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- 51 Deserted Island Survival: Starting with Nothing 荒岛求生，从一无所有开始 [Building and hunting + realistic survival + no System] Wang Fan and a beautiful woman are stranded on a deserted island. Starting from nothing, the two of them build a wonderful home on the island, one step at a time. Who says life on a deserted island is hard? This is the best survival experience ever! 5.4kReads7.1Score41514d adds
- 52 Surviving on a Deserted Island with My Goddess Boss 与女神上司荒岛求生的日子 After a plane crash, I was lucky enough to survive and save four women, including my beautiful boss, Bai Yue'er. In the real world, I'm a lowly loser. But now that we're stranded on a deserted island, I've become the man they need most of all... 818Reads8.5Score10914d adds
- 53 Me and My Hapless Dog on a Deserted Island 我和我的冤种狗在荒岛 A deserted-island survival story with a focus on building and farming. No flashy gimmicks. If you enjoy realistic survival fiction, feel free to follow along. After a plane crash, TT and I were lucky enough to survive, but we were stranded on a deserted island. With no tools and no outside help, I could only rely on my own hands and professional skills to improve our situation. I carved out a stone shelter, dug channels to bring in water, cleared land for crops, and penned up wild animals, grad 81Reads8.1Score15714d adds
- 54 Desert Island Survival: I Built a Hidden Paradise 荒岛求生，我打造了世外桃源 [Genuine survival + Multiple beautiful women + Farming and hunting + A million-word epic with steady updates and a guaranteed ending] After a shipwreck, Lu Yun washes ashore on a deserted island. A beautiful older woman saves him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. And so the two begin an absurd and hilarious life of survival together. The primeval jungle is full of challenges. Scorching heat, disease, and wild beasts threaten their safety. To survive, they battle the elements, the land, and othe 5.8kReads7.0Score50614d adds
- 55 Life After the Island's Downfall 坠岛余生 [No System + no loose plot threads + one female lead + no angst + apocalypse + technology + alternate world + survival] My name is Lin Haoran, and I’m a retired special forces soldier. I was traveling by plane when it crashed on a deserted island. A group of survivors and I were stranded on an uninhabited island. At first, I thought it was just an ordinary plane crash. Then strange creatures, an eerie red-crystal civilization, and a mysterious black liquid gradually led me to uncover the terrify 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Cast Away on a Desert Island, Building a Dreamlike Paradise 流落荒岛，打造梦中桃源 [No System] [Survival + Building] [Hunting + Pioneering] After a storm at sea, Qin Yang wakes up on an unfamiliar island, with no idea what thrilling adventures await him there. From the start, he punctures his foot and thinks he’s done for, only to find that, despite the bleeding, there’s no wound at all. His body seems to have undergone an unexpected change. Though rescue is nowhere in sight, Qin Yang isn’t worried at all, because he knows that life on a deserted island has begun. After gettin 17.3kReads8.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 57 Stranded: Making a Living on a Deserted Island 走投无路之荒岛谋生 This is a very realistic deserted-island survival novel. The protagonist has had a difficult life. He grew up poor and went through a failed business and a broken marriage. Determined to give his parents and children a better life, he takes out a loan and sets off to work as an ocean-going sailor, a dangerous profession. His cargo ship is wrecked at sea, and he is the only survivor. With just a lifeboat and its supplies, he makes fishing tools and gathers fresh water. After ten grueling days at 40Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 58 Conquer the Deserted Island with Two Systems 荒岛系统争霸，我有双系统 From the start, he was accidentally stranded on a deserted island. But, as it turned out, someone there had obtained a System: a Beast Taming System, a sign-in System, an Evolution System... Lin Ye, however, received no System at all. In the end, he was betrayed and died with hatred in his heart. But who could have guessed that all of this was just one simulation opportunity he had received earlier? ... 24.9kReads6.9Score2.6k14d adds
- 59 Gunshots and Roses: A Survival Guide to a Deserted Island! 枪声与玫瑰，荒岛求生手札！ On a business trip to Australia, a plane crash leaves him stranded on a deserted island. It’s a fight for survival in the most desperate conditions! Wolves, insects, tigers, leopards, crocodiles, venomous bees, poisonous plants, earthquakes, pirates: he faces death again and again, only to survive! At last, he escapes and returns victorious! How will Zhao Yun, the male lead, and Ruowei, the female lead, lead everyone out of their desperate situation? Read the novel to find out! 553Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 60 After Being Stranded on a Deserted Island, We Face the Rest of Our Lives Together 流落荒岛后我们相伴共度余生 Island survival + farming + food + infrastructure + animal husbandry. The story moves at a relatively slow pace and stays close to real life. There is no System or golden finger, no pirates, mysterious forces, or native savages, and no groups scheming and fighting one another or magical secret realms. This is a pure island-farming story about building a home and working toward a better life. 2kReads6.7Score12914d adds
- 61 Stranded on Golden Island, I Crowned Myself Emperor 流落黄金岛我称帝 [Island Survival + Unconventional Transmigration + Multiple Heroines + Conquest + No System + No Golden Finger] Lin Chonglou was a young man from the mountains, and from childhood, everyone knew he was destined for greatness. Later, he led several people with similar fates to Golden Island, where they farmed, hunted, and struggled to survive. Then they rescued the descendants of the Tang and Song dynasties and steadily built up their strength. In the end, they launched a war and conquered the en 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Stranded on a Deserted Island, I Take Beautiful Women on Adventures to Survive 流落荒岛，我带美女冒险求生 [No System + Deserted Island Survival + Multiple Female Leads + Adventure + Conquest] Surviving on a deserted island with no food or fresh water isn't the scary part. But what if you get sick? Urgent! Stranded on a deserted island and desperately in need of a medical professional. Thinking this, Ye Zhou slowly opened his eyes. Good heavens! There really was a nurse right in front of him. From then on, he began surviving through one adventure after another. Exploring lava caves and golden mansion 2kReads8.7Score29014d adds
- 63 Escape from Death on Savage Island 野人岛死里逃生 [Deserted-island survival + thrilling adventure + survival skills + narrow escapes + encounters with wild people + romance with a wild child.] Guan Ziyou and his father are caught in a localized “storm” and swept onto a deserted island shrouded in white “mist”... Overcome with grief at his father’s death and oppressed by the silence, he nearly becomes a wild man himself, but unexpectedly encounters a real one... What? Wild people can have children too?... 529Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 64 Isle of Time and Space: Searching for Lost Memories 时空孤岛：寻找失去的记忆 Time and space twist, and he loses his memory. Searching for his past is fraught with danger. Surviving on a deserted island, with multiple heroines and no goody-two-shoes nonsense! Witty and humorous, decisive and ruthless, with genuine feelings! A fantastical journey, entirely fictional and just for entertainment! 71Reads—Score514d adds
- 65 Stranded on a Desert Island with a Beautiful CEO 与美女总裁荒岛求生 Also known as [War Dragon Unmatched] and [2020 Hardcore Military Novel] An elite special forces soldier is discharged due to injury and stranded on a deserted island after a maritime disaster… He battles heroes and warlords, leading an ironclad army that sweeps all before it! 12.2kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 66 Deserted Island Survival: Building a Utopia from Nothing 荒岛求生，从无到有打造世外桃源 [Realistic Survival] [Farming and Hunting] [No System] After a shipwreck leaves Lin Fan stranded on a deserted island, he finds himself surviving there alongside several beautiful women. Lin Fan leads them in clearing land and farming, builds a shelter, and rises to the peak of life! 5kReads7.2Score38414d adds
- 67 Desert Island Survival: I Build a Civilization from Scratch with the Goddess 荒岛求生：我带女神手搓文明 [Desert Island Survival · Technical Expertise · Minor System · Farming and Construction · Multiple Heroines] A plane crashes, leaving six survivors stranded on an uninhabited desert island. There’s no rescue, only a perilous primeval rainforest. Li Yunfan, a former project manager, is bound to the Survival Encyclopedia System. There’s no spiritual qi revival, just practical skills like making fire with a drill, firing bricks, smelting iron, taming animals, and farming. In this desperate situatio 14.6kReads7.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 68 Stranded on a Deserted Island with a Flight Attendant 我和空姐流落荒岛 After a plane crash, he is stranded on a deserted island. The nameless island is full of dangers, but with three flight attendants by his side, he overcomes one challenge after another, determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Here, survival is put to the test, and human nature clashes. Responsibility and resolve, courage and wisdom, are with them every step of the way. [No golden finger, no cultivation fantasy, just life on a tropical island.] 8.1kReads9.0Score87214d adds
- 69 Surviving the Apocalypse: From the Start with One Bowl, Ending with a Nation 末世求生之开局一个碗结局一个国 “Instead of killing one another, we might as well join forces and face death together!” I press my pistol to the back of the goddess Mu Wanqing’s head. She presses hers to the back of Ai Li’s head, and Ai Li presses hers to the back of mine. The three of us pull the triggers! In the year 3500, nuclear war breaks out. Earth is destroyed, and robots rule the world. Humanity is divided into robots, cyborgs, and humans! Humans live in fifteen sanctuaries: the Mariana Trench, ten thousand meters belo 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Global Shipwreck Survival: I Raise Hot Girls with Plants 全民海难，我靠植物养辣妹 [Everyone Strives to Survive + One Female Lead + System + Plants vs. Zombies + Hybrid Plants + Survival at Sea] Seven billion people transmigrate together to the Azure World, each starting out with nothing but a rickety wooden raft. While everyone else risks their lives scavenging junk and chewing seaweed to survive, Lin Fan awakens what the whole internet mocks as the most useless profession: [Gardener]. No one expects him to turn around and bind himself to the [Plants vs. Zombies: Hybrid Editi 32Reads—Score13014d adds
- 71 Stranded on a Desert Island with My Landlady 我和房东阿姨流落荒岛 [Surrounded by women + older women + deserted-island survival + fantasy adventure + no System + resource rivalry + mysterious treasure + romance] A bizarre shipwreck, an ancient pendant, an old book, a giant white serpent, a strange canyon, a group of assassins, and the ruins of an ancient city. Faced with all this, how will they survive, and how will it end? “I’m going to fish for pythons.” “What? Are you crazy?” 3.3kReads7.2Score26714d adds
- 72 The Days of Surviving on a Deserted Island with a Flight Attendant 与空姐荒岛求生的岁月 Beautiful women, flight attendants, deserted islands, chance encounters, human nature, death, and a slow-paced deserted-island survival story. The language isn't overblown. This is the author's reflections on life and an exploration of the unknown, and I hope the story will help me make more friends. 1.9kReads6.5Score14214d adds
- 73 Stranded on a Deserted Island 绝岛逢生 [A no-nonsense military survival story set on an island] A mysterious bodyguard is escorting a biologist and his wife across the sea when their passenger ship is struck by a torpedo. Forced to leap overboard, they wash up on a deserted island. After enduring wind and rain, they finally reach the island, only to discover that danger lurks everywhere... This story will take you into the most realistic world of survival at sea and on an island. You’ll feel the beauty of the ocean beneath a starry s 19.7kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
- 74 Deserted Island: Extreme Survival 荒岛之绝地求生 Stranded on a deserted island, he has to survive with a girl in tow! Starting with just a lighter, Lin Ye begins his fight to survive on the island. Here, humanity's ugliest side is on full display, and danger lurks everywhere. He stumbles into a primitive tribe and battles pirates. No matter how hard things get, he has to face them head-on and stay strong if he wants to survive... 19.3kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 75 My Survival on a Deserted Island with a Female Classmate 我和女同学的荒岛生涯 After a cruise ship accident leaves them stranded on a desert island, they survive together and find love along the way. 2kReads8.6Score22014d adds
- 76 My Classmates and I Survive on a Deserted Island 我和同学的荒岛求生 During graduation season, the school organizes a trip out to sea for teachers and students. An accident strikes, and the cruise ship goes down. When Lin Chuan wakes up, he discovers that he and his classmates have been stranded on a deserted island. From then on, Lin Chuan becomes the one his classmates depend on. He silently swears to himself that he will keep them alive. 7.1kReads7.3Score48914d adds
- 77 Lord of the Deserted Island 流落荒岛我为主 Stranded on a deserted island. Uh-oh, what could happen? 2.6kReads6.6Score14414d adds
- 78 Wilderness Survival: Thirty Years Alone on a Deserted Island 荒野求生：独居荒岛三十载 (Plenty of chapters are available, so feel free to binge. The author specializes in wilderness survival.) [No System, no laid-back lifestyle] [Building and pioneering] [Fishing and foraging along the shore] [Raising livestock and farming] The story of my extraordinary thirty years. As a hopeful young man full of dreams, I set out on a journey, determined to see the world's most beautiful blue glacier. Along the way, I encountered a storm and pirates, but managed to escape by sheer luck. Adrift a 11.7kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 79 Bloodshed on a Deserted Island 喋血荒岛 This is a deserted island cut off from the rest of the world, where we ended up after a plane crash. At first, everyone still clung to a little humanity and a few basic principles. But as time passed, the chances of a rescue team finding us grew slimmer and slimmer. Then humanity began to crumble! In this place, stripped of the restraints of law and morality, people started going to extremes… Humans who have lost their humanity are far more terrifying than beasts! Here, we must face the merci 11.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 80 Surviving on a Deserted Island in a Parallel World 我在平行世界荒岛求生 On an ordinary day in 2026, Xiao Ran, a new office worker, woke up to find himself no longer in his familiar rented apartment. The city’s clamor had vanished. In its place were the tides of an unfamiliar sea and the lonely cries of seabirds. Without warning or explanation, he had been cast into a completely unknown parallel world, the sole living person on a wilderness island. There was no System to help him, no mysterious old master, and no rescue arriving from the sky. All he had was the sur 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Stranded on a Deserted Island with a Beautiful Flight Attendant After a Plane Crash 坠机后，我和美女空姐流落荒岛 After graduating from high school, he joined the military. A former special forces soldier was discharged and assigned as deputy head of security at a company. While traveling abroad with the beautiful CEO, their plane crashed, setting off a series of survival stories on a deserted island. 8.4kReads9.1Score76314d adds
- 82 Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms as a Warlord 穿越三国当军阀 Three Kingdoms + war + coups + transmigration + political intrigue + romance!!! I am the leader of the Way of Great Peace, the head of the Yellow Turbans, a trusted confidant of Emperor Ling of Han, the teacher of Emperor Xian of Han, and the boss of the Black Mountain Army. I steer Luoyang’s politics and nearly unify the Central Plains! I used to be a low-ranking clerk in a municipal government office. After working overtime for five days straight, I was struck by five thunderbolts on my way ho 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Lone Island Gray Wolf 孤岛苍狼 This is a sprawling novel with no transmigration, no supernatural powers, no golden finger, and no science fiction or outlandish plotlines. It aims to portray as faithfully as possible how people behave, feel, and change psychologically in different circumstances. The plot is tightly paced, the characters are relatively well-rounded, and the writing is as detailed as possible. [Deserted island + survival + conspiracy + shootouts + survival skills + daily life + comedy + romance + beautiful women 3.6kReads8.8Score46414d adds
- 84 Ocean Survival: Matched with a Cool Beauty from My University from the Start 海洋求生：开局匹配冷艳校花 [Raft upgrades + worldwide ocean survival + romance develops + campus beauty + developing a mobile base + decisive protagonist who isn’t a bleeding heart] In a worldwide ocean survival game, Qin Xuan and the campus beauty next door are assigned to the same raft. While everyone else struggles to survive at sea, never knowing where their next meal will come from, Qin Xuan is aboard a luxurious nuclear-powered cruise ship, eating barbecue and singing. “R 4.7kReads5.7Score32514d adds
- 85 Desert Island Survival Begins with a Hijacking 荒岛求生从劫机开始 Thousands of satisfying moments + Wei Xiaobao on a deserted island + first-person narration + six wives + love and hate + leveling up and slaying monsters + founding an island nation + revenge and escape Part One: Survival on a Deserted Island I'm a private plane pilot. I planned to cause a crash to get revenge, but my enemy's son-in-law beat me to it. The crash left me stranded on a deserted island near the equator with my enemy's daughter and wife! I never expected it to be a Japanese strongho 556Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 86 Ai Chi Aixinchao's Third Book 爱吃爱心炒的第3本书 295Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 87 The Tale of Deng Sui, the Eastern Han Dynasty’s First Empress Dowager 东汉第一女太后邓绥传 Female-led story + an Eastern Han version of Empresses in the Palace + a white lotus making a comeback + wealthy family rivalries + palace intrigue + mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts + rivalry between women + power games + building a career From the start, she faces Dou Xian, who had a stone monument carved at Mount Yanran, and Empress Dowager Dou, whose power surpasses the emperor’s! She outshines Empress Yin and is nearly driven to suicide! Born into the Deng Yu clan, she must conte 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Surviving on a Deserted Island with the Female CEO 和女总裁的荒岛求生 A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island. No System, no tools, and nothing in hand. Fang Yang: Heavens! How am I supposed to survive? Heavens: Didn't I set you up with a beautiful CEO? Fang Yang: B-but how does that help us survive? Heavens: With a beautiful woman by your side, would you really want to die? Think about it, think carefully! 4.9kReads8.7Score34614d adds
- 89 Life on a Deserted Island with a Celebrity 与女明星的荒岛同居生活 After an alien civilization intervened, governments around the world joined forces to launch a livestream survival challenge: 365 Days in the Wilderness. One hundred people would be selected at random from across the globe. Competing in teams of two, they would have to survive in the wilderness for a year. Those who succeeded would win ten billion dollars! College student Lu Wei was selected by chance to represent his country, but he never expected his teammate to be Yang Xiaohu, a beautiful meg 1kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 90 Get a Divorce, Escape a Disaster 离个婚逃个难 On an ordinary night, an ordinary passenger plane carried an ordinary Chinese man on his way home... Everything seemed perfectly ordinary, but the flight he was on was a one-way ticket to death. The plane crashed in mere seconds, killing more than 150 people instantly. Yet this Chinese man and two other foreigners somehow survived. Their brief reprieve was only the beginning of a far greater nightmare and torment. The outside world believed them dead, so the three of them had only one another to 1kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 91 Exploring a Deserted Island with the Campus Belle 我和校花荒岛探秘 [A complete, top-quality novel set on a deserted island] While struggling to survive on a deserted island, Li Mo saves the campus queen, Xia Wanting, and discovers that the goddess has secretly had a crush on him for four years. She’s even done all sorts of bizarre things behind his back. What a master of keeping up appearances! But danger after danger keeps emerging. You want to steal my campus queen? Good guy Li Mo steps up, using every trick in the book and every survival skill he has to play 4.9kReads9.1Score49514d adds
- 92 Snowbound in the Linhai Mountains 林海雪域 [Transmigration to an Alternate World + Hunted and on the Run + Wilderness Survival + Raising an Army in Rebellion + The Whole Family Lives in Seclusion + Ruling an Island] The land is ravaged by war... A great battle ends in defeat... From the start, Jin Feng is a fleeing general, forced to survive in the wilderness! The prince the Imperial Guards protected at such great cost dies of illness. Jin Feng has a young Taoist impersonate the prince, then raises him to become a worthy ruler! He makes 187Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 93 Showbiz: Starting with Island Survival 娱乐：从海岛求生开始 The 100-day celebrity survival variety show begins. Zhao Mo is selected to take part. He thinks he can just tag along behind Brother Jing’s special forces team or the Big Black Bull’s team, only to find that the random team draw puts him together with Mi Mi, Ya Ya, and Pang Di. The three women stare at him, completely baffled. He returns their gaze with the look of a man who has given up on life. He thinks they’re the weakest team and plans to quit early, but Zhao Mo awakens the System and insta 3.4kReads8.8Score19914d adds
- 94 Doomsday Island: I Pick Up a Big Shot and Start Farming Together 末日孤岛：捡个大佬一起来种田 [Island Farming] + [Slow Pace] + [Max-Level Expert] + [Cozy and Healing] + [Good Food] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Three hundred years ago, a cataclysm struck Earth, leaving the world with nothing but countless isolated islands. Floods, scorching heat, extreme cold… Humanity has been reduced to primitive farming and hunting. While survivors fight over half a moldy loaf of bread at sea, Mu Yao is reclining on a beach chair on her own island, enjoying chilled lychees from her refrigerator. She pos 3.4kReads8.4Score45314d adds
- 95 Livestream: Surviving on a Deserted Island with Dilraba 直播：与热巴一起荒岛求生 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 186Reads7.6Score11014d adds
- 96 Stranded on a Deserted Island with Only Diao Chan 我流落荒岛，身边只有貂蝉 [No System + Island + Survival + Three Kingdoms + Apocalypse + Hegemony] Starting with an island and Diao Chan at his side, he commands a vast world and has countless beauties in his arms. After transmigrating to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, he catches Cao Cao’s eye, but his ambitions are far greater. He divides the realm with Wei, Shu, and Wu, then sweeps across the six directions! Unifying China is not the end, but only the beginning... 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 A Sea of Gorgeous Stars! Survival on a Deserted Island? 明星美女成堆！海岛求生？ "Some things in the story are useful if you transmigrate, or for surviving on an island" [Island survival], [Many celebrities], [No doormat hero], [No System], [Multiple heroines with their own storylines] [Later on the island, some strange forces might enhance the protagonist’s body. You know how it is! With so many people around, even Schwarzenegger couldn’t handle it! I can only add a little urea to make it plausible. Let me know whether I should add mental powers or special abilities, and ev 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The World Within the Stone: Law Enforcement Vanguard 石中界：执法先锋 The Buddha said, “In a grain of dust lie three thousand great worlds.” The male lead returns to his hometown, hoping to livestream a wilderness survival show. A yellow catfish stings his finger, and his life takes a turn. After an incredible chance to travel between two worlds, he sets out to explore their mysteries and gradually uncovers the truth about his own origins. It turns out he is a descendant of Jin Feng from Forest Sea Snowfield. Before the former planet was destroyed, his ancestor ma 167Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 99 Unable to Pay My Mortgage, I Was Forced to Survive on a Deserted Island! 还不上房贷的我，被迫荒岛求生！ “Just let it all end. I’m tired!” Because of a family crisis and his own personal problems, Zhang Yu could no longer keep up with his mortgage payments. He chose to jump into the river and end his life, but unexpectedly transmigrated into another version of himself in a parallel world. He washed ashore on an isolated island where contestants compete to survive, and, faced with the survival rewards on offer, chose to join the competition... [One heroine, bickering couple, no System.] 22.1kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 100 The Hardcore Overachiever Builds a Civilization in the Stone Age 卷王在石器时代搞基建 Li Juanjuan woke from a faint and found his hands and ankles tightly bound with coarse vines. A thick wooden pole, knotted with bumps of bark, had been mercilessly thrust through the gap between his bound limbs, folding his whole body in half and leaving him swaying in midair. At that moment, he looked just like a famous Cantonese dish: roast suckling pig. The kind that's about to go into the oven. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
