Survival Stories Set in the Ice and Snow, on Trains, at Sea, in the Mist, in Forests, in Deserts, and More 冰雪，列车，海洋，迷雾，森林，沙漠求生等不要系

1. 751 末 Doomsday Game: Double Loot from the Start, Grinding My Way Through the Apocalypse 末日游戏：开局双倍掠夺肝翻末世 Qiu Xiaohan秋晓寒Sports1.0M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + game + invincible + data-driven + decisive and ruthless + infrastructure + farming] Before the apocalypse officially arrives, it first appears in the form of a mobile game. Those who don’t take the game seriously pay dearly. Reborn back to the time before the apocalyptic game appears, Cheng Jing faces a thatched hut from the start. Seizing the advantage, he grinds and spends, swearing to build the safest territory! But he never expected to earn this reputation among the survivors: 6kReads8.9Score37314d adds

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   These are some of the most appealing survival novels I've read. I personally don't like brainless or overly sentimental survival novels, so most of these are lone wolf stories without any Mary Sue elements. The first five are male-oriented survival novels, and the last one is a female-oriented one. You can check the synopsis for details~ Here's a brief description: 1. The protagonist's cheat is a treasure bowl; they don't become stupid or overly sentimental, they have animal companions, and they're lone wolves. 2. The second one was the first survival novel I ever read; I'd give it a 9.4, Highly recommended!! It's not a Mary Sue story, it has infrastructure, and companions (a five-person team, not a burden! Just less screen time & the protagonist is too strong). It has a single female lead who builds her own power, a rich content framework, and a long length, so you don't need to wait for the story to unfold. 3. I haven't read many of the "elevator" stories, but I personally think they're pretty good. The protagonist has a little dinosaur, is cautious and rational, and has a system as his cheat. 4. Data-driven stories, the cheat is rebirth, it has infrastructure, and it's both grindy and pay-to-win, a double strength, a single female lead (the rebirth is related to the female lead). The opening part is about game data, involving both grinding and spending, and later it officially enters the game: infrastructure, monster killing, planting, and I think there are magic skills (I haven't read it for a while, but that's roughly it). 5. Zombie stories, the protagonist is the zombie king, has a team, it's a "cool" story, the protagonist's personal characteristics are: elegant, clean (obsessive-compulsive), powerful, cheat: rebirth + space. 6. The protagonist is a girl, a lone wolf, not brainless, rebirth + space. PS: Anyone have similar stories?! Feel free to recommend it in the comments! Let's read good books together [kiss] "Same genre!!" (No Mary Sue stories, no low intelligence, no mindless fun, ruthless and decisive is also acceptable, even for egoists)!!

2. 752 全 Global Survival: I Can Leave Bad Reviews for Monsters 全民求生：我能给怪物差评 Xiao Yi Loves Survival小逸爱求生Sports157k WordsOngoing [System] [Survival] [Fantasy Adventure] [Negative Reviews] [Fresh New Premise] One day, people all over the world are pulled into the “Fog Survival Game.” Cities disappear, and everyone is randomly scattered across forests, ruins, and deserted islands shrouded in thick fog. They have only a “mysterious package” to start with. Monsters roam everywhere, resources are scarce, and death means vanishing for good. The protagonist’s golden finger: Lin Chen is an ordinary delivery driver. From the star —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Here's a recommendation, a potential stock.

3. 753 末EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 77kReads9.3Score6.4k14d adds
4. 754 流 Wandering the Wasteland: Trait Bonuses from the Start, a Daily Prophet 流浪废土，词条开局，每日预言家 Bai Mule白沐勒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse633k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later.) In the 350th year of the wasteland era, the sky is forever leaden gray, like a rusted iron sheet pressing down overhead. The air of the wasteland era is forever tinged with the sweet, metallic stench of rust, decay, and radioactive dust. Every breath is like swallowing shards of glass. The protagonist, Qin Lang, awakens a Trait System and risks his life to secure the daily prophecy from the start. Watch as Qin Lang, alongside his honest and valian 3.8kReads6.3Score22914d adds

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   Wasteland survival, ruthless killing

5. 755 公 Highway Survival Game: I’m the Designer, and I’m Joining the Game Myself 公路求生游戏：我设计师亲自下场 That One Egg那一颗蛋Sports133k WordsCompleted Main character: Lan Zhan [Highway Survival] [Game] [Game Designer] [Eerie] [21 Sequences] Lan Zhan was a game designer who developed a new game called Highway Survival in the Apocalypse for his company. Just as the game was about to enter closed beta, he was suddenly pulled into it and became a real player. Hundreds of millions of people around the world came in with him. One car, one person, one endless highway. In this game, you have to rely on yourself for everything: fight monsters, level up 4Reads—Score314d adds

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   Pretty seedlings 🌱 An extraordinary road survival story.

6. 756 反 Reverse Global Survival: From the Start, I'm the Strongest. Is There Still Hope? 反向全民求生：开局最强还有救么 Ink Like an Immortal墨如仙Sports279k WordsOngoing (Everyone-for-Survival + Host Advantage + Leading the World + Sharp-Witted Protagonist + Attributes) A fragile alien stripped of its protective biological shell is dumped on Earth by the System and forced to take part in a brutal survival game involving everyone! Ordinary food, water, and bacteria can kill these weaklings in an instant if they let their guard down! Bai Yi has the [Lord of This Planet] golden finger patch, and he is also Earth Mother's own beloved son. Bai Yi says, “I may be the 103Reads8.1Score—14d adds
7. 757 列 Train Survival: I’m the System’s Errand Runner 列车求生：我是系统工具人 Momo Meow沫沫喵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + No Romance + Lone Wanderer + System + Pets] A voice plunged Blue Star into panic. Was it salvation from a higher civilization? Or was there some kind of conspiracy? Song Ying immediately grabbed everything she could carry, and to her surprise, it all came along. From the start, besides the things she had brought with her, she was also bound to a Random Copy System. The System could not only copy things, but also offer sign-in rewards. And so, while everyone else struggled to s 209Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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   Most of them are non-romantic (no romantic pairing). I can't remember some of them, but personally, I thought they were pretty good.

8. 758 列 Train Survival: Starting with a Flatbed Cart 列车求生：开局一板车 Three-Flower Milk Tea三花奶茶Sports233k WordsOngoing [Mass Survival Game + No CP + Pets] Vehicle Survival: Chapters 1–90: Train Survival Chapter 91–Present: Drifting Survival Third Game: Hovercraft Survival Future games to be decided… In Drifting Survival, the heroine starts from scratch once again. But she'll gradually regain the abilities and companions she acquired in the Train Survival game! They may just show up in different forms. I'm terrible at writing blurbs: this story follows the heroine and her companions as they take part in all k 54Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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   All three are non-romance (no romantic pairing) [heart emoji][heart emoji], female-oriented survival stories. 1⃣ Is a sea survival story; the female lead has no romantic partner and survives with her family [laugh emoji]. 2⃣ Is a train story; the female lead is clear-headed and rational, and has NPC companions [PS, not human] [cool emoji][cool emoji]. 3⃣ Is an ocean story; the logic is clear, and the female lead is decisive and efficient [kiss emoji][kiss emoji].

9. 759 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 388Reads—Score27814d adds
10. 760 开 S-Rank Power from the Start: Isn't It Only Natural for Me to Be a Little Stronger? 开局S级异能，我强一些很合理吧 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [No CP + Strong Female Lead + Monster-Slaying and Leveling + One Woman Is an Entire Organization] A thousand years after the spiritual qi revival, people with supernatural abilities have become an important part of society. After transmigrating for 17 years, Xu Man finally gets her golden finger: the Ability Queen Growth System. See how a generation’s Ability Queen shines in a parallel world! (Chapter 1 contains some explanations and warnings about potentially sensitive content.) (I’ll do my bes 1.1kReads8.9Score14314d adds
11. 761 全 Global Golem Survival: From Stone Turtle to Giant Xuanwu 全民魔像求生：从石龟到巨像玄武 Chestnut Power栗子力Sports131k WordsOngoing [Global Survival] + [Cthulhu] + [Golems] + [Disasters] “Server-wide announcement: The World Tree Survival Game is beginning. The World Tree’s leaves are withering at a rate of 10 kilometers per hour.” “Bring your golem and cross a leaf as vast as the world before it withers.” New to the game, Li Xiao refuses to play by the rules. He believes the World Tree is sentient: “Great World Tree, your grace nourishes all living things...” Just as he suspected, the World Tree truly is sentient. Delighted 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend books myself.

12. 762 游EN When the Game Invades, I Get Three Divine Artifacts from the Start 游戏入侵，开局三件神物 Meow Emperor喵大皇Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Unconventional apocalypse + Unconventional hoarding] In 2035, the Continent of Fallen Gods invaded. The world changed forever, and strange energy flooded into reality. Everyone could log into the Continent of Fallen Gods and gain a chance to become stronger. In her previous life, Yun Xi worked hard for ten years, only to die by accident after being crushed to death by a treasure vault. When she woke up, she discovered she had returned ten years into the past, to before the Continen 880Reads7.9Score40314d adds
13. 763 诡 Eerie Doomsday: From the Start, I'm an Embalmer and the Lord of the Underworld 诡异末日：开局入殓师，我即冥主 Ye Zhizui叶知醉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse801k WordsCompleted Brothers, I’ve started a new book, Black Myth Survival: Starting with Erlang’s Heavenly Eye Legacy. It’s also a survival story, but set in a dark mythical version of ancient times, with Journey to the West elements. Check it out! [Weird apocalypse + extraordinary sequences + potion upgrades + road and ocean survival + ruthless] An apocalyptic game descends. Demons run rampant, forbidden things awaken, and humanity becomes a pawn for gods and demons to toy with. Driven to the brink, survivors 8.8kReads5.8Score68114d adds
14. 764 末 Apocalypse: More Children, More Blessings, Starting with the Aloof Class Belle 末世：多子多福，从高冷班花开始 Ate a Lemon吃了柠檬Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted [Invincible + zombie apocalypse + more children, more blessings + tons of female characters + ruthless and decisive + profits above all] When the apocalypse arrived and zombies broke out, Liu Yang and the aloof class beauty were trapped in a room together. The girl who used to barely give Liu Yang the time of day could now only kneel and beg to cling to him! That's when Liu Yang awakened the more children, more blessings System and gained powerful abilities. From then on, he rose to the top of t 52.9kReads8.5Score4.6k14d adds

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    🔥🔥Wow, wow! This novel by Tomato is a gem! It's super entertaining, hilarious, and incredibly satisfying! [Laughing][Laughing] It's so addictive, you just can't stop reading. The plot is rich and varied, the theme is fresh and exciting, it's a fantastic novel, definitely worth sharing! [Please update more often!][Please update more often!]

15. 765 我 My Survival Choice System Really Does Have a Problem! 我的生存选择系统果然有问题！ Grief Scattered on the Wind离恨纷飞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse375k WordsCompleted I woke up from a dream to find that everyone in the world had been scattered across a land filled with all kinds of calamities. In this mysterious, unknown world of calamities, every disaster is full of danger and opportunity! The good news: Su Yi got a System from the start! The bad news: There’s definitely something wrong with this System! [Ding~ The Host is feeling awfully pleased right now. The “Hold Your Horses Before You Get Too Excited and Become a God” Choice System in your mind has auto 690Reads8.2Score10214d adds

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    Survival in the fog.

16. 766 你 Your Anomaly Has Been Created. Please Set Its Killing Rules 你的诡异已创建，请设置杀人规则 Doesn't Like Sausages不爱吃香肠Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + urban setting + ensemble cast + dark themes + revenge + creating the uncanny + rules for killing] Vengeful spirits, urban legends, and evil ghosts: terrifying beings once confined to supernatural horror films had crossed into reality, shrouding the world in fear. Each had its own rules for killing, and they especially favored the lives of evil people. Once they marked you, if you didn’t know how to break their rules, you were sure to die by their hands. Governments around th 41.5kReads7.0Score5k14d adds
17. 767 在 A Shady Merchant in a Horror World 在惊悚世界当奸商 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world, transmigration, System, comedy, no female lead, survival, feel-good story, infinite worlds, horror, the uncanny] Lin Wu adjusted quickly to suddenly finding himself in an unfamiliar place. After all, those people in white coats often moved him around while he was asleep. The people here looked a lot like the ugly things he used to see. They were a little uglier, but a 19.8kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    I just finished reading the first book, it's super good. Lin Wu is a guy everyone who reads it will feel sorry for. I recommend reading the manga version of the second book, it's quite interesting too.

18. 768 海 Ocean Survival: Ten Consecutive Draws from the Start 海洋求生：开局十连抽 Red Right Hand红右手Sports381k WordsCompleted When they wake up, three billion players around the world transmigrate into the ocean. All they have is a small wooden raft and a meager supply of resources. [System Notice: You have a free ten-pull waiting to be used.] The road to survival is full of dangers and challenges. Mist and enemies are everywhere, but so are treasures and friends. 253Reads7.9Score—14d adds
19. 769 冰 Frozen Three Kingdoms: My Territory Can Be Upgraded Without Limit 冰封三国：我的领地能无限升级 White Sea白色大海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse504k WordsOngoing The world enters an age of permafrost. Temperatures plunge by a hundred degrees, frozen beasts roam, eerie monsters rise, and humanity struggles to survive. Liu Zhi transmigrates into this world and is met with a village massacre by snow boars from the start. His father dies in battle, most of the two-hundred-person camp is killed or wounded, and then a ghost bride chooses him as her groom. At the brink of despair, the Territory System activates! [Small Bonfire]: Raises the temperature within te 9.2kReads—Score86314d adds
20. 770 全 Global Mist Cable Car Survival: From the Start, I Have a God-Tier Talent 全民迷雾缆车求生：开局神级天赋 Eighty Thousand Miles to Yujing此去玉京八万里Sports175k WordsOngoing [Global Survival] [Cable Cars] [Apocalypse] [Superpowers] [Mild Lovecraftian elements] [Decisive and ruthless] When people wake up, they find themselves in a world shrouded in fog. The only things they can rely on are the cable car slowly rising beneath their feet and the tools they can use to gather materials. Fortunately, Chen Lun awakens the god-tier talent, Eye of Insight. [There's a monster in this carriage. Proceed with caution...] [There's a blueprint in this chest...] And so Chen Lun ste 5Reads—Score314d adds

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    With its unique cable car setting and expansive world-building, this story isn't just a simple, straightforward display of power and revenge. It incorporates elements of Cthulhu, mystery, potions, technology, and superpowers. Enjoy reading!

21. 771 高 Terrible News from the High Martial World 高武圈传来噩耗 Muscular Seagull肌肉海鸥Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged, utterly unhinged! + broke protagonist] “I cultivate naturally.” “Is there any medicine with fewer side effects?” “Can’t be helped. Just take two shots! If you get side effects, we’ll stop after that!” “I’ll take two more shots today. They’re for different areas, so the side effects probably won’t sta 342.6kReads9.4Score33.3k14d adds
22. 772 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
23. 773 求 Survival? This Player Is Only Here to Cuddle Fluffy Creatures 求生？这玩家只沉迷rua毛绒绒 A Round Onion一颗圆葱Sports1.6M WordsOngoing [Note: This is a slice-of-life novel, not a survival story. The pace is very slow, with lots of interaction between the protagonist and his pets. It’s extremely lighthearted, and the protagonist is a serious fluff enthusiast.] [Survival + Farming + Pet-Raising + Food + No Romance + Lighthearted + Funny Daily Life] Do games make people violent? Chen Shi grips his hoe and declares that he’s a farming player. Surviving in a world filled with danger… The good news: Chen Shi has a cheat. The bad news 1.1kReads9.2Score11714d adds

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    It's a survival story set in a log cabin, featuring an adorable little tiger boss, a cute and combative little donkey, and a socially awkward red panda. It's very heartwarming, with minimal fighting between humans; it's a monster-leveling adventure. The protagonist spends their days cuddling pets, bathing them, developing recipes, cultivating the land, and preparing delicious meals for their companions!

24. 774 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 177.9kReads9.7Score21.5k14d adds
25. 775 迷 An Adventure on Misty Island 迷雾岛奇遇 Strolling Above the Clouds漫步云上Urban1.7M WordsCompleted A storm wrecks a fishing boat at sea, leaving its crew stranded on a fog-shrouded island. There, they discover ancient ruins damaged by lava. In an underground chamber, they find stone milk that improves their constitution, greatly strengthening their bodies. On the island, they also discover a cave in a cliff, where they find a mysterious spatial ring and strange symbols painted on the walls... 9.5kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
26. 776 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds
27. 777 是 Yes, They Fell in Love with a Pregnant Woman 是的，他们爱上了一个孕妇 Ode to White Bones白骨吟Sports291k WordsOngoing National Destiny / Game / Survival / Apocalypse / Lots of Cute Pets / Building a Base / Multiple Male Characters as Tools / Ambitious Female Lead Focused on Her Career / A Little Livestreaming / Comeback / Feel-Good Power Fantasy [All romance is one-sided. The female lead is devoted to her career and her country.] Earth’s energy reserves are depleted. People survive by choking down cockroach paste, and simply staying alive 280Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The second book is so good! The female lead is really pitiful; she gets three months pregnant after entering the game 😰

28. 778 宿 Dormitory Survival: The System Automatically Marked Me Down for All D’s 宿舍求生，我被系统默认全选D Stars of the Arctic北极的繁星Mystery914k WordsCompleted [Dormitory Survival] [Unconventional Infinite Flow] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [System] Overnight, everyone is transported into a dormitory survival world, with each person bound to a dorm room. During the day in the game, players can venture out to explore, scavenge supplies, and upgrade their dorms. When darkness falls, all kinds of dangers attack. Only the dorms can keep them safe. As long as the door stands, you live. Unlike everyone else, Shen Yi is bound to a survival-question System. Because he 2.9kReads8.1Score26214d adds

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    Survival novels

29. 779 全 Global Survival: I Build an Oasis in the Desert 全民求生：我在沙漠建造绿洲 Huai Yueyue槐月月Sports221k WordsOngoing [Everyone Transmigrates] [Desert Survival] [Mostly Comedic] [Slice of Life] [The Female Lead Plays It Safe] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No Romance] Lin Qinghe woke up to find that her roof had blown away. Her shelter had four posts and five sides that let in the wind. And worse, all she could see beneath her feet was yellow sand. The desert stretched endlessly into the mist... 149Reads8.4Score—14d adds
30. 780 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery723k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score590.8k14d adds
31. 781 无 Infinite Train: The Trackwalker 无限列车：巡轨者号 SaciferMystery499k WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Ensemble Cast + Light Romance. Combat-Focused Female Lead + Strategist Male Lead.] No overpowered path to godhood. Just ordinary people struggling to survive. In the void, a train with no final destination rolls onward. Here, survival is the only rule. Players awaken supernatural abilities based on their traits, then struggle through instances involving apocalypse, horror, puzzles, survival, and even killing one another, all to earn the “credits” that keep them alive. Some lose 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Jia Yi and Xin Xuan's team chose the No. 73 Research Institute beginner dungeon for their first collaboration. As soon as they entered the platform, they encountered a tightly locked blast door. The circuit diagram in the hands of the security guard's mummy became the key to unlocking the power logic lock, while the deformed cricket in the ventilation duct was already coveting the intruder in the dark.

32. 782 迷 The Misty World: Surviving on an Island 迷雾世界：海岛求生 Cloud on Night Watch守夜的云Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Bai wakes up one night to find himself in a world shrouded in mist. Faced with unpredictable, terrifying weather and endless monster attacks, Lin Bai can only bring the little ones along, stockpile supplies, clear farmland, and grow crops... All Lin Bai wants is to survive. 1.1kReads5.9Score10114d adds

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    Want to experience a thrilling survival journey? In one urban survival novel, the protagonist finds himself in a misty world, possessing an entire island all to himself. In this unknown world, he must rely on his wisdom and courage to develop the deserted island, confronting the dangers lurking in the mist. Every choice is a matter of life and death, and every step of exploration is full of surprises. In another work, the protagonist embarks on a survival journey on a train, using his unique advantage of knowing the next stop to overcome numerous perilous obstacles. The train, like a rampaging beast, traverses treacherous terrain, and the protagonist must deal with external dangers while navigating complex interpersonal relationships within the carriages. Both novels are grounded in action, from deserted islands to trains; the different settings are equally gripping, taking you on a thrilling survival adventure and letting you experience the infinite possibilities that emerge from desperate situations.

33. 783 开 A Pair of Rollerblades from the Start, and I’m Supposed to Survive on the Highway? 开局一双轮滑鞋让我去公路求生？ Sister Jie Jie婕睫姐姐Sports142k WordsCompleted [Highway Survival] [No Romance] [Good-Luck System] [Pet Included] Zhou Zhou is suddenly pulled into Highway Survival while beating up her boss, and her long-deceased dog, Yuanyuan, appears beside her! Zhou Zhou: I only did it once! Is this really my punishment? She stares in silence at the roller skates she's just drawn. Survival is one thing, but her luck is awful. Everyone else starts with a truckload of supplies, while Zhou Zhou starts with a pair of roller skates! Zhou Zhou: What? You want m 313Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🥰Quickly, ladies! Here are some recommendations for female-oriented island/raft survival novels~ ①Sea God of Fortune: Awakening a god-level space, planting rare treasures + daily luck boost, resources doubled! 😄 ②Rebirth on the Highway: A weak girl's counterattack team, bravely overcoming crises and vowing to break through the highway's end! ③✨Roller Skate Counterattack: Dragged into a game, with the help of a dog + a luck system, she becomes a resource tycoon! ④Admin Group Cheat: The screen-peeping scooter becomes a smart train, hoarding resources through group chat is super powerful! ⑤Dual Survival for All: Trading system + targeted resources, build a mansion and become the server's top player! 🌱 ⑥Otherworldly Hardcore: A socially awkward female protagonist's talent for drawing lots, raising exotic beasts and living in a villa, she becomes a top powerhouse!

34. 784 公 Surviving on a Bus: I Can See Passenger Information 公交车求生：我能看见乘客信息 Sleeping 123睡覺123Sports220k WordsOngoing Liu Yiming opens his eyes once more and finds himself inside a bus, sitting in the driver's seat. Here, you have to work for every bite of food and every drink, and even take care of your own basic needs, or you'll die. The world outside is full of danger, but it's also packed with treasure. The bus must take on passengers every day. Their quality and satisfaction determine what unexpected rewards you might receive, but be careful: don't let your passengers leave you a bad review~ Passengers som 34Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    These are all pretty good. The first one has a setting where survivors can't stay outside the vehicle for long, and the protagonist levels up relatively quickly.

35. 785 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 394.7kReads9.3Score44.1k14d adds

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    💥Highly Recommended [Heart]: Horror Survival T0 Tier, "In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears at the dormitory door... How long will it take to kill you?" One urban legend after another will become reality.

36. 786 海 Ocean Survival: I’ll Grow Humanity a Way to Survive 海洋求生，我给人类种出一条生路 Kong Bingbing孔冰冰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse139k WordsOngoing [Survival at sea for everyone + farming and development + management and construction + mobile base + marine beasts + gourmet cooking] (Early on, the story focuses mainly on cooking skills. The protagonist's talent will gradually reveal its full power later. He'll also make clever use of his resources time and again to triumph over stronger opponents.) Everyone transmigrates into a sea-survival world, starting from the start with a four-square-meter wooden raft and building a territory of their 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Go in and take a look. If you don't like it, feel free to criticize me.

37. 787 睡 Wake Up! My High School Textbooks Have Become Survival Guides! 睡醒！高中书本变成了求生指南！ Not the Same1不同啊1Urban110k WordsCompleted [Survival] [Otherworld] [Multiple Races] [Martial Arts] When people woke up one day, their high school textbooks had become survival guides, and their college entrance exam subjects had turned into survival skills. Wait, there’s a physical fitness test too? Every month, people have to survive seven days in the bitter cold. The frozen world holds endless possibilities. Bring back items to improve your abilities in reality, and uncover the secrets of eternal life! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Snow, forests, oceans, cities—it has it all. It's really quite good.

38. 788 列 Train Survival: Run for Your Lives, Noobs! 列车求生，逃生吧菜鸡们！ Little Seventeen Years Old小十七岁Sports101k WordsOngoing [Survival game + powerful female lead + no romance + space + weapon upgrades + instances + battles + special skill cards + team play] Features special skill cards and genetic evolution cards. The protagonist is a little weak early on, but becomes powerful later. One million players board a train for survival. They must earn enough survival coins to board the train and travel to the next station. Players fight to survive at every stop: Disease City, Island Station, Desert Station, and Mechanical 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend checking it out. It's still ongoing, a female-oriented novel, and features a strong female lead.

39. 789 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 216.4kReads9.3Score21.7k14d adds
40. 790 公 Highway Survival: From the Start, I Have a Tricycle and Maxed-Out Luck 公路求生，开局三轮车但幸运拉满 Insomniac c失眠者cSports230k WordsOngoing [No romance, strong female lead, not a selfless saint, hoarding, System, satisfying power progression, a touch of cute-kid content, decisive and ruthless heroine + a heroine who claims it all] [Gaming and Sports] Lin Zhi has living parents and a decent family, but she’s an unusually temperamental heroine. As usual, she went out to buy formula for her niece. On the way, she deliberately rammed her tricycle into a sleazy old man’s backside and snapped, “Old man, one of these days when there’s no o 3Reads—Score114d adds

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    No-CP survival novel

41. 791 山 A Journey Through the Mountains and Seas 山海之行 Not the Same不同啊Urban97k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Survival] + [Lord] = ? [Text-Based Game] + [Simulation] + [Xuanhuan] = ? [Items from the game can be brought into reality] My name is Han Yun. Hard work doesn’t always pay off. Danger does. Crisis and opportunity go hand in hand. Butterfly City ahead. Halt! No flying! In the other world I was reborn into, it began with 30 days of survival. I survived all 30 days, earned a Lord’s Token, and became a lord. At midnight every night, I log into a text-based game. Even though I die 1Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 792 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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    They're all pretty good.

43. 793 提EN Logged In Early! How Can I Lose After Rebirth? 提前登录！重生的我怎么输？ Little Belly Fish肚肚鱼Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Character build] [Health bar] [Horrors] [Martial artists] [Sequence] In 2035, a fully immersive game called Dark Realm hit the market and instantly took the world by storm. But a year later, the game descended into reality. Flesh-eating horrors, murderous foreign races, and paranormal Ascendants brought about the apocalypse and drove humanity to extinction. Zhang Qing is reborn two years earlier and is shocked to discover that his headset has returned with him. So he logs in ahead of time! Rebo 100.6kReads9.2Score10.3k14d adds
44. 794 收 Collecting Beauty Cards: I Open Blind Boxes in Highway Survival 收美女图鉴，我在公路求生开盲盒 Raise One More Cat再养只猫Sports429k WordsCompleted [Beautiful Women + Highway Survival + No System] Everyone in the world transmigrates to a highway survival world where they can only move forward, never backward. From the start, they get one vehicle, and all their supplies have to be scavenged. All they can do is search for supplies along the highway and try to stay alive. Li Chengxing, an orphan, rides a beat-up electric tricycle with his unrelated younger sister on board. After passing through a tunnel, they arrive in this world. “Everyone el 7.6kReads6.7Score43314d adds

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    This book, which included a scene from a dark room, is a really well-written road trip survival masterpiece, with excellent attention to detail. [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow]

45. 795 后 Surviving in the Backrooms: I Can See Hidden Hints 后室求生，我能看到隐藏提示 Constantine Needs to Quit Smoking康斯坦丁要戒烟Mystery341k WordsCompleted A site-wide exclusive: Backrooms urban legends, survival of the fittest, feel-good thrills, and collecting. No prior knowledge required. [Welcome to the Backrooms. Here, death is only the beginning...] Lu Chen woke to find that all eight billion people on Earth had become Wanderers, collectively transmigrated to the Backrooms, a world of urban legends. Every Wanderer started out in an elevator. The elevator would send them at random to a random level of the Backrooms. Level 50: The Purgatory Hig 5kReads8.4Score60914d adds

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    The first book covers various post-apocalyptic survival scenarios; the second and third cover ocean survival; the fourth covers back room survival; the fifth covers dormitory survival; and the sixth covers survival in multiple worlds.

46. 796 公 Highway Survival: Monsters Across the Server Beg the Number One Player to Stop Tearing Things Down 公路求生全服怪物跪求榜一别拆了 Rampaging Octopus狂暴的章鱼Sports257k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in, and it’ll rise later. [Strong female lead + road survival + System + apocalyptic progression + no saintly heroine + no romance + always gets even] Feng Ye is a professional female boxer who fights in underground bouts. Her boxing is brilliant, and her acting is even better. One day, for no apparent reason, she is pulled into a road-survival game. Extreme cold, extreme heat, acid rain, and insect swarms arrive one after another. Fortunately, the System gives her the s 1.6kReads8.4Score22114d adds
47. 797 全 Everyone Must Survive: How Do You Play This When You Start in the Abyss? 全民求生，开局在深渊这怎么玩 Sarcastic Sunshine讽刺的阳光Urban153k WordsOngoing [Survival] [A character who grows] [Not overpowered] [Not a saint] [No brainless decisions] [Decisive and ruthless] (This is a nationwide survival story!) That’s right, he transmigrated to a place called the Origin World. Even worse, from the start he woke up in the middle of an abyss. With strange creatures and unknown dangers all around, the only things he can count on in this world are strength and intelligence. How will Chen Rong survive in this new world, a place full of opportunities? The 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you like survival-themed content, feel free to save this!

48. 798 文 Text-Based Wuxia: From the Start, a Nighttime Meeting with the Gang Leader's Wife at a Ruined Temple 文字武侠：开局破庙夜会帮主夫人 I Want to Go Out to Sea我想下海Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Text-based game] [Affects reality] [High Martial] [No female lead, multiple women] Chen Xuan accidentally came across a text-based "game" called Martial Arts. To his surprise, this seemingly unremarkable little game was terrifyingly realistic. Even more astonishing, it could affect reality. He also awakened a special talent: at the cost of reducing his own attributes to zero, he could see the triggers for every hidden encounter quest in the game! [Triggered Mortal-grade hidden encounter: "Years 1.4MReads9.3Score171.7k14d adds

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    I highly recommend these high-quality books to my brothers, especially the first one, "Mosdo: A Female Protagonist's Powerful Adventure"—it's absolutely the best!

49. 799 睡 I Slept In, Then the Campus Zombie Outbreak Began 睡过头后，校园丧尸爆发 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse721k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + wasteland + strong male and female leads] On the day of her exam, Mo Xiao overslept. She woke up after a nap in her dorm to find that all internet and communications had gone down. The messages in the class group chat had stopped two hours earlier. The once bustling campus had fallen into an eerie silence. Just then, a knock came from the door... [No System + no cultivation + character growth. The whole school flees together in the early stages; later, they defen 13.2kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    I guarantee it's absolutely fantastic! Especially "Starting with a Natural Disaster, I Win by Stockpiling Billions in Resources"—don't let the slightly cheesy or generic title fool you, the content is incredibly captivating! And it's already finished, so investing in it is a sure win, everyone!!! Go for it!

50. 800 公 Highway Survival: Who Maxed Out My Luck? 公路求生：谁把我幸运值点满了 Genius Pikachu天才皮卡丘Sports817k WordsOngoing [Road Survival + Closed Beta + Wish Fulfillment + No Romance + Pets + Instances + Strong Female Lead + Leveling] Good news: Xu Zhishuang, the top-ranked player, died and was reborn. Bad news: she was reborn, but her memories were a mess. Luckily, she was reborn the day before the game arrived, and she remembered to join the closed beta. This time, she was going to be a whale! A beat-up starting vehicle? She upgraded it three times in one go, getting ahead right from the start. A golden-quality t 10.9kReads8.6Score1.5k14d adds

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