The Protagonist Thinks He’s Playing a Single-Player Game, But Then... 主角以为自己玩的是一款单机游戏，结果……

1. 1 全 After Clearing Every Side Quest, I Accepted a Newbie Mission 全通支线后我接取了新手任务 FawnsTwo Male Leads391k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + everyone’s favorite + equally matched powerhouses + protagonist is the one pursued + no cheating + Western fantasy + full-dive game setting] [The pursued protagonist, Nan Rong, is a great mage who seems carefree but is reliable when it counts + a max-level powerhouse returns to the beginner village to dominate the newbies] [90% plot-driven + warning: a pack of jealous puppy boys with strictly one-sided crushes are about to fight] No fragmented stories. The male leads confirmed 4.4kReads9.1Score619Shelves

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   ✨✨The male protagonist thought he had transmigrated, so he spent time arriving at the destination, expecting it to be some mysterious place, but it turned out to be a beginner's paradise village. Only then did the system finally arrive.

2. 2 综 After the Anime Crossover Game Ends, They Come Looking for Me 综漫游戏结束后他们找上了我 Moonset, Deep in Thought月落沉吟Anime Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted [Includes Bungo Stray Dogs, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Onmyoji] No romance. There will be out-of-character moments and original headcanons. Don't read if that's not your thing! If you dislike the characters or the plot, you can exit using the top-left corner or the back button, then delete this book. I don't like people badmouthing characters, because it makes me sad! It upsets me to read. Of course, this doesn't apply to truly awful characters. After receiving a beta-test account for a full-dive 2.8kReads9.3Score303Shelves

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   🍃This book [sending hearts] features a protagonist who thinks he's playing a game, traveling to various anime to save those he regrets, risking his own safety to realize his ideals, changing the chaotic Port Mafia, and even forcing Dazai to take university entrance exams [laughing emoji]. He goes on a killing spree in the Jujutsu world, altering Sukuna Den [learned something new]. The key is that every time he saves someone, he fakes his death and runs away, always thinking it's a game. Unexpectedly, the worlds merge, and everyone comes knocking on his door [shy emoji]. The protagonist has locked away his memories, looking at everyone with a bewildered expression, wanting to kidnap him [sending hearts emoji].

3. 3 养 My Dating Sim Became Reality! Now the Girls Want Me to Take Responsibility 养成游戏成真！她们要我负责到底 Refuse to Move Forward, Run Backward拒绝前进跑步后退Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “I’m Just Playing a Gacha Game, So Can Someone Tell Me Why All My Favorites Are Real People?” and “When Exactly Did the Wall Between Dimensions Break?” A protagonist-focused romance route, gorgeous character art, top-quality voice acting, affection events: as a hardcore gacha game fan, Chang Le would give all these elements a try, even if they added up to a pile of crap. A fallen saintess praying for a god to descend, A broken little puppet longing to be saved, An ambitious pr 26.5kReads8.4Score2.8kShelves

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   The protagonist plays a second game and becomes a god in another world. It's great; I follow each new chapter as soon as it's released. Why is such a good book rated so low? [Crying] I even wrote a particularly long review to prevent the rating from dropping further.

4. 4 像 Pixel Game: Top Player Logged In 像素游戏：顶级玩家已登录 Orange Fish Youyou橙鱼悠悠Sports264k WordsOngoing [Fourth-dimensional disaster + male protagonist, no romance + single-player game] Jiang Yi, a hardcore gaming enthusiast, got early access to a single-player pixel game. From the start, he was saddled with ten thousand in tuition debt, and from then on, the people of the Dust Domain got what was coming to them. And now, making their entrance: Liuguang High's top academic genius, the Heavenly Punishment Bureau's first executive officer, the new-age culinary god, a master alchemist, Liuguang City' 111.8kReads9.1Score22.2kShelves

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   The first one is a fanfic about Honkai Impact 3rd, which is quite interesting. The second one is about a protagonist playing a game and clearing various dungeons, discovering that pixel games are like reality, which is quite interesting. However, the later dungeons feel a bit long. Although there are also well-developed characters in the dungeons, the style feels a bit like a serious drama? It requires patience. Later, everyone who drew cards recognized the protagonist, and the protagonist's identity became clear, but something inexplicable... The third book, with two male leads, started strong but declined in quality. The early part of the plot was well-paced and interesting. It felt like the author intended to explore more than one storyline, showing a tendency to develop a romantic subplot. However, around chapter 100, the plot inexplicably accelerated, almost like it was on 8x speed, ending with a happy ending that wasn't very satisfying. The romance was also mediocre. But the first 100 chapters were truly excellent and worth reading. The later parts... Well... The fourth and fifth books both have a somewhat similar, nonsensical style. The fourth is a new book, so it's worth waiting for. The current 40+ chapters are quite good and interesting. The writing style might not be as good as the fifth. The fifth is very good, but it feels like the main plot starts to develop around chapters 300-400, though it's still exciting. Note that by "serious drama," I mean the protagonist starts focusing on the main plot and has long quests to complete. It's a mixed bag, depending on personal preference.

5. 5 像 My Pixel Game Became Reality, but I’m Number One on the Most Wanted List 像素游戏成真了，但我是通缉榜一 Thoughts in the Mirror Night镜夜思Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Game Invasion] [Group Transmigration] [No CP] Yang Yixie has recently become obsessed with a pixel game called Wasteland Era. As a mechanic, he lives by one creed: If an RPG can't solve the problem, add another round of machine-gun fire. And so he became hooked on using the art of explosions to write his personal manifesto across the pixelated wasteland, having the time of his life without a care in the world. At the same time, the news reported tearful accounts from other playe 37.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
6. 6 塑 A Plastic Person Seeking Redemption in a Comic-Book World 塑料的我在漫画世界搞救赎 Seven Is Seventy-Seven七是七十七Urban580k WordsOngoing Female-oriented No romance + manga + supernatural powers + comedy + ensemble cast + a chaotic mess, so drink up while you can Lin Yi'an feels helpless: Guys, does anyone get it? Who wouldn't feel helpless after waking up to find they'd transmigrated into a world made of plastic building blocks? (Only the protagonist's perspective is plastic.) Liang Qiuyang feels helpless: Guys, does anyone get it? What's wrong with worrying about a new classmate's future? Why did he have to take his head off 11.5kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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   Family, who doesn't understand? What kind of kind person would feel helpless if they woke up one morning to find themselves transported to a world of plastic building blocks? Only the protagonist sees a Lego world where everything can be taken apart, including himself. To others, it's just that he can disassemble himself into pieces and then put himself back together. When watching war movies, others see only bloodshed and are moved to tears, but the protagonist sees only a bunch of Lego bricks fighting. He doesn't understand when others cry, but he respects them.

7. 7 什 What? My Virtual Boyfriend Actually Came to Blue Star? 什么？电子男友竟然来蓝星了？ One Meal a Day每天一顿饭Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + both are pure + mutual devotion) Lin Ziyi downloads a new otome game. It has an AI chat feature and is incredibly smart. She gets hooked as soon as she starts playing. Sure enough, falling in love with a fictional character is her destiny. After his family is wiped out and his spiritual roots destroyed, Shen Qianxun meets a mysterious senior. On the very first day they meet, she makes him call her “wife”; on the second, she touches his chest. By the Nth day, there isn’t a 3.5kReads9.0Score521Shelves

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   The female lead initially thinks it's a single-player game, but it's actually a real cultivation world. She provides the male lead with resources and cultivation artifacts to help him achieve his revenge, while also chatting with him to gain emotional support. Occasionally, she'll poke his cheek through the screen, making him blush.

8. 8 玩 It’s Just a Game, So Why Do You Keep Saying I’m Containing Anomalies? 玩个游戏，你们非说我在收容异常 Mi Kai Lang Jiluo米开狼基罗Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Game Control] [Containment Management] A game mysteriously appeared on Lu Chuan’s computer. In the game, he controlled an advance operative called “006” as he ventured through a world filled with “Anomalies.” Apples that could be duplicated infinitely. Dinosaurs that could never die. Clock hands turned to flesh and blood, while a shattered sky split open to reveal enormous pupils. As the game’s story progressed, “006” became a legend throughout the Management Bureau. “When I see 006, I know thi 65.8kReads8.5Score9.8kShelves

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   There is no romantic pairing. The protagonist believes he is playing a game of containing anomalies, but the game later invades his world.

9. 9 n NPCs, Don't Be Afraid. The Players Are Just Raising Little Animals npc别怕，玩家只是在养小动物 S12 and KouS12与蔻Sports1.4M WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity, Optimist, Fluffy Animals, Immortal Female Lead, Cognitive Filter] A new game appeared in Ning Meng's library. Convinced she was an expert gamer, Ning Meng happily began playing this cute-looking farming game full of fluffy animals. And so she got herself a planet. And a fluffy NPC who had nearly been eaten as food. So cute! Whether it was Ximos, the black-nosed sheep included as a starter gift, the pure-black twin bunnies Moke and Moni she found later, Nana the ragdoll cat, Ami 15.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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   What the player wants, the player gets. Currently, the player is unaware that she is playing a real-world game.

10. 10 神 A Stunning NPC Accidentally Joins the Players' Side 神级貌美npc，误入玩家阵营 Sishui泤水Two Male Leads418k WordsOngoing [Boys’ love! + 1v1 + character fragments + NPC + game + pseudo-infinite?] Xie Jue had always thought he was just an ordinary person. He went through life by the book and worked by the book. Then one day, he found a phone displaying the loading screen of a game. [Loading character... Character loaded successfully...] [Ding! Welcome, Player Xie Jue, to the game.] From then on, the door to a new world opened for Xie Jue... Once Xie Jue stepped inside, there was no going back. The golden canary, 6.2kReads9.4Score742Shelves

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    It's a game with two male protagonists, and it's really good. The protagonist thinks it's just an ordinary game, but death means real death. However, the protagonist can be resurrected because he is a god-level NPC (the protagonist doesn't know his own identity and thinks he's just an ordinary player).

11. 11 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 & Apocalypse315k 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, 1.9kReads6.0Score133Shelves

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    (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ Give it a little push≽^⚈⩊⚈^≼

12. 12 末 After the Apocalypse Game Shut Down, I Became Its Only Player 末世游戏停服后，我成了唯一玩家 Bai Xiaolu0白小鹿0Sci-Fi & Apocalypse532k WordsCompleted The night Gray Mist Era shut down, every player on the server was forcibly logged out. Only Lu Chen stayed until the countdown hit zero. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a refugee in Black Rain Town, doomed to die from the start of the game. Seventy-two hours later, the black rain would fall, and a tide of corpses would slaughter the town. While everyone else was still looking for a way to survive, Lu Chen was already heading for the hidden warehouse. He knew the boss's weakness, 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The game shut down, and the protagonist is transported to a post-apocalyptic world, becoming the sole player! Knowing the plot inside and out, he manages to steal a hidden class and save NPCs destined for death. But then the story suddenly spirals out of control, the system starts lying, and plot twists keep unfolding!

13. 13 论 How to Pay Back 10,000 Affection Points 论如何偿还欠的一万好感度 Do Pen Names Have to Use Obscure Characters Now?笔名都得用生僻字了吗Urban751k WordsOngoing My name is Yun Yang. Lately, I've been hooked on a text-based cultivation game. I was so absorbed in cultivating inside it that I barely ate or slept. Although it was only a game, it felt as if I'd found another life within it. I had family and friends, and even a childhood sweetheart named Su Muxue. But when all was said and done, it was just a game. Until... until one day, I suddenly discovered that I had superpowers! And my childhood sweetheart, Su Muxue, appeared right in front of me! Only t 34.4kReads7.9Score3kShelves

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    The first book has a decent description of the game, purely abstract about the player experience, but the reality is just so-so. The second book portrays the player's mentality as godlike. The third book features pixelated, high-skill players. The fourth book, needless to say, has no skill involved, only pay-to-win elements.

14. 14 我 I Was Just Playing a Game, So How Did I Become the Savior? 我就打个游戏，咋是救世主了？ The Scenery in the Picture图中的风景Urban584k WordsOngoing One day, Li Mo accidentally clicks on an ad and downloads a pixel-art mobile game called Savior Game. He draws the Bloodstained Nurse character and beats monsters senseless with a giant syringe. He thinks it’s just something to kill time with, never realizing that… The bosses he stabs to death in the game are S-rank supernatural creatures that destroy cities in real life; The little girl NPC he casually rescues is the illegitimate daughter of foreign nobility; And a forum post ranting about the 2.9kReads8.9Score270Shelves
15. 15 不 Wait, How Did My AI Girlfriend Cultivate into a Sword Immortal? 不是，我电子女友咋修成剑仙了 Universe's Invincible Tyrannosaurus Roast Goose宇宙无敌暴龙烧鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, read with confidence] [One heroine] [Fresh premise] [Virtual girlfriend raising + pay-to-power-up] My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer, and I'm about to die. Lately, I've gotten hooked on a game where you raise a virtual girlfriend. I spend money to buy her cultivation techniques and magical treasures. Even though my wallet is empty, I couldn't be happier. I always thought it was just a game, until one day my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pil 183.9kReads9.3Score253.7kShelves

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    This book didn't get a perfect 10 due to some minor malice, but the first three chapters will captivate you. Recommended by readers with over 800 hours of reading time. My name is Chen Huai'an. I have cancer and am dying. Recently, I've become obsessed with a game where I raise a virtual girlfriend. I recharge my account to buy her cultivation techniques and magical artifacts. Although my wallet is empty, I'm very happy. I always thought it was just a game, until one day, my virtual girlfriend gave me a pill. The next second, the pill appeared in my hand. I seem... Not to die?! My name is Li Qingran. My cultivation was crippled, my spiritual root was dug out, I was expelled from my sect, and I cowered in a dilapidated hut waiting to die. I thought my life was over, but then I encountered a mysterious senior who had never shown his face. I heard that the spiritual energy of the Cangyun Realm was depleted, the Great Dao was obscured, and a powerful immortal planned to merge with another world that was about to experience a spiritual revival. A great era of strife is about to begin. Even becoming an immortal carries the risk of death. I searched the world for the senior's whereabouts. I will protect him and become his Daoist partner!!!

16. 16 我 There’s No Way All My Kids Are Infinite-Game Bosses 我的崽不可能都是无限流BOSS Sang Yuan桑沅Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Sweet and Adorable Favorite + One-on-One with Multiple Fragments + Pretending to Be Harmless While Hiding One’s Claws] Wen Zhining spent his life doing good deeds and even played his character-raising games with diligence. But unfortunately, he was chosen and dragged into an infinite-loop horror world. To stay alive, he sensibly hid behind the big shots, cheering them on and showering them with compliments. Who could have guessed that in the game... An evil doctor, whose intel 5.1kReads9.2Score818Shelves

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    This was originally just a game, but the teacher confiscated his phone, and the kid thought he had abandoned them, so he became the ultimate boss in the infinite flow genre and dragged Wen Zhining into it.

17. 17 游EN The Game Becomes Reality: I Built the Most Ancient Immortal Clan 游戏成真，我打造了万古第一仙族 A Lump of Black Tea一坨红茶Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing Li Xiang happened upon a cultivation-clan simulator. He discovered that the descendants in the game would offer him all kinds of strange sacrifices. “Thank you for your blessing, Ancestor! Our clan has become the greatest family in the world!” “Quick, offer the Ancestor a sacrifice! Please accept this immortal artifact!” “Ancestor, we’ve conquered the Immortal Realm!” “…” Then one day, The members of the Li clan appeared on Earth in flying boats, arriving in a vast procession. Under the astonish 18.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    🍂🍂That has to be the first one. The protagonist thinks he's playing a game, but little does he know he's accidentally acquired a cultivation simulator game and starts playing! It's just strange that the people in it are worshipping me… Wahaha! What, what kind of treasure is this? Years later, the cultivation family arrives in reality… 🌠🌠The second one starts as a game, but later affects reality. The protagonist uses an outsider's identity (an alternate account).

18. 18 在 Stealing the Suspect Away in a Detective Game 在柯学游戏和凶手抢人 Nightmare Woodcarving噩梦木雕Anime Fanfiction327k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Player] [Third-Party Organization] Tachibana Kawagen arrived in this world and loudly proclaimed: This world is mine! The Black Organization is mine! Gin is mine! Bourbon is mine! Vodka is mine too! Plamia, Kaito Kid, that elementary schooler with superhuman kicking skills: they're all mine! Q: “So, boss, when will you begin your plan to conquer the world?” Tachibana Kawagen: “Good question. First, let me go make a video and earn some money.” Q: “You mean you're also a content creat 337Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are Detective Conan fanfiction, featuring a male protagonist. In the first book, the protagonist always thinks he's playing a detective game, and since it's a game, he might as well unleash his true nature! Haha, here comes my pi!! The second book's protagonist thinks he's playing a base-building simulator. I really like this one, so please give it a try!

19. 19 游 Game Invasion: But My Main Account Is AFK 游戏入侵：但是大号挂机中 Angry Big Turtle愤怒大龟Sports515k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + No Romance + Online Game + Secret Identities] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star. Unremovable wristbands dragged everyone into a full-dive game. From then on, humanity’s fate was destined to become entangled with this mysterious game. Xiao Huang was an ordinary male high school student. Unlike everyone else, he unexpectedly acquired the character card and consciousness of the former top-ranked player. As everyone knows: The casual player Zhuhuang likes to slack off and 7.6kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
20. 20 死 [Bungo Stray Dogs] After Faking My Death, My Fans Broke Through Dimensions 【文野】死遁后素材们破次元了 That One Called Jiu酒那个九Two Male Leads568k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it may rise.) Uehara No is a renowned novelist, young and exceptionally talented, hailed by the Japanese media as "the savior of contemporary literature." Yet Uehara No is often troubled by a lack of inspiration. One day, a game cartridge mysteriously appears at his front door. Looking for material, Uehara No plays the game as he pleases, never caring what the NPCs think. Only after completing every quest and faking his own death does he discover that his sources of 5.8kReads8.3Score552Shelves

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    Players are so capricious! They do whatever they want, and they don't care about the NPCs' lives at all. In this game, the player is king! Hehe, no pain, hehe, feigning death, hehe, a chaotic scene, hehe, fake sword.

21. 21 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

22. 22 氪 Spending Money Doesn't Work? I'll Get Them Through the Long March With My Life 氪金没用？我用命带他们走完长征 Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Urban1.9M WordsCompleted “Guys, whatever you do, don’t trust that designer named Luo An! He’s a fraud!” Kuang Ge, a top streamer with tens of millions of followers, is bawling in his livestream like a three-hundred-pound toddler, clutching his VR headset and refusing to let go. “He said it was a relaxing travel game, but from the start he dumped me on a snowy mountain in forty-below temperatures!” “He said there’d be no pay-to-win or in-app purchases, but I had to risk my life just to get a cold, hard black bun!” “He sa 119.4kReads9.5Score15.2kShelves

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    1. The protagonist possesses the ability to foresee extraordinary encounters, initially believing it to be a single-player fantasy world. However, everything is unpredictable, with hidden dangers lurking within these encounters. There's no harem, and the game is packed with exciting moments that keep you hooked. 2. Immersed in a pixelated world, the protagonist ventures alone, initially treating it like a single-player game. However, they gradually discover that NPCs possess self-awareness, and a crisis quietly descends, leading to surprising plot twists. 3. Leading a team on a long journey alone, what initially seems like a single-player dungeon reveals a deeper, more complex story with lasting impact. 4. Surviving alone, initially believing it to be a single-player dungeon, the protagonist gradually discovers the presence of other players as the story progresses. The tension and excitement are palpable, and there's no romantic pairing throughout.

23. 23 退 After Quitting the Game and Becoming a God, I Was Sent Back Into It 退坑成神后：我又穿回了游戏中 Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Eastern Fantasy663k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a game + god-tier account + deity + secret identities + top-tier combat strength + playing dumb to catch a tiger + Western fantasy and sci-fi + powerful races] In the full-dive game Starry Worlds, Jun Lin is a name that has reached the pinnacle. He is the king of the seven races, their one and only deity. When the game was tampered with to squeeze money from players, he banned all his top accounts for the various races. It was the equivalent of the king’s permanent fall. 3.4kReads9.3Score363Shelves

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    The protagonist is incredibly powerful. He thought he was playing a game, and then became the king of various races in different games. When he quit, his game account was banned, and his identity in the other world was also sealed. Then, the protagonist traveled to that time and space (I think there was a system involved [currently in writing]) and broke the seal.

24. 24 谁EN Who Removed the Exit Button from My Xianxia Game? 谁把我仙侠游戏退出键扣了？ Mu Chun沐春Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing At first, I only wanted to create a fresh account for a holographic xianxia game... I had already selected the highest difficulty, simply to roll a better spiritual root and sell the account. But then... can someone tell me where the exit button is? Where did my enormous game exit button go? 366.2kReads8.5Score41.9kShelves
25. 25 今 Are You Still Willing to Save the World Today? 今天的你，还愿意拯救世界吗？ Little Chenchen小臣臣Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating has just been released and will gradually rise] [Death regression] [Cthulhu] [Brand-new system] [Descent and ascent] [Sanity points] My name is Jiang Lin. I played a virtual game called Future. At first, I thought it was just an incredibly realistic game. Just as I was about to quit... I realized this damn game had no exit button!! Was I trapped in the game? What was even more despairing was... I couldn’t die. I could only experience this bizarre world over and over again. A black su 102.6kReads8.0Score25.7kShelves

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    Recommended, although it may not meet all the requirements.

26. 26 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score312.3kShelves
27. 27 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy875k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 759kReads9.0Score136.9kShelves
28. 28 满 Everyone in My Sect Is a Prodigy, but I Really Don't Want to Be a Succubus 满门都是天骄，我真不想当魅魔啊 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy752k WordsOngoing Su Yi, a top-tier gamer, transmigrates into the cultivation world of Immortal Journey, the game he knows best. But he transmigrates into the game's very first expansion pack. In the first era of the Luoxia Sect, six prodigies rose to prominence, earning the title of the Six Suns in the Sky of the Cultivation World! These six prodigies are part of the story from beginning to end. And Su Yi transmigrates on the very day they join the sect. From then on, the six prodigies become seven. The prodigie 171kReads8.5Score21.3kShelves
29. 29 在 Becoming the Most Popular One in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里成为最强万人迷 Cloudscorch Wanderer灼云客Mystery975k WordsOngoing (Content warnings at the end of the blurb. This story rejects writing advice.) [Infinite-Flow + Wish Fulfillment + Passionate Team Ensemble + Light Mystery and Combat + Horror Escape] [Top-Tier Talent, Brains and Brawn, a Cold-Humored, Protective Female Lead, and Teammates Who Each Shine in Their Own Way] At first, the twisted viewers thought that some poor woman in a hospital gown was going to die horribly on the very first night of the first round. That was until they saw her with their own ey 109.1kReads9.4Score11.7kShelves
30. 30 综 Film and TV Crossover: Isn't This a Game? How Did It Become Real? 综影视：不是游戏吗？怎么成真了 The Moon Won't Wake, So I Won't Either月亮不醒我不醒Female-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing [The Most Beautiful and Powerful Female Lead + Games Invade Reality + Multiple Secret Identities and Pure Selfcest + Everyone's Favorite + Multiple Love Interests + Sweet Romance + Ship Whoever You Like] Having just finished her college entrance exams, Jiang Fushen decided to let loose in some full-dive games. They included: "Love in the Martial World 101: Experience a Different Kind of Wuxia Romance" "Red and Black Rivalry 102: Learn How to Brew the Lowest-Quality Liquor" "Superheroes 103: Rais 30.6kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
31. 31 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 763.1kReads9.5Score75.3kShelves

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    👇This one looks cool, but it's about someone who transmigrates into a game, claims to be an Old One, shares a body with a game character, has a brain, understands the game's development, and is basically an old man [laughs]

32. 32 星 The Galactic Empire Arrives, and My Identity as Its Leader Is Exposed 星河帝国降临，我元首身份曝光了 Mighty Mr. V威猛先生vSci-Fi & Apocalypse118k WordsCompleted Streamer Wang Xing completes an unknown sci-fi game on his computer, playing as the “Supreme Leader.” After the game ends, Wang Xing leaves behind the coordinates of a barred spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, the Solar System, and Blue Star, along with a message. “When the Empire once again sets out to conquer the outer reaches of space, that will be the day I return.” One day, a vast fleet of starships arrives in the Solar System. The leaders of every nation on Blue Star are summoned. All of human —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Story Synopsis: 1. Streamer Wang Xing, posing as the 'Head of State,' completed a sci-fi game of unknown origin on his computer. After the game ended, Wang Xing left behind the coordinates of a barred spiral star system, the Milky Way, the Solar System, and Earth, along with the message: "The day the Empire conquers the outer world again will be the day I return." One day, a massive interstellar fleet descended upon the Solar System. On Earth, political leaders from various countries were summoned, and all of humanity was in the spotlight, only to be asked one question: "Head of State, are you there?" 2. [Completed | Interstellar Romance | Love Triangle | Sweet Romance | Identity Revealed | Popular | Yandere] In the year Jiang Zhizhi was on the verge of death, an app called King's Planet appeared on her phone. From initially having no interest to later seeing her subjects becoming more and more obedient and capable, Jiang Zhizhi's girlish heart overflowed! Although the children looked all sorts of strange, this was clearly an adorable child-raising and infrastructure-building game! In reality—the Zerg King, holed up on the planet, twitched his mental link, obediently throwing himself at Zhizhi, greedily inhaling her fragrance; the Vampire King, disguised as a friendly gentleman, subtly stroked Zhizhi's neck, quietly lowering his fangs; the Mermaid King sang loudly in the sea, luring the King to sleep with him; and His Majesty, as the planet's guardian, stared intently at the King's sleeping face every night with a sinister gaze; and… King's Planet maintained a basic peace until one day—their light vanished, and peace was utterly shattered! Jiang Zhizhi died, and then came back to life. Upon waking, she discovered that her home planet had connected to interstellar orbit, and Blue Star had officially entered interstellar civilization! Interstellar space was divided into five racial territories, and what terrified her even more was that the kings of all five regions were residents of her King's Planet!!! Luckily, she had a disguise to save her life! Remembering those guys' bizarre, crazy, and obsessive nature, Jiang Zhizhi still wanted to fake her death and escape, but it seemed too late. [A seemingly delicate but actually strong beauty X a crazy, pretentious male lead] [1v1/One-sided love for everyone except the male lead]

33. 33 成 After Becoming the Emperor, My Secret Identity Is Everywhere in the Interstellar World 成为陛下后，我的马甲在星际遍地 Wake Up, I Can't Wake Up醒醒睡不醒Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Completed | Interstellar Romance | Love Triangle | Sweet Romance and Healing | Secret Identities | Everyone's Favorite | Yandere] In the year she was frail and close to death, Jiang Zhizhi found an app on her phone called King's Planet. At first she had no interest in it. But as she watched her subjects grow more and more obedient and capable, her girlish heart went wild! Sure, her little cubs all looked wildly different, but this was clearly a cute pet-raising and world-building game! In reali 640Reads9.0Score101Shelves
34. 34 开EN Starting on a Dating Show, I Tamed a Top Alpha 开局恋综我驯养了顶级Alpha Wen Daiyu文黛玉Two Male Leads631k WordsCompleted Devoted to each other, each other's first love and only one, beastkin ABO, transmigrate into a game, lots of headcanons, mutual crush, sweet and satisfying Silver-haired, golden-eyed, straight-shooting, scheming tycoon Alpha × unstable, ruthless, sharp-tongued Omega Bai Luochuan, the world's strongest mercenary, had spent his whole life cold-hearted, ruthless, and aloof. His greatest private hobby was playing romance games on his phone. His fictional husband was his one true love, his precious d 11.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    The protagonist, a double-male lead, enjoys playing dating sims. One of his favorites is a dating sim, but in reality, only he is connected to the male lead in that game. The male lead is in another world, a mercenary who dies and ends up in the male lead's world. The male lead can't find any news about the protagonist for five years, then suddenly he does. The protagonist becomes suspicious because the protagonist's face has changed. He then appears on the same variety show as the protagonist, and it's confirmed that the protagonist is indeed his wife. However, the protagonist treats him like a fellow fan, still believing the male lead is a virtual character he's raising in his game.

35. 35 什 What Do You Mean, the Sword Immortal in the Game I Control Came to Life? 什么叫我控制的游戏剑仙活过来了 Snow Falls, Wishing for a Lifetime落雪许平生Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Yue Qingwu. I was a disciple of the Shangqing Sword Sect. One day, while I was meditating, a voice kept speaking in my ear, saying all sorts of strange things. Things like invincibility frames, dodging, blocking, executions, and idle cultivation. I couldn’t understand a word of it. He controlled my body, killed my master, then brought him back to life. Just when I thought he was a demonic cultivator, he slaughtered all the demonic cultivators. Just when I thought he was a good person, 16.8kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    The last book features a protagonist who beats the game right from the start and then travels through time.

36. 36 仙 Fairy, I Have No Choice but to Take Complete Control of You! 仙子，我必须狠狠操控你了！ Two Jin of Meat a Day一天两斤肉Eastern Fantasy220k WordsOngoing My name is Lu Lingxi. I'm a genius young cultivator, destined to ascend to immortality and a bright future! Then one day, while I was down the mountain on a sect mission, an ancient evil god who called himself “Player” suddenly took over my body and made me do all kinds of unspeakable things. For example: ✦ Randomly swinging my sword at empty air... ✦ Hopping every few steps for no reason... ✦ Bashing my head against a wall for no reason... On top of that, he kept muttering things in my ea 29Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 玄 Xuanhuan: Senior, Stop Controlling Me Already! 玄幻：前辈，不要再控制我啦！ Jerry Without Tom失去汤姆的杰瑞Eastern Fantasy240k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead] [Games] [Xianxia] [Pseudo-Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] My name is Bai Lingxi. One day, someone took control of my body, and a voice started whispering in my ear. He keeps saying things like “parry,” “cooldown,” and “dodge.” What does any of that even mean? All I can do is watch myself kill bandits, explore secret realms, steal divine artifacts, treat the barbarians, and slay monsters and demons. So I really didn't do any of those things. Do you believe me? My name is Che 44Reads8.2Score—Shelves
38. 38 说 It Was Supposed to Be a Game, So Why Is the Heroine Real? 说好的游戏，女主是真的？ A Mouthful of Nonsense满口荒唐Sports526k WordsCompleted “Still chasing me? I hear you’re going to put Ella on trial?” “That’s right! This woman’s crimes are unforgivable!” “I see. Hello, allow me to introduce myself properly. I am the arsonist who sets hearts ablaze, the king’s assassin, the dragon’s pact-bearer, the elf queen’s love interest, the deep-sea explorer, the Church’s quarry, the cultists’ nightmare, the dungeon’s ruler, the inheritor of an ancient true god, the top student at the Advanced School of Magic, the pirates’ patron, a premium me 96Reads5.2Score—Shelves
39. 39 清 The Cool, Refined Sword Immortal Has Style, So I Went All Out 清冷剑仙有格调，那我狠狠操作了 The Walking Cola会走路的可乐Eastern Fantasy654k WordsCompleted My name is Su Miaomiao. One day, I was doing nothing unusual, just washing clothes by a little river. From that day on, it was as if someone else had taken control of my body. That person kept muttering things in my ear about experience points and main quests, things I couldn't understand! Master, you know me. If I had really taken your belongings and traded them for spirit stones, they wouldn't just be the subject of rumors around the sect. They'd be up for sale at an auction house by now! S 365Reads5.9Score100Shelves
40. 40 我 I Turned the Apocalypse into a Game 我把末日世界做成了游戏 Reading in the Middle of the Night半夜翻书Urban273k WordsCompleted This game is way too realistic! Hauling bricks, running errands, picking up trash, delivering packages… At most, a company can make you experience the hardships of 996. Here, you get to experience 007, with overtime piled on top. All right, enough talk. The great Lord Lin Yuan is calling me to haul bricks. That lord said that as long as we work hard and offer up our livers, next month he can get himself another set of brand-new divine gear. Then he’ll take us to explore a whole new map, where w 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This game is so realistic! Bricklaying, errand running, trash scavenging, delivery... At most, a company will let you experience the hardships of 996 (working 9am-9pm, 6 days a week), but here you'll experience double the 007 (working 097). Okay, enough rambling, the great Lord Lin Yuan is calling me to go bricklaying. That lord said that as long as we diligently dedicate our livers, next month he'll get a brand new set of god-tier equipment, and then he'll take us to explore a brand new map, to scavenge even more trash on the vast continent! Lin Yuan, who achieved great success after transmigrating to a Western fantasy continent, discovers he can return to Earth and summon creatures called "players" from parallel worlds. From that day on, the entire other world became anything but serious.

41. 41 邪 Great Evil God, Please Stop Controlling Me! 邪神大人，请不要再控制我了！ Day and Night Are Unpredictable昼夜无常Eastern Fantasy145k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + game control + leveling up + supernatural powers + Cthulhu + power fantasy!! Please follow! Please!] In 1265, this world should have entered its Second Industrial Revolution, but instead it was set on a different course. “The giant crying for help inside the sun” “The endless wall of flesh” “The whispers of the dead that linger by your ear” People began to change, too. Some claimed they had seen a god lowering its gaze from the heavens, watching them. Others heard faint murmur 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 邪 Great Evil God, Please Stop Controlling Me! 邪神大人求求你别再操控我了 The Nameless Past不知名的过去Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Sword and Sorcery] [Game Control] [A Touch of Cthulhu] [Fantasy Adventure] “Miss Grinya Loran, you’re under arrest!” “Why? Because I assassinated the king, colluded with followers of an evil god, stole the cult’s supreme artifact, unleashed the Bloodflame Hellhound that destroyed the continent, and even stole a little kid’s lollipop?” “The evidence is conclusive. Do you have anything to say for yourself?” “I do! I didn’t actually do any of that. Someone’s been controlling my body and whispering 2.1kReads7.4Score183Shelves
43. 43 玩 Starting a Band? I Really Have to Keep You in Check! 玩乐队？我真得控制你了！ Passing the Days Like the Wind如风度日Anime Fanfiction594k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [The Fourth Calamity] [Game] [Save Files] Version 1.0 begins, closed beta phase The Girl Band Era kicks off! My name is Nagasaki Soyo. I’m 16 years old and a student at Tsukinomori Girls’ Academy. One day, I woke up to find that my body was being controlled by a second personality. And just like that, my life was forced to change. What kind of game is this? A life-sim? An RPG? An open world? Why is it just like those gacha games? You can form a band in this, too? Nagasaki Soy 1.7kReads8.4Score151Shelves
44. 44 玩 I Broke the Witch, and You're Telling Me This Isn't a Game? 玩坏魔女，你告诉我不是游戏？ Big Fish Underwater水底的大鱼Eastern Fantasy267k WordsOngoing “My fingertips suddenly froze while I was brewing a potion that day.” “Then a strange man’s voice rang directly in my mind.” “Things like opening the map, farming materials, and unlocking the talent tree… Gods above, I couldn’t understand a word of it.” “Then he took control of my noble body and made me do all sorts of evil! From using the esteemed Dragon Lady as a mount and decorating the Holy Crown of Her Holiness the Female Pope with a skull, to stealing everything from the entire rich distri 132Reads5.5Score599Shelves
45. 45 放 Relax, I'll Take Good Control of You 放轻松，我会好好操控你 Lone-Wolf Demon Hero独行族妖侠Eastern Fantasy131k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Pseudo-Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Magical World] I am Tonge Bethes, a once-in-a-century magical prodigy of the Falin World. My life should have followed the path laid out by my family, until I became a Saint of Magic and brought glory to the family once more. But one night, while I was taking a bath as usual, an evil god from another world took control of my body. From then on, my life went off the rails. A dignified mage, yet I roll around on the ground like a lout, parkou 47Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    It's almost 300,000 words and still in single-player mode, but the plot twists later on are really interesting, similar to the novel with my profile picture and background image. It's quite fun.

47. 47 战 Battle, Begin, Magical Girl 战斗，启动，魔法少女 That's Not How You Play Basketball篮球不是这样打的Anime Fanfiction567k WordsCompleted It's really you, quack~ This book can only be found through search right now, so thanks for searching. [Magical Girl + Slightly Unhinged + Lighthearted Suffering + Absurdist Humor + RPG + Character Progression + Player-Controlled Game + Not Soulslike + Warning: Chef God Behavior ⚠️] Action game enthusiast Han Qiuxue receives a top-secret beta invitation for a game called Code Name: Magical Girl. He expects a hardcore action game, but instead The protagonist's starting stamina bar is as short as 2.8kReads8.4Score235Shelves
48. 48 谢 Thanks for Asking, I’m in Honkai Playing Honkai: Star Rail 谢邀，人在崩坏玩崩铁 Baibaishi百百式Anime Fanfiction756k WordsOngoing "Honkai: Star Rail + no romance in the main story + Fourth Calamity (unconventional), with a lighthearted tone (probably), including elements from Honkai Impact 3rd." Adam had just lost his job and was at home, ready to lie flat, when he unexpectedly received a beta-testing invitation for a VR game called Honkai: Star Rail. Already a game lover, he figured he might as well play and started it up. And so When the crew of the Astral Express got word from Pom-Pom and prepared to welcome their new 8.6kReads9.0Score714Shelves

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    This one seems to fit the bill perfectly! It's really good!

49. 49 抽 After Pulling an SR, I Was Forced to Save the World 抽到SR后我被迫拯救世界 Wind Wash风洗Mystery865k WordsOngoing Chu Wu is a down-on-his-luck unemployed man who can't afford his rent. A mysterious game he can't uninstall suddenly appears on his phone. It gives him an S-rank handsome character from the start, and he can even exchange completed missions for cash. How is this a shady app? It's targeted poverty alleviation! Just when Chu Wu thinks he's about to reach the pinnacle of life, he only wants to enjoy the simple life of playing games and making money. He never expected to end up saving the world! 5.5kReads8.9Score986Shelves

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    This book is good. The protagonist thinks he's playing a pixel-style game, but he's actually fighting against monsters invading his world. It doesn't affect another world, but it's still very good.

50. 50 游 Opening a Pizza Shop in a Game Feels Kind of Wrong? 游戏里开披萨店，好像不太对劲？ Lu Cheng旅丞Urban555k WordsOngoing [System] [No female lead + no romance] [Relaxed] [Business management] [Farming] [Adventure] (A lighthearted slice-of-life story, not a power fantasy or a story where everyone misunderstands the protagonist as a genius.) On a weekend he’d finally managed to get off, Zhou Mo made the mistake of downloading a little pizza-shop management game. His leisure time was gone for good. Those awful competitors are pretending to be my customers! Are you trying to steal my delicious pizza recipe? That awful 1.7kReads8.1Score221Shelves

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    This is probably the second article I really, really like, and I highly recommend it.

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