Novels like The Road to Survival
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Road to Survival, best match first.
- 1 Doomsday Fishing: An SSS-Rank Skill from the Start 末日垂钓：开局SSS级技能 [Apocalypse + Fishing + Island Survival + Cunning Protagonist + SSS Skill from the Start] He wakes to find the continents gone and civilization shattered. All of humanity has been stranded on islands and plunged into a world where everyone must fish. All you get from the start is a rod, but you can fish up anything. On his very first cast, Ling Ning gains a boost of luck thanks to his dead parents and eighteen years of misery. He lands a golden chest and pulls an SSS skill! … The apocalypse is h 837Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Deserted Island Survival: The Expedition 荒岛求生之远征 While out at sea for fun, Li Ming has an accident and is sucked through a mysterious space-time vortex onto an island in an unknown world. Here, savages roam and prehistoric beasts prowl, with danger lurking everywhere. Fortunately, Li Ming obtains a miraculous System. Armed with the wealth of knowledge it provides, he rises to prominence in this perilous world. Decisive and ruthless, Li Ming wages war in every direction and overcomes one obstacle after another, all in pursuit of survival and st 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Deserted Island Survival: The Girl and I Rely on Each Other 荒岛求生：我与妹子相依为命 No one could have guessed that Liu Wanhao, who can subdue a wild boar with his bare hands and pinpoint sources of water, would fall for Su Nianhe, a gentle girl stranded on a deserted island. She can’t read the tides, but she remembers that he doesn’t eat burnt food; She can’t escape the mosquitoes, but she can cook the shellfish she finds by the sea until they’re delicious enough to make your mouth water. From surviving like a soldier raising a child to facing hardship as a pair who protect eac 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 A Priest's Shipboard Journal 牧师的随船笔记 [No System + no romance + mystery and deduction + desperate survival + metaphors about human nature + fast-paced + Werewolf] Snow falls over the bitterly cold north, and the piercing wind breaks through the dawn. The chill seeps into my chest, but my sorrow remains; ghostly clouds coil around the peaks, and dreams stretch on without end. Flesh shrinks in the cold, bearing the rhythm of a thousand autumns; bone knives hang stiff, filling ten thousand hearts with dread. A lone shadow rests among 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Desert Island Survival: I Am the King 荒岛求生之我就是王 Welcome, everyone, and thank you for reading my work. The story follows Xia Tian and the many things that happen to him and his three roommates after their plane crashes and they are stranded on a deserted island. It features plenty of thrilling, perilous adventures and wars between rival factions. Xia Tian must survive these harsh conditions and make it to the top of the island’s food chain. The story features many creatures, including some fantastical beings you’d never expect. “From now on, y 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Global Survival: Only I Can Earn Extra Money by Scavenging 全民求生：就我捡垃圾能赚外快 [Disaster Survival] [Everyone Transmigrates] [Everyday Farming] [Upgrade Your Ship] [Pets] [Cthulhu] [No Saintly Protagonist] Everyone transmigrates to a sea of garbage with a raft and a hook from the start. The survivors must struggle to stay alive in this apocalypse, threatened by radiation, terrifying natural disasters, attacks from mutated monsters, and more. Chen Ze has barely woken up when he learns that acid rain is about to fall. Fortunately, that is when he discovers a new eco-friendly 9Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 7 Sky Island Survival: Starting with One Square Meter and Grinding Like Crazy 空岛求生：从一平方米开始爆肝 [Survival] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] [Grind] [Hardcore] [Bear Grylls] “Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?” Su Zinan woke up on an isolated island no bigger than a floor tile and fell into deep thought. [Congratulations! You are one of countless lucky winners. Are you listening? What I’m trying to tell you is...] While waiting for the System to finish blathering, Su Zinan had already started cursing. “Holy crap... How am I supposed to grind here?” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Are You in Trouble? 你遭难了吗？ An adventure comedy about survival, challenges, and tests of human nature. After a sudden shipwreck leaves a group of people stranded on an uninhabited island, they must rely on their wits and courage to endure its harsh conditions. The protagonist, Li Chuan, is 23 and founded a mountaineering club in college, giving him extensive wilderness survival skills. His father is a retired special forces soldier, so Li Chuan grew up outdoors and built up a wealth of survival knowledge. On this seemingly 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 From Zero to the Sea of Stars 从零开始走向星海 Hardcore, farming, no System, slow burn, logical. From hand-sewn underwear to building Titan starships. Wu Dao is a history student who transmigrates to the age of ancient civilizations in a dream. Drawing on all kinds of knowledge, he develops society step by step, from tribal civilization to feudal civilization, then modern civilization and finally interstellar civilization. He unifies the Central Plains, then the world, and builds a utopia for human civilization as it reaches for the stars. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Desert Island Survival: It Begins with Finding a Pure-Hearted School Beauty 荒岛求生：从捡到清纯校花开始 Whether you're the sweet, innocent campus belle, a cool, mature woman, or a beautiful CEO, if you want to survive on this island, just remember: there's only one rule here: Whatever I say goes. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Desert Island Survival 荒岛求生 My husband and I were on our honeymoon. When I woke up, I found myself on a deserted island, and my husband was nowhere to be found. There was also a strange man beside me. I panicked and ran, but he quickly caught up. He told me not to even think about escaping, and said this was hell, a place no one could ever leave… 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Stranded on a Deserted Island with My Goddess Coworker 我和女神同事流落荒岛 [New author] [4,000 words daily] It was supposed to be a fun company team-building trip, but no one expected them to be caught in a mysterious plane crash and stranded on an uncharted island, forced to fight for survival. See how Wang Li leads the company’s goddess through the struggle to survive and confronts the darker side of human nature... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Dream of a Deserted Island 梦幻荒岛 Li Wangxing was born into a poor rural family. After years of hard work, he graduated from college and joined a major construction company. Named an outstanding employee, he went on his first company-organized trip, only to be caught in a plane crash and stranded on an isolated island. The animals and plants there repeatedly challenged everything he thought he knew. As he and his surviving colleagues struggled to stay alive, they witnessed human greed and found hope. Through a series of extraord —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Desert Island Survival: My Items Have Attributes 荒岛求生：我的物品有属性 [Urban track + wild island imagination + March track support] Lin Qing and all of humanity are suddenly transported to a world of survival! Everyone starts with a thatched hut. It is the only way to survive in this world! Build houses! Summon farmers! Craft equipment! Form alliances with others! Just as Lin Qing is preparing to survive, he suddenly becomes bound to the Golden Touch System! Anything that passes through Lin Qing's hands gains additional attributes! When he summons farmers, Lin Qin 162Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 15 Stranded on a Desert Island: Surviving with My Companions 流落海岛：我带着同伴一起生存 Caught in a tsunami and stranded on a deserted island, an ordinary young man from a mountain village named Wang Fan must figure out how to help everyone survive on this island full of dangers. When danger strikes, he bitterly regrets how weak he is. When crises arise, he has friends to help him. He is not fighting alone. Watch how this young man defies fate and changes his destiny through his own efforts, challenging both heaven and the forces of nature. Time and again, he overcomes crises to pr 672Reads7.5Score105Shelves
- 16 Days of Surviving on a Deserted Island with a Goddess 与女神荒岛求生的日子 Stranded on a deserted island with a beautiful woman by his side, he overcomes one difficulty after another, while their relationship grows ever deeper. Who says life on a deserted island has to be like Robinson Crusoe’s? It can be utterly delightful! 160Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Another World? While Everyone Else Fights to Survive, I Take It Easy 异世界？别人求生我养生 My fate is mine to command, not Heaven's. One man and one tiger defy the heavens! Everyone is transported to the Divine Desolate Continent, each starting with a little wooden hut. Survival depends on hard work! Liu Xingxing is one of the many struggling to survive. From the start, he has a little tiger, and the two of them are a family. For Liu Xingxing, survival means killing and struggling! From weak to powerful, from hiding away just to stay alive to looking down upon the mountains and leadin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 She Crosses into the 1970s During the Apocalypse and Supports Her Family by Hunting in the Mountains 末世穿七零，她靠赶山打猎养家 [Just got a rating, and it's sure to rise!] [1970s + Devoted Couple + Loyal-Dog Male Lead + Countryside + Farming, Foraging, and Making a Fortune + Cozy Life + Slow-Burn + Few Annoying Characters] The moment Xingran opened her eyes, she had traveled from the apocalypse to the 1970s and become Cheng Guannan, a rural girl tormented by her awful grandmother. Her father was dead, her mother was sick, and her younger siblings were frail. The family lived a cramped, miserable life. Xingran's eyes t 19Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Surviving the Mist: Building an Empire from a Little Cabin! 迷雾求生：从小木屋开始建造帝国！ A world of mist descended, and everyone on Blue Star transmigrated into it. Cold, hunger, wild beasts, and danger lurked everywhere. Everyone lived in fear. Chen Hao activated the System from the start. While everyone else was fighting over a few wild berries, he was agonizing over whether to have red wine and steak or a seafood feast for dinner... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Global Fog: Building the Strongest Doomsday Base 全球迷雾：打造最强末日基地 The apocalypse + evolution + biological mutations + global fog A thunderous crash rang across the sky. The next moment, an endless fog covered the entire world, and every electronic device stopped working! Cities plunged into darkness, factories shut down, fighter jets crashed, cars broke down, and warships stalled in the middle of the ocean… Ninety percent of the world’s population failed to withstand the fog’s corruption and mutated into aberrants! At the same time, terrifying alien beast 21Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 21 Desert Island Survival 荒岛求生记 On an uninhabited island deep in the jungle, survivors face enormous challenges to stay alive. A food crisis, threats to survival, and a crisis of trust follow one after another. The story tests each person’s ability to cope and adapt, revealing the beauty and ugliness, the good and evil, in human nature. It also shows the tremendous potential and fearless spirit people can summon when facing disaster and danger. The story follows Song Han, Zhong Jing, and the others through more than a thousand 648Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 22 I'm King of the Deserted Island! 荒岛我为王！ Chen Tian is stranded on a deserted island, and the first woman he rescues turns out to be... A mysterious island, the terrifying depths of human nature, and hard-core survival skills: ordinary young man Chen Tian leaves everyone astounded. I’m king of this deserted island! 1.1kReads7.3Score135Shelves
- 23 A Mountain Spirit Coin from the Start 开局一枚山鬼钱 Please look forward to my new book... A lighthearted story... A graduate student about to finish school goes with his professor to browse a secondhand market and buys a Shan Gui coin... The story begins with that coin... No cultivation, just a lighthearted slice-of-life story... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Deserted Island Survival: From Veterinarian to Island Lord 荒岛求生：从兽医到岛主 The protagonist, Ou Zimo, is a veterinarian. While treating a bull, he is kicked straight onto a deserted island. Starting with making fire by rubbing sticks together, he gradually learns to survive while treating the animals on the island. With one female lead, the story features chopping trees, hunting, building a house, farming, raising livestock, and gathering supplies. Together, they build a home on the island. But as they explore further, they discover that the island is far more complicat 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Three Brothers Stranded on a Deserted Island 荒岛求生三兄弟 A sudden shipwreck sweeps Wang Lei and his two brothers onto a deserted island. Primitive and mysterious, it is filled with dangers and challenges they know nothing about. Stranded with scarce supplies in a harsh environment, Wang Lei has no choice but to rely on his iron will and exceptional intelligence to lead his companions in a battle for survival against nature. Yet the island is more than just a barren wasteland. As time passes, the protagonist begins to uncover the secrets hidden within 261Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 26 Starting with Six Goddesses: Survival on a Desert Island 开局带六个女神荒岛求生 Sunshine, sandy beaches, waves, cacti, and beautiful women... A plane crashes, leaving them stranded on an uncharted island. The island is full of dangers and has claimed countless lives. To survive, they have no choice but to depend on powerful men! And he leads six goddesses through one adventure after another, sharing warmth and tenderness along the way! The rest of their time on the island is full of surprises and thrills. See how he takes control! 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Surviving in a Pyramid: A Hundredfold Resource Boost from the Start 金字塔求生，开局百倍物资增幅 When Lin Mo woke from his coma, he discovered that Earth had been invaded by aliens. All of humanity had been locked inside a pyramid-shaped structure to take part in a survival game. In the rooms assigned to them, no one knew whether tomorrow would bring a treasure or an unbeatable monster. Lin Mo was part of the game too, but he awakened the sign-in System. His first beginner gift was a talent that increased everything a hundredfold. [The Host has obtained a bottle of mineral water. The talent 11Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 28 Island Survival: Starting by Summoning Diao Chan 海岛求生：从召唤貂蝉开始 [Survival + summoning + collecting historical figures + farming + seafaring + one person equals a faction] All of humanity from Blue Star is thrust into a survival game set on islands. Players randomly spawn on an island and must start from scratch to survive. Fog, typhoons, thunderstorms, whirlpools, blood moons. Savages, beasts, pirates, sea demons, mermaids. Nature and outside forces bring disasters, but also endless treasures and opportunities. Jiang Yang awakens the “Resurrection of the Dea 93Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 29 Deserted Island Survival: Fifteen Years on a Deserted Island 荒岛求生：十五年荒岛日记 [Stranded on a deserted island] [Wilderness shelter] [Handmade pottery] [Salt refining and iron smelting] [Battling wolf packs] [Ideal utopia] A college student with a dream sets out to see the world, only to find himself stranded on a deserted island before he can fulfill his ambitions. No female lead, and the protagonist isn't a bleeding heart. His only concern is the will to survive. This is the story of his transformation from a weak college student into a wilderness survival expert. With sh 2.4kReads7.1Score149Shelves
- 30 A Little Farmer in a Pocket-Dimension City 空间都市里的小农民 [This is a slow-paced novel, with no blood-pumping action and no wish-fulfillment. Readers who don't enjoy this kind of story should move along now, so they don't waste their precious reading time.] The Liu family has had only one son in each generation for three generations, and now they've had a boy named Liu Tianci. Spoiled rotten by his parents, Liu Tianci can't lift a finger or shoulder a load. But by chance, he obtains a mysterious space where he can only grow crops. So, smiling through hi 808Reads8.1Score100Shelves
- 31 Surviving on a Deserted Island with a Wealthy, Charming Older Woman 与富家御姐荒岛求生的日子 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 How I Became a Starving Lout in a Witch Tribe 关于我在魔女部落当饥佬这件事 [The rating just came out, you know what that means] [Beast-Eared Girls + Famine + Tribe] Never use your phone while it’s charging! Luo Fan speaks from personal experience: one second he’s playing Don’t Starve in bed, and the next he’s been zapped into a savage otherworld, with a centipede as long as a bus chasing him for ten blocks from the start! On the verge of death, he is rescued by a cat-eared girl and taken to a mysterious witch tribe. Everywhere he looks, there are cat ears, fox tails, 70Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 33 My Island Diary with the Auntie Next Door 我和邻家阿姨的孤岛日记 [No System + Deserted-Island Survival + Forbidden Age Gap + Power Struggles] A luxury cruise ship mysteriously capsizes in a storm. When Qin Mu wakes on an unfamiliar shore, the only person beside him is the neighborly Auntie Zhou Xiaoxue. As the tide recedes, revealing reefs carved with strange symbols, the fog-shrouded island begins writing a new law of survival in the blood of the living. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 My Desert Island Survival Handbook 我的荒岛求生手册 After a plane crash, I ended up stranded on a deserted island. Far from human civilization, I had no water or food. I’m no Bear Grylls, but I want to survive. What doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger. If I’m short on water, I’ll find some. If I have no food, I’ll search for it. If I have no fire, I’ll make one. If there’s a problem, I’ll overcome it. There’s only one reason: I want to stay alive, so I’ll conquer every obstacle in my way. My name is Zhao Gao, Gao as in “high.” 58Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 35 Six People on a Deserted Island 荒岛六人行 Everything is made by hand: hardcore survival, farming, and building from the ground up. No System, no transmigration, no golden finger, no harem. Six college students stranded on a deserted island gather seafood and hunt, farm and build houses, mint coins and open a market, make paper and print books, mine and smelt copper, and build ships to sail home. This is their story of returning to society. Packed with details and full of fun. The kind of story where you can learn it, do it yourself, an 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Survivors of Ghost Island 幽灵岛幸存者 A powerful storm destroys planes and ships, leaving a group of survivors adrift on a legendary ghost island. The island is home to man-eating beasts, as well as diamond and gold mines so tempting that no one can resist. But claiming the treasure comes at the cost of death. What will the survivors choose? ... The last survivors think they can leave the island, only to discover that they have already entered another unknown world. They band together to build up the island, determined to turn it in 345Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 37 My Days on a Deserted Island 我在荒岛上的日子 [No System] + [No golden finger] + [No being a doormat] + [Deserted-island survival] + [Zombies] + [Mutated species] + [Primitive humans] + [King Kong] + [Dinosaurs]... New chapters every day, without fail. 311Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Exploring a Mysterious Island: The Ultimate Survival System 开拓神秘岛：最强求生系统 [Deserted Island Adventure + System + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead + Monsters] After a plane accident, Jiang Xiaobai is stranded on a mysterious island. When he unexpectedly activates a System, he sets off on an incredible life of his own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Surviving the Mysterious Sea: The System Makes Me Invincible! 神秘海域求生，系统让我强无敌！ Billions of people woke up trapped in a survival game called Mysterious Sea. From the start, all they had was a canoe and a fishing net. Everyone had to risk their lives to gather supplies if they wanted any chance of surviving. Qin Zhiyuan discovered that he could hear strange prompts. [There’s an amazing supply crate 500 meters away at ten o’clock. Hurry and haul it in!] [A giant-headed octopus is about to climb aboard your boat. You can lure it into a trap with an iron bucket!] [The rocky for 579Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 40 Surviving on a Deserted Island with a Rich Beauty 和白富美的荒岛求生 After a sudden shipwreck, Ye Feng and a group of beautiful women from his company are stranded on a deserted island. Among them are company models, wealthy young women, and heiresses. This is a strange island, full of dangers and prowling beasts: several-meter-long rooster-headed snakes, horned snakes, giant man-eating scorpions, super-sized centipedes, and more. To survive, all the women who make it ashore flock to Ye Feng and put themselves under his leadership. Ye Feng leads everyone in their 2.6kReads8.1Score223Shelves
- 41 Highway Survival: From the Start, I Choose to Cheat 公路求生：开局选择开挂内容 23Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 42 Global Adventure: I'm the World's Number One Explorer 全球探险：我是世界第一探险家 [Global exploration + wilderness survival + livestreaming + System] I transmigrate to a parallel world and embark on a global expedition. I walk through the primeval forests of the Greater Khingan Range, face attacks from wolf packs, and come within inches of brown bears. I explore the deepest reaches of the world, venture into the uninhabited heart of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, witness the existence of wild men with my own eyes, and cross bloodsucking jungles crawling with leeches. I sur —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Island Survival: From the Start, I Had Only a Firewood Axe 孤岛生存：开局一把砍柴刀 Tang Shi is fishing with his father for the first time when, just after receiving his beginner's bonus, a huge grass carp drags him into the water. When he wakes up, he finds himself on a deserted island. Somehow, he has become a participant in a so-called [Desert Island Survival and Evolution] game, with an island of his own. The struggle to survive by day and the strange disturbances at night keep Tang Shi's nerves on edge. But then one day, Tang Shi realizes that everything has changed dramat 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Surviving at Sea with Two Systems 海上求生之我有两个系统 [Raft Survival] [Farming and Evolution] You start with a tiny raft, and everyone is bound to a new System. You call yourself lucky? Sorry, I have two Systems. You call yourself a survival expert at sea? Sorry, I have two Systems. Lucky Guy: “Hahaha! I opened a treasure chest and got two bottles of water!” Wu Chuan, with two Systems: “Sorry, I started with a water purifier and just finished taking a shower.” The arrival of the System set Wu Chuan on the path of evolution! 34Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 45 Island Survival: I Built Noah's Ark 海岛求生:我造出了诺亚方舟 Liu Yuxuan transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he's about to take part in a brutal survival show where death could come at any moment. His partner is a young woman who has never lifted a finger around the house. Liu Yuxuan silently takes care of everything... obviously, that's not happening. At the critical moment, his System activates, and the young woman becomes his human tool. A water-powered hammer, tap water, a makeshift refrigerator, whole-house water-cooled air conditioni 7Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 46 King of the Wilderness 荒野之王 I once found myself stranded on a deserted island in the Bermuda Triangle, a place known as the Land of Death; I also once crossed the Sahara Desert on foot. I once free-fell from ten thousand meters up, searching for the City of Gold in the Amazon jungle; I also kayaked downstream along the Yarlung Tsangpo River. My name is Ye Feng, the King of Wilderness Livestreaming! 14Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 47 My Vegetables Sell Out the Moment They Hit the Shelves 我种的菜，上架秒光了 Farming + pocket dimension + food + cozy everyday life + healing Lin Wan, a 996 office worker, had just been laid off when she returned to her remote mountain village. She had planned to lie flat, but unexpectedly obtained a mysterious spring. From then on, she took to the kitchen and began a full-fledged farming life. But something about the vegetables she grew seemed a little off Bok choy, 3 yuan a jin. Cucumbers, 3 yuan each. Cherry tomatoes, 50 yuan a box. Bystanders and competitors: “Has sh 6Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 48 Robinson's Castaway Adventure: An Unruly Rebirth 鲁滨漂流之不逊重生 [Hardcore] When a DIY enthusiast transmigrates into Robinson Crusoe, how will he defeat the natives and survive on a deserted island? And how will he protect his island amid the wave of colonization? See how Lu Bin navigates alliances and rivalries in the turbulent Age of Sail. 15Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 49 Desert Island Survival: An Island of One 荒岛求生之一个人的岛 A story about a man and an island. Chen Yu wakes on an unfamiliar beach, his whole body aching and his ears ringing incessantly. Before him are the glaring sunlight and the boundless ocean. Shock, fear, and loneliness overwhelm him in an instant. He confirms that he is truly alone. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 After I Transmigrated, Scallion Pancakes Kept My Family Fed 穿越后，我靠葱油饼养活了全家 [Transmigration + food + heartwarming + building wealth + no awful characters + fictional setting] Lin Xiaoman transmigrated. The good news: she bound herself to a food System. The bad news: this System calls itself “Tong Ge” and can't do anything except say “Keep it up!” and “You're amazing, Host!” The family is so poor even the rats have moved out. Her grandpa has a bad leg, her parents are honest and simple, and her three older brothers are so hungry they're pale and gaunt. But the whole fami 8Reads—Score—Shelves
