Horror Games, Female Lead, No Romance, No Romance, No Romance, Plus a Golden Finger 恐怖游戏，要女的无CP，无CP，无CP还有金手指。

1. 1 开 From the Start, I Had a Three of Diamonds. This Hand Is in the Bag 开局一张方块3，这把稳了 Looks Like a Scholar酷似书生Mystery742k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Imagination + Twists + Strong Female Lead + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Plot-Driven + No Golden Finger + A Ruthless Heroine] Chuan Liu has always believed: “Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.” So the magician Chuan Liu chose the isolated prison island for criminals: “Paradise Island.” On this island, teeming with criminals and ranked by the value of your playing card, how can you survive from the start with nothing but a Three of Diamonds? Find the Joker and she’ll set y 2.3kReads9.1Score426Shelves

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   The first one is my absolute favorite. I didn't log in when I read it, so I don't remember the date. The premise is amazing, no romance, but it includes side stories about each character. The second one is my new favorite. It's a bit longer and still ongoing. I'm urging for more updates every day. I highly recommend Yu Ye! It has strategic battles and human relationships. The first arc is a bit brief, but once you get through it, spring will come. The third one is a bit cold, but very exciting. The female lead is strong and arrogant, which is super satisfying.

2. 2 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 34.8kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
3. 3 谜 The Riddle-Speaking Heroine Is Still Hurting People 谜语人女主她还在害人 Meow owo喵owoMystery252k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + no CP] [No supernatural powers, just a contest of psychology, intelligence, and strength] Life is the wager. Murder, betrayal, deception! “Don’t want to die? Then make someone else die first.” 87Reads8.0Score—Shelves
4. 4 警 Warning! Cheating Is Forbidden in This Death Game 警告！死亡游戏禁止作弊 Half a Cup of Fruit Tea果茶半杯Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP + Rule-Based Horror + Livestream Comments + Ensemble Cast + Fictional Setting] No CP in every sense of the term. A max-level expert returns to the beginner village. When the Heavenly Eye descends, Song Tianjiao, a retired Infinite Flow veteran who wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement, is dragged into a death game and becomes one of its lucky contestants. [Death game rules: cheating is forbidden!] Facing a deadly instance, the audience cries out: “To live or to die? That really is the ques 15.6kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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   Let me recommend two more novels I recently finished reading. The first one has a female lead who's practically a cheat code, and the second one has a female lead whose intelligence is her cheat code. After finishing the second one, I felt like my IQ had increased a bit. It's quite mind-bending; the author is incredibly, incredibly, incredibly smart! The female lead is also extremely intelligent! Amazing! This second one is the best mystery novel I've ever read!

5. 5 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 20.5kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
6. 6 我 I'm Such a Delicate Girl, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the God of Ghost Slaying? 我娇滴滴的，怎么都说我灭诡之神 Chao Lianyun巢怜云Fantastical Romance362k WordsCompleted [Genuinely terrifying horror game + heroine who absolutely cannot see the supernatural horrors + lighthearted comedy] A horror game descends upon the world. People must face not only terrifying supernatural entities and all kinds of rules, but also severe mental corruption. Just as everyone is about to reach their breaking point, a magical paper-offering shop appears. Everything from the paper-offering shop is top quality. A safety talisman can instantly clear away all mental corruption. A ghost 24.2kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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   There's no romantic pairing. The female protagonist lives in a horror game without realizing it; she sees nothing eerie, only normal things. The story contains elements of satire and social commentary, blending horror and the bizarre with unexpected twists and turns.

7. 7 无 Infinite Flow: There's Something Off About My Second Personality 无限流：我的第二人格有点不对劲 Where Did I Put My Cat?我猫搁哪儿了Mystery410k WordsOngoing [Infinite Worlds + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Puzzle-Solving Instances + Livestreaming + Randomized Talents + Mystery and Mild Horror] Fang Wuyin suspects she has a second personality. Fang Wuyin binds herself to the Realmwalker System. Fang Wuyin is forced to open realms and go around containing anomalies. Fang Wuyin... Fang Wuyin casually starts a guild and accidentally tops the rankings?! Reader's Guide: 1. This story may include guild-building, collecting catalogs of contained e 946Reads—Score194Shelves

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   Infinite flow + strong female lead, no romantic pairing + live streaming + talent gacha [eating melon emoji]. Don't miss this if you don't like mindless monster-slaying infinite flow stories. This book emphasizes logical strategy and gameplay rather than brute force in its progression. The female lead's dual personality isn't about splitting into two people, but rather two completely different states within herself—one stable, one insane. The NPCs in the dungeons aren't just tools; the memory manipulation setting is chilling. Currently being serialized, with foreshadowing densely packed.

8. 8 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.5kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves

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   It has to be them! The first book had an all-female team, the second and third had a single female lead.

9. 9 规 Rule Horror: The Liar Who Cannot Tell a Lie 规则怪谈：不能撒谎的欺诈师 Qing Qing青卿Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + No Livestream + No National Destiny + Strong Heroine + Horror + Rule-Based Hauntings] Trickster Shi Si had only just walked out of prison after serving seven years when a wave of dizziness sent her tumbling into a world of rule-based horror. She also drew the D-rank talent [Mirror, Tell the Truth]. [Description of the Mirror, Tell the Truth Talent] [1. Whenever someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world 9.2kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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   I absolutely love it! I'd love to have someone with a similar character design or appearance to Shi Si, please! [Heart emojis]

10. 10 惊 The Horror Game Player Wants to Die, and Even the Uncanny Creatures Crack 惊悚玩家一心求死，诡异都破防了 Qianjiu Xi千酒夕Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow] + [No National Fortune] + [Livestream] + [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy] + [No Romance] + [Horror Game] + [Unexpected Ending] Qin Sheng was a mental patient. When she woke up one morning, she found herself inside a horror game. The villa’s eerie hostess wore a smile full of hidden meaning as she explained what seemed to be a simple set of rules for clearing the game… Yet players kept getting brutally killed without a sound. Even those who followed the known rules continued to die in 15kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves

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    The sheer quality of this novel, which I read for 107 hours, speaks for itself. A thriller in the genre, who wouldn't offer Qin Sheng a cigarette?

11. 11 全 Everyone Plays Hide-and-Seek: The Unhinged Beauty Has Maxed-Out Clairvoyance 全民躲猫猫：疯批美人她满级天眼 Deep-Fried Pear油炸雪梨Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + Hide-and-Seek + Livestream + Female Lead + No Romance] After nuclear war, Blue Star lies in ashes. Hide-and-seek is humanity's only hope. A global hide-and-seek game has arrived. Those chosen will represent their nations in battle. Victory earns rewards; defeat means losing territory! When Lin Suian appears as Dragon Nation's forty-fourth contestant, the comments wail: “She's wearing a hospital gown? And slippers? It's over, Dragon Nation's luck has run out!” But while the other 205.8kReads9.3Score21.9kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, primarily featuring female characters. The female lead has a clear-headed yet slightly eccentric personality; the character development is very nuanced. Recommended.

12. 12 我 There’s Something Wrong with the World I Live In 我所在的世界不正常 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Wushuang is blind. She lost her sight in an accident as a child, but one day it suddenly returns, and she sees her boyfriend kissing her sister. Then a mysterious phone draws her into a terrifying world of games. After Xu Wushuang fights her way back alive, she discovers that everyone around her has become extremely strange. The world I live in is not normal. I’m trying to escape. By the time you see my plea for help, I may already be dead... 921Reads8.4Score114Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book!!! Trust me, you might be put off by the beginning of this one, *Juejuezi*. But!! Please be patient and read on; it's truly captivating and mind-bending. There's no romance, so feel free to read on!

13. 13 诡 The Mysterious Descends: The Boss Is Actually Me 诡秘降临：boss竟是我自己 A Leap of Faithful Fortune一跃锦鲤Mystery227k WordsOngoing [God Game + No-Couple Infinite Flow + Sequence Leveling + Chinese Mythology + Light Ensemble Cast] After living for years in the lower city, Fu Ye suddenly discovered that she was in a game world, and that she was the ultimate boss of the large-scale god-sequence game Gifted. Of the twelve paths to godhood, she unexpectedly awakened the path of the [Judge]. To protect herself, she killed six game controllers from the start and entered various instances to improve her sequence abilities. [Blood S 1.4kReads—Score337Shelves

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    I found a great infinite flow novel, with no romantic pairings and a small ensemble cast. Fu Ye awakens as the Judge, transforming from a besieged BOSS into a powerful figure who wields judgment and settles scores with the gods.

14. 14 地 A Hellish Start, Yet I Can Still Achieve a Perfect Clear 地狱开局，我照样能打出完美通关 Big Cuihua of Bear Ridge狗熊岭大翠花Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No CP + Beautiful, powerful, and never pitiful heroine + Ruthless and taciturn + Cheat-code queen + Rich lady + First thing she does after leaving a dungeon is take down her scumbag father] Xie Yuanzhen was once told by a wandering Taoist that she wouldn't live past her fifteenth birthday. She always thought it was nonsense. Aside from getting a little breathless when she walked and being a little frail, she was no different from anyone else. That was, until the day before her fifteenth birthda 5.6kReads8.5Score830Shelves

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    If you don't like it, come bite me! [Kissing emoji] The bag is nice and meets your requirements perfectly. [Admiring emoji]

15. 15 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.5kReads9.3Score9.8kShelves
16. 16 你 Hello, Creepy Boss. I'm Here to Work 你好诡异Boss，我是来打工的 Qi Yi Zi七一子Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Female-oriented, no romance, infinite-flow + plot-driven + mildly horror] On the first day after losing her job, a mysterious app appeared on Li Wu's phone. The jobs listed were simple and paid well. They were obviously a scam. Li Wu: “I'm in! A scam is exactly what I'm looking for.” Her job duties were simple: [Little Girl's Nanny: 5,000 yuan/day] [Plastic Surgery Clinic Nurse: 10,000 yuan/day] [Village Watcher: 30,000 yuan/day] The work was clearly described and 114.8kReads9.2Score17.2kShelves
17. 17 诡 The Paranormal Zone Administration: My Sisters and I Brave the Haunted Zones 诡域管理所：和姐妹们勇闯诡域 Star-Picking Squirrel摘星松鼠Mystery341k WordsCompleted [All-Female Team + No Romance + Infinite-Flow + Women Supporting Women + Mild Horror + Plot-Focused + Friendship + Ensemble Cast] This is where the rule-based horror world began. In the beginning, the world of the uncanny had no rules, and people could only die again and again to discover the rules that governed death. At that time, the women gathered at Management Office 6750. “What! Management Office 6750 climbed ten places overnight??” This was a madwoman’s carnival. And the madwoman had foun 391Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    The horror story is well-written and contains no derogatory terms.

18. 18 惊 A Horror Game? I'm Just a Frail Young Woman 惊悚游戏？人家只是个弱女子 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 6.9kReads9.0Score909Shelves

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    The first book is my favorite to read recently, and I highly recommend the second book.

19. 19 惊 Thriller Game: Welcome to the Human Colosseum 惊悚游戏：欢迎来到人类斗兽场 Qing Qing青卿Mystery512k WordsOngoing [All Villains + No CP + No Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead + Horror + Infinite Flow + Twists] Reader advisory: [This isn't a straightforward power fantasy. The female lead may have a hard time winning, and she may fail. She has dated both men and women in the past. Neither relationship becomes a romance with her later, but both characters will appear in the story. Everyone is a villain, and all characters, whether leads or supporting cast, have their stains and flaws.] “Hello, you penniless p 66Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    All of them are great. The first one features a female lead with consistently high intelligence and amazing deduction skills. There's no romantic pairing, but there are tools to use. The only thing that makes it a coming-of-age story is the commentary section, haha. The second one is by the same author as "The Conman," and the content is excellent. The female lead is also very intelligent, and the story is more mature. Unfortunately, it's been discontinued due to lack of traffic [crying]. The third one is practically my absolute favorite. When I first started reading, many of the comments were quite unfriendly, and I almost gave up. But the more I read, the better I found it. I don't know how to describe it, but it just gets better and better, and the content is very fresh later on. It's definitely worth reading.

20. 20 无 Infinite: Guess, Am I Human? 无限：你猜，我是不是人呢？ Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery341k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Strong Female Lead] [New Worlds] [Enhancement] [No CP] [Plot-Focused] Four towering statues of gods stood among the clouds in the azure sky above. They did not stand straight, but instead lurked among the clouds, tilted as if looking down upon the world. What exactly are these divine statues? In a psychiatric hospital, someone asked Lin Ying, who was wearing a patient gown: “Lin Ying, have you ever had a moment when you thought you might not be mentally ill?” “Lin Ying, don't ta 8.4kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    I highly recommend two amazing books to you all. You'll really regret it if you don't read them! The first one has an incredibly intelligent female lead (it's not finished yet, so there are many foreshadowing elements). The second one also features a female lead who remains calm and collected in the face of adversity.

21. 21 无 Infinite: Reading Feng Shui in Rule Horror 无限：我在规则怪谈里看风水 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery473k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow | Thrills | Horror | Teamwork | Powerful male lead, even stronger female lead (male lead is mostly in the background) | Puzzles | Rule-based horror] [Once you enter the uncanny realm, its rules reign supreme. Anyone who breaks them is sent straight to the land of the dead.] Luo Qing found herself in a strange place beyond the reach of both science and the gods. All that awaited her was boundless fear and death. A scholar from ancient times, a futuristic AI robot, a fugitive on 2.7kReads8.9Score422Shelves

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    👀Look here!!! These are all female-oriented suspenseful and mind-bending supernatural tales. The first and fourth books are female protagonists + national destiny + rule-based supernatural tales. Who says national destiny stories are only for male-oriented readers? Female-oriented ones are great too! Suspenseful and mind-bending, a must-read. The downside is that they're not finished yet. The second book is an infinite flow supernatural tale. The author specializes in infinite flow horror and suspense. If you're interested, you can also check out the other books; the style is the same. It's impressive that the author can write so many different supernatural tale plots! (There is a romance, but it's practically nonexistent, so you can ignore it!) The third book is a rule-based supernatural tale where four female protagonists fight together. Don't be fooled by the title! Suspenseful, intriguing, and mind-bending—a great read! [Pet World] A supernatural tale that made me cry!

22. 22 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, My Best Friend and I Were Chosen Together 规则怪谈：开局和闺蜜一起被选中 A Pill a一颗药丸aMystery201k WordsCompleted (The rating will rise once the book has more reviews.) [No CP + Best Friend Duo + National Fate Livestream + No System (the horror game's built-in System only handles transport into and out of instances) + Original Rule Instances] [Female-oriented, no CP, two-person challenges, logical deduction (more or less), partners supporting and complementing each other] How unlucky can a person get? Clutching Wang Yuege's hand, Yang Qianzhao felt like the sky had fallen. The previous second, they were sit 405Reads8.6Score—Shelves
23. 23 规 Rule Horror: The Slacker Turns the Nation’s Fate Around 规则怪谈：摆烂人扭转国运 Rose Planet玫瑰星球Mystery737k WordsCompleted [Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense, National Fortune, Female-Oriented, No Romance] The world of the uncanny descends upon Blue Star. Over three years, national fortune scores rise and fall. After the previous genius chosen player died, Huaguo's score plummeted to 30. No one can bear the consequences of a national fortune score reaching zero. As the score continues to fall, many people start accepting that the world of the uncanny will soon destroy Blue Star, and give up trying. Seventeen-year-old 9.8kReads7.8Score880Shelves

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    It's good, especially the third one. The only downside is that it's not finished yet.

24. 24 惊 The Horror Game Is Too Hard? Huohuo, I Only Want Joy! 惊悚游戏太难？花火我只要欢愉！ Sweet Tofu Pudding with Extra Sugar甜豆腐脑再加点糖Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Mind games + fireworks + madness + infinite flow] I am Sparkle, but I am not Sparkle. I am in a world of despair. When the heavens and earth are torn open by an indescribable, mysterious force and countless “abominations from beyond” descend, humanity’s fate is forced into a horror game. Slaughter, monsters, abyssal dungeons, illusions, eerie towers... Every time someone clears a game, a new Cthulhu entity may step into reality. Everyone is fighting to survive. But amid all this despair, I’m l 2.2kReads9.2Score261Shelves

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    Don't be scared by the "horror game" title; this is actually a thrilling intellectual battle novel! The female protagonist, Hanabi, is professionally crazy and enjoys herself immensely, crushing everything in the game with her intelligence. The plot is fast-paced with many twists and turns, and after reading it, you'll just want to urge the author to update it soon!

25. 25 全 The Whole Internet Is Running for Its Life, But She Keeps the Horrors as Pets with Playing Cards 全网逃命，她却用扑克牌圈养诡异 Zhang the Fortunate富贵张Mystery707k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] + [No Couple] + [Playing Card Management] + [Drama Queen] + [Mild Horror] [Content warning: The heroine joins the authorities early on, but basically just takes their money and does the job. If that’s not your thing, please don’t click in and then give it a low rating. Let’s not make each other miserable, okay?] The day stunt double Gu Yong was dragged into a bizarre instance, the other players screamed and ran for their lives. She stared at the [Affection] meter over the giant- 2.6kReads8.5Score696Shelves

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    It's really good, and it gets better as you go on. If you don't like it, come back and scold me.

26. 26 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Become the Murderer 规则怪谈：开局就成了凶手 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Mystery631k WordsCompleted Gu Yu runs a detective agency that's on the verge of going under. Just when she finally lands a client at the brink of bankruptcy, she and the client accidentally enter a rules-based horror game. The client dies right beside her, and she's mistaken for the murderer. To top it all off, the client hasn't paid. No one is more unlucky than Gu Yu. Worse still, the capitalist behind the horror game has taken a liking to her and keeps squeezing her for all she's worth. From then on, she's dragged into 849Reads8.9Score103Shelves
27. 27 摆 Whatever! I'll Lie Flat and Enjoy the Show in a Horror Game 摆烂！在恐怖游戏中躺平吃瓜 Watermelon Barbecueing西瓜烤肉ingMystery378k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + No Romance + Silly Humor with Gradual Growth + System] After Mu Xiaoqing died, she became a ghost. As if dying for no apparent reason weren't enough, she somehow ended up in a world invaded by horror games and became a minor NPC in one of the instances. A cruise ship caught in a cycle of murders, Japanese urban legends, a mirror world with no way out, the midnight bell tolling in a cursed castle... While all the players were struggling to survive and trying to beat the instances 304Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    It's good. I'm currently reading the first book, but I don't know why the rating is so low. The second book's protagonist, Hua Huai, is 12 years old and relies entirely on himself in the game. The third book has a female lead with delusions, but not the kind that go crazy; it's more of a suspense story.

28. 28 惊 Thriller Game: Infinite Escape Starting as a Little Girl 惊悚游戏：从萝莉开始无限逃生 Salty Fish 52咸鱼五二Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + No Romance + Horror Game + Female Lead Who Grows Stronger + Light Ensemble Cast + A Touch of Group Adoration] A special card guides those trapped in desperate circumstances into an endless horror game... Survive, and you may win untold riches and rise above everyone else. Fail to survive, and you become food for all kinds of vengeful spirits, only to die mysteriously after leaving the game. Are you ready to enter the game? It's all right if you're not ready. You have no choice. 27.1kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
29. 29 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
30. 30 校 Campus Rule Horror: Please Survive 校园规则怪谈：请活下去 Leaning by the South Window, I Entrust Myself to Pride倚南窗以寄傲Mystery133k WordsCompleted [Female lead with no CP + no System + no livestream + no talent + unrelated to national fate] Wei Ran arrived at A City No. 1 High School and received a student handbook filled with rules. She also found a diary left by a senior under the pillow in her dorm room. The title page read: Please do everything you can to survive. (This story is entirely fictional.) (There is a worldbuilding framework, woven into the later plot.) 980Reads8.7Score130Shelves

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    It's a bit short, I wanted more. It mainly tells the story of the three main characters surviving in a strange school. Recommended! [OK][OK]

31. 31 她 She’s a Dinosaur: No Talent Needed to Slay Her Way Through Rule-Based Horror 她是恐龙，杀穿规则怪谈无需天赋 Natural Disaster Tyrannosaurus天灾霸王龙Mystery212k WordsOngoing (The rating has only just appeared and will go up later) [Rules-Based Horror + Strong Female Lead + No Male Lead, No CP + Infinite Flow + Invincible + No Feelings + Unhinged + National Destiny + Livestreaming + Power Fantasy + Comedy + Foodie] My name is Long Qi, and I’m a dinosaur. But humans don’t believe me. They insist I have delusions and diagnose me with a whole string of mental illnesses. Then a rules-based horror game picks me to represent the Dragon Kingdom. I fail to awaken a talent fr 718Reads8.6Score107Shelves

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    The cheat system has been applied to the female protagonist herself. Failing to awaken her talent at the start doesn't matter; her absolute mechanics tell her it's time to utilize absolute power.

32. 32 在 Becoming the Most Popular One in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里成为最强万人迷 Cloudscorch Wanderer灼云客Mystery975k WordsOngoing (Content warnings at the end of the blurb. This story rejects writing advice.) [Infinite-Flow + Wish Fulfillment + Passionate Team Ensemble + Light Mystery and Combat + Horror Escape] [Top-Tier Talent, Brains and Brawn, a Cold-Humored, Protective Female Lead, and Teammates Who Each Shine in Their Own Way] At first, the twisted viewers thought that some poor woman in a hospital gown was going to die horribly on the very first night of the first round. That was until they saw her with their own ey 107.8kReads9.4Score11.4kShelves

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    These two are my current favorites! I always read books without a romantic pairing! The first one is absolutely amazing; I watched it from the short series, which was too slow... It combines ensemble cast, fast-paced action, and infinite flow elements, with a pure and fiercely protective female lead who's incredibly cool! Lan Jie is killing me! The second one isn't very long yet, but the female lead isn't entirely a good person, but it's still incredibly satisfying!

33. 33 恐 Horror Game Jester! The Big-Game Player Turns the Tables on Everyone 恐游乐子人！比格玩家掀翻全场 One-Thirteen-One一十三幺Mystery345k WordsOngoing [No CP, Infinite-Flow, Over-the-Top Brain-Off Power Fantasy, Table-Flipping Big-Dog Villain, Emperor-Type Fun-Lover (Not the Typical Kind)] · 'Ding! You have been loaded into the cozy live-stream game of the Inner World. This round is an asymmetric match. Your role is: undercover (if caught, you'll be beaten to death).' Jiang, the short-lived brain-tumor patient, Xiu: "..." Great, great. The absurd System is holding an online funeral, and here comes a match where two survivors face off against e 19.1kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
34. 34 惊 Thriller: This NPC Has Gone on Strike 惊悚：这个NPC罢工了 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Thriller + unhinged beauty + not scary + no romance + killing all the way + invincible] The dungeon opens in Chapter Two. You can skip it. Shen Xiaoxiao is the famous S-rank dungeon NPC, the River God’s Bride, hated by countless players. One day, she suddenly realizes that players have tricked her into dying countless times. So she decides: “I quit! I’m done!” While other players painstakingly search for clues to clear the dungeon, Shen Xiaoxiao spends the whole time causing trouble in her own 3.4kReads9.3Score469Shelves

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    A 99% mortality rate in infinite worlds? Sorry, the S-class NPC aura completely changes his fate! While others struggle to survive in dungeons, he starts at the peak with a top-tier aura—attribute bonuses crush everyone, NPCs automatically switch sides, and dungeon rules yield to him! No formulaic leveling up, only a devastating attack with stacked auras; no frustrating stepping stones, only sweeping victories across countless realms. From horror paradises to fantastical realms, from newbies to cosmic masters, watch the protagonist dominate the infinite flow world with his S-class aura, turning a "survival" scenario into a "cheat-like crushing of noobs" spectacle. Every chapter is so satisfying, you won't want to stop watching! Those who know, know—this aura's value is off the charts!

35. 35 惊 Thriller: I Can't Believe I Drew a Farming System from the Start 惊悚：服了，开局抽到种田系统 Thirteen Paper Boats纸船十三Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + farming + infinite flow + a System for everyone + food; not scary, not scary. The main draw is goofy, lighthearted fun, with everyone helping one another and getting along. A little scheming] After 28 years of diligent work, Xia Wulei worked herself to death in front of her computer. Her soul arrives in a new world, where she gets a chance to complete quests, save up points, and resurrect herself. Xia Wulei was going to refuse, but then she drew a farming System. Now that's hard to turn 2.9kReads8.8Score414Shelves

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    It's so good! 😍 I just finished watching it.

36. 36 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tough-as-Nails Housekeeper Sets Overbearing CEOs Straight 快穿：硬核管家，专治霸总癫公 Give Me Some Golden Light给点金光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + satisfying power fantasy, with a heroine who is the strongest in every world] After clearing an endless series of dungeons, Zhu Yin changed jobs. The Quick Transmigration Department gained a sweet and harmless-looking new employee. The protagonists of every world were about to meet their toughest assistant and go-to helper, whose main goal was to make her boss’s wishes come true. CEO world. The domineering CEO roared, “Find her! Turn City A upside down if you have to, but 69.1kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    It's so good! The author must have magic to create such a powerful and charming female lead. The story of each world is full of ups and downs because of the female lead's strength, which completely immersed me in the story.

37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: Male Protagonist, No Romance, Pure Satisfaction 快穿男主，无cp，包爽文！ Octopus, Six Thousand Words a Day八爪鱼日更六千Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration, male protagonist, no romance, no angst, pure satisfaction. (I’m no good at writing blurbs, but the story is great! Give the first couple of chapters a try, please, pretty please!) Chen Luo is bound to the System and becomes a task-taker. The moment he opens his eyes, some idiot is already offering his neck to an axe. World One: Martial arts world, double kill from the start, record verifiable (Complete) World Two: Modern romance, sleazy cannon fodder gets a makeover into a 2kReads8.3Score170Shelves
38. 38 快 Quick Transmigration: Take Down Those Protagonists with Twisted Values 快穿：打倒那些三观不正的主角 Mint-Flavored Fruit薄荷味果子Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] The protagonists of every novel world have some kind of golden finger, whether visible or not. With it, they can kill gods and Buddhas alike, sailing smoothly toward the pinnacle of life. But along the way to that pinnacle, there are always a few people who get sacrificed as cannon fodder. Some are rich and powerful, while others have nothing at all. Whatever their status, they cannot escape the fate of being cast aside. Now Qi An tran 1.1kReads8.9Score100Shelves
39. 39 恐 Horror Game Invasion: The Top Player Is So Twisted 恐怖游戏入侵：顶级玩家她好变态 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [No romance + game invasion + livestream format + rules-based horror + national destiny + hilarious power fantasy] Five years after horror games descended upon the world, everyone is struggling to survive. Only Shen Yan laughs like a squealing pig the moment she’s chosen. Because everyone knows that if you fail the beginner dungeon, everyone in your household registration dies. She takes one look at her bloodsucking parents, then at her useless little brother Shen Yaozu, who’s getting ready to s 3.2kReads8.7Score315Shelves

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    This book can also be without a romantic pairing; I finished it as soon as I started reading. The female lead is all about straightforward confrontation.

40. 40 规 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈：我来书写规则 A Rainbow Cloud一份彩虹云Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday Arrives + Livestream + National Fate + Supernatural Rules + Parallel World] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star, and rules became humanity’s final point of contention with the unspeakable. The unspeakable would randomly select “chosen ones” from every country and send them into a supernatural world. If they successfully solved its mystery, that round’s haunting would disappear from their country. If they failed the challenge within the allotted time, the haunting would descend up 1.4kReads8.9Score150Shelves

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    All of them are non-CP (no romantic pairing). I'm currently reading the first one, and I recommend it. It's an ensemble piece about a team. The second one has a female lead who later becomes... Unspeakable. I finished the other books a long time ago, and they were all good.

41. 41 疯 My Unhinged Persona Can't Crack [Infinite Flow] 疯批人设不能崩［无限流］ Da Yao大夭Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Infinite quick transmigration + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + no romance. The heroine acts like a lunatic, but she's absolutely sane! Slow-paced! Slow-paced! Slow-paced!] After the S-rank felon Ye Li is forcibly bound to a Punishment and Rehabilitation System, she's exiled to countless perilous worlds created in virtual reality to serve her sentence and undergo punishment. The more she suffers while serving her time, the more of her sin points are deducted. During her sentence, Ye L 4.4kReads9.5Score627Shelves
42. 42 惊 Horror Survival Game: This Little Old Lady Is Seriously Wicked 惊悚国运，小老太太坏的很 Jin San'er瑾三儿Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestream + National Fortune + Horror Games + Farming. Nonsensical, lighthearted comedy, with unserious horror and unserious national fortune.] Dong Shuzhen was a little old lady of sixty-five. At last retired, she switched into travel mode. Who knew that she’d fall asleep on a plane and wake up having transmigrated? She’d become a little old lady of the same name and age. The history of this world’s nations was much like that of her original world. The main difference was that in 13.1kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 规 Rules of the Strange: She Conquers the Supernatural World and Becomes a Legend 规则怪谈，她在诡异世界通关封神 Xu Ruopingsheng徐若平笙Mystery307k WordsCompleted The story is complete. [Female-Oriented, No Romance, Mystery, Deduction, Power Fantasy, Light Infinite-Loop Elements; the heroine is just an ordinary person] The supernatural returns, and strange tales descend upon the world. Wen Qi is chosen by the supernatural world. As one of the chosen, she bears the hopes of her country. She must do her best to survive in the supernatural world's strange-tale instances and even earn rewards. Watching Wen Qi on the livestream, with her rumpled clothes, bird' 723Reads8.9Score110Shelves
44. 44 国 National Fate: Teng Teng Has Two Systems, One Exploits and One Spoils Her 国运：藤藤有两统，一剥削一宠 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [System + Nonhuman Protagonist + Fluffy Creatures + No Romance for the Protagonist + Everyone Dotes on Her + Patriotic] From the start, Tang Ran gets a System and looks at her own bright green hand... or rather, leaf. She's a little dazed. Am I... not human anymore? Before she can even react, she's chosen for the National Destiny battlefield and becomes China's chosen champion. On her left is a System that keeps stuffing good things into her pockets, on her right is a lovesick manager of the Nat 2.5kReads9.1Score302Shelves

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    National destiny! Live broadcast! System included! No romance! Lighthearted and humorous! Absolutely amazing! The story revolves around Tang Ran, a resilient and hardworking individual; an adorable system that digs through her savings for its host; the knowledgeable and cunning but sharp-tongued Ping An; the chubby and gentle Ling Ling; and the impulsive and love-struck A Hu—each character is fascinating! Watching them bicker and laugh is heartwarming and healing!

45. 45 给 Giving Interstellar Players a Little Ghostly Shock 给星际玩家一点小小的女鬼震撼 Infinite Universe无限宇宙Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Interstellar gaming + comedy + no romance for the heroine] Ye Yuxi transmigrates into an interstellar age full of tough customers. From the start, she’s tossed into a shoddy version of Saw made by a rotten classmate, who mocks her for being a coward and says she could never make a horror game. Born on Earth in her previous life and raised on a steady diet of horror from all over the world, Ye Yuxi takes one look at the monotonous selection of shooter and combat games topping the interstellar ch 17.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    The first and third books are both supernatural tales based on rules. The first book features a female protagonist with high intelligence, making it a bit mind-bending. In the third book, the female protagonist is reborn and becomes stronger (she's already very strong at the beginning), unraveling the mystery of her origins. The second book features a female protagonist who travels through interstellar space and designs thrilling games.

46. 46 嘘 Shh, Bet You Didn’t See This Coming: I’m the Supernatural Being 嘘，没想到吧，我就是诡异 Steamed Salted Radish清蒸咸萝卜Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake and Real Heiresses, Reborn, Rule Horror, Bizarre World, Wealthy CEO, No Romance, Secret Identity, Horror Game] The full-cast audiobook is available on Fanqie Changting. Search for: The Real Heiress Goes Off the Rails in the Horror Game. Qin Shu is reborn on the day of her eighteenth birthday, with only an hour left before she enters the Rule Horror game. She snatches the jade bangle from the female lead, shuts herself in her room, puts it on, and waits to be pulled into the game. In her pr 16.7kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    [True and False Heiresses, Rebirth, Strange Rules, Mysterious World, Tycoon CEO, No Romance, Hidden Identity, Thriller Game] Reborn, she no longer craves family; she aims to stand at the top and reclaim everything she once lost. Through a series of dungeons—"Blood Moon Restaurant," "A Happy Family of Four," "Midnight Blood-Red Supermarket," "Infinite Loop," etc.—She discovers that each dungeon is... And... Her background becomes increasingly mysterious. One day, her hidden identity is revealed: number one on the talent list, number one in bizarre items, number one in perfect completion—a figure worshipped by all, making those who once hurt her deeply regret their actions.

47. 47 童 The Fairytale Train 童话列车 Call Me a Beauty叫我美少女Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + eerie fairy tales + feel-good story + rule-based horror + infinite worlds] In the world of fairy tales, everything is like a dream, and you can have whatever you desire. In the fairy-tale town, no one is allowed to lie or harm the residents. Yet every day, everyone must board the fairy-tale train, where the stories are eerie and passengers meet their deaths. Shi Niao realizes that this train seems to lead to the world she wants to reach. She has forgotten everything, but never forg 2.1kReads8.8Score356Shelves

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    Dark fairy tales are absolutely amazing!!

48. 48 惊 Thriller Game: I Became Invincible After Throwing Away My Shame 惊悚游戏：我不要脸后无敌了 Yuan Jiu鸢九Mystery562k WordsCompleted Horror game + no romance + comedy + growing heroine (The heroine is an ordinary person. She keeps her head down while she gets stronger at first, then eventually stands tall. Early on, she’s a source of laughs; later, she becomes someone who enjoys the fun.) [Player: Gu Panxi] [Talent: Box of Fear] [For every 100 points of Fear collected, you get one chance to draw a prize from the Box of Fear.] [Fart Sound: When you fart, the sound is automatically amplified 1,000 times.] [Chrysanthemum Enthusi 6.6kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    Early-game survival diary of a "King of Survival" x Later-game hilarious antics. While others were screaming and crying in the terrifying dungeons, Sister Gu was performing tricks like slapping ghosts with tofu/sacking bosses with sacks/using system loopholes to blackmail NPCs, and holding a VIP badge to force the villainous giant octopus to perform a feat of tangled tentacles. On the surface, she was a coward, kneeling and sliding on the floor, but behind the scenes, she was frantically farming fear points to fleece others, turning the horror survival game into a bizarre record of "Human Anti-PUA."

49. 49 无 Infinite: My Bargaining Chip Is the World’s Corpses 无限：我的筹码是世界尸骸 My Luck Is Overflowing我的欧气满满Mystery530k WordsOngoing The rating is low because this just came out [No CP + infinite-instance] [Warning: The heroine isn’t an absolute good person. Whether she kills or saves people depends entirely on her mood. Cheating, swindling, and stealing from NPCs and players is part of her daily routine.] Zhu Yaoguang was unlucky enough to be hit by a meteorite and flung into an instance game. Hidden clues, terrifying NPCs, and players with ulterior motives made up one deadly instance after another. Just when she finally cle 110Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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    This book! Holy crap, I almost got tricked by the drowning ghost in the first story, but the female lead saw through his weirdness. She's tough, smart, and has the courage to take risks. She's so cool!

50. 50 恐 Horror Game: The Daily Grind of Clinging to the Pretty Girl’s Coattails 恐怖游戏：抱小姐姐大腿日常 Uncle Wu武大爷Two Male Leads418k WordsCompleted The money-loving, life-preserving orphan Li Jian and the elegant queen-like NPC powerhouse All Li Jian did was help an old woman up on a rainy night, and she was pulled into a deadly game. Every gold coin she earns here can be exchanged for cash! But once the game begins, quitting is not allowed! A gloomy old castle A terrifying island A forbidden skyscraper A cannibal resort A haunted hospital And one mysterious woman... 145Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Too many books, hard to find

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