The Protagonist Is a Designer, Administrator, Beta Tester, or NPC 主角是设计师、管理员、内测人员、NPC

1. 1 说 Didn't You Say You Were Retiring? Officer, Why Are You Back? 说好退休呢？执法官你怎么回来了 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Enforcer Bottom x Player Top] [Infinite Survival / Horror Game / Supernatural Entities Descend / Global Open Beta / Leveling] Jiang Xun was the chief enforcer in a horror game, tasked with maintaining order in the System's dungeons. He had enemies throughout the entire game. After working for the System for two hundred years, Jiang Xun finally retired. On the day he left, the whole horror game celebrated as if it were New Year's, thrilled to be rid of the old menace at last. But barely had Jian 349kReads9.5Score66kShelves

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   The main character is none other than the founder of the Black Tower.

2. 2 我 I, the Designer of Horror Games 我，惊悚游戏设计师 Ink Marks Gradually墨迹冉冉Two Male Leads167k WordsOngoing [Secret identities + Behind-the-scenes scheming + Nontraditional infinite flow + Two male leads + Devoted to each other + Happy ending] Lu Xici is the “favorite child” of the horror game world: the chief game designer with the highest level of game authority. The instances that leave players on the brink of death are nothing more than a few lines of text written by him. Recently bored out of his mind, he sent himself into the real world in search of excitement. Instead, he unexpectedly picked up 2.7kReads6.9Score554Shelves

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   First book: Chief Enforcer; Second book: Chief Designer

3. 3 我 I'm a God? Don't Spread Rumors! You Might Get Banned! 我是神？别造谣！小心封号！ Writing Is Just Going Crazy写文就是发癫Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no harem + unconventional ensemble cast + high-energy growth] The strongest permission-hog is forced to save the world Spiritual qi revival? Superpower awakenings? The world ending? This world has already been shot full of holes by these cheaters! Gu Xing, an utterly ordinary “G-rank loser,” awakens the ultimate cheat: [Administrator Privileges] Skill One: Warning Skill Two: Ban Passive Trait: Succubus Physique (debuff) [Dog-headed emoji for dear life] When a villain uses chea 15kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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   1. A horror game developer; 2. A semi-beta tester, haha; 3. A native local, a beloved NPC; 4. Also an NPC; 5. Related to an evil god; 6. A beloved NPC, hmm; 7. His identity is currently unknown, possibly the evil god himself; 8. A game administrator; 9. A transmigrator who designed the game to bring people from the original planet over, a designer; 10. This one is good, a pure administrator, the Star God! 11. Same as 9; 12. A third-party force in the game, the Dawn Council, still quite enjoyable to read! 13. Probably an NPC, I forgot, haha ​​(◔◡◔), a second-rate player; 14. The game's creator, this one is super pure, divine; 15. A dark fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the protagonist is probably the designer ●v●; 16. A weirdo who transmigrates to reality through the game, I don't know why I'm here, just adding to the list, haha. I'm exhausted, I've typed over 200 words (๑‾ ꇴ ‾๑). The quality is good, read with confidence, it's guaranteed to be good. I don't know if it's not good (because I haven't finished reading some parts either (●'◡'●) but I've read more than half of it, hehe ●v●

4. 4 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 988.6kReads9.5Score85.7kShelves

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   The first was a rebirth-themed closed beta test, the second was similar to an NPC, and the third was an administrator.

5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated to a Supernatural World and Became a Dungeon Boss 穿越诡异世界我成了副本BOSS I Am a Star in the Heavens我乃天上繁星Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Realms + Supernatural Horror + Mild Horror + No Romance + Everything Handcrafted] Zuo Lin'an discovers that he has transmigrated. At first, he assumes this is just an ordinary otherworld, until he runs into his close friend Xu Youyou and learns that his aunt is a supernatural investigator. Only then does he realize he has transmigrated to a world haunted by the supernatural. And this supernatural world is not what he expected. Because he happens to discover that he might have a chance 71.6kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves

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   These three books are good, and there's another one called "God's Imitation Game," where the protagonist is a designer, but the book isn't on Tomato.

6. 6 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 127.8kReads8.7Score14.1kShelves
7. 7 顶 No One Dares Offend This Top Expert: All the Paranormal Beings Are His Patients 顶级大佬惹不起，诡异全是他病友 May Life Carry Me Across生生渡我Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + wish fulfillment + no romance + livestreaming + a true powerhouse] Qi Yan spent ten years in a mental hospital and has finally been discharged. But the moment he steps outside, he is dragged into a newly generated instance. It turns out the outside world has been overrun by the supernatural for a long time. - Every time Qi Yan enters an instance, he runs into familiar “people”: his dear fellow patients again. While players flee in disarray, he leisurely visits old friends and to 75.7kReads9.0Score17kShelves
8. 8 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.1kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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   I won't say much about this book. As long as it doesn't fall apart, it's guaranteed to get at least a 9.8 Rating. The current 9.6 Rating is just because it dropped because it was on hiatus for too long.

9. 9 参 Taking Part in a Horror Game? But I’m the Developer 参与惊悚游戏？可我是开发者啊 Xunlu Qingyu寻鹭倾羽Mystery339k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead + No Romance] In one world, there are plenty of talented people, but no law or order. In one game, everyone just watches the show, killing, setting fires, and screwing themselves over. An Sheng finds no joy in completing missions. He thinks he can lead his companions into staging a farce. He says this loop is meaningless, and that blowing up a train would be much more fun. “Tell me, what if we move into that apartment and enjoy the show with the security guard?” “Look, they've ga 1.8kReads8.9Score371Shelves
10. 10 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 无 Infinite: I Praise as I Kill, and Every Instance Feels Like Home 无限：边夸边杀，我回副本像回家 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads589k WordsOngoing [Slow updates have resumed] (The leads are nonhuman. Horror monsters. Read with caution.) Lin Xi has a face people can’t help but like: a bright smile, fox-like eyes, and a silver tongue. Unfortunately, he lives in a mental hospital. One day, he’s dragged into a death game. The players tremble before the final boss, but Lin Xi steps right to the front and sweetly says, “You’re so cute. You’re really beautiful.” The hideous final boss is taken aback, then smiles shyly. The next moment, its head d 5.1kReads9.6Score706Shelves
13. 13 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 102.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
14. 14 团 The Beloved One: After Transmigrating, I Was Raised by an Endless Stream of NPCs 团宠：穿越后被无限NPC养大了 The Mouse Who Doesn't Eat Tangerines老鼠不吃橘子Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [If you have questions about Xie Ji, please turn to Chapter 99. There's also a discussion thread, and it's easy to find since it's been pinned.] [(I don't know why the tags say romance, ahhhhh!! It's two male leads, two male leads, two male leads! I'm saying it three times because it's important!) Also known as The Daily Life of an Infinite-World Boss Raising Kids in a Dungeon. Content warnings: This isn't an infinite-flow story in the traditional sense. It has two male leads, but the romance co 5.4kReads9.3Score637Shelves
15. 15 全 Global Panic: I'm Actually the Evil God Behind the Revival?! 全球恐慌：我竟是复苏邪神？！ Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse775k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + The Supernatural + Game Events Become Reality + City Building + Secret Identities] [Lighthearted Comedy + A Touch of Cosmic Horror] Behind the bustling city, a sinister shadow crept closer with every passing day. Beings from another dimension walked openly through the world, plunging those who knew the truth into unprecedented panic. “The Evil God has descended! The supernatural world is about to invade reality!” “Humanity is doomed!” Some rose up in resistance, shouting that human 1.4kReads8.5Score124Shelves
16. 16 我EN I'm the Admin of the Death Game 我在死亡副本当管理员 I'll Get Up Early Next Time下次一定早起Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Death game + dual male leads + one-on-one romance + a highly moral, clingy instance boss x a rational administrator with questionable morals] Want to exploit bugs in death-game instances and breeze through high-difficulty levels? Want a golden finger that lets you transcend the rules, dominate the instances, and reach the pinnacle of life? Li Qing, head of the Death Instance Maintenance Team, says: No. Absolutely not! Bugs? Patched! Cheats? Banned! No matter how destined y 3.7kReads9.2Score672Shelves

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    1. A horror game developer; 2. A semi-beta tester, haha; 3. A native local, a beloved NPC; 4. Also an NPC; 5. Related to an evil god; 6. A beloved NPC, hmm; 7. His identity is currently unknown, possibly the evil god himself; 8. A game administrator; 9. A transmigrator who designed the game to bring people from the original planet over, a designer; 10. This one is good, a pure administrator, the Star God! 11. Same as 9; 12. A third-party force in the game, the Dawn Council, still quite enjoyable to read! 13. Probably an NPC, I forgot, haha (◔◡◔), a second-rate player; 14. The game's creator, this one is super pure, divine; 15. A dark fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the protagonist is probably the designer ●v●; 16. A weirdo who transmigrates to reality through the game, I don't know why I'm here, just adding to the list, haha. I'm exhausted, I've typed over 200 words (๑‾ ꇴ ‾๑). The quality is good, read with confidence, it's guaranteed to be good. I don't know if it's not good (because I haven't finished reading some parts either (●'◡'●) but I've read more than half of it, hehe ●v●

17. 17 我 All My Chosen Ones Are Fourth Calamity Players 我的神选者全是第四天灾 Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Beneath the grand facade of swords and magic lies a world hurtling toward corruption and ruin. After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world for 682 years, Ye Zhi finally got his golden finger: a glowing orb connected to the Blue Star internet! Combined with the divine spark that practically came knocking at his door, it gave birth to a game linking Blue Star with another world. Who says you can’t track someone down through the internet? With nothing more than an exclamation mark and a few gam 28.6kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
18. 18 第 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 30.7kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
19. 19 我 I Survive in the World of Horror by Acting 我靠演戏在惊悚世界求生 Tavern in the South南边酒馆Mystery722k WordsOngoing [No CP + secret identities + behind-the-scenes scheming + a touch of ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite + ship whoever you like + multiple worlds: horror, Western fantasy, cyberpunk] (Note: This is a female-oriented story with a single male lead. The no-CP tag means there is no official pairing in the main text!) Yao Qing thinks she’s pretty unlucky. After finally clawing her way up from an extra to a minor actress, she hadn’t even had time to dream about becoming a household-name superstar whe 13.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
20. 20 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
21. 21 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
22. 22 b The Boss’s Own Father Just Logged In, So Run! boss亲爹登陆游戏，还不快跑 Song Song 77颂颂77Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Dark Fairy Tales + Infinite Flow + Hidden Powerhouse + Both Pure + Happy Ending] Hans Christian Andersen, creator of dark fairy tales and the boss’s biological father, as the bottom, versus the only original puppet boss as the top - Shen An entered Fairy Tale Town No. 531, becoming the last human to enter the dark fairy-tale world of infinite flow. Until then, players had been diligently fighting the bosses (crossed out) getting beaten up by the bosses. Endure the ordeal and ea 936Reads8.9Score212Shelves
23. 23 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
24. 24 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 164.3kReads8.8Score17kShelves

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    In this book, the protagonist is practically invincible, barely suffering any hardship or frustration as he relentlessly exploits loopholes. It's a very enjoyable and satisfying read. [I'm full]

25. 25 咬EN Take a Bite of the Horror Boss—Pfft, He's Lovesick! 咬一口惊悚BOSS，呸恋爱脑！ Rice-Loving Dumpling爱干饭的团子Two Male Leads709k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Meeting You is now available on all platforms!] [Two male leads + exhilarating infinite-flow story + lovers turned rivals + BOSS seme + mad uke + two powerful, devoted partners, 1v1] Three years ago, Stairway to Heaven suddenly appeared. Groups of people were dragged into an escape game and forced to livestream, enduring the audience's arbitrary whims and overwhelming abuse. Yu Qing had soft, long hair, an innocent face, and big, watery eyes. When the old ghost woman bef 27.7kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves

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    The protagonist (shou) is the first core NPC in the game. The system he designed gave him a heart, making him more than just a string of data. The protagonist is very intelligent. The book also has some imaginative plot twists and side couples, and it's all sweet.

26. 26 吸 The Vampire NPC Is Tired Today, Too 吸血鬼NPC今天也很累 LameryTwo Male Leads491k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + transmigration + 1v1 + happy ending + uke protagonist] Ying Xueshi, who tragically worked himself to death designing blueprints, opens his eyes to find himself in another world. Not only has his hair changed color and his two canine teeth become retractable, he’s also been informed that he’s become an NPC in an Infinite Flow game? The deep black mist slowly closing in outside the castle, the System’s vague explanations, the eerie monsters appearing in the forest one after anoth 223Reads8.3Score102Shelves

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    Both books are being updated and are very good.

27. 27 欢 Welcome to the Game of the Gods 欢迎进入神明游戏 Orange Sesame Snow Beauty橘芝雪艳Two Male Leads874k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + horror game + a wide variety of Overseer Bosses + high intelligence and combat prowess + solving the game] An unknown-species bottom × a god who gives his all for love The world fell into darkness. The Divine Game: a path to godhood. The Harbingers of Calamity lurked out of sight. The Judges stood high above, while the Overseers slaughtered without restraint. The Chosen laughed arrogantly, while the Candidates screamed and struggled to survive. The Rioters ripped bloody heads f 14.8kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
28. 28 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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    [Caution] Warning: All books feature two male characters 💕 The first book is by a developer, an infinite flow novel, highly recommended; the second book is super good, but updates are a bit slow 🤔 The third book is by a beta tester (maybe?) And a designer.

29. 29 当EN An Escape Game Boss Enters the Infinite Survival Game 当逃生boss穿进无限流后 Little Zhezi小折子Two Male Leads543k WordsCompleted [Max-Level Boss + Dual Male Leads + Infinite Horror Game + Escape + Powerful Leads] As a gatekeeper boss in an escape game, Ji Xun has been working for the main System for as long as he can remember. He works diligently every day, year-round, never shirking his duties. Yet the survival rate of players who make it past him ranks highest among all the bosses. Ji Xun: Is that my fault? Players: This boss is actually a pretty nice guy. So the main escape-game System waved a hand and fired this freel 10.9kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    These two books are good.

30. 30 内 What's Wrong with a Beta Tester Being a Little Overpowered? 内测玩家强亿点怎么了 Lankani Ma兰卡尼玛Sports1.1M WordsOngoing The rating is low because the book just opened for ratings. It'll go up later! ٩(๑•̀ω•́๑)۶ The cover is a template sold online by a designer. [Apocalypse game arrives + powerhouse returns + full-dive game + slight fourth calamity + no romance + urban supernatural powers + fake and real heiresses + live comments] The world's first full-dive game appears out of nowhere, and the news sends the entire internet into a frenzy. At first, players think it's just an ordinary game. Then strange horrors ru 7.1kReads8.6Score883Shelves

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    The female lead is both lazy and cool

31. 31 身 As an Evil God, I Become the Examiner’s Wife in an Infinite Game 身为邪神，在无限游戏当考官夫人 Notes from the Medicine Gourd悬壶记事Two Male Leads693k WordsCompleted [Nonhuman protagonist × split-personality proctor + equally matched leads + secret identities revealed + sweet and satisfying + infinite-flow] Bai Yu transmigrates into the body of an unlucky former Big Boss who was worshipped by believers for three whole months and played the villain in a game. He'd been living just fine, until Yan Shen, the chief proctor, used an "investigation" as an excuse to rip out his Evil God's core over three days and nights. Then the man drew his gun. "Goodbye." And so 28.1kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
32. 32 病EN The Sickly Beauty Is the Infinite Game's Ultimate Boss! 病美人竟是无限游戏大BOSS！ It's L是L啊Two Male Leads230k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Infinite-Flow, Two Male Leads + Two Powerful Leads, 1v1 + Younger, Bigger-Built Partner + Shamelessly Indulgent Power Fantasy + Love-Hate Relationship + Soapy Push and Pull + Boss × Player] [The romance is the focus; the plot is weak and won't stand up to close scrutiny] [Second book in the Dungeon series] [The author's bio is useless. See the beginning of Chapter One and the reviews for content warnings.] [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, sickly white-cut-black, seductive, 11.2kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    All of them are great! [Sending hearts] I recommend the following books: NPc Boss Becomes a Player, the second is NPC with Consciousness, the third is NPc Writer Player, the fourth is Administrator Player, the fifth is Evil God Son of God, and the sixth is NPc Headmaster Teacher. [Sending hearts]

33. 33 梦 Nightmare Game 梦魇游戏 Gentle Breeze Junjun清风君君Mystery621k WordsOngoing [Mystery + Semi-Infinite Flow + No Female Lead + Light Ensemble Cast + Original Setting + Protagonist Is an NPC + Faction Conflict + Everyone Is Smart + Slow Burn + Light Lovecraftian Horror + Decisive and Ruthless] Reporters deliver the news. [Reporters] report the truth. Yin Lu transmigrated. He ended up in Nightmare Game, a full-immersion horror game with an official reported death rate of 3% but an actual death rate of fifty-fifty, and became an NPC. The good news: He's a five-star mini-bos 11.3kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    The first two are NPC books, and I don't know how to describe the last one... They're all pretty good, and I hope they'll make it onto your bookshelves. Personally, I highly recommend the second one.

34. 34 惊 Survive the Horror: I’m Actually the Hidden Big Boss 惊悚求生，我竟是隐藏大boss Fat Cat Under the Tree肥猫树下Mystery541k WordsCompleted [Mystery and suspense + horror game + System + infinite-world survival + no naive do-gooder] A mysterious realm invades Earth, forcing all of humanity into a deadly horror game! Faced with monsters awakened from the depths of hell, the players can only fight to survive… Break a taboo, and you die! Fail a mission, and you die! Lu Jin arrives in this world by accident. He expects to struggle to survive just like every other player, but when he opens his mission card… Wait, am I the hidden final bo 462Reads6.7Score104Shelves

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    The first one is the boss, the second is the designer, the third is a ghost, the fourth is a part-time beta tester, and the fifth is an administrator.

35. 35 当 When the Gods' Child Enters the Horror World 当诸神之子进入惊悚世界后 Tai Sang, Who Likes Tian Nong Jiu喜欢天农九的泰桑Mystery964k WordsCompleted Feng Ze always thought he was a ghost, that his mom and dad were ghosts, and that all his neighbors were ghosts too. So when he, a ghost himself, is suddenly pulled into a horror ghost game, he's as happy as a fish in the sea. People who enter the ghost game are doomed sooner or later. When Feng Ze enters, it's the ghosts who are doomed! And each game is worth 10,000 yuan in cash! He quits being a courier, food delivery rider, and security guard all at once. The ghost game is his job now. He lov 73.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
36. 36 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves
37. 37 无 Infinite Starting Point: Zero Awakens 无限初始：零号觉醒 Clingy Grain穗穗黏黏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse618k WordsCompleted [No romance] X [Cool, white-haired lead] X [Decisive male lead] In 2030, “Player Game” burst onto the scene. Clear a dungeon, and you can get anything you want. Yan Chao (Zero), once an NPC in the “Mechanical City” dungeon, suddenly awakened to his own existence and became a player. “Player Zero, please complete the main quest as soon as possible...” A dungeon? It's just my path to godhood. 3.9kReads9.3Score599Shelves

    Reader note

    Book 1: Become a Supervisor. Book 2: Become an NPC. Book 3: The dungeons are filled with people the protagonist knows.

38. 38 警 Warning! The Evil God's Followers Are Storming the Horror Instance 警告！邪神眷属正在杀入诡异副本 Fickle World Fungus世事无常真菌Mystery810k WordsOngoing Weird dungeons + livestreaming + lighthearted + no pressure (no couples, no romantic tension). Successfully adapted into a live-action series and a comic, so enjoy with confidence. Weird dungeons descend upon the world, randomly selecting players and leaving everyone in a state of panic. Then Qi Xie, a follower of an Evil God, enters a dungeon and immediately breaks down sobbing! Heavens above! Who knows how many haunted houses he’s slept in and how many mass graves he’s dug up just to keep that 216.9kReads8.9Score30.6kShelves
39. 39 提 Logging In Three Years Early, I Help My Country Cultivate Immortality 提前三年登陆，我助国家修仙 Pure Black Superfan纯黑铁粉Urban548k WordsOngoing Cultivation for All + No Female Lead + Game Invasion + Invincible Protagonist + Early Access + Bureau 749 + Chat Group (The rating just came out, it'll go up later!) (The male lead is in a league of his own.) With six months remaining before the game invades, the first batch of beta testers log into the cultivation world for the first time. But the protagonist, Chen Mo, has already been playing for three whole years, and his strength is unfathomable! Chen Mo: “What? Other players drop good loot? 192Reads6.7Score133Shelves
40. 40 我 The Organization I Founded Was Exposed by Someone Reborn! 我创立的组织，被重生者曝光了！ Tu Tutu突兔兔Mystery736k WordsOngoing My name is Luo Qingyan. I was reborn, back on the eve of the supernatural apocalypse. In my previous life, the Dragon Kingdom became a blood-soaked hell. Only that mysterious organization hidden from the world could save it from ruin. In this life, I will change the fate of the Dragon Kingdom. I will change everything. I will find that organization... [Dawn]! My name is Su Yu. I am staying at Luo Qingyan's home. On this day, I awakened a Savior System, but the System demanded that I es 42.6kReads6.9Score2.3kShelves
41. 41 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

    Reader note

    Is it Lele? The description seems exactly the same.

42. 42 狱 Your Cellmate Shared a Guide to Starting a Rebellion! 狱友向您分享了一份造反攻略！ Eid Nos医德诺斯Sci-Fi & Apocalypse700k WordsOngoing [Male lead with no romance + supernatural abilities + interstellar setting + prison + rebellion + universally adored] [Authorization verified. You may call me Lock.] Qi Yan is pushed by his mentor into becoming the leader of a group of protesters, and naturally ends up behind bars. He thinks his story will end there, but his fellow inmates always seem eager to meddle in the political struggles of the Interstellar Federation: “You... No, we’re a bunch of criminals! Can we please stay out of this? 8.5kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
43. 43 头 The Head Is Missing App 头部已丢失APP Check Catcheck猫Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing [Headless App] reminds you: The thing hanging from your neck is your head, not a ball. Don't let anyone kick it away. Please take good care of your head. · [Pinned note → No replacement trope. The male lead is just a desperate OC dad.] · 1. One-on-one romance with two male leads, devoted couple, Yong × Ci. 2. Mild horror. Anything that doesn't make sense is an alternate-universe detail I've made up. 3. The plot logic isn't rigorous. The author is illiterate, so don't take this too seriously. Thi 55.2kReads9.4Score11.4kShelves
44. 44 完 Oh No, I've Become the Mastermind! 完蛋，我成幕后大佬了！ Stop Teasing Me About My Double Chin别嘲笑我双下巴了Two Male Leads296k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + System + delusional takes on a tragic, powerful beauty + slight harem vibes] When Shen Jiang woke up, he discovered that some useless System had brought him into the world of a novel. A mission? There wasn’t one. According to 02, it was just a plot System. Just as Shen Jiang thought he could slack off, wait for the plot to finish, and then go home, 02 shakily opened the original novel. Shen Jiang: This world has ghosts? The boy before him had snow-white hair and a pair of amber 287Reads8.7Score112Shelves
45. 45 伪EN After Pretending to Be a Psycho Bigshot, Everyone Reads Too Much into Me 伪装疯批大佬后，我被疯狂脑补 Dongpo Gazing at the Moon东坡望月Two Male Leads671k WordsCompleted [Misunderstandings + two male leads + thrilling infinite-world story] [Cool, formidable big shot bottom (?) × gloomy, deranged divine top] When Bo Shuo was confirmed to have terminal cancer and began getting ready to die, the System approached him with a deal. The hugely popular infinite-world anime Dream Awakening had slipped out of control. The gods inside had learned that the real world existed, and they wanted to ascend to a higher dimension! Bo Shuo was the chosen savior, tasked by the Syst 11kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
46. 46 诡 Eerie Descent: I’m the Only One Who Thinks I’m Weak 诡异降临：只有我认为自己很菜 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads478k WordsCompleted [Supernatural horror + delusional misinterpretations + role-playing + two male leads + rule-based horror] Chen Youshi is a timid, minor actor. To make ends meet, he takes on three scripts at once, each with a different role. In a romantic drama, he plays one of the male supporting characters who falls for the heroine’s charms, a flirtatious playboy who dates around. In a suspense drama, he plays the villain who appears at the end, a calm, highly intelligent criminal. In a horror movie, he plays. 25.2kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
47. 47 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 77.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
48. 48 我 I Teach as a Vicious Ghost in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做猛鬼老师 Red Bean and Braised Meat红豆角炖肉Mystery505k WordsCompleted A horror game descends upon the world. Su Yun, the game’s first A-rank player, suddenly vanishes from public view. When he reappears, he is a teacher at a kindergarten for evil spirits. This is an F-rank instance with a death rate as high as ninety percent, but no player believes it. “Little Chubby is so honest. How could he be dangerous?” “The ghost girl is so kawaii. There’s no way she’d hurt the players!” But Su Yun knows that these adorable, good-natured little ones are all evil spirits, 1.3kReads9.1Score124Shelves

    Reader note

    Book 1 is an NPC. Book 2 is a designer. Book 3 is an NPC who then becomes a player. Book 4 is the child of an evil god who enters the game and becomes a player. Book 5 is an administrator. Book 6 is a player, but a special one. Book 7 is an NPC. Book 8 is an NPC. Book 9 is a player. Book 10 is an NPC who becomes a player. Book 11 is a player who becomes an NPC. Book 12 is a player. Book 13 is a dungeon boss.

49. 49 别 Drop the Act: You're the Final Boss! 别装了：你才是最终大BOSS Time Bus时光大巴Mystery763k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Everyone’s welcome to read!) [Horror + Heartwarming] [Madness + Stress Relief] [The Male Lead Isn’t Human] [Live Streaming Is a Means of Infection] Some call me the embodiment of darkness, the ultimate form of despair. Others call me the end of death, an indescribable ruler. But I don’t see myself that way. My name is Gao Ran. I’m an ordinary, upright, kindhearted person who cares about others. When it comes to being human, I can proudly say, “I’m 20.2kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
50. 50 明 It's Clearly a Bug, So Why Do You Keep Saying I'm Cheating? 明明是bug，非说我开挂？ Tofu豆腐Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror game + bugs + no protagonist abuse + power fantasy + livestreams early on] A horror game descends upon the world. Gu Yi, a high school senior, is chosen by the horror game. While everyone else is consumed by fear and struggling to survive, Gu Yi awakens a System that can find bugs in the game. Ding! Bug found in the Blood Moon High School instance: Multiple identities. At Blood Moon High School, everyone else can obtain only one identity to protect themselves, but Gu Yi has severa 6.3kReads9.0Score651Shelves

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