I’m Hooked on Rules Horror Lately. Any Recommendations from Experts in the Genre? 嗯～最近迷上了规则怪谈，有怪谈大佬推荐推荐么？

1. 351 规 Rule Horror: I Can Hear the Weird Things Complaining 规则怪谈：我能听到诡异的吐槽 I'm a Little Cub我是崽崽Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted (The dungeon arc is well underway, so enjoy without worry. There’s a main cast, and it isn’t horror. If that bothers you, you’ve been warned!) [Rules-Based Horror + Mind Reading + No Female Lead + Original Dungeons + National Fortune + Livestreaming + Lighthearted Comedy + No Romance] Why haven’t they picked me yet?! Su Bei woke up one day to find his dream had come true. After eight consecutive failures by Xia Country, Su Bei carried the hopes of its entire population. Seeing him greet them in 3.9kReads9.2Score514Shelves
2. 352 规 Rule Horror: I Rub the Rules Into the Ground 规则怪谈：我把规则按在地上摩擦 Being with a Lord Is Like Being with a Tiger伴君如伴虎Mystery264k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Supernatural Horror + Satisfying + Comedy + Invincible + Trickster + No Romance] The world of urban legends descends, and Longguo suffers defeat after defeat, leaving the nation on the brink of disaster. Jiang Mu is chosen as Longguo's next contestant and awakens the god-tier talent No Laws, No Limits from the start. While all the other contestants are being tormented by the supernatural and its rules, barely able to stay alive, Jiang Mu has already pinned the rules to the gr 1.4kReads8.9Score157Shelves
3. 353 规 Rule Horror: I'm Really Not a Fangirl 规则怪谈，我真的不是追星少女 Fang Chenchen方尘尘Mystery301k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + suspense + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + infinite worlds + lighthearted comedy + absurd] Ye Mei transmigrated into the novel Strange Tales of a Haunted World. All she wanted was the power of money, but from the start, she unexpectedly got herself a creepy “husband.” The husband I want is someone who holds me in his hands and treats me like his darling, not someone who holds my heart and treats it like a treasure! [A lighthearted comedy with little brain-teasing 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
4. 354 规 Rule Horror: My Infinite Murder-Mystery Game 规则怪谈：我的剧本杀无限流 Yan Jinwu颜金屋Mystery276k WordsCompleted I’m Lin Xiao, an utterly ordinary college student. One day, I blinked and found myself dumped in a hellhole called the “Scripted Murder Mystery Game.” Other people draw identity cards like “Heir to a Celestial Master,” “Exorcist’s Disciple,” or “Successor to the Yin-Yang Eyes.” I draw: “Background NPC.” Well, fine. Guess I’m cannon fodder. In the first instance, “Midnight Funeral Hall,” a red-clad ghost is chasing everyone through the building and slaughtering them. Just as its claws are about t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 355 规 Rule Horror: My Pay-to-Win Power Can Repel Evil 规则怪谈：我的氪金能驱邪 cgynbMystery158k WordsOngoing Have you ever ridden an elevator that stops by itself on the thirteenth floor? I have. Three days later, my coworker died. I didn’t die, though. Because a System chose me. The System told me to spend money. To spend it nonstop. The more I spent, the longer I stayed alive. So I started spending. I spent until I could see ghosts, until I could fight ghosts, until I could eat them. Everyone thinks I’m cool. But they don’t know this: Every time I swipe my card, my hand is shaking. Not because I’m af —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wrote this myself...

6. 356 我 I’m a Psychiatric Patient, and I Control the World’s Rules of Horror 我，精神病，掌控全球规则怪谈 Taste My Tenderhearted Sword吃我情意绵绵剑Mystery196k WordsOngoing Rules-based horror descends, and I’m chosen as the Dragon Nation’s selected player. The global livestream begins. Everyone sees my blue-and-white striped hospital gown and the restraints around my wrists, and falls into stunned silence. I wave cheerfully at the air. “Mom, you’re watching me on TV too?” The comments explode: [We’re done for! Our representative is a mental patient!] Only when I step into the fog of rules and warmly offer half an unfinished apple to an indescribable monster do they 1Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 357 北 Fifty Degrees North 北纬五十度灰 Here's a Chestnut举个栗子子子Two Female Leads100k WordsCompleted The rating will gradually rise Come on! A little angst is good for the soul! [Wicked, genius hacker x gentle fugitive older sister] [Dark aesthetic • Not a wish-fulfillment story • Challenging read • Cyberpunk] Rule one: Don’t save strangers of unknown origin. Rule two: Especially don’t save a genius hacker who treats killing as art. Zhuang Qinghong broke every rule and saved Sephis. Now Sephis has taken control of Zhuang Qinghong’s isolated refuge and given her two choices: Become her next “wor 18Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   This is absolutely gorgeous!

8. 358 规 Rule Horror: I Use Code to Rise Against the Ultimate Villain 规则怪谈：我靠代码逆袭最强反派 Shadow Beneath the Southern Land南国下的影子Mystery91k WordsOngoing Rule horrors have descended across the globe, and humanity has become NPCs in eerie scripts. But I, Lin Jin, have been bound to the [Impostor System], forced to play the ultimate villain who drives the “hero” to grow. They think I’m following the script, but they don’t know that lines of code exposing the rules’ loopholes are floating before my eyes. [No loud noises]? I delete the word “no,” and the creepy teacher in the classroom starts belting out a song. [You must keep your head down]? I chan —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's great! I love watching it, and I'll watch it again!

9. 359 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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   No more feeling lost in a reading slump! This book is definitely worth following. The plot is engaging, the characters are compelling, and there's no disappointing ending. You won't regret reading it; you'll want more after you finish! A highly recommended gem! The plot is tight and fast-paced, packed with exciting moments, and the writing is smooth and immersive. Once you start reading, you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down! A hidden gem of a novel, with likable characters, an explosive plot, and no dull moments—don't miss it if you like this genre!

10. 360 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 871Reads—Score183Shelves
11. 361 祖 Our Ancestral Star Is in Peril: I Draft the Great Powers of the Heavens to Push the Towers 祖星遇难：我强征诸天大佬推塔 Ke Xin柯新Urban168k WordsOngoing [Multiverse Nation War + Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + MOBA Competition + Fanfiction Spin-Off + Feel-Good Face-Slapping + Honor of Kings + Transmigrators + Ancestral Star Summoning + Survival + Competition + No Female Lead + Urban + From the Start] The allied forces of countless worlds have reached the Ancestral Star, threatening to wipe out Earth within three days. At the brink of despair, Su Han, the last archivist at Earth’s Defense Bureau, awakens the Ancestral Star Household Registration 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 列 Train Survival: My Charm Stat Went Through the Roof from the Start 列车求生，开局魅力值拉爆 Morning Sismorning姐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse346k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Power Fantasy + Lighthearted Comedy] Liu Zhaozhao, a young girl, is swept into a brutal survival game called the Infinite Train. From the start, her charm stat skyrockets to 999, activating the seemingly useless legendary talent “Natural-Born Leader Aura.” On this Infinite Train, which stops at eerie stations every week and forces passengers into bloody instances every month, she soon discovers that her absurdly high charm stat is far more than it s 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the only book that manages to turn a bizarre rule-based fantasy into a comedic experience! The female protagonist, a social media influencer, uses her charm to turn survival into a team-building activity on a perilous train! The dungeon designs are incredibly imaginative, with every rule cleverly foreshadowed, and the humor and suspense are perfectly balanced.

13. 363 规 Rule Error Hunter: I Turn Around and Tear Apart the Mysterious Instance 规则勘误师：我反手撕碎诡秘副本 Orange Haze橙子迷雾Mystery103k WordsOngoing Humanity across the globe was forcibly dragged into a game of mysterious rules! The instances were livestreamed worldwide in real time. Do those who follow the rules die, while rebels survive? The goody-two-shoes players treated the rules like scripture, only to be devoured by monsters the very next second! While everyone else obeyed the rules and trembled in fear, Lin Chen tore them up and stomped on monsters' heads to claim the rewards! Money? Clear an instance and walk away with a fortune! Su —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are the system rules; you can take a look. They're different from the others.

14. 364 我 I Mend the Cracks in the Mortal World 我在人间补裂缝 Murong Wan'er慕容莞儿Mystery231k WordsOngoing [No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless writing, no wish-fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.] I survive in a reality warped by the uncanny by patching up its cracks. Then, while mending the heart of a female corpse from the Republican era, she whispers in my ear: “You’ve patched up so many cracks. Haven’t you noticed that you yourself are the biggest one?” That day, a bruise shaped like a handprint appears around my wrist, and a 72-hour —Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    I've read many books of strange tales about rules, and this one, well-wrapped, is already in its third printing.

15. 365 国 National Fortune Horror Tales: I Am the Clear-Headed Emissary of the Mortal Realm 国运怪谈：我，人间清醒代行者 Crystal and Shrimp Dumplings水晶和虾饺382k WordsOngoing A genre-defying phenomenon powered by four core elements: rules-based horror, national destiny, interstellar civilization, and hard-hitting law. In 2045, a blood-red countdown shrouds the globe, and a game of rules-based horror descends. The chosen ones’ lives and deaths determine their nation’s fate. Chen Mo, a former law student, is trapped in the Midnight Bus from the start. A red-clad old woman demands his seat. He flips open the City Bus Safety Management Regulations: “Ma’am, your bionic jo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    National destiny + strange rules + law defeats the supernatural

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