark, post-apocalyptic world where society has collapsed, laws have crumbled, the climate has gone haywire, and resources are scarce. The only way to survive is to build a life around a shelter: gather supplies, create a safe haven, grow crops, withstand extreme wea 53.3kReads7.1Score3.7kShelves
45. 45 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 1MReads9.3Score123.9kShelves
46. 46 末 Surviving the Apocalypse: I Can Sublimate Everything 末世求生：我能升华万物 Ruo Yun Sui Feng若云随风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + divine skills + supernatural abilities + the Seven Deadly Sins + ruthless and decisive + opening with an overpowered move + invincible power fantasy] ♫ Gently awaken your sleeping heart, slowly open your eyes… When Lu Ming woke up, he discovered that all of humanity had been transported to the Jialan Galaxy. The apocalypse had descended upon the Jialan Galaxy. Mutants were invading, and humanity’s first priority was to survive in the resource-starved, perilous wasteland. But Lu Min 42.7kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
47. 47 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    I stayed up all night to finish this post-apocalyptic novel! No system or brain damage, a true battle of human nature that's hard to put down. From chapter 20 onwards, it's full of high-energy plot twists. A hardcore survival novel that veteran readers highly recommend!

48. 48 尸 Surviving the Zombie Horde: Our Whole Family in the Apocalypse 尸潮求生：我们全家在末世 Samoyed With Lots of Fluff萨摩耶好多毛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Zombie Apocalypse, Ordinary People Ensemble, No Do-Gooders, No System, No Evolution] Straight into hell from the start! Earthquakes, toxins, and zombies unleash a chain of three disasters! A subversion of feel-good power fantasies, this story follows only the ingenuity and courage of ordinary people under the pressure of survival at its limits. An incredibly immersive look at growth and destruction from a realistic perspective on the apocalypse. {The novel has only just started receiving ratin 628Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Let's talk about whether the apocalypse is normal for ordinary people! It's a bit slow-paced, but the logic is consistent throughout, there are no superpowers, no systems, no reincarnation, and it respects the intelligence of every reader, offering a highly immersive and realistic post-apocalyptic survival experience.

49. 49 平 A Zombie Apocalypse for Ordinary People 平凡人的丧尸末日 A Lump of Wo Baba一坨窝叭叭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted Zombies, the apocalypse, realism, survival. No special powers, no womanizing, no power fantasy, no System. A portrayal of how ordinary people truly fight to survive. This is my first novel, so the early chapters may be a little rough. I hope you’ll give it a chance and keep reading. It gets really exciting later on. Thank you, and please don’t let the rating put you off. If you enjoy realistic stories, give it a try. The protagonist, Lin Chen, is just an ordinary car salesman when the apocalypse 9kReads7.5Score685Shelves

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    Realistic zombie apocalypse novels

50. 50 行 The Walking Dead: Across the Bridge 行尸走肉：逆桥 Changle of Soulreturn Valley归魂谷的长乐Anime Fanfiction229k WordsCompleted This isn't about transmigrating, but simply adding a Chinese person to the original world. The plot changes, and both good and bad things happen in a way that makes sense. For example, the controversial Sophia survives. “May my mercy outweigh my wrath.” - Rick Grimes “Maybe you’re the one who walks away, but really, you’re the one who leaves. Again.” - Daryl “Sometimes kids have to find their own way to tell their parents what to do.” - Carl “Maybe we survived just... just to keep on living.” - 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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