Novels like The Madman's Hide-and-Seek
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Madman's Hide-and-Seek, best match first.
- 1 Bikini Bottom Survival Guide 比奇堡生存守则 Bikini Bottom Survival Rules 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 You Mean Sanity? Sorry, I've Already Gone Mad 你是说理智吗？抱歉，我已经疯了 [Endless twists + chilling on reflection + twisted mythology + ensemble cast + containment + mad protagonist... Wait, why am I writing this? A novel destined to become a classic needs no explanation, just like a glorious life~ Hehehehehehehe~ My name is Feng Xiaoxiao. I'm a psychiatrist, and also a mental patient. No, no, no... I just realized~ I'm crazier than anyone else~~~] Feng Xiaoxiao wore a white coat and held a voice recorder in his hand. The young man in front of him stuck out his tongu —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Game You Can Only Join After Losing Your Memories 失去记忆才能参加的游戏 [No System] [No Female Lead] [Fast-Paced Challenges] [Puzzles and Deduction] [Suspenseful Twists] (Volume One: Primarily puzzle-solving, deduction, and mind-game challenges, with 25 games in total.) (Volume Two: Primarily short suspense and horror stories with twists, interspersed with some simpler puzzles, across 9 stories.) (Volume Three: Primarily resolves the main plot. If the final two chapters don't blow you away, I'll lose! Just read the ending of Chapter 247: even if you haven't read the 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Strange Cases on the Tip of the Tongue 舌尖上的诡案 The curse behind the Lin family’s old mansion, the dead reappearing on a haunted bus, the murder case involving a grandmaster’s chair in Fengmen Village... The supernatural legends of this world blur the line between illusion and reality, reaching across past and future to create one baffling case after another. Yet since ancient times, ghosts and gods have been nothing to fear. Nothing is more terrifying than the human heart. What secrets lie behind these bizarre, puzzling cases? 109Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 5 Return from the Forbidden Zone: I Brought the Missing Back from the Warp 禁地归人之我从亚空间带回失踪者 Every year, a million people mysteriously vanish around the world, and none ever return. Then Zhong Jiale discovered that the window in his bedroom was actually a gateway to forbidden pocket dimensions! Ruined ghost cities, deep-sea prisons, apocalyptic exclusion zones, ancient ruins... Everyone else went in to die, but he went in to save people, seize treasures, and become a god! He rescued billionaires from hell and brought back relatives who had been missing for a century through a rift in ti 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Is This Really a Horror Game Livestream?! 这真的是恐怖游戏直播？！ Welcome to the Super-Dimensional Reality Show, a game that transcends the dimensions of reality, with extraordinary battles of wits and will. Who will be the ultimate winner? Faced with an unwinnable dead end, Gu Ye calmly kicked a stone a few times. Ding! Congratulations, you’ve cleared the level! Faced with a computer that wouldn’t shut down, Gu Ye kept a straight face and talked his macho teammate into acting cute. Ding! Congratulations, you’ve cleared the level! Gu Ye smiled. “Fi 4Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 7 National Fate: The World Enters a Disaster Survival Game 国运：全球进入天灾求生游戏 [National Destiny + Stockpiling + No Female Lead + Natural Disasters + Spatial Storage + Livestream] On an utterly ordinary morning, everything changed in an instant. The whole world was suddenly thrown into a natural-disaster survival game. Each round, nine people were randomly selected from every country to enter an instance. If they won, their country's national destiny would improve. If they lost, one-tenth of that country's population would be randomly wiped out. Bai Ze of Huaguo heard the 3.7kReads7.3Score245Shelves
- 8 A Horror Story Lives Next Door 你的隔壁住着恐怖故事 Have you ever noticed how horror lurks everywhere in your everyday life? Listen. Listen closely... Where does horror come from? Nothing is scarier than reality. The unknown parts of our real lives, and the anxieties and desires we feel about them, are the greatest sources of horror. 12.3kReads9.4Score2kShelves
- 9 The Enigmatic Files 迷离档案 A psychologist skilled in behavioral analysis is drawn into a series of bizarre murders. Each case seems connected to him. This is a battle of wits, strange and uncanny... But when he finally gets close to the truth, he discovers that everything conceals a shocking mystery. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) 820Reads9.0Score112Shelves
- 10 Dangerous Partners 危险拍档 Police have colleagues to stand with them, and criminals have accomplices at their side. They are natural enemies, sworn foes. But they have one friend in common: a partner to the police, and an accomplice to the criminals. They are... informants. They are... the most dangerous partners. 39Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 11 The Unhinged Male Lead: An Unsolvable Bug in a Ghostly World 疯批男主：鬼怪世界的无解bug [Infinite Flow + Rule-Based Horror + Hilarious + No Romance + Invincible] A bizarre world invades, the Divine Realm falls, and the gods and Buddhas retreat into hiding. To cut off their offerings, rule-based horror sweeps across Blue Star, leaving all living beings struggling in fear. When things reach an extreme, they turn around, and Blue Star enters a golden age. Some control time and take on ghosts head-on; Some draw a line around themselves and imprison vengeful spirits; Some are peerless f 9Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 12 Thriller: I Play the Administrator and Inspect the Instances! 惊悚：我扮演管理员，视察副本！ [No romance] [Positive and uplifting] [Comedy] [The rating is low because it just came out. It'll rise as the word count grows, so read without worry.] “Wait, the administrator himself had noticed me long ago?” “I’m just an actor. Why did you all believe me?” My name is Jiang Lin, and I think I'm a transmigrator who has lost his memories of his previous life. Now that my life is in danger, I've made a bold decision: I'll pretend to be the supreme administrator of the horror game and inspect 199Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 13 Eerie Revival: I Was Born Bad 诡异复苏：我是天生坏种 The rating was just posted and will gradually rise [Psychosis]+ [Invisible Killings]+ [Everyone Is Evil]+ [A Brand-New Supernatural Setting]+ [Selfish Protagonist]+ [Only Twenty Chapters of Oppression]+ [No CP] “10, 9, 8…” The voice in Gao Sheng's head counted down for three whole years. At last, it reached zero. The next second, a prank message popped up in the class group chat. [Today is the seventh day since Teacher Zhao Yuliang died. Forward this message to five groups for good luck. If you 1.2kReads8.8Score192Shelves
- 14 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 329Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 15 The Death Contact List 死亡通讯录 A mysterious secret identity appeared in the company group chat. No one knew who it belonged to, and from then on, the entire company was plunged into a state of panic! 417Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 16 Infinite: Waiting to Die, While Earth Ascends 【无限】等死，但地球升格 Infinite-flow, livestream, no CP. The protagonist has white hair and is a very cheerful mental patient, with lots of worshippers and cats who adore him. I believe in a laissez-faire approach to suicide. Eat whatever I want, live a short life. At last, I got the news that I had cancer. Before I could spend all my money celebrating, a voice rang out from the sky. [Blue Star has met the requirements for ascension. Your remaining lifespan will be displayed on your right arm. You will be randomly 403Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 17 I’m Really Not a Murderer! 我真的不是杀人犯啊！ When I woke up, there was a corpse beside me. And let me say this again: I transmigrated. I'm not crazy. So I'm absolutely sure I didn't kill anyone. After all, there's no memory of the murder in my head. Probably not, right? Probably not! 1.1kReads8.8Score167Shelves
- 18 Thriller Game: Beginning with the Death of Bai Ze 惊悚游戏：从白泽之死开始 Newbie player Chen Mo accidentally enters a horror game and begins a thrilling fight for survival. “Welcome to the horror game. Please remember the following rules.” “1. The paranormal cannot be killed. 2. The paranormal must obey the rules. 3. Players cannot kill one another. …” As Chen Mo gradually learns how the horror game works, he uncovers an even more terrifying secret behind it. When you enter this game, remember: fear is your grave, and calm is your weapon. Can you survive the next lev 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Soda, a Cat, and a Ten-Million-Euro White Whale 汽水，猫与一千万欧元的白鲸 He takes pleasure in torturing goldfish, then searches for the ultimate answer by trying to control everything. The AI beluga whale he built for ten million euros is his “perfect creation” for the world, and a mirror reflecting the darkness of human nature. While countless elites go wild over his tech empire, only I know that the “soda experiment” that began in childhood has never ended... This is a psychological thriller that delves deep into the soul, making you confront an all-pervasive desir 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Rule Horror: Escape This City 规则怪谈：走出这个城市 [Nuclear wastewater aftermath + world mutation + original instances + horror + mystery + livestreaming + national destiny + System] [Come on in and read, you'll get smarter, I tell you!] After the nuclear wastewater disaster, the world's energy field mutated, and rule-based horror descended upon the world. Every country was striving to overcome the side effects of the nuclear wastewater through the horror instances. Fang Ze began a life of roaming the world with a System, though the useless thi 290Reads7.0Score102Shelves
- 21 Death Game Dimension 死亡游戏空间 “Let's have some fun playing a game~” Out of curiosity, Xu Ge clicked YES and entered a mysterious game space, where he had no choice but to play one deadly game after another. Guess Who I Am, Dating Game, The Countess's Death, The Sin of Pride, Live-Action Ghost Show... Who is behind the mysterious game? And as Xu Ge continues playing, he becomes caught up in an even greater conspiracy. A plot spanning thousands of years, the return of the primordial, changes to the world, and one mysterious in 129Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 22 The Little People’s Kingdom: I Deceive All, Becoming the Supreme One 小人国：欺诈众生，我成无上至尊 Zheng Le arrives in a world of superpowers, where he gains the talent to make the false become real and binds himself to a multiverse System. He opens a portal to another universe and enters the Land of the Little People. There, countless tiny humans worship Zheng Le as a mythical race: a Titan. He gains the power of the people’s faith and uses it as energy to make the false become real, granting himself the true, divine strength of a mythological Titan. His mount, a tiny MINI, is regarded by co 396Reads8.5Score100Shelves
- 23 The House of the Dead 空亡屋 There is a kind of house in this world whose door is always half open and half closed. The open half is for the living to enter. The closed half is for the dead. This kind of house is called a House of the Lost. As it happens, I'm the owner of one. In three years, I've encountered both clingy ghosts and evil people who cling to ghosts. 802Reads8.7Score126Shelves
- 24 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 System Horror Stories: Saving the World and Ascending to Godhood 系统怪谈拯救世界封神 The Qingfan Realm is drowning in malice, and the Heavenly Dao has crumbled. It sends a plea for help to all the heavens, begging for someone to stop the apocalypse. Su Yubai, a top-tier temp worker for the Great Dao, descends to repair the world. Everyone knows her as a gentle, laid-back, low-key top-tier romance novelist who loves sweets and leisure, and whose only daily pursuits are good food and the lie-flat life. No one knows she is the creator of eerie tales, standing above this world's ver 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 You Say I'm Sick? But I Really Can Make My Words Come True! 说我有病？可我真能言出法随啊！ [National Fate] + [Mental Illness] + [No Heroine] + [Absurd Humor] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Invincible] Rule-based horror descends, and players are bound to their nations' fates. Complete the game's missions to strengthen your nation's fate. Fail, and you will suffer a penalty to it! Li Ziyuan, who has been diagnosed with mental illness, is selected for the Weird Game by a twist of fate. But the weird creatures realize that Li Ziyuan seems to be the one who's truly the most insane! His talen 208Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 27 Psychiatric Treatment? Ha! I Drive My Patients More Insane 精神治疗？嘻，我将病人越治越疯 [Endless twists + deeply unsettling details + an ensemble cast + hypnotherapy + a throne of madness + no angst at all + ... Wait, why am I writing this? A soon-to-be legendary novel needs no explanation, just like a truly extraordinary life! Hahaha!!! Hss... Shh, keep your voice down! I can't write any more, or I'll die. It's looking this way...] My name is Ouyang Yuetian. I'm a hypnotherapist and psychologist. I've been in this line of work for twenty years, always honest and conscientious, nev 789Reads—Score244Shelves
- 28 Rule Horror: I Go on a Frenzied Suicide Spree at the Edge of the Rules 规则怪谈：我在规则边缘疯狂作死 The supernatural rises, and horror games take over. Rule-based horror stories invade the world, and Chu Ming becomes Longguo's challenger. Born without fear, he gains the ability to see through the rules. “Break the rules and you die?” “So if I follow them, I won't die, right?” Staring at the eerie figure before him, Chu Ming picked up a folding stool. Still not letting go? So you're the so-called supernatural thing, huh? 265Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 29 Horror Invades, but I Turn It into a Cozy Everyday Life! 恐怖入侵，我给玩成了温馨日常！ Su Zhe transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that everyone is transported to a terrifying realm crawling with evil spirits. As luck would have it, he awakens a special golden finger: a “healing everyday life” cheat template. Fighting and killing is barbaric. Only love can bring peace. From then on, the terrifying world’s whole vibe veers wildly off course, never to return. While everyone else fights desperately for their lives, he helps his roommate, a little “sacrificial child” girl, 55Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 30 Atonement 弥罪 I fell through the darkness and saw my own eyes in the reflection. The more someone fears trouble, the more trouble comes looking for them. We are all creatures struggling to survive among the thorns, reaching out our guilty hands in the direction time flows. And now, what can I use to make amends for my sins? 872Reads9.1Score125Shelves
- 31 On My First Day as an Auxiliary Police Officer, I Awakened a Bizarre System 当辅警第一天，我觉醒了奇葩系统 [Keep a Low Profile + No Female Lead + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Wish Fulfillment] Su Mingyu transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a civilian police officer. He unexpectedly awakens the God-Tier Detective System. Every time he solves a police case, he earns points for a lucky draw. Su Mingyu: “I've got this! I'm set, hahaha!” But when he sees the skills he's awakened, he nearly breaks down. Pyramid Scheme Master (Your words are incredibly persuasive, especially to criminals. You can make t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Personality Deception 人格骗局 Late at night on August 19, 2018, psychologist Tang Xin was murdered in her study at home. On the night of the murder, two people had visited Tang Xin’s home, one after the other: her ex-boyfriend, Ye Qingcheng, captain of the S City Criminal Police Unit, and her patient, Su Ming. Su Ming used to be a police officer under Ye Qingcheng. After suffering physical and psychological trauma in a hostage-taking case, he left the criminal police unit. He was being treated at Tang Xin’s clinic for dissoc 2kReads9.2Score462Shelves
- 33 Humans for Sale: The Monster App Is Delivering 人类售卖中：怪物APP正在配送 [Suspenseful mind-bender + no female lead + Cthulhu Mythos + no System + slow-paced + urban + loops + monsters + farming + plot] The Monster App is live! Shopping platforms like “BuyTogether” and “Taobao” remind you that humans are now hot sellers! A host of food delivery platforms, including “Hungry Gator,” “MeatTogether,” and “Honeyblood,” are open for business 24 hours a day! “Didi Slaughter” will do the stabbing for you! “Quick Claw” and “Echo” will livestream it all! “Learn-It-All” offers a 391Reads8.3Score102Shelves
- 34 As the Supernatural Returns Worldwide, I Cultivate Immortality Alone 全球诡异复苏，我一人修仙 [Supernatural Resurgence, Survival, The Only Cultivator, Invincible] When Lin Zhu opened his eyes, he found himself in a world of corruption and filth. The nine layers of the ghost domain devoured everything, while all living beings struggled in despair to survive among the evil spirits of hell. Life was wiped out, and the mortal world became a prison. Then a stick of spirit incense was lit in a forbidden zone for the living. Within the ghost domain, the Scripture of Salvation from the Supreme 2.1kReads7.9Score134Shelves
- 35 Endless Pursuit of the Killer 无限追凶 The ruthless “Lancer” and the devious “criminal mastermind” lead to a mysterious “human observer” lurking behind them. Four young people defend Long'an and take on supercriminals lurking in the dark web! (The bonus chapters for The Homicide Detective have been posted on the official WeChat account.) 173Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 36 Born With a Dao Root From the Start, Uncle Jiu Is Stunned! 开局先天道根，九叔震惊了！ Xu Yang transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's world. He has barely arrived when he runs into a monster? At the critical moment: [Ding! A century-old fox demon detected. Supreme Merit System activated!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained an Innate Dao Root!] Xu Yang: System, I'm glad you activated, but an Innate Dao Root alone isn't enough to make me happy! Without magical power, I'm still as good as dead, aren't I? Just as Xu Yang is on the brink of danger, Uncle Jiu appears! 4.4kReads7.8Score272Shelves
- 37 Reborn as a Demon Emperor: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 重生妖帝权力巅峰之路 After his uncle usurps his throne, the male lead, Lou Yufeng, is poisoned and killed. By a strange twist of fate, he is reborn in the body of the emperor of an enemy nation. Using the enemy emperor’s body, he begins plotting to reclaim imperial power, then conquers his homeland and takes back the throne that belongs to him. The male lead borrows strength and influence, making use of every person and resource at his disposal. Through careful planning at every turn, he ultimately becomes the true 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 He Has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Why Would You Mess with Him? 他精神分裂，你惹他干什么 [No System] [Dark Humor] [Deadpan Comedy] Liu Yan was an utterly ordinary food delivery driver, until three voices suddenly appeared in his head. He gave them names: Killer, Vicious, and Kind. Killer was cold and merciless, with unmatched combat skills. Vicious was sinister, ruthless, and cunning. Kind was an expert in all kinds of knowledge, with an astonishing talent for making money. Because of the three of them, Liu Yan was locked up in a psychiatric hospital. And because of them, Liu Yan we 2.5kReads8.2Score255Shelves
- 39 I Am a Toad 老子是癞蛤蟆 A scholar of the nation. Unrivaled among the nation’s finest, leaving everyone else in the dust. A red-capped official. That year, wind and snow swept across the capital, and I made a stunning debut. 420Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 40 Strange Tales Containment Center 怪谈收容中心 “Young man, what do I look like to you?” A strange, unsettling voice rings out. The weasel sits in humanlike fashion inside the containment room, its eyes glowing a faint green as it stares at the young man before it, seemingly unable to understand why he is so... excited. “You look like a blue-eyed, blond-haired little girl!” Wang Jin watches the weasel’s shocked expression as its body keeps changing shape, and gives it a meaningful smile. 1.1kReads9.0Score148Shelves
- 41 My Dad Owns a Coal Mine 我爹是个煤老板 My dad owns a coal mine, so I, Li Heijin, have never had to worry about money! Apart from money, my greatest ambition is to have a little culture, or at least look like a cultured person! 2.5kReads8.7Score106Shelves
- 42 After Awakening the Serial Killer Talent, I Became a Psycho 觉醒杀人魔天赋后，我成了疯批 [No System + No heroine + Villain protagonist + Madman + Dark + Ruthless] My name is Shi Qian. I'm an ordinary office worker, and in my spare time I enjoy creating a little “art.” Of course, I have another name too. You can call me, the Prisoner. (Positive characters may also meet tragic ends in this book. If that bothers you, don't read.) 673Reads9.3Score103Shelves
- 43 Rule Horror: Well, Since Things Have Come to This, Let’s Eat First 规则怪谈：事已至此，先吃饭吧 A rule-based horror game descends upon the world, and Xia Xu becomes one of its three chosen players. He is bound to a System. But it's a System for the God of Cooking. He assumes he can't rely on this lousy System and will have to fend for himself. But after it levels up, Xia Xu discovers that it's just a little bit all-purpose. So, with his skills in knife techniques, hunting, reconnaissance, and more all maxed out, Xia Xu calmly regards the grotesque evil spirits and monsters before him. “May 2.7kReads8.4Score217Shelves
- 44 A Killer's Confession: The Human Devil Is Put on Trial! 杀人者的认罪法，人形恶魔审判！ Fast-paced crime-solving, trials, and deduction, with a variety of cases, no romance, and a plot-driven story (The rating is low because it just came out, so please give it a try!) Lu Zhi accidentally awakens the Judgment System and embarks on an unconventional path of judgment. “The real culprit actually wants to get away with it? Toss him straight into the septic tank.” “Brother Liu, you really shouldn't eat that! It's made of human flesh!” “Domestic abuse? PUA? Come on, I'm pretty good at tha 15.9kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
- 45 Global Escape Game: Unlocking Cheat Mode from the Start 全民逃亡游戏：开局解锁作弊模式 Zhou Fei transmigrates to a parallel world where everyone has to take part in one “escape” game after another. Players take on the role of pursuers, like constables, and hunt people down! Or they play fugitives and escape like wanted criminals! Zhou Fei becomes a fugitive the first time he enters the game, and unexpectedly activates cheat mode, unlocking all kinds of god-tier skills! Animal Hypnosis: Have flocks of birds spy on the constables, and hypnotize the tracking dogs. God-Tier Disguise: 6.3kReads9.0Score827Shelves
- 46 The Shelter Goes Out of Control: Everyone's Personality Takes on the Dark Forces! 收容所失控：全员人格硬撼黑手！ [Suspense + Supernatural + Multiple Personality Switching + No Saintly Heroics + Endless Twists + Ruthless and Decisive] [The rating just came out, so it’ll gradually rise] Su Zhe, a teenager framed by psychiatrist Chen Jingxing as a “personality aberration,” harbors seven noisy, bickering negative personalities within him. At the brink of despair, an eighth uninvited guest arrives: the top serial killer known as “Shadow Nightmare,” whom the authorities have officially declared dead. As the rest 135Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 47 Dark Academia Life 黑暗系的校园生活 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Superstring Wizard 超弦巫师 Li Cha, the young master of a baron's castle, is used to looking at all sorts of things in this magical medieval world through the lens of science. Werewolf transformations just don't seem to obey the law of conservation of mass. At this rate, old man Lomonosov is going to turn over in his grave. Li Cha thought it was time to catch a werewolf and study it... 2kReads8.2Score136Shelves
- 49 It All Starts with a Cozy Game 从一款温馨游戏开始 In 2035, virtual games have become part of everyone's daily life. But one day, a mysterious horror civilization invades the virtual games. As terror engulfs the virtual world, every registered player instantly becomes a lamb to the slaughter, a rat in the street, a slave to be killed at will... The game's NPCs turn into terrifying ghosts. They overturn the master-servant relationship, roam the depths of the virtual world, carve out their own territories, and pen human players up to torment and e 3.7kReads9.0Score352Shelves
- 50 You Thieving Author! You Plagiarized My Book Review? 狗作者！抄我书评？ [Short, Mind-Bending Story] "What if, from the moment you were born, someone had scripted your entire life? Your parents, friends, lovers... every one of them was an actor playing a part." "Your daily life is broadcast live to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world." "Everything is fake, and you are the only real person in this world. What would you do?" One day, Su Han learned the truth. He was the star of the world's most popular show, Su Han's Reality Show. Tens of thousands of 356Reads8.3Score107Shelves
