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Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈:我的家人不正常
[Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr
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Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈?我选择叛逆
[A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra
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- 3 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 [Complete, with a universally praised ending] [Rebellious Oddball + School Oddball + Lin Chen the Oddball + Comedy + Crazy Antics + The Uncanny + National Fortune + Mental Illness] [Readers say it becomes legendary from the third instance onward] He swaps a hen’s eggs for pebbles and lets her sit on them for half a month, hands sandpaper to his roommate while he’s on the toilet, and buys ten steamed buns for a beggar who asks for money to eat, then watches him finish them… Lin Chen is an oddba 9.3kReads9.4Score1kShelves
- 4 My Endless Rebellion Against the Rules in Tales of the Bizarre 当我在规则怪谈中无限叛逆 [Unconventional Rules-Horror Power Fantasy + Urban High Martial Arts + Hilarious + Mind-Bending + Plot-Driven + No Romance + Supernatural Awakening + Passionate Evolution + Clashes Between Multiple Civilizations + Plenty of Foreshadowing and a Lasting Impact] A high-martial-arts power fantasy wrapped in the trappings of a rules-horror story. It leans comedic early on and grows more action-packed and impassioned later. The world is vast, spanning multiple planes and species, with interstellar con 101Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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I Use a Coin to Rule the World 我用一枚硬币玩转规则世界
[Rules-based horror + not a power fantasy + no System + no national survival game + no livestreaming + no tired tropes + horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + suspense + fictional setting + requires some brainpower] (A fairly unusual first-person narrative, but easy to read and more immersive.) The university I’d eagerly looked forward to turned out to be a bizarre academy. It was full of all kinds of strange rules: Dormitory rules, campus rules, competition and event rules, mission rules… You
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Rule Horror: The Haunting Is Right Beside Me 规则怪谈:怪谈竟在我身边
[Mystery + no female lead + eerie + rule-based horror + no special abilities + no national fate] From the start, all you’ve got is a brain, and all your reasoning runs on six walnuts. A seasoned reader named Fang Yan had read every kind of rule-based horror story and developed a keen interest in them. One day in the future, in order to accomplish a certain goal, Fang Yan would wipe himself clean and load himself into a horror story to uncover its truth. As part of the process, some of his memori
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Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈,诡异?都是一家人
[Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr
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- 8 A World of Supernatural Horrors: You Want Me to Tame Ghosts, but I'm Out Here Eating Them Alive? 全民诡异:让驭鬼,你嘎嘎生吃? [The Age of the Weird] A game descends into reality, and the weird invade Blue Star! Everyone gets one chance to control a weird entity. Those who succeed become ghost tamers, worshipping the weird and trading their lifespans for a sliver of power granted by these entities as they struggle to survive. As a closed-beta player, Qin Ye encounters a ten-star high-level time ghost from the start! With death all but certain… Qin Ye discovers that he can devour the weird! The terrifying time ghost beco —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Craft Nuclear Bombs in Rule-Based Horror 我在规则怪谈手搓核弹 [Rule-Based Horror + The Supernatural + National Fate + Deduction + Memes + Comedy + Physical Exorcism] Qin Yu, a genius engineer with a criminal personality, is chosen to enter a rule-based horror world, representing Longguo in the contest. After Longguo has lost four battles in a row, Qin Yu becomes the country's last line of defense. If Qin Yu loses, Longguo falls. “Congratulations, you have obtained an SSS-rank talent: Engineer.” [Engineer: Any object you touch can be given mechanical proper 30Reads8.9Score110Shelves
- 10 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝,你让我挑战规则怪谈? [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 536Reads9.3Score178Shelves
- 11 Rule Horror: How Do You Catch a Nian Beast? 规则怪谈:如何捉到一只年兽? [No Female Lead + Auspicious Blessings + Strange Phenomena + National Destiny] Rule-based horror descended upon Earth. Those chosen from each country would enter the horror worlds and face the supernatural horrors on behalf of their nation. Ming Xin was chosen by the horror world to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. After facing five waves of supernatural incursions, the Dragon Kingdom now stood on the brink of life and death... This time, the instance was a strange world modeled on 13Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 12 Why Do You Feel Sorry for the Myriad Dao Patriarch Playing a Rules-Based Horror Game? 你心疼万道祖师玩规则怪谈? [Livestream] [National Destiny] [Rule-Based Horror] [Wish Fulfillment] [Comedic Antics] [No Female Lead] Dao Yi, the Grandmaster of the Myriad Paths, has been selected to enter a rule-based horror game? That's fine, too. He was weakened because he was too powerful, turning into a sickly wreck. That's fine, too. After all, he could still casually blow up an asteroid with a wave of his hand. Dao Yi: “A grandmaster should have the gravitas of a grandmaster. You're just an SSS-rank monster? From now 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 13 Why Mess With Him? Rule Horror Is Practically His Grandchild 你惹他干嘛,规则怪谈是他孙子辈 [Rule-based horror + comedy + swagger + master schemer + national fate + invincibility + undercover visits] My name is Dong Qing, nicknamed the Azure Emperor. I was born in ancient times. I was fortunate enough to subdue a Nian beast and refine it, becoming an ancient entity in a small world. Ten thousand years passed. My baleful aura turned inward, and my power reached its peak. Because my strength was too outrageous, the laws of the plane categorized me as a horror entity. In modern terms, I’d 1.4kReads9.0Score163Shelves
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Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈:我即怪谈
In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t
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Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈:请小心你室友的女友
[No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou
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Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈:代表龙国碾压你
[No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec
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- 17 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间! Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.6kShelves
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Having a Blast in the Rules Horror Game 在规则怪谈里玩爽了
Bai Yan, whose mind had been elsewhere, unexpectedly ended up in an instance world after going bungee jumping. She found the instance world unbearably boring. But just as she decided to conquer every instance and meet the real administrator, she discovered the secret behind the instances...
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Rule Horror: I Receive Letters from My Future Self 规则怪谈:我能收到未来自己的信
In a parallel world, supernatural rule-based scenarios have arrived. One chosen person is randomly selected from every country around the world to take part. The chosen person’s life is tied to their country. If they die in a scenario, the supernatural rules will invade their country. If they clear the scenario, the supernatural rules will not arrive. Lin Feng receives a letter written by his future self. It reveals that he will become a chosen player and fail, leaving him trapped in the scenari
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- 20 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈:我能看到隐藏提示 The world of supernatural tales has arrived, and everyone must follow the rules! After hundreds of years, the world of supernatural tales has appeared once more. Sun Kai accidentally transmigrates into it, becoming one of the first contestants representing his nation’s fate. They carry the fate of Xia Nation on their shoulders! If they win, they survive, Xia Nation’s fortunes rise, and its people all benefit. If they lose, they die, the nation’s fortunes fall, and supernatural tales invade the 4kReads9.0Score518Shelves
- 21 Rule Horror: I Can Control the Rules 规则怪谈:我能掌控规则 [No female lead + livestreaming + national destiny + Eerie] Tales of terror descend, and gods and demons roam. Demons run wild, but I walk alone. Su Bai has been chosen to enter the Eerie World and represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. If he loses, the Dragon Kingdom loses! If he dies, the Dragon Kingdom falls! The first world he must face is the Eerie World known as The Happy Family, with a death rate of 99 percent. Everyone entering the Eerie Space for the first time gets one free cha 28Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 22 Horror Game: My Family Are All Monsters! 恐怖游戏:我的家人都是鬼怪! Horror games. Dungeon missions. In Zhao Shi’s world, everyone has to enter terrifying games and repeatedly face all kinds of dungeons. While everyone else struggles desperately to survive and escape, Zhao Shi obtains a System that lets him see the rules governing how ghosts and monsters kill. Everything has rules, and every rule can be broken! With the System’s help, Zhao Shi easily sees the rules of every ghost and monster. You need a son? Sure, Mom! You need a husband? Honey, how about me? 144Reads8.9Score106Shelves
- 23 Help! What Do I Do When a Loli Maid Is Hunting Me? 救命,被萝莉女仆追杀怎么办 [Supernatural + horror + comedy + game] Lin Che accidentally finds himself in a game called “Horror World,” where he becomes a teacher at a school for ghosts and monsters... 289Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 24 Horror Games Cured My OCD 强迫症的我被惊悚游戏治愈了 Gu Xiaoyong, who suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, obtained the Clear Mind System. As long as he cures his OCD, he can become stronger. And so... the ghosts in the horror game began to suffer as soon as Gu Xiaoyong entered it. Slit-Mouthed Woman: Some heartless person sewed my mouth shut... Crushed-to-Death Ghost: All the scraps of flesh on my body have been sewn back together... Terrifying Ghost: This guy ground down every sharp edge on my body... After Gu Xiaoyong had finished 2.2kReads9.4Score270Shelves
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The Nobody in the Entertainment Industry Goes Viral in a Rule Horror Game 娱乐圈小透明在规则怪谈里火了
[The focus of the real-world storyline is the everyone-loves-him setup. The pure love-triangle drama doesn't start until the middle of the story (around Chapter 100, characters who aren't one-sidedly in love with the male lead are only just starting to drop out).] [The male lead is a saintly, kind-hearted man (not meant as an insult, not a fake innocent, and not brainless; he's simply good-natured and considerate of others) with maxed-out luck and charm. He uses love to win over the eerie, clear
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Rule Horror: My Talent Lets Me Analyze the Rules 规则怪谈:我的天赋可以剖析规则
Ten billion people around the world are simultaneously pulled into a live broadcast of national destiny trials. Each country is forcibly assigned one contestant, who is sent into a series of increasingly difficult rule-based horror scenarios. Qinghe Boarding Apartments, the last train on Netherworld Route 13, Eternal Night Ren'ai Hospital, the Temple at the Source of the Rules... Every place is a death trap woven from lies and taboos. There is no bloody slaughter here, only a silent, eerie trans
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I Tear Up the Rules from the Start and Become King of Rule Horror 开局撕规则,我在规则怪谈称王
Rules-based horror games have suddenly descended upon the world, broadcast live across the globe. Break a rule, and you die on the spot! The Red Moon High School Rules appeared out of nowhere, leaving everyone trembling with fear. Only Lin Yue sneered. Simply clearing the levels wasn't enough for Lin Yue. He found all sorts of creative ways to play around in the horror game instances: opening a bed-and-breakfast and charging the ghosts rent, holding concerts with vengeful spirits as fans, and
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- 28 Rule Horror: He Beats Everyone to a Pulp! 规则怪谈:他见谁都往死里打! [Rules-based horror + plenty of fighting spirit + eerie games + unhinged protagonist + half-invincible, half-comedic + no female lead + national destiny] It was now the fifth year since rules-based horror descended upon Blue Star. My name is Su Bai, and I'm an honorary security guard at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital. Unfortunately, I was chosen as the Chosen One to represent the Dragon Kingdom in a battle through the eerie world. If I win, the Dragon Kingdom gets a chance to catch its breath. If —Reads—Score—Shelves



























