Is Nobody Writing National Survival Stories Anymore? Looking for a Smart Protagonist and Consistent Stats 全民求生没人了吗？求主角智商在线，数据不错乱的

1. 51 肝 A Hardcore Grinder's Daily Survival 肝帝的求生日常 Mu Shui Canglan沐水沧澜Sports890k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a survival game, Lu Ze awakens a golden Liver Emperor talent! While everyone else is sleeping, he’s grinding for materials! While everyone else is eating, he’s grinding for materials! While everyone else is chatting, he’s still grinding for materials! A: Aren’t you afraid of the dark? Lu Ze: I have the Liver Emperor talent! B: Don’t you get tired? Lu Ze: I have the Liver Emperor talent! C: How come you have so much good stuff? Lu Ze: Because I have the Liver Emperor tal 3.6kReads8.4Score243Shelves
2. 52 全 Everyone's Survival Quest on a Haunted Highway 全民诡异公路求生 Uncontrollable Cloud失控云Mystery492k WordsOngoing [Growth-Oriented Golden Finger] [Horror Survival] [Farming] [Dungeon Challenges] [Supernatural Vehicles] [Collecting Inanimate Objects] All of humanity transmigrates to a world called the Supernatural Highway. There is only one road in this world, stretching endlessly forward. Everything that appears on it is extremely dangerous, and using any item comes at a price. Draw blood to drive vehicles, sacrifice flesh to command the dead, and burn your soul to fight the supernatural. On this eerie high 67.1kReads8.9Score5.7kShelves

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3. 53 公 Highway Survival: One Shot, One Soul, Every Crafting Result Upgrades 公路求生：一发入魂，制作必升品 Scallion Fried Chicken香葱炸鸡Sports1.5M WordsOngoing (The protagonist is not the ruthless, cold-blooded killing type. If that bothers you, don’t read!) After Lin Yang woke up, he gained the System and awakened the One-Shot Mastery talent. [One-Shot Mastery] [When you craft an item, the item you make on your tenth attempt is guaranteed to be one quality tier higher, with a chance of being two tiers higher and a very small chance of being three tiers higher.] … “Ding!” [Seven-Ingredient Rehmannia Pills crafted successfully. You obtained 10,000 Perf 523Reads8.6Score105Shelves

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4. 54 冰 The Ice-Cold Giant Fish 冰冰巨鱼 Uncontrollable Cloud失控云Sports3.2M WordsCompleted [No System + no heroine + a touch of golden finger + farming + raising and developing + slow-burn survival + not a saint, but still compassionate] All of humanity transmigrates to a strange ocean world, where they must survive inside the stomach of a giant fish called the Illusory Leviathan. Humans must help the Illusory Leviathan clear harmful creatures from its stomach. In return, the Illusory Leviathan finds supply crates for them and helps them develop. The creatures in this ocean world are 45.3kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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   These are all survival stories; the first few are about two people surviving together. You can check them out!

5. 55 矿 Cave Survival: So Many Chests, I’m Running Out of Room 矿洞求生：宝箱多到快要放不下了 A Salty Fish87一条咸鱼87Sports184k WordsOngoing When they woke up, everyone discovered they had entered an unfamiliar world where they had to survive in a mine. From the start, all you had was a shovel. Dig for every last resource. The survivors faced scarce supplies, harsh surroundings, monsters everywhere, traps, poisonous fog... and countless other dangers. In this grueling struggle for survival, Su Bai awakened a powerful talent that let him break through enhancement limits and push every item beyond its limits. An ordinary shovel, after 488Reads—Score278Shelves

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6. 56 从 Colonizing the Sea of Stars from an Abandoned Planet 从废弃星球开始殖民星海 I Am a Melancholy Wanderer in This World我是人間惆怅客Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Interstellar farming + lighthearted + planetary survival + leveling up + infrastructure building + humor + everyday life] From the start, everyone gets a planet to build their own ideal civilization... Yeah, right! Why do we have to develop from the Stone Age? It'll take until the end of time to build anything. To gain great power, everyone chose to unlock the magic and cultivation tech trees. The price was starting in the Stone Age. But our protagonist, Su Jie, unexpectedly gains the skill “Ap 4.7kReads8.4Score454Shelves
7. 57 最 The Most Thrilling Survival in the Mist 最爽的迷雾求生 Sleep King睡觉王Sports1.7M WordsCompleted [Group Survival] [Build a Shelter] [No Saintly Do-Gooder] [Steady Pace] [Stockpiling Supplies] [No System] We’re surviving in a world of mist, so what’s wrong with making it fun? Join the protagonist for a thrilling ride! Eight billion people are pulled into a misty world. Everyone starts with an axe and begins building a shelter. Who will rise above the rest? Who will become the ruler? Natural disasters, beasts, and nightfall: when darkness comes, close your eyes! Opportunity and danger go hand 9.2kReads7.5Score536Shelves
8. 58 海 Surviving at Sea: A Little Raft Opens Up a New World 海上求生：小木筏撞开新世界 Mu Xin Mugong木辛木公Sports131k WordsOngoing [Ocean survival + decisive male and female leads who grow stronger + exploration and treasure hunting + stockpiling + food + instances + a small team + an imaginative premise. The heroine is seriously cool. This notorious couple, the Black and White Fiends, is loathed by many in the sailing world and admired by just as many.] As Lin Mo lay dying, she opened her eyes in an ocean survival game and received an inheritance everyone else would avoid at all costs: the Netherworld Pirates. Good or evil 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I'm using this space to recommend my new book. I hope all you book lovers find something you love. This book is good; I'm just starting to recommend it and see how it goes. The world-building is vast, encompassing oceans, islands, an underwater world, and sky islands. The male and female protagonists are from the underworld and the legitimate world, respectively. No AI, and not mindless; it gets more enjoyable as you read on.

9. 59 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 30.9kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
10. 60 无 Infinite Apocalypse: A Super Cheat Every Time I Sign In! 无限末世：每次签到超级外挂！ Riding the Wind and Clouds挽风云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted A certain island nation dumps nuclear wastewater into the sea, mutating marine life and bringing on the apocalypse! Before civilization falls, everyone gains the ability to transmigrate through an infinite number of worlds to survive. Anyone who returns alive from a parallel apocalyptic world receives generous rewards and can grow stronger fast! Shen Yun binds to a System, and gets a super golden finger sign-in reward as soon as he enters another world. Island survival: Sign in from the start to 36.5kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
11. 61 公 Highway Survival: I Can Draw Vehicles Without Limit 公路求生：我能无限抽取载具 Eating Watermelon Gua Gua Gua吃西呱呱呱Sports1.5M WordsOngoing [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Never Lets a Grudge Go Unsettled] When Chen Anzhi woke up, he discovered that everyone on Earth had transmigrated into a highway survival game. He started with a bicycle and kept upgrading it. As luck would have it, Chen Anzhi awakened the “I Want It All” System! Resources, food, upgrade blueprints: hand them over! While everyone else was worrying about what to eat tomorrow, Chen Anzhi had already achieved total material freedom. Later, when an apoca 3.4kReads7.6Score215Shelves
12. 62 公 Highway Survival: Of Course My Delivery Truck Is Full of Beautiful Women 公路求生：我快递车美女多很合理 Brown Sugar Soup Dumplings白糖小笼包Sports3.1M WordsOngoing [Road-trip survival with multiple characters + beauties + no System] One morning, most of the world's population wakes up transmigrated to a world of road survival. Everyone gets a vehicle from the start. Everything else has to be scavenged. Their only goal is to search the roads for supplies and stay alive. Zhao Shuo, a courier, stares at his vehicle with a complicated expression. “Delivering packages in my old world was bad enough. Now I have to deliver them here, too.” But the moment his vehi 42.5kReads7.4Score4kShelves
13. 63 开EN A God-Tier Hidden Skill from the Start! I've Seen Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 69.4kReads8.7Score7.5kShelves
14. 64 列 Train Survival: Activating the Foresight Module from the Start! 列车求生：开局激活预知模块！ Grape-Flavored Yogurt葡萄味酸奶Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Qi Xiao wakes up in a world where people must survive aboard trains. Every day at eight, the train stops at a random station. You can get off and explore, or stay aboard and wait for it to depart. There are endless treasures here, along with unknown dangers. Explore stations, gather supplies, upgrade your train, and do your best to survive. Qi Xiao's newcomer gift isn't food like everyone else's. Instead, he gets a module card that activates a special module: Station Forecast. Whenever the train 73.1kReads8.3Score5.6kShelves

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    This book is great. The protagonist is intelligent, and the world-building is very similar to One Piece after the initial learning curve. I caught up to the latest chapter in just one day.

15. 65 全 Everyone on a Deserted Island: Everything I Find Is a Golden Legend 全民荒岛：我捡到的都是金色传说 Mo Congwen莫从文Sports239k WordsOngoing Disaster struck, and the continent broke apart. Fierce beasts threatened isolated islands, demons from the ocean depths invaded, and all kinds of deadly dangers descended upon Blue Star. In an age when everyone feared for their lives, Gu Yi transmigrated here. Not only was he extremely weak, but from the start, the people in his camp repaid his kindness with betrayal, driving him out to face the dangerous beasts alone! But he didn’t panic at all… Because every item he picked up automatically adv 20Reads8.3Score—Shelves
16. 66 从 Train Survival Begins as My Home Planet Explodes 从母星爆炸开始列车求生 Feng Qiumo风秋莫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural evolution] [Civilization collection] [Theism] Their home planet explodes, and humanity escapes into the depths of space aboard interstellar trains. Chen An becomes a train conductor, carrying passengers through the struggle for survival among the stars and creating a unique civilization of his own: the Fuyao Civilization. Under his direction, the passengers sweep across the stars like locusts. They develop technology, plunder species, destroy empires, and trample civilizations. Cou 37.1kReads8.9Score3kShelves
17. 67 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 43.3kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
18. 68 荒 Desert Island Survival: I Built a Hidden Paradise 荒岛求生，我打造了世外桃源 Serene Zhang Yichuan清幽张一川Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Genuine survival + Multiple beautiful women + Farming and hunting + A million-word epic with steady updates and a guaranteed ending] After a shipwreck, Lu Yun washes ashore on a deserted island. A beautiful older woman saves him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. And so the two begin an absurd and hilarious life of survival together. The primeval jungle is full of challenges. Scorching heat, disease, and wild beasts threaten their safety. To survive, they battle the elements, the land, and othe 5.7kReads7.0Score516Shelves

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19. 69 全 Everyone Chops Wood to Survive: My Traits Refresh Every Day 全民伐木求生：我的词条每天刷新 Adrift in the Sea of People人海浮沉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse153k WordsOngoing [Sequence Potions] [Upgrade Your Cabin] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [Cthulhu] [Traits] [Dungeons] Everyone transmigrates to an endless forest, each person with a tiny wooden cabin and an axe to survive. They must face not only the struggle to stay alive, but also the fear and whispers of the unknown. Fortunately, everyone can awaken a talent. While others fret over their E-rank talents, Zhou Hao awakens the one and only X-rank talent, [Daily Trait], which lets him refresh one trait every day. [Treasur 5Reads—Score101Shelves

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    This is one of the most creative survival games I've ever read. It features novel monsters, a monster hierarchy, and a superhuman upgrade sanctuary—it has it all. The male protagonist is intelligent. I recommend it.

20. 70 荒 Deserted Island Survival: Starting with Nothing 荒岛求生，从一无所有开始 Miss Wang Writes Novels王姑娘写小说Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Building and hunting + realistic survival + no System] Wang Fan and a beautiful woman are stranded on a deserted island. Starting from nothing, the two of them build a wonderful home on the island, one step at a time. Who says life on a deserted island is hard? This is the best survival experience ever! 5.2kReads7.1Score410Shelves
21. 71 荒 Desert Island Survival: Starting with Rubbing Sticks Together to Make Fire 荒岛求生：从钻木取火开始 An Old Man from Jiangbei江北一青翁Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Realistic Survival + No System + Survival Skills] After a shipwreck, Fang Jie is stranded on a deserted island. Starting with making fire by rubbing sticks together, he struggles to survive one step at a time. During his time trying to survive, Fang Jie makes several friends. They travel together. Cutting trees, hunting, and building houses. Farming, raising livestock, and gathering supplies. They establish a home for themselves on the deserted island. However, as they explore the island fu 2kReads7.7Score198Shelves
22. 72 荒 Deserted Island Survival: Building a Utopia from Nothing 荒岛求生，从无到有打造世外桃源 An Old Man from Jiangbei江北一青翁Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Realistic Survival] [Farming and Hunting] [No System] After a shipwreck leaves Lin Fan stranded on a deserted island, he finds himself surviving there alongside several beautiful women. Lin Fan leads them in clearing land and farming, builds a shelter, and rises to the peak of life! 4.9kReads7.2Score366Shelves
23. 73 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 386.7kReads9.3Score42.7kShelves

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    [Smirk] Everyone's in a time-travel adventure! Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a survival game set at sea. His fishing rod catches strange, eerie fish, and some lucky ones acquire special ships. Yang Yi's ship is called the Nightmare, a ghost ship… They appear and disappear silently, it's super cool!!!

24. 74 迷 Surviving the Mist: I Can See Hints 迷雾求生：我能看到提示 Chen He Guai陈何乖Anime Fanfiction9.2M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into the world of Mists. Fog stretches in every direction. From the start, all you have is a ramshackle thatched hut, and you must search the dangerous wilderness for supplies and wood, keeping your campfire burning to survive! While everyone else is still struggling to stay alive, Ye Qianfan has already used divine-level guidance to obtain equipment and an estate! [East: The outskirts of the Misty Forest. There's a silver treasure chest!] [West: A hungry lightning leopard 51.2kReads8.3Score4.7kShelves
25. 75 全 Global Divide: Follow Me for Good Food, Warm Clothes, and Plenty to Drink 全球分割：跟着我吃饱穿暖又喝好 He Muzong菏木宗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse314k WordsOngoing [Global Survival + Territory Expansion + 1v1 True Love + Good Luck Buff] Blue Star was suddenly divided into a grid, and all of humanity was thrown into a two-person survival game. From the start, each person was paired with a stranger and given a floating territory measuring 9 by 9 meters and a bed that needed repairs. Above them, waves of beasts surged; below them stretched an endless drop. Lian Chengzhou awakened the only good luck buff and card-draw ability on the entire server. His loot box 1.4kReads—Score205Shelves

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    This book is a gem I stumbled upon during a reading slump. What's most remarkable is that it balances hardcore survival strategy with a clean and pure romance—a rare find with a single female lead. The author's plot is meticulous, with many foreshadowing elements planted early on that all make sense upon reflection later on. It's not a quick, cheap plot to fool the reader. It gets more and more captivating as you read on; several times I planned to go to bed early, but ended up staying up until the wee hours, completely unable to stop reading.

26. 76 震 Shocking! I Started with a Patch of Land and Struck It Rich with Critical Hits 震惊！开局一片地，暴击出奇迹 Feng Qingyang风轻阳Sports6.6M WordsCompleted As eras turn and the Heavenly Dao creates a new world, every race across the Myriad Worlds transmigrates into it. From the start, each person gets a plot of land and nothing else. They must build houses, farm, tame beasts, mine, and defend against attacks... Every living being must work hard to build a base of their own and stay alive. Luo Yu obtains the divine skill [Primordial Critical Hit], which can trigger a critical hit on anything in the world! [Gather ordinary strawberries and trigger a 31.1kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
27. 77 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 90.1kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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    1. Super cool, the protagonist is a big capitalist, and it has depth. 2. ??? Can't say, too much of a cliché. 3. Survival of myriad races in another world (no system). 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. As the name suggests.

28. 78 末 Apocalypse Game: Buying the Whole World from a Subway Station 末日游戏：从地铁站购买全世界 The Chasm of Desire欲望鸿沟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic survival + cities + upgrading hideouts + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + disaster survival] The apocalyptic game has arrived. Disasters are striking all over the world. Volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, extreme heat, viruses, bitter cold… In just six months, Blue Star's population has fallen by 80 percent, and civilization has nearly collapsed. With no other choice, humanity must enter the apocalyptic game and take on survival challenges in the hope of staying alive. Fortunat 22.8kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves
29. 79 末 Stockpiling Supplies in the Apocalypse 末世囤货记 Wenqu纹曲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Stockpiling + No Saintly Protagonist] Xu Xiaoyan works as a warehouse manager at a supermarket. One day, she suddenly gains a pocket dimension and suspects the apocalypse is coming, so she starts frantically stockpiling supplies. After enduring a series of disasters, including an epidemic, an insect plague, extreme heat, and earthquakes, she follows rescuers to a survivor base. But the base is short on resources, and humanity is put to the 17.8kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves

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    These three books are post-apocalyptic disaster novels with no romantic pairings. The female lead is cautious and intelligent, not the kind of character who wreaks havoc in a fantasy novel. She is just an ordinary person whose thinking and ideas are similar to those of the military. She has a private space that she never shows to others, and her teammates are only for a period of time. It is a relatively realistic post-apocalyptic survival novel!

30. 80 末 Apocalypse: The Plant-Controlling Girl’s Stockpiling Diary 末世：控植少女囤货记 Wenqu纹曲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse318k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Zombies + No CP + Ability Users + Stockpiling] Xu Yan is in eighth grade, ranks around the middle of her class, and has parents who neither love nor care for her. Her only value in life, as far as they’re concerned, was that at six years old she "successfully" brought her adoptive parents a little brother. From then on, she was demoted from "daughter" to unpaid babysitter, doing laundry, cooking, looking after the child, and getting yelled at. She wasn’t even allowed to turn on the 2.4kReads8.2Score352Shelves
31. 81 末 A True Record of the Apocalypse Game 末世游戏实录 Wenqu纹曲Sci-Fi & Apocalypse233k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse] [No Romance] [Survival Game] [System] [Global Disasters] After forty-eight hours of nonstop earthquakes tore the tectonic plates apart, a blood-red System announcement appeared simultaneously around the globe: [Global Apocalypse Survival Game] had officially begun. Tsunamis swallowed coastlines, volcanic lava poured forth, and disasters such as extreme cold, scorching heat, corrosive acid rain, and sandstorms ravaged the world in relentless succession. The System forcibly stripped a 9.3kReads7.7Score1.3kShelves
32. 82 每 Daily Settlement: From My Neighborhood, I Rule the Universe! 每日结算：从小区开始统领宇宙！ Delicious Burger King美味汉堡皇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsOngoing The ratings just came in, and the low score is because this is a new book. The author is posting like crazy, so don't let it scare you off~~ [Apocalypse] [Transmigrate with an entire residential complex] [Farming and developing] [Survival and evolution] [Daily settlement] I woke up from a nap and everything had gone mad! The entire residential complex was forcibly transmigrated into an extreme environment. Every household got a construction panel, and every day brought a survival score. Even mor 53.5kReads6.9Score4.8kShelves

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    These are all absolutely gorgeous!!! Highly recommend them!!! [Angry][Angry][Angry]

33. 83 全 Everyone Builds Tower Defense, From a Thatched Hut to an Interstellar Fortress 全民塔防，从茅草屋造到星际堡垒 Guiyuan Hechuan垝垣鹤川Sci-Fi & Apocalypse202k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Territory Tower Defense + Zombies and Monsters + Management + Adventure + System] Everyone starts with a plot of land. Build structures, set up defenses, seize cities, advance civilization. There's only one requirement: survive! While others are still in the primitive age, making fire with sticks and crying for their parents as wild beasts chase them, He Zichuan awakens the [God-Tier Tower Defense System] and can see blueprints for every era from the start! While others scramble 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Explore][Explore]

34. 84 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 191.6kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves
35. 85 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 56.1kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
36. 86 废 The Wasteland Era 废土纪元 Lord of the Great White大白之主Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, a natural disaster changed the human world forever. Species evolved at a breakneck pace, and humanity retreated behind the walls, struggling to survive. Three years ago, his father disappeared and was branded a traitor to humanity. His younger sister became a blood-drinking infected, hunted by everyone. Two young souls struggled to survive in a slum rife with violence and crime. A lockdown put his sister at risk of being exposed. Gu Chen had no choice but to get blood on his han 5.7kReads9.0Score793Shelves

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    That's all for survival tips; the essence is all here.

37. 87 全 Global Survival: The Final Dark Megacity 全民求生：终期黑暗巨城 I'm Not Great我不牛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsOngoing [Friendly warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The early chapters contain some alliance-related plot, so please read with that in mind.] [Global Survival], [Shelter Building], [Stockpiling Supplies] Everyone woke from nightmares to find they had transmigrated to an unfamiliar world of red soil. On his very first night there, Lin Tong was attacked by an unknown creature in the darkness. Only after giving it everything he had and killing the hunter did he begin to understand: None of the 870Reads7.1Score100Shelves
38. 88 领 Lord: Think I'm Poor? Go Tell My Army 领主：我穷？和我的大军说去吧 Jun Xian Fou君羡否Sports745k WordsCompleted [Everyone Becomes a Lord + Rivalry Among the Myriad Races + War-Focused + Scheming Protagonist + Early Mount & Blade Elements + Later Warhammer 40K Elements] [Warning! The later parts lean heavily into Khorne and may be disturbing!] When Shen Yu wakes up, he is about to enter the battlefield of the myriad races' lordly competition. In his panic, he discovers that his lord talent is: [War Fever][SS] [Your people are extremely enthusiastic about war] System assessment: The people have gone mad. Ma 5.6kReads8.5Score437Shelves
39. 89 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 166.9kReads8.8Score17.5kShelves
40. 90 黑 Dark Survival Game 黑暗生存游戏 Cao Cao Is Never Late曹操不迟到Sports1.6M WordsCompleted You wake to find darkness engulfing the world outside. A storm rages, strange bloodstains seep into the corners of the walls, mournful cries ring in your ears, and a figure outside the window never leaves. You and countless other survivors huddle in fear inside your own ten-square-meter shelters. Starving, you open the door a crack and peer outside. [Chance of catching a cold from the rain after going outside: 100%] A cold isn't a disease. It just lowers your immunity and increases your chance o 1.1kReads8.7Score135Shelves
41. 91 通 The Heaven-Piercing Stele 通天碑 A Mortal Heart Amid Cloud and Water云水凡心Eastern Fantasy497k WordsOngoing Xie Xuan, a young man from the Canglan Continent, was regarded as a good-for-nothing in cultivation. By chance, he obtained a fragment of the Heaven-Connecting Stele. This peerless divine artifact, said to have sealed the Chaos Demon God, shattered and scattered across the worlds when the path to immortality was severed ten thousand years ago. It split into ten pieces, each containing one of the ten forces of origin. Rising from the mire, Xie Xuan made formations the foundation of his strength, 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so engaging, you'll want to stay up all night reading it. The characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is full of twists and turns, and it's incredibly immersive. Highly recommended!

42. 92 诡 Eerie: A Dog from the Start, Gear You Scavenge 诡异：开局一条狗，装备全靠捡 I Love Watching the Show我爱围观Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, and it will rise later] [Apocalyptic Awakening] [Stat-Allocation Sequence] [Horror Survival] [Extreme Combat Style] Terror descends upon the world, and a Black Tide begins to devour cities. The uncanny, demons, monsters, forbidden artifacts... Human life is as worthless as grass. People struggle to survive by any means. In an apocalypse of endless terror, the only way to stay alive is to awaken and become part of a Transcendent Sequence! Others awaken as doctors, surviv 466.4kReads8.5Score52kShelves
43. 93 序EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 618kReads8.5Score41.5kShelves
44. 94 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist with limited natural talent who relies on his intellect to engage in fierce battles. He initially encounters a monster named Huang, only to narrowly escape defeat despite being short in stature. The second book has a logically sound plot and, although it provides a power boost, the protagonist faces immense pressure and must rely on his wits to survive.

45. 95 全 Nationwide Train Survival: I Have a Full-Map Navigator 全民列车求生：我有全图导航 Monocyte Pudding单核细胞布丁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse312k WordsOngoing (Just got its score) [Everyone’s Survival + Train + Lone Wolf + Information Advantage + Decisive Combat + Everyone Awakens Abilities + One-Man Army + From Falling Behind to Taking the Lead] Hundreds of millions of people were dragged into an underground train survival game. From the start, each person got one train. Ahead lay endless dark forks in the tracks. Players had to use the train’s core to choose a stop or a nearby track. Would they blindly pick high-level stops to maximize their gains, 2kReads6.0Score146Shelves

    Reader note

    This survival novel's information asymmetry and strategic gameplay is incredibly addictive! While others only see the level indicator on an A-level site, the protagonist can predict whether it's a beast horde or a rare treasure chest. He avoids numerous dangers, frantically hoards resources, and single-handedly advances towards the mysterious core forbidden zone.

46. 96 列 Train Survival: I Can Predict Death 列车求生：我能预知死亡 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Original Scenarios + Ensemble Cast] This is a lost path, and also the road home. We cannot see the way we came, nor pierce the mist ahead. Dancing with death is our only eternal destination. “Dear passengers, welcome aboard the Lost Train. We wish you a pleasant journey!” 28.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves
47. 97 恐 Horror Road Survival: From the Start, I Got Wild Dog Milk 恐怖公路求生：开局获得野生狗奶 Benwu Xuantong本物玄同Mystery345k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Resurgence] [Only a Ghost Can Kill a Ghost] [Horror Road Survival] [Talent Lottery] [Power at a Price] [Mild Horror] Everyone was dumped onto a terrifying road. There were no cities or mountains, only a road stretching endlessly into the distance. Supernatural horrors ran rampant, and humanity became a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. To gain power, drive a vehicle, or activate a supernatural object, everyone had to pay a price. Lifespan was the universal hard currency h 974Reads—Score115Shelves
48. 98 不 Unnameable Debt: Awakened Prepaid Island from the Start 不可名状的债务，开局觉醒预支岛 Third-Rate Disciple三流弟子Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Brand-New Setting] [Island Building] [Decisive and Ruthless] [One Heroine] [Survival] [Supernatural] [Lovecraftian] Everyone transmigrates into a game where they must survive on islands, and Luo Tian joins as a player. Some people with unusual personalities receive special islands. The Vortex Island, where gathering supplies is as easy as taking something from your pocket. The Dark Shark Island, where its occupants appear and disappear without a trace. The Sea Emperor Island, where the more rec 396Reads6.8Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first one, in my opinion, is the best I've encountered on Tomato Books; it's a Cthulhu-style survival novel. The second one is second best, and the third through sixth can be considered equivalents to the first. The last one is a standard survival novel, and while the author is quite good, there are a lot of typos. These seven books are definitely among the best on Tomato Books (survival novels). Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people.

49. 99 聊 Chat Group: My Brothers' Survival in the Haunted Sea Helps Me Become Superhuman 聊天群：兄弟诡海求生助我成超凡 Coo-Coo Crazy咕咕疯Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Urban fantasy + transmigration + chat group + eldritch mystery + nonstop thrills + smart characters] One day, Su Wange receives a message from a stranger, only to discover that it's from his best friend, who's been dead for a year! Even more incredible, his best friend has transmigrated to a mysterious world of the high seas, where his sanity is about to hit zero and he's on the brink of death. There's not a single thing to eat anywhere on him, just gold and jewelry. After all, the creatures he 7.6kReads8.6Score503Shelves
50. 100 异 Survival in Another World: I Get the Devouring Golden Toad from the Start 异界求生：开局获得吞噬金蟾 Drunken Salted Fish咸鱼泡酒Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The luxury cruise ship Sea God is struck by a supernatural typhoon, sending all its passengers transmigrating to the otherworldly realm of Ten Thousand Scars, where ferocious beasts roam. Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons and equipment. From the start, Lin Mo devours a golden toad and awakens the divine skill of Infinite Devouring. Devour flesh and blood to gain attributes; devour runes to acquire talents, then wipe out every race! From surviving on a deserted island to sweep 15.3kReads6.9Score1.6kShelves

    Reader note

    A luxury cruise ship, the "Poseidon," encounters a supernatural typhoon, transporting all passengers to the monster-infested alternate world, "The Realm of Ten Thousand Marks." Killing monsters yields talent tattoos and weapons. Lin Mo starts by devouring a golden toad, awakening the divine skill of infinite devouring. He consumes flesh and blood to increase attributes; he devours runes to gain talents, annihilating countless races! From surviving on a deserted island to conquering countless alien realms. Others rely on picking up talents; I rely on devouring, becoming invincible! (Transmigrating to Another World: Becoming Stronger by Devouring Everything)

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