Survival: Islands, Sky Islands, Rafts, and Sandboxes. No Horror Games 求生：海岛 空岛 木筏 沙盒。不要惊悚游戏类的

1. 151 我 Did My Sandbox Turn Into a Dungeon? 我的沙盘变成了地下城？ Feast飨餐Eastern Fantasy506k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] [Sandbox] [Dungeon] [Sword and Sorcery] [Another World] [Western Fantasy] [No Heroine] [Slow Burn] [Villain Protagonist] [Dungeon] After receiving this sandbox dungeon, Lin Mo’s life becomes a lot more interesting. The dungeon connects to another world! What, some weird little people have come in? Throw in a few bugs! What, the little people can use magic? Have the dungeon drain all their mana! What, there are worshippers of a god inside the dungeon? The worshippers are here. Wha 114Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   Group portrait, sandbox, dungeon

2. 152 启 The Enlightenment Human Community 启明人类共同体 Yuwen Jun, Who Hates Grocery Shopping苦于买菜的宇文君Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just came in and will keep rising, so feel free to give it a try. People keep saying there’s no room for sci-fi here, that everyone only likes cultivation and fantasy, and that The Three-Body Problem is the only one that can compete. Let’s prove them wrong!) Abducted by aliens? Turns out that’s a good thing: we’re the pandas of the universe. They won’t let us visit home? There’s always a way around every obstacle! They lock us in cages and cut us off? Then we’ll just have to secretly 1.2kReads8.3Score128Shelves

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   Does space survival count? To avoid overthinking, I wrote this myself. There's no system, no time travel, no rebirth. It's about surviving in the cracks of interstellar civilizations. I'd appreciate guidance and positive reviews.

3. 153 全 Survival for All: I Have a Treasure Chest System 全民求生，我有宝箱系统 Hot and Sour Fish酸辣鱼Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [Survival] [System] [Treasure Chests] [Slay the Gods] [Eerie] When night falls, go home. After waking up, everyone found themselves in a world teeming with danger, filled with zombies, magical beasts, and Eerie creatures. Night belonged to monsters. Danger lurked everywhere, and Eerie things infested the land. Everyone had to do everything they could to survive in this perilous world. Fortunately, I had a Treasure Chest System. While other survivors were still struggling to find food, I was alre 1.6kReads7.5Score117Shelves

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   These are all survival stories. 2, 3, And 7 are all female-centric novels, and they're all pretty good (*๓´╰╯`๓)♡. You can check them out if you're interested.

4. 154 荒 Wilderness Survival: Only I Know the Options 荒野求生：只有我知道选项 Qian Ze乾泽Sports1.2M WordsCompleted The whole world transmigrates to the wilderness, with everyone getting a thatched hut from the start! [There is no human civilization in this world, only traps and wild beasts!] [Every day at midnight, each base will randomly land in a new spot in the wilderness!] [Players can leave their bases to explore, but whether they find a treasure chest or a disaster is entirely up to luck.] Hu You arrives in the wilderness survival world, expecting to struggle just like everyone else to stay alive. But 477Reads7.3Score—Shelves
5. 155 星 Survival in the Sea of Stars: The Rise of the Fourth Calamity 星海求生：第四天灾的崛起 Sweet Potato Eater吃番薯的红苕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse919k WordsCompleted A comet arrives, Earth is destroyed, and billions of people around the world transmigrate all at once. Everyone gets a spaceship and a randomly assigned technology template. Halo, StarCraft, EVE, Star Wars, Macross, the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise: every sci-fi game, anime, and movie created by human civilization becomes a technology template. A different universe, a different interstellar war, a different Dark Forest law... System motto: The universe is vast. Don't go running around. The only 1.3kReads8.5Score101Shelves
6. 156 国 National Fate: My System Comes with Marvel Black Tech 国运：我的系统自带漫威黑科技 Cultivate a Partner功法脱单Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Iron Man + Lighthearted] Tang Xiaofan arrives in the Divine and Demon Continent, becomes a castle lord, and enters the fair and impartial Contest of Ten Thousand Races. When they first arrive, each castle lord is randomly assigned a troop-building. Recruit troops, plunder resources, build a dynasty, and conquer the myriad races! To Tang Xiaofan’s surprise, the building he randomly gets is the one-of-a-kind Farmer Factory! It can only produce the lowest-level unit: farmers! Even so, he 82Reads7.3Score—Shelves
7. 157 四 Four-Dimensional Survival: I’m the Only One Who Can Predict the Future 四维求生:只有我能预测未来 Become a God成神Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead] He wakes up to find that the entire world has transmigrated. Everyone has entered a four-dimensional trial world. Each day, they get ten chances to open a door. What lies beyond could be a trove of supplies, or a parallel world, a time barrier, a wormhole, a desert, an ocean, an ice field, or a sea of stars. Fortunately, Jiang Zhe awakens the ability to foresee the future. See the future! [All things are silent. Don't blink after entering, or you'll lose your memories.] [Quantum 2kReads8.8Score282Shelves
8. 158 海 Ocean Survival: Infinite Upgrades and Evolution 海洋求生：无限升级进化 A Southern Wind Rose Overnight一夜南风起Urban3.2M WordsCompleted In a parallel world, Blue Star's resources have been exhausted. Once they reach adulthood, everyone can enter the ocean world and become an island lord. From the start, all they have is a net, and they have to fish for all their equipment! With a System at his side, Ye Chuan has already built a manor on his island while everyone else is still struggling to survive on their tiny patches of land. He has fine wine and grapes to keep him company, and he's even starting to assemble a fleet... 11kReads7.7Score775Shelves

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   This shouldn't count the 1000+ chapters featuring a female lead; it's a long read.

9. 159 列 Train Survival: From the Start, I Get an Unbelievable Reward! 列车求生：开局获得逆天奖励！ Big Snail大蜗蜗蜗Sports1.3M WordsCompleted All of humanity is drawn into a game called Train Survival. The tracks stretch endlessly in every direction, with no one knowing where they lead. Various cars sit along the tracks: supply cars, trap cars, weapons cars... and perhaps cars containing... things of terrifying horror. Zhou Yun discovers that his rate-of-return golden finger still works. [Rate of Return]: 4,900% to positive infinity. [Risk]: Low [Recommendation]: Low risk, extremely high returns. Strongly recommended. As a merchant, a 21kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves

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   🎇Highly recommend the anime-based novel, *Survival in the Mist: I Can See Hints*! It's incredibly exciting and thrilling! The protagonist finds himself in a dangerous world shrouded in mist, his life hanging in the balance. But he possesses an extraordinary ability: he can see crucial hints! Using this unique power, he skillfully avoids danger in the perilous mist, precisely seeking resources and opportunities. Each crisis is averted thanks to these hints, allowing him to continuously grow stronger. Follow in the protagonist's footsteps, and you'll feel as if you're in that mysterious and thrilling misty world, experiencing the adrenaline rush and heart-pounding thrill of survival against all odds—an absolute must-read!

10. 160 全 Everyone Chops Wood to Survive: I Have a Hundred Million Times Critical Hit 全民伐木求生：我有亿万倍暴击 My Name Is Zhang Fei吾名张飞Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Chopping trees + cultivation + strength unknown, grows stronger against stronger foes + pets + stats] Everyone transmigrates to a world of logging and cultivation. From the start, each person has only one tree. Chopping it can yield food, equipment, cultivation manuals, and building materials. Lu Yao receives Heaven’s blessing: every ten swings of his axe are guaranteed to produce a critical hit. While everyone else is still going hungry, Lu Yao already has more feasts than he can count, with a 17.7kReads7.5Score1.7kShelves

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    I've personally tested it, it's absolutely gorgeous!

11. 161 巨 Behemoth Survival Battlefield: From the Start, I Get Lucky Seven! 巨兽求生战场：开局获得幸运七！ Under the Frog Pond蛙鱼塘下Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Here comes book number three! Congratulations!] Lin Qi is this story’s best male lead. His name may sound feminine, but he’s a bona fide man, right? And now for the proper introduction~ The moment everyone in the world witnessed a gaping maw swallow Blue Star, they were all transported to a world of giant beasts called the Giant Beast Survival Battlefield! And so begins the story of everyone’s second life~ Our best male lead, Lin Qi, gets a surprise right from the start: his seniority drops by 10.8kReads8.1Score818Shelves

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    Various survival novels, come and read them!

12. 162 沙 Sandstorm Apocalypse: I’ve Stored Ten Trillion Tons of Water! 沙暴末世：我储水十万亿吨！ Ink Like an Immortal墨如仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.7M WordsOngoing (Reborn + sandstorms + no water + power struggles + airtight logic + satisfying read) The world’s water supply has vanished. Scorching heat and sandstorms sweep the land, and steel rusts away. The apocalypse has arrived, but no one has gained supernatural powers. Ordinary people can only face the disasters with their frail human bodies. Drinking urine and blood, eating their own children: despair is everywhere! With water and supplies in hand, I recruit followers, win people over, build a team, 11.4kReads7.6Score813Shelves
13. 163 公 Road Survival: My Ability Is a Jinx 公路求生，我的异能是乌鸦嘴 Su Tianyu苏天羽Sports1.1M WordsCompleted (Feel-good power fantasy + survival + apocalypse + one female lead + base-building) Song Mo was jolted awake by the cold. Like countless others, he had entered a game called “Road Survival” in his sleep. He started with a beat-up motorcycle and not even a single dagger. Cold, heat, hunger, wild beasts, torrential rain, and even opening a loot chest could bring fortune or disaster. Supplies were scarce and precious, making survival unimaginably difficult. Human nature was laid bare, in all its cr 8.9kReads7.5Score586Shelves
14. 164 山 Surviving the Mountains and Seas: Where’s My Shelter? 山海求生：我庇护所呢 A Fellow Villager一个老乡Sports174k WordsOngoing [Survival] [Shelters] [Classic of Mountains and Seas] [Beast Taming] The seventh season of survival in the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas has begun. As a member of the naturally weak Homo sapiens, how will Lu Heng embark on his journey to survive, starting with no shelter from the start? Among the contestants are descendants of the ancient gods: the Winged Folk, descendants of Xihe; the Night Charm Clan, descendants of Changxi; the Demonfolk, descendants of Chiyou... and the Homo sap 2Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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15. 165 开 A Ship from the Start, and All My Gear Comes from Loot 开局一条船，装备全靠爆 Nest Leaf窝叶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse345k WordsCompleted After waking up, everyone in the world had somehow transmigrated to an island realm. Countless unclaimed islands awaited the survivors' exploration... Jiang Hao had even obtained a Survival System. [Kill 10 ferocious beasts: Increase the drop rate of rewards by 1%] [Kill 100 ferocious beasts: Increase the drop rate of rewards by 5%] Several years later. While everyone else was still worrying about food and clothing, Jiang Hao had turned survival into a vacation. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everything's here!

16. 166 宿EN Dormitory Survival: I Lie Flat and Earn Nightmare Coins 宿舍求生，我躺平赚取梦魇币 The Real Master of Three Fates三运真人Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing [Tower Defense + Infinite Worlds + Apocalypse + Survival + Goddesses + Monsters + Leveling Up + Lie Flat and Grow] When people woke up, they found themselves in a dormitory survival game. Blood mist shrouded the world, human civilization teetered on the brink, and the only safe place was their own dorm room! Xu Lang awakened the Nightmare Overlord sequence. He could earn Nightmare Coins just by sleeping, then use them to strengthen anything. Goddesses could even make his sleep more comfortable a 30.1kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
17. 167 列 Train Survival: From the Start, I Can Predict the Next Stop! 列车求生：开局预知下一站！ Lan Yi岚意Sci-Fi & Apocalypse84k WordsOngoing [Survival + Foresight + Lighthearted + Farming and Growth] The train stops at one station every day. Get off to explore, gather supplies, and make it back alive. The stations might be crawling with terrifying monsters, alluring succubi, or endless treasures. But everything is unknown, and you have to take your chances! Only Baize doesn’t have to gamble. He just needs to see the future! [Moment of Foresight · EX] Whenever the train sets off, he learns in advance about every danger and treasur —Reads—Score117Shelves

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    This one is really quite good.

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