Novels like Online Game: The Phantom Thief
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- 1 Online Gaming: The Emperor Returns 网游之帝皇归来 Yan Wang, once a legendary king in the online gaming world, lost his memories and became an ordinary person. When his memories returned, he re-entered the game, rallied his former subordinates, and swept across the gaming world. This is the story of a king's return, in an age when heroes rise from every corner. These are the golden years of online gaming, and I, Yan Wang, will once again become its greatest king! (This book can actually be read as a sequel to The Emperor Returns, since character 24Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn: Online Game Reincarnation 重生：网游之轮回 Reincarnation, a game capable of changing the world, appeared out of nowhere. No one knows where it came from. When the world of the game intersects with reality, only strength can protect what matters. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Online Game: One Arrow Leaves No Trace 网游之一箭绝尘 The God-Slaying, Demon-Quelling Skybreaker Bow; the Demon-Cleaving, Buddha-Slaying Sunshot Arrow. With this divine weapon in hand, the world is mine! A rookie player was unexpectedly invited by a beauty to try the globally popular online game “God of Ink,” and became the most extraordinary archer. His speed was so incredible that even thieves couldn't keep up. So he hunted bosses, snatched gear, tamed magical beasts, and picked up beauties in the game, all thanks to his incredible luck as a begi 215Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 4 The Online Game's Badass Player 网游之彪悍人生 To kill one is a crime; to slaughter ten thousand is to be a hero. Slaughter nine million, and you’re the greatest hero of them all! A bold life needs no reason! Kill any god that stands in your way, and slaughter any Buddha who blocks your path. No one can stop you! The beauty’s lap, the power of the realm. In the face of overwhelming strength, even a rookie can be unstoppable! 700Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 5 From the Start, I Had a Dungeon, So How Did I Become the Heir to a Cult? 开局一座副本，我咋成邪教教子了 [Fantasy game novel] + [No stats] + [Reborn NPC] + [Recruiting talent and building a faction] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger, showing off and face-slapping] + [A clever, scheming protagonist who's a little twisted] You have acquired [Burning Newspaper at a Grave]. From now on, all your skills will have side effects. You have acquired [Cold-Blooded Assassin]. From now on, you'll become expressionless whenever you attack. You have acquired [A Quest That's Obviously Fak 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Online Game: Starting with 99.99 Million Gold Coins 网游之开局获得9999W金币 [Hardcore Stats] + [Exciting Talents] + [No Harem] + [Intelligent Villains] Easy Snow Technology's globally popular virtual reality game, Fate. A hundred kinds of monsters, a thousand kinds of items, and rigorously designed stats. Join the protagonist in exploring this mysterious continent! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Online Game: Legend of the Twin Swords 网游之双剑传说 A poor young man with no connection to online games meets a willful heiress by sheer chance, and the two end up living together. This earns him a gaming headset, and his journey to turn his life around and escape poverty begins! 60Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 8 Online Gaming: The Genesis Sword God 网游之创世剑神 He was once a top online gamer, but he also lost a great deal because of games. Always holding on to his dreams, he never gave up. A homebody willing to work hard for his dream, he entered the massive online game Spiritbound by chance. From then on, he left his past behind and fought tirelessly. With superior insight and diligence, Chu Yihan finally came into his own and became a legendary Sword God in Spiritbound! This is the turbulent journey of a gaming master’s life, a legendary saga that co 413Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Building an S-Rank Esports Club 建造S级电竞俱乐部 [Esports + Ensemble Cast + No Overpowered Hero + Competitive Games + Slightly Alternate Setting + Character Growth + Gacha Progression] Cheng Xiaosheng, manager of a bankrupt esports club, versus Shi Yifan, an unparalleled FPS prodigy. In the thriving city of Shanghai, a team and its organization gradually take shape, growing into a world-famous esports club. To pay off his debts, Cheng Xiaosheng sells himself by signing a contract to take part in an experiment that implants an AI System into hi 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 From the Start, I Get Dumped, and the Boss Becomes My Ex-Girlfriend 开局被分手，boss成了前女友 My ex-girlfriend failed to survive emergency treatment and was reborn as a major boss in the game. My summoned creature turned out to be a pretty girl who loved to cry. The married woman next door doesn't just want to be my master, she wants something else, too. And so Yi Huaizhi brought a team of extractors into the game and endured eighty-one trials and tribulations, finally bringing his ex-girlfriend back to life in the real world. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Remembering a Catty of Crystal 忆斤晶 [Pioneering concept]+ [Online game + cultivation]+ [Defense build]+ [One female lead]+ [Comedy]+ [Tactics]+ [No System] [The lower my attack, the stronger I get] [Playing a game with people from the underworld] [A type of story you've never seen before] “Want to go kill someone?” Chu Nan raised his head slightly. His gaze was cool, his voice calm as he replied, “I need to sharpen my blade.” It was all because he had a talent that looked like utter garbage to everyone else: each time he sharpened —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Online Game: The Dark Swordsman 网游之黑暗剑士 In the game Creation, there are intelligent humans, terrifying and bloodthirsty demons, and the gods who created all things! Wuxin was an ordinary player, but through a twist of fate, he changed class to become a Dark Swordsman, gaining greater growth potential and more powerful skills than ordinary players. With the help of his super pet, the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox, he eventually conquers Creation, slays demons and gods, and becomes the King of Creation! 488Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 13 Demons Invade: I Become the Sword Immortal Who Saves the World 妖魔入侵：我成救世大剑仙 [Online Game + Comedy + Invincible Hero + Game Merges with Reality + Overpowered Talent] When the game becomes reality and demons and monsters turn into a calamity devouring all humanity, who can save the world? While everyone flees in panic and kneels to beg the gods for salvation, a young man in white appears, wielding the Godslayer Sword! With his first strike, he slays billions of demons and monsters! With his second, he slays the Ten Demon Lords of World Destruction! He slowly raises his th 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Online Game: The Shadow Thief 网游之暗影盗贼 Yu Jin inexplicably returned, reborn twenty years in the past, to the launch of Blue Star’s first virtual reality game, Fantasy World. With twenty years of future knowledge and strategies at his disposal, Yu Jin vowed to change his fate! But when Yu Jin entered Fantasy World again, he discovered that his greatest advantage wasn’t just the foresight stored in his mind. It was also the god-tier level 180 master thief he had been in his previous life. And so... A terrifying Shadow King, the supreme 397Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Online Game: Legend of Lin Tian 网游之临天传奇 After being sabotaged, he is reborn! Chu Xiuyi first dumps the treacherous, ungrateful woman, then seizes the initiative in a xianxia game to grow stronger, all for the sake of revenge. But then he uncovers the game's secrets... A sudden upheaval... A game of chess... If he's going to play, he will be the one moving the pieces! 28Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Online Gaming: The Nightfall Assassin 网游之暗夜刺客 Sigh, competition is fierce in today’s world. If you want to get ahead, you absolutely can’t play by the rules. As a good traditional boy, doing things openly and honestly just isn’t my style. Can’t finish the quest during the day? Don’t panic! Just wait for the moon to rise... Forced into the game to make a living, Xiao Lan got the chance to take up a hidden class because he was used to logging in at night. With his outstanding talent, unique skills, and confident smile, he won the hearts of on 508Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Disgraced Divine Realm 神域失格 (Online game + god-slaying + conquest + political intrigue + competition + independent worldbuilding and rules + reality + multiple heroines + emotional redemption + late-night diner + everyday cooking + slow-paced, no System) He is a soul lost in the tides. In this vortex of tangled desire and power, who can dispel the fog and show him the way? Who can forgive his sins and offer him redemption? He is the creator returned to the divine realm. On this desolate, devastated continent, is his return 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Online Game: All-Class Knight 网游：全职骑士 [Traditional MMORPG, Hidden Class, Not Reborn, Not Invincible, Monster Hunting and Leveling, Rigorous Game Stats, No Merging with Reality] I was once the strongest knight on the Chinese server, an undefeated force at the age of nineteen. Now the age of knights has fallen into decline. With the weight of my country on my shoulders, I once more don my armor, take up my weapons, and enter the virtual world to fight. I’ll clear the wilds, conquer dungeons, build a guild, protect our home, and wage w 8.3kReads7.3Score693Shelves
- 19 Online Game: Shadow Assassin Joins Forces with a Divine Artifact to Slay the Gods 网游：暗影刺客，携手超神器弑神 The Divine Games descend, and a new era begins. Life points appear out of nowhere, and the monetary system collapses completely. When people can live forever, chaos descends! Who will rise above the rest in the age of the gods? When you're marveling at damage in the millions, his has already surpassed a hundred million... When you're shocked by how powerful divine-class players are, he's already using them as fuel... When you think god-tier pets are the pinnacle, his pets leave every god-tier pe 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 20 Online Game: The Eternal Divine Realm 网游之永恒神界 Short and frail, Mo Wei has always been easy to overlook. He can’t find a job and has never had a girlfriend. His family worries about his future. He spends his days playing games and his nights earning a little money by parking cars for people. Even Mo Wei thinks his life can only pass by in mediocrity, until a virtual reality game called Eternal World appears. Little by little, everything turns upside down… This is a virtual legend, an almost mythical tale! 247Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 21 Proud Under Heaven: A Virtual-Reality Game 网游之枭傲天下 A passionate, action-packed gaming adventure; An immortal legend of the warlord king... 16Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 22 Online Game: Chaos Sword Demon 网游之混沌剑魔 When the Qin Chu Group faces upheaval, he puts his troubles aside to avoid his parents’ divorce. He plays games with his master and feels happy and free! 229Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 23 Online Game: The Shield Warrior Rules the World 网游之盾战天下 [Traditional virtual MMORPG + virtual reality + data-driven] Clad in heavy armor, shield raised and halberd in hand, he is the guardian who stands firm before everyone else, bearing an undying glory. 205Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 24 Online Gaming: Plagued by Misfortune 网游之厄运缠身 [Handwritten from start to finish, slow burn at first, with twists later on] While everyone else started off blessed with incredible luck, Zhuo Cheng was plagued by misfortune from the start. Not only did his critical hit rate take a major hit and his experience gain get reduced, but his luck was actually set to zero? Fortunately, he was compensated with the hidden class Fate Weaver, and Zhuo Cheng reluctantly entered . He assembled his teammates and explored the truth behind 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Online Gaming: I Evolved into a God 网游之我进化为神 The choices of life and nature! The heavens evolve all things, and all things evolve under the heavens. What lies at the end of evolution? What is the ultimate fate of all things? Favored by fate, he returns reborn! God-tier talent: Evolve All Things, evolve anything! While everyone else is stuck with basic gear, Lin Muqiu is already decked out in god-tier equipment. While everyone else is decked out in god-tier equipment, Lin Muqiu has already surpassed the realm of myth! Going solo? He's all f 24Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 26 EN VRMMO: Passing of the Sword 网游之剑逝 This isn't merely a game for entertainment, and the people who appear beside me aren't there for no reason. Even the profession I acquired wasn't a coincidence. What an unpleasant world... But since I've ended up here, I'll just have to pick up that broken sword again... In the name of the departed Xijian, become the evil that brings chaos to the world! Walk the path of endless darkness and cut down the sins that plague all living beings! 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 27 Apocalyptic Online Game: Starting from Zero 网游末日之从零开始 The world was turned into data, and humanity was thrown into an apocalyptic realm. Jiang Fan had no superpowers and became a plaything for others, tortured and murdered. After being reborn, he had the memories of his past life and awakened his talent. Everything was about to change! Those who humiliate me will be humiliated in turn! 34Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 28 Sword Dancer Online 网游之剑刃舞者 Armed with an epic weapon and clad in epic armor, he wipes out his enemies with a laugh. This is a thrilling tale of battle... Of course not. It’s really just the story of a man who keeps winning over adorable girls as he blazes through life with cheat-level powers. Long live the protagonist’s plot armor! 91Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 29 Online Game: The Fateful Bow God 网游之命运弓神 [Classic Online Game] + [Hidden Class] + [Stat-Based Story] Lin Yu, an unemployed young man, stumbled into the game Fate and obtained the hidden class: Feather of the Elements. Watch me fill the sky with flying feathers, slay gods and demons in a fury, pierce the clouds with one arrow, and shoot through the heavens. 179Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 30 Online Game: My Sword Reigns Over the World 网游之剑释天下 Once the God of War, he awakens again after three years of lost memories, now a down-and-out chauffeur. Following a beautiful young heiress, he returns to the online gaming world, builds a rising guild, and becomes an emissary of hell. He continues his legendary run at the pinnacle of online gaming, bringing the king back to glory... 7.7kReads7.4Score853Shelves
- 31 Online Game: The Apocalypse Arrives 网游之末日降临 The apocalypse dawns, and heaven and earth transform. When the end comes, even ghosts and gods weep. Beneath the apocalypse, everything is reduced to ashes! An apocalypse game, a world-destroying skill, a fallen legend of the online gaming world, and a path back to the peak! A skill that can be brought into the real world, a skeleton pet that can enter reality, a thrilling rise to power, and a tragic life! When life seems no longer worth living, will you destroy the world, or… 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Global Online Game: I Awakened the Power of Magic from the Start! 全球网游：开局觉醒法术权能！ Li Yan died at the hands of a god when the game invaded, but was reborn on the day “Pinnacle” launched. From the start, he awakens the supreme talent, Spell Authority! [Spell Authority]: Every monster killed increases damage by 1 point, and every player killed increases damage by 5 points! No cooldown and no limit to the number of stacks! From then on, Li Yan becomes someone every player looks up to! A beautiful priestess: I want to be friends with Li Yan... A guild leader: Why did a single Fros 174Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 33 Online Game: King of All Beasts 网游之万兽之王 Before being reborn, he had skills and ambition but was hunted like a dog. After being reborn, he possesses knowledge of the future that puts him ahead of every other player, becoming an extraordinary existence. In the eyes of players, he represents elegance, fluidity, strength, and the pinnacle of skill. He has pets and gear everyone envies, along with a brotherhood of god-tier players. His very presence strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies. His name is Qiye. The king has returned, ruler 148Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 34 Online Game: Infinite Dungeon Farming 网游：无限刷副本 Zeng Yuan dies unexpectedly and gains access to the virtual game Red vs. Blue. The prize for winning the game turns out to be resurrection in the real world!!! “Ding! Care to try a ten-pull for your first top-up?” What? I can win every single time! “Ding! Care to try a lottery from the start?” What? I drew max stats and a rare talent! “Ding! Care to summon a divine beast?” What? One random draw, and I got an ultimate spirit pet! “Ding! Want some weapon fragments? Never mind, boss, just pick what 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Online Game: The Asura Sword God 网游之修罗剑神 With a dagger in his left hand, he is a god-tier alchemist who saves lives! With a sword in his right, he is the dread King of Asura! 2014! Witness the triumphant return of Qin Feng, the Asura Sword God! No brothers, no game! No passion, no PK! 853Reads7.8Score110Shelves
- 36 Dancing on the Blade's Edge in an Online Game 网游之刀尖起舞 There is no rebirth, only a contest of courage and intelligence. There is no invincibility, only a clash of skill and awareness. He dances in pursuit of shadows, stepping across the Reaper’s blade, and delights in manipulating everything around him. This is the perfect portrayal of the rogue class. His superb technique and flawless awareness combine to meet endless challenges and forge his own glory. He is a rogue, a class capable of dealing the most devastating blows to enemies in the shortest 781Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 37 Online Game: I Break Ten Thousand Laws with a Single Sword 网游：我以一剑破万法 “I have a sword that can shatter all laws, slay immortals, destroy demons, and kill gods.” [Passionate + online game + hidden class + decisive and ruthless + reality merges with the game + one heroine] P.S. If you like protagonists who play single-player games, this one isn't for you. It has one heroine and a group of brothers; this is not a single-player game. The setting is neither Western fantasy nor Eastern fantasy. "Zhetian": A cross-generational online game suddenly appears, changing the r 39Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 38 The God King Trembles: That Man Has Brought His Tour Group Again 神王颤抖：那男人又带旅行团来了 Online game + reborn + invincible + multiple heroines + fast-paced Xia Ansheng: In my previous life, I worked hard, diligently and tirelessly, grinding away in the game for three years. At last, just before the God King descended, I broke through and became a god, the first human to do so. When the God King arrived, he took one extra look at me in the crowd, and I got sent straight to the afterlife. And, unfortunately, I was reborn. So I’ve decided: this time around, I’m going to be a total sla 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 39 Online Game: Reborn Assassin, I Can Sacrifice Corpses 网游：重生刺客，我能祭献尸体 [Online gaming + game and reality merge + assassin + leveling] After a rain of golden light, people around the world gain access to the mysterious game Land of the Gods. Defeating monsters in the game grants lifespan, while dying costs lifespan. Any ability gained in the game can be extracted into reality. Gu Chang'an, who missed the golden-light baptism in his previous life, is reborn. This time, he decides to walk alone. There should be a seat for him among the thrones of the gods. 2.9kReads8.1Score172Shelves
- 40 Online Game: Divine Mage, I Blow Up Stars with One Hit 网游：神级法师，我一击暴星 [Game and reality merge + God-tier talents + decisive and ruthless + plot-driven + technical prowess] The source of the universe has changed the rules of the game. Godrider has become the universe's new set of rules. Lin Youchen was reborn before the game began and became one of its first players. He awakened the one-of-a-kind god-tier talent: Puppet Tyrant. Ding! Successfully summoned the first Puppet Tyrant, Nero. +500% to all defenses, with an additional 10% for every level gained. Ding! Succ 38Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 41 Online Game: Reborn, My Eyes See Through Everything 网游：重生后，我的眼睛洞察万物 During the War of the Gods, Qin Feng fell after fighting to the death to take one eye from the Supreme Demon God. By chance, he is reborn on the day the game Domain launches. But this time, he discovers that his eyes, like those of the Demon God, can see the hidden information in all things. [Supreme-Grade Gaming Pod] Price: 6.48 million Effect: To encourage players to spend, anyone who logs into Domain using a Supreme-Grade Gaming Pod will receive a dazzling tycoon badge and 6.48 million gold c 199Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 42 Reborn in a Post-Apocalyptic Online Game: My Rewards Deal 100X Critical Hits 重生末世网游：我的奖励百倍暴击 Chen Ping’an is betrayed by his girlfriend, He Yuanyuan, in the game [Doomsday Era]. He dies full of hatred, and his body is destroyed at the same time. He is reborn three days before the alien civilization known as the [Reapers] invades. Three days later, the [Reapers] will distribute [Doomsday Era], a 100% realistic online game, via gaming helmets, forcing all of humanity to take part. In the end, only the top 100 players on the ranked ladder will survive and become the [Reapers]’ planetary ag 190Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 43 The Online Game That Never Dies 网游不死 After three lifetimes, the summit reveals an age of prosperity. With his own strength, Sword God Mu Luohan turned the Golden Age Studio into one of the country’s top gaming clubs. But under the corrosive influence of wealth and power, his former brothers turned against him one after another, casting him into the abyss. Years later, the full-dive game Shining Star Continent officially launched. A young woman found Mu Luohan, now a food delivery rider, and spoke eight words to him. Snow Moon etern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Online Game: One Broken God-Tier Item, Stats Multiply a Thousandfold 网游：神装一碎，属性万倍 [Standard VR MMORPG + Hidden Talent + Building an Elite Guild + Contest for Supremacy + Multiple Heroines] Having gained his freedom, he enters the world of "Apocalypse" to pursue the life he longs for. With a mysterious code given to him by his future self, he gains an incredibly bizarre talent: Talent Effect 1: Cannot gain any bonus effects from weapons or equipment; Talent Effect 2: Every time you kill an enemy, they are guaranteed to drop one piece of equipment; Talent Effect 3: Destroying e 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Cultivation Begins with a Game 修仙，从游戏开始 [Leveling progression + dual online-game and modern cultivation storylines + smart characters + reborn + decisive and ruthless + no System (read with caution if you dislike this)] Three years ago, a cultivation game called Demonic Arrival, claiming to be 100% realistic, was released to a massive fanfare. People across Blue Star eagerly immersed themselves in the wonders of its world. But who could have guessed that three years later, this hugely popular game would bring about the apocalypse? Whe 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 46 Raising Hell as a Cultivator in the Shrouding the Heavens Online Game 我在遮天网游里嚣张修仙 The most outrageous clone cultivation story ever! From the start, it’s one useless fish, and all the damage comes from yelling! The Nine Secret Techniques, sacred physiques, divine physiques, chaotic physiques: it’s got everything. Whenever his opponents try to shake Ye Feng’s Dao heart, he just scoffs: “A sacred physique is nothing but a cover for pay-to-win.” After wandering through fields of flowers, Ye Feng gazes at the sky with his sword in hand. “Do I really have to cultivate immortality? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Online Game: It Makes Sense to Treat NPCs Like Cash Crops 网游：把NPC当韭菜也很合理吧 Players, also known as “growable leeks,” were welcomed by NPCs who had prepared skill books and equipment, eager to get started. But some players had already discovered a new path. Wouldn’t it make perfect sense to have NPCs harvest experience from players, then harvest it from the NPCs myself? Magitech Engineer: A magic-class army-building profession created by a certain magic-array master in collaboration with a mechanical engineer. It combines the many magic-class templates of mages with tech —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 From the Start, I Made the System Cry, and the Whole Server Begged Me to Be Their Lucky Charm! 开局气哭系统，全服求我当欧皇！ Lu Ren, whose name means “passerby,” is an easygoing young man determined to be a laid-back scenery enthusiast in the groundbreaking traditional full-dive MMORPG Age of Revelation. But when he creates his character, he runs into the most outrageous bug in history: he gets forcibly bound to a talent called “Maximum Luck (Fake)!” Its effects are absurd: a 1,000% increase to the chance of triggering chance encounters, a 1,000% increase to the ability to sense hidden quests, and a 1,000% increase to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Online Game: Back to the Summit 网游之重临巅峰 Unable to afford his rent, Mo Qiu reluctantly agrees to the beautiful landlady's demand and joins a guild full of gorgeous women. As the guild's only male player, Mo Qiu must shoulder the responsibility of protecting them. 1.8kReads7.8Score167Shelves
- 50 Online Gaming: Unrivaled Under Heaven 网游之天下无敌 Unemployed young man Yuchen enters a game world that has taken the globe by storm. Though he’s a complete novice at online games, Lady Luck smiles on him: he masters free combat, changes to a hidden class, wins the favor of beautiful women, discovers a dragon-vein treasure, establishes the number-one guild, crushes the Dark Alliance, and takes on champions to rule the world! See how an ordinary young man climbs to the pinnacle of invincibility and becomes a legend for the ages! 1.2kReads7.1Score102Shelves
