Badass Heroines in Horror, Infinite-Flow, and Urban Legend Games 女主很牛逼，参加恐怖/无限流/怪谈游戏的那种

1. 1 恐 Horror Game Invasion: The Top Player Is So Twisted 恐怖游戏入侵：顶级玩家她好变态 Gu Xi Ci故夕辞Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [No romance + game invasion + livestream format + rules-based horror + national destiny + hilarious power fantasy] Five years after horror games descended upon the world, everyone is struggling to survive. Only Shen Yan laughs like a squealing pig the moment she’s chosen. Because everyone knows that if you fail the beginner dungeon, everyone in your household registration dies. She takes one look at her bloodsucking parents, then at her useless little brother Shen Yaozu, who’s getting ready to s 3.2kReads8.7Score327Shelves

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   These four are the best. The third book is on the list, so I won't elaborate. Books 1 and 2 are the best. Trust me, I'm an expert.

2. 2 无 Infinite Game: Don't Rush, I'll Fool You After I Fool Them 无限游戏：别急，骗完你的骗你的 Come Get Rich来发财Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted (Please read the content warnings below before starting.) [No CP] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Game] [Lone Wolf in the Early Stages] [Welcome to the Infinite Fun Game. Fail three times, and you will die.] While other players slaughtered their way through the game with all kinds of attack skills, Yun Cen, a newcomer from Blue Star, stared at her innate skill and fell into deep thought: [Huh? You can hear me?] What was this lousy skill even good for, besides listening to toilets complain about const 59.4kReads9.0Score10.3kShelves
3. 3 你 Hello, Creepy Boss. I'm Here to Work 你好诡异Boss，我是来打工的 Qi Yi Zi七一子Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Female-oriented, no romance, infinite-flow + plot-driven + mildly horror] On the first day after losing her job, a mysterious app appeared on Li Wu's phone. The jobs listed were simple and paid well. They were obviously a scam. Li Wu: “I'm in! A scam is exactly what I'm looking for.” Her job duties were simple: [Little Girl's Nanny: 5,000 yuan/day] [Plastic Surgery Clinic Nurse: 10,000 yuan/day] [Village Watcher: 30,000 yuan/day] The work was clearly described and 115.4kReads9.2Score17.3kShelves
4. 4 惊 Thriller Game: I Became Invincible After Throwing Away My Shame 惊悚游戏：我不要脸后无敌了 Yuan Jiu鸢九Mystery562k WordsCompleted Horror game + no romance + comedy + growing heroine (The heroine is an ordinary person. She keeps her head down while she gets stronger at first, then eventually stands tall. Early on, she’s a source of laughs; later, she becomes someone who enjoys the fun.) [Player: Gu Panxi] [Talent: Box of Fear] [For every 100 points of Fear collected, you get one chance to draw a prize from the Box of Fear.] [Fart Sound: When you fart, the sound is automatically amplified 1,000 times.] [Chrysanthemum Enthusi 6.5kReads9.0Score1kShelves
5. 5 无 Infinite Instances? I'll Lead My Team to Godhood 无限副本？我带全队封神 BANHE Half GrainBANHE半禾Mystery310k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + No Couple + Ensemble Cast + Mild Comedy and Absurdity] Suli transmigrates into an infinite series of instances. Scared? Not a chance. She looks at the helpless girl beside her. “Your big sis will protect you.” The chuunibyou teen who laughs all day. “Get lost.” The cold, silent hunk. “Give your big sis a smile.” The eccentric ancient-style man who spouts nonsense all day. “Tell my fortune. When am I going to get rich?” The gentle, highly intelligent beauty. “Ahem, you're quite p 753Reads—Score158Shelves

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   This book, an infinite flow ensemble piece.

6. 6 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 19.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   Why hasn't anyone recommended this book?! It's incredibly good; the protagonist has a clear mind and quick reflexes. Every time he gets tricky in a dungeon, he immediately comes to his senses. The plot is also very logical. It's truly amazing! If you like this kind of book, you should definitely check it out.

7. 7 惊 Thriller Game: Infinite Escape Starting as a Little Girl 惊悚游戏：从萝莉开始无限逃生 Salty Fish 52咸鱼五二Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + No Romance + Horror Game + Female Lead Who Grows Stronger + Light Ensemble Cast + A Touch of Group Adoration] A special card guides those trapped in desperate circumstances into an endless horror game... Survive, and you may win untold riches and rise above everyone else. Fail to survive, and you become food for all kinds of vengeful spirits, only to die mysteriously after leaving the game. Are you ready to enter the game? It's all right if you're not ready. You have no choice. 26.6kReads8.9Score5.5kShelves

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   All are non-CP (no romantic pairing), and the female lead is intelligent. I've finished the first three books, and I especially loved 1 and 2! The friendship aspect is great too; the third book is also good; the fourth book, although still ongoing, is exceptionally good, but for some reason, it can't be recommended. The ones listed here are short stories by the same author, the original title is "The Top Student Went Mad in a Horror Game" (or "I Represent Carbon-Based Life in the Evolution Game of Godhood"), which can be seen as a continuation of this short story. You should be able to find it in the author's works. In short, they're all great! 🤤

8. 8 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
9. 9 状 The Top Scholar Goes on a Rampage in the Horror Exam Hall 状元她在恐怖考场杀疯了 What's Wrong with Being the Fastest Eater?吃饭第一名咋了16k WordsCompleted The Top Scorer Goes on a Killing Spree in the Horror Exam Hall 6.6kReads—Score384Shelves
10. 10 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

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    This is amazing!!! It's incredibly good! The female lead is incredibly powerful; there's no one more powerful than her. It's an ensemble piece, but it's not finished yet.

11. 11 她 She’s a Dinosaur: No Talent Needed to Slay Her Way Through Rule-Based Horror 她是恐龙，杀穿规则怪谈无需天赋 Natural Disaster Tyrannosaurus天灾霸王龙Mystery212k WordsOngoing (The rating has only just appeared and will go up later) [Rules-Based Horror + Strong Female Lead + No Male Lead, No CP + Infinite Flow + Invincible + No Feelings + Unhinged + National Destiny + Livestreaming + Power Fantasy + Comedy + Foodie] My name is Long Qi, and I’m a dinosaur. But humans don’t believe me. They insist I have delusions and diagnose me with a whole string of mental illnesses. Then a rules-based horror game picks me to represent the Dragon Kingdom. I fail to awaken a talent fr 655Reads8.6Score107Shelves

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    The female lead is a Tyrannosaurus Rex; that's beyond awesome!

12. 12 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.4kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    It's passable, but overall it's pretty enjoyable. Check out the synopsis for details. By the way, I'm looking for a replacement for this book; it doesn't have to be a Dihua novel, just a fast-paced, enjoyable read. I recently read a book that left me feeling frustrated.

13. 13 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 36.2kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    A highly recommended off-the-beaten-path story in the infinite flow genre! Featuring a pure, evil female protagonist with no romantic subplot, she's a master of self-interest, abandoning any hint of sanctity or soft-heartedness, focusing entirely on survival. In a deadly scenario where everyone is on edge and only one can survive, the heroine climbs the ranks by stepping on her opponents, relying solely on her top-tier intelligence to turn the tide without any special abilities. No melodramatic romance or backstabbing; just pure intrigue and strategic maneuvering that gets increasingly addictive as the story unfolds!

14. 14 死 The Book of Deathbed Confessions: The Sickly Beauty Sweeps Through Infinite Worlds 死亡忏悔录：病美人横扫无限流 Taro Mash Puff芋泥小噗Mystery575k WordsOngoing (My dears, the rating just opened, so it’ll gradually rise. Updates are steady every day, so feel free to follow along~) [Infinite Flow + Two Powerful Leads + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Everyone’s Favorite + Horror Instances] Bai Xue has died once, yet she can’t even remember how. In this life, she is the most useless member of the Bai family, a sickly girl who coughs after walking a few steps and pants for ages after saying three words, pale as a porcelain doll ready to shatter a 1.7kReads8.1Score320Shelves

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    I highly recommend this infinite flow novel! It's truly exceptional. The female lead isn't a saint, the main characters are all intelligent, and the villains aren't artificially made less intelligent just to support them. The female lead is powerful and has a prestigious background; she doesn't hide her strength, beauty, or family history from the start. Her family is incredibly powerful—she's the youngest daughter of a reclusive family—and everyone loves her. It's a truly satisfying read. The novel's premise is also very novel; I've never seen this kind of theme before. The main point is that the female lead navigates through dungeons by reconstructing details and then holding trials within those dungeons to punish the most heinous NPCs. These NPCs include abusive men and doctors conducting human experiments. Every time the female lead shouts, "The truth is complete! In my name, the court is in session!" It's incredibly satisfying, especially seeing the guilty receive their due punishment. I highly recommend this infinite flow novel! 💕

15. 15 恐 Horror Game Invasion: The Top Player Has Countless Secret Identities 恐怖游戏入侵：顶级玩家马甲超多 Liu Shang Can't Afford It流殇充不起Mystery462k WordsCompleted [Horror + Semi-Infinite Flow + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + 1v1 Mutual Love + Multiple Identities for the Female Lead] [Enigmatic young lady with a sweet exterior and a ruthless core × Pure-hearted top-tier star] Years ago, a horror game called “Nightmare” descended upon the world. Those on the brink of death were drawn into it to fight for a chance at resurrection. [Welcome to “Nightmare.” You are already dead.] Lin Jiao, one of the game’s top players, encountered someone unexpected dur 20Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The female leads in both books are incredibly powerful. In the first book, the female lead is incredibly powerful yet cunning; she has a romantic partner, but she's the one in the lead role. So far, it seems the male lead's IQ automatically drops when he's around her. In the second book, the female lead is the strongest—cold-faced and adorable. However, while the female lead is incredibly powerful, the book also focuses on the ensemble cast, with no one holding her back (there's even a part where the female lead doesn't appear for nearly 100,000 words, but it still doesn't affect the reading experience).

16. 16 诡 Cursed Wishes: A College Student’s Guide to Exorcism 诡愿：大学生除灵手册 Liu Shang Can't Afford It流殇充不起Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Semi-infinite flow] + [Strong female lead] + [No System] + [Vengeful spirits return] When you see my name, it means I'm already... No, it means you are the ones who should die, you vengeful spirits. "Captain of the first special team, Spirit Slayers, at the Paranormal Supervision Bureau." "This isn't our first meeting, but I look forward to working with you." "Everyone." After death, consciousness remains, bound to the world by the soul. But the present world exerts a strange erosion on souls. 508Reads8.2Score136Shelves
17. 17 全 Everyone Plays Hide-and-Seek: The Unhinged Beauty Has Maxed-Out Clairvoyance 全民躲猫猫：疯批美人她满级天眼 Deep-Fried Pear油炸雪梨Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + Hide-and-Seek + Livestream + Female Lead + No Romance] After nuclear war, Blue Star lies in ashes. Hide-and-seek is humanity's only hope. A global hide-and-seek game has arrived. Those chosen will represent their nations in battle. Victory earns rewards; defeat means losing territory! When Lin Suian appears as Dragon Nation's forty-fourth contestant, the comments wail: “She's wearing a hospital gown? And slippers? It's over, Dragon Nation's luck has run out!” But while the other 204.9kReads9.3Score21.7kShelves

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    This was so awesome!!! The female lead and the entire cast were incredibly intelligent; it was a fantastic experience from beginning to end.

18. 18 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves

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    Both books are incredibly good! They're supernatural tales with no romance! The first one is about fairy tales, and every story is captivating. The female lead isn't perfect, but she's clear-headed, resilient, and independent. She also meets great friends in the supernatural world and works hard together! The second one is about idols, an ensemble of four (an all-female group) where each member is unique. The female lead has a powerful background and a connection to the nation's destiny; they work together for their country and its people! I love both books. You can read the synopsis to avoid any potential issues! Although both are still ongoing, the author updates daily, and the current word count is quite high. I hope the author updates soon, and I wish everyone happiness every day!

19. 19 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
20. 20 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves

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    The ratings are all very high! Excellent reputation!!! I'll give a unified assessment of Wang Zhongwang's books: They're so good that men get menstruation after reading them, and women go crazy. They're the nemesis of depression, the alarm clock for those in a vegetative state. The village's elderly, destitute widow's longing and unrequited love brought tears to their eyes, like the Qiantang River tidal bore. "God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving meaning to my world." "I ran, I jumped, I danced the tango on my 20th-floor balcony," making me realize that God truly exists. I was so moved by their beauty that I couldn't stop crying; from then on, the world was no longer short of water.

21. 21 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
22. 22 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 20.6kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
23. 23 糟 Oh No! How Did She Become an Infinite-Flow Boss? 糟糕！她怎么成无限流BOSS了 He Wang Huang何王黄Mystery566k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Boss's Perspective] [Villainess Protagonist] [No CP] [Infinite-Flow] [Behind-the-Scenes] [Dungeon Management] [Light Ensemble Cast] Yu Chu, a former director, was ruined by a conspiracy and lost any chance of directing again. On the brink of death, she willingly entered an infinite-flow world as a player. With her talent, "Watch a 30-second ad to revive on the spot," she bulldozed her way through the entire player community. But this time, she went too far. After dying alon 73.1kReads9.1Score16.7kShelves
24. 24 无 Infinite Flow? Sorry, We’re All Crazy Here 无限流？不好意思，我们全员有病 Orange and Mung Bean Ice橙子绿豆冰Mystery904k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + rules-based horror + goofy ensemble cast + mild horror + ensemble cast + strong female lead + no romance] (The rating has only just been posted, so it’s not representative yet. It’ll rise later.) One night, Yu Jinyue and her three unlucky roommates are dragged into an infinite-flow instance. Zhu Fu: “God, I asked you to give me a break, not to send a horse charging at me!” System: [Negative remarks detected. Points deducted.] Chang Yuqing: “The world has kissed me with pain, and 10.3kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
25. 25 恐 Horror Game Jester! The Big-Game Player Turns the Tables on Everyone 恐游乐子人！比格玩家掀翻全场 One-Thirteen-One一十三幺Mystery345k WordsOngoing [No CP, Infinite-Flow, Over-the-Top Brain-Off Power Fantasy, Table-Flipping Big-Dog Villain, Emperor-Type Fun-Lover (Not the Typical Kind)] · 'Ding! You have been loaded into the cozy live-stream game of the Inner World. This round is an asymmetric match. Your role is: undercover (if caught, you'll be beaten to death).' Jiang, the short-lived brain-tumor patient, Xiu: "..." Great, great. The absurd System is holding an online funeral, and here comes a match where two survivors face off against e 19kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
26. 26 惊 The Horror Game Player Wants to Die, and Even the Uncanny Creatures Crack 惊悚玩家一心求死，诡异都破防了 Qianjiu Xi千酒夕Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow] + [No National Fortune] + [Livestream] + [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy] + [No Romance] + [Horror Game] + [Unexpected Ending] Qin Sheng was a mental patient. When she woke up one morning, she found herself inside a horror game. The villa’s eerie hostess wore a smile full of hidden meaning as she explained what seemed to be a simple set of rules for clearing the game… Yet players kept getting brutally killed without a sound. Even those who followed the known rules continued to die in 14.7kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    My favorite book so far is the last one.

27. 27 女 Dormitory Survival: Coasting to Victory on the Infinite Train 女寝求生，无限列车躺赢 Dongyufang东鱼坊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.9M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow]+ [Four-person ensemble]+ [No romance]+ [Superpowers]+ [Farming and building]+ [Lighthearted comedy] The Apocalypse is here, and you've boarded the last train out... With the end of the world looming over Blue Star, four roommates from Women's Dorm 502 end up aboard the Infinite Train, forced to take part in an Apocalyptic journey with an unknown final stop. After awakening their Superpowers one by one through beginner scenarios, they form an incredible team: assassin + archer + s 36.2kReads8.8Score6kShelves
28. 28 嘘 Shh, Bet You Didn’t See This Coming: I’m the Supernatural Being 嘘，没想到吧，我就是诡异 Steamed Salted Radish清蒸咸萝卜Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake and Real Heiresses, Reborn, Rule Horror, Bizarre World, Wealthy CEO, No Romance, Secret Identity, Horror Game] The full-cast audiobook is available on Fanqie Changting. Search for: The Real Heiress Goes Off the Rails in the Horror Game. Qin Shu is reborn on the day of her eighteenth birthday, with only an hour left before she enters the Rule Horror game. She snatches the jade bangle from the female lead, shuts herself in her room, puts it on, and waits to be pulled into the game. In her pr 17.1kReads9.0Score2kShelves
29. 29 我 I Slaughter My Way Through the Survival Game with an Evil Ghost on My Back 我背着恶鬼在生存游戏里大杀四方 Mo Sibei陌肆白Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + suspense + horror + ensemble cast + mysteries to solve + powerful male lead and strongest female lead couple] [Residents of Nameless City, greetings. The Cleaners Project is a mandatory undertaking for every citizen. Purifying the world is everyone’s responsibility. Please take part in the Cleaners Project. Your assessment results will determine your fate. Believe us, Eden is waiting for you.] Nan Yue came from Nameless City and was one of the lowest-ranked trash people. Like al 15.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    Very impressive, both the female and male leads are strong.

30. 30 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
31. 31 震 Shocking! My Boyfriend Is the Boss of a Horror Dungeon 震惊！男友竟是恐怖副本BOSS Tuoba Dumpling拓跋饺子Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Two powerful leads + Horror-game instances + Lighthearted and funny + Boyfriend is the BOSS + Devoted husband + Both are virgins] On her birthday, Shen Jiahe’s boyfriend told her that the number of players entering horror-game instances had surged, and as the instance’s big BOSS, he had to work overtime and couldn’t come home. Shen Jiahe laughed in anger. He could have just said he was cheating on her! Instead, he came up with such a ridiculous excuse! She dumped the scumbag that 51.3kReads9.2Score5.9kShelves
32. 32 别 Don't Let the Ducks See You [Infinite Flow] 别被鸭子看见【无限流】 The Cat That Never Skips a Day不咕猫Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + no romance + infinite-flow + mild horror + ensemble cast + no mindless decisions] Xu Ping’an is kidnapped by a duck and drawn into an endless game of death. After she gets out, she is astonished to discover that she has gone from being a mental patient to a highly respected lawyer. She thinks she has escaped the den of horrors, unaware that it is only the beginning... Over time, Xu Ping’an gradually figures out the rules of the game: The game is reality. Clear the game, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I enjoy reading new books, and these two are particularly good at portraying female characters; the characters are very three-dimensional.

33. 33 游 Game Invasion: Awakening a God-Tier Talent from the Start 游戏入侵：开局直接觉醒神级天赋 Real-Life Cat猫咪真人Sports1.2M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + No Romance + Roleplay + Leveling Up + Power Fantasy + Secret Identities + Unhinged Strong Female Lead] In her previous life, Qi Mingyue was controlled by an item, had her luck drained by a scumbag, and was imprisoned. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to a year before the game’s invasion. Don’t like the talent you drew? Just switch to another one! From the start, she awakens the god-tier talent, Fate’s Jester! The instance is too hard? No problem. She breezes t 8.9kReads9.2Score440Shelves

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    These books are all super good.

34. 34 病 The Sickly Beauty Flirts with BOSSes in an Infinite Game 病美人在无限游戏撩BOSS Anzhi in October十月安之Mystery377k WordsCompleted [A seemingly frail but secretly powerful heroine VS a genuinely sinister instance boss] Content warning: The heroine has a golden finger. Gu Shian enters an escape game and becomes a “frail young woman” who coughs up blood every few steps and has to rest at the slightest exertion. Whenever Gu Shian is in an instance, she always seems to run into the most terrifying figure there... Someone saw the sickly beauty plunge a knife into the boss’s heart. After quick transmigrating through ten worlds 6.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
35. 35 高 High Heels Kick the Thriller Game to Pieces 高跟鞋踹爆惊悚游戏 The Stars Fall in Love with Cats星星爱上猫Mystery289k WordsOngoing [Infinite-loop trials + strong female lead, no romance + horror + ensemble cast] Qin Zhuo was accidentally killed on her way home from a bar and wound up in a horror game. She looked at the red halter-neck dress and stilettos she was wearing. Seriously! Who enters a horror game dressed like this? [Ding! Player talent awakening complete!] Talent 1: Infinite High Heels (You can summon an unlimited number of ordinary high heels at will!) Talent 2: Metal Whip (You can adjust the whip’s length 118Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 游 After Games Invaded, I Became a Top-Tier Star in the Horror Game World 游戏入侵后我成了惊悚游戏顶流 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Sports405k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in and will rise] No CP + Infinite Flow + Strong Female Lead + No romance. The instances include survival, role-playing, urban legends, and more. Shen Youqing had a perfect life by worldly standards. A beautiful face, a high income, and a handsome fiancé. Yet she found it all incredibly dull. That is, until... “Ding-dong! The universe’s most popular ‘Zeus Game’ officially launches on Earth today!” “Kill the inhuman creature hiding among you to qualify for the game!” Watchi 261Reads8.9Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This is an infinite flow novel, and the female protagonist is very intelligent. The dungeons are particularly good, especially the later Plants vs. Zombies type ones, which are very novel!

37. 37 别 [ Apocalypse ] Don't Fall Asleep! You'll Die! 【末世】别睡觉！会死！ Joy at Every Step步步见喜Mystery658k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Infinite Flow + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Nightmare Invasion] A countdown appears at random over cities. When it reaches zero, the city's residents are forced to fall asleep and dragged into the Nightmare World. After being reborn, Li Ge has just one goal: kill every aberrant and take down the Nightmare! At first, the Nightmare monsters think Li Ge is just a tasty human. But later... So which one of us is the monster?! Is the food chain backwards or what?! In th 25.7kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    This book is really good! The ensemble cast and interesting setting are great, the female lead is strong and the other characters aren't a burden, and the writing is also quite good. 👍

38. 38 那 Shock! Is That Sweet Newcomer Actually Number One on the Horror Game Leaderboard? 那小白花新人竟是恐怖游戏榜一？ Fou Gu否故Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Coming of Age + Infinite Realms + Powerful Leads + Supernatural] (There is a male lead, but they don't fall in love at first sight, and this is not a sugary romance!!! Early on, the leads scheme against each other. Their relationship develops gradually.) The Special Operations Bureau, or SOB, is tasked with capturing entities that ordinary security officers can't handle. Vengeful ghosts brimming with yin energy, eerily sinister demons, and radiation-mutated beasts all fall under the bureau's ju 16.3kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    The female protagonist is powerful and authoritative, with a lot of personal charm. It's an infinite flow story set in an interstellar background. The low rating is because it's relatively niche with few readers, but the story segments are all quite novel and not the kind that can be easily completed without much thought.

39. 39 我 Why Does My Infinite Game Feel So Wrong? 我的无限游戏怎么不太对劲？ The Cat Scoops My Litter猫给我铲屎Mystery133k WordsOngoing [Infinite Instances + Deduction and Puzzles + Subverting Expectations + No Golden Finger + Strong Female Lead + One Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads] If a longtime reader of infinite-instance novels gets pulled into an instance, can they clear it easily by relying on their knowledge of the usual tropes? Lu Ning: No!! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Because she’s landed in a hell-difficulty instance that subverts all the usual tropes!! · The beginner instance is a psychiatric hospital, but all the patients are fair 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist isn't a well-rounded fighter; she's extremely weak in combat but incredibly intelligent. On her first run in a dungeon, she manages to outwit monsters far stronger than herself. Furthermore, she has an incredibly imaginative mind; even in dungeons that top-tier strategy teams deem impossible to survive, she manages to exploit loopholes in the rules and utilize dungeon mechanics to clear them in ways no one could have predicted.

40. 40 游 Game Invasion: The Top-Ranked Player Doesn't Want a Team 游戏入侵：天梯榜一不想组队 Qiyu栖臾Sports137k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + women-loving + cold-blooded heroine + power fantasy + otherworld + natural disasters + lone wolf early on (uncertain later)] The moment Shen Xuxing opened her eyes, she was pulled into the Endless Flight survival game. She started in economy class with only 1,000 miles. If she wanted to survive, she had to work hard to earn more. Shen Xuxing didn’t just want to live. She wanted to live comfortably. So while everyone else was counting on their fingers to work out how many da 83Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 蛊 Gu Master Quick Transmigration: Scumbags, Be Sacrificed to Heaven! 蛊师快穿，渣男祭天！ Han Bai憨白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no CP + Gu master + an absolutely powerful female lead!] A domineering CEO? He's a scumbag who belongs behind bars. Use Gu to kill him! A master? He's a dirty old man preying on an innocent young woman and playing out a substitute romance. Use Gu to kill him! A crown prince? He's a heartless ingrate reincarnated. Use Gu to kill him! A war god? He's a poor-born man who marries for money, takes everything from his wife's family, then repays kindness with treachery. Use 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
42. 42 无 The Theater of Endless Torment: I Run Ancient-Era Instances in a Ghost City 无间戏台：我在鬼城开古代副本 Nan Tao南桃Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [No romance + ancient-era infinite-level challenges + Chinese horror] Shi Jing lowered her head and saw the bright red bridal gown she was wearing. Beneath her veil, she held up a bronze mirror and aimed it outside. The mirror offered a blurry reflection of the scene beyond the bed. A stooped old woman stood ramrod straight outside the canopy bed She wore a crimson floral dress and a crooked velvet flower in her hair. Her face was as pale as paper, two garish patches of rouge on her cheeks, her 21.7kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
43. 43 无 What's It Like to Be a Human Blood Bag in an Infinite World? 无限流当人形自走血包是什么体验 Runaway Charging Cable在逃充电线Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [No Romance] [Growing Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] [Plot-Driven] [Live-Stream Comments] Lu Shiyu had just graduated. Before she could land a job offer, she received an Infinite Game Points Card instead. From the start, she was thrown into "Song of the Forest and the Castle," caught in a three-way battle between werewolves, vampires, and the Church. After a desperate escape, she received devastating news: players could never leave the infinite world. Her whole world came crashing 3.4kReads8.6Score455Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book, "I Represent Carbon-Based Life in the Evolution Game of Godhood," is a hilarious coming-of-age story. The second, "I Represent Carbon-Based Life in the Evolution Game of Godhood," is incredibly mind-bending, with a super smart female lead. Some lines were skipped because I was afraid to think about them too much for fear of my brain crashing 🤔 I highly recommend both books!!!

44. 44 欢 [Infinite Flow] Welcome to the Nightmare Game 【无限流】欢迎来到梦魇游戏 Chess Realm棋境Mystery226k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Infinite Flow + Plot-Focused + Mild Horror + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Survival Game] The heroine isn't invincible, and everyone is smart. Nobody is made stupid just to advance the plot; every character feels like a real person. Have you ever died? Looking at her survival time of minus 999 days, Jiang Xing froze. “Welcome to the Nightmare Game. Only those who survive can earn more survival time.” Well, since she's here, she might as well play. Those with nothing to lose have nothi 70Reads—Score106Shelves

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    The horror atmosphere was very well done.

45. 45 今 Surviving Another Day in an All-Women's Apartment Complex 今天也在全女小区艰难生存 Cheng Eats Fish澄吃鱼Mystery679k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Ordinary Protagonist] Ye Cheng got lost and ended up trapped in an all-female residential complex. As a resident, she could only earn money for daily necessities by outsmarting others in strategy games and horror games. Otherwise, death was all that awaited her. (The story focuses on the games themselves. All the players are women, so both the good and bad characters are female. NPCs in the game worlds may be male. The protagonist is an ordinary person, and she wins some games a 19.6kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves
46. 46 说 This Was Supposed to Be a Horror Game, So Why Are All My Teammates in a Love Triangle? 说好恐怖游戏，队友全在修罗场 Scallion Stalk's Gold-Stealing Order葱花盗金令Mystery573k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and should go up, so give it a chance~) [Infinite flow + crowd-pleaser heroine with no fixed pairing + love-triangle showdowns + all male leads are virgins + urban-legend rules + survival and escape + mildly ensemble cast + feel-good, mildly silly + livestream comments + plot-focused] The game invades, the supernatural descends, and countless people vanish without explanation. Lockdown zones spring up one after another, while the truth remains buried beneath a veil of s 2.7kReads8.7Score404Shelves

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    Not bad ❤️❤️❤️

47. 47 这 This Game Is Pretty Interesting, She Should Visit More Often 这游戏挺有意思，她要多多拜访 Ling Xun令巽Mystery398k WordsCompleted [The Yellow Springs Game] No romance!!! A fun, feel-good read!!! A bizarre game descends upon the world. Shang Jiaya's response was discovered by an archaeological team after a heavy rain, then accidentally stolen away to a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. That's how Shang Jiaya ended up entering the instances. As soon as she woke up, she saw the respectful ghost principal asking her to teach ghosts how to play humans. After they parted, it even gave her a pile of stuff. She gives that ghos 58Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The female lead has pretty much a cheat code; she doesn't even need to complete the game.

48. 48 惊 Horror World: The Psychiatric Patient Has a Crush 惊悚世界：精神病心动了 Eighteen Degrees at Eighteen十八岁的十八度Mystery214k WordsOngoing (Horror infinite flow + multiple dungeons + nonhuman + devoted couple, both strong + healing) [The first story is essentially a prequel. You can skip straight to the second one.] Jiang Musheng, a licensed mental patient, has just seen off her awful relatives when a cold System forcibly binds itself to her and sends her into an infinite horror dungeon. Disobey, and she'll be punished on the spot. In these eerie, deadly realms, where survival is uncertain, vengeful spirits, murderous fiends, and b 3Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The female protagonist follows the rules of the instance while simultaneously wanting to fight back. The writing is good, and the setting is quite novel [you'll appreciate it]. It's just a bit niche, and it's divided into two parts.

49. 49 警 Warning! Cheating Is Forbidden in This Death Game 警告！死亡游戏禁止作弊 Half a Cup of Fruit Tea果茶半杯Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP + Rule-Based Horror + Livestream Comments + Ensemble Cast + Fictional Setting] No CP in every sense of the term. A max-level expert returns to the beginner village. When the Heavenly Eye descends, Song Tianjiao, a retired Infinite Flow veteran who wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement, is dragged into a death game and becomes one of its lucky contestants. [Death game rules: cheating is forbidden!] Facing a deadly instance, the audience cries out: “To live or to die? That really is the ques 15.3kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
50. 50 惊 A Horror Game? I'm Just a Frail Young Woman 惊悚游戏？人家只是个弱女子 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 6.9kReads9.0Score923Shelves

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