Novels like Death Game: The Great Escape
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Death Game: The Great Escape, best match first.
- 1 The Haunted Apartment Red Envelope Group 诡寓红包群 When he woke up, Immortal Venerable Mo Yuan had become a new resident of a haunted apartment building. His phone was forcibly linked to the “Happy Home” Red Packet Group, whose rules were as chilling as they were bizarre: The “lucky one” who received the smallest red packet would be given a death tailored just for them. A neighbor was twisted into a pretzel amid screams. An old man melted into bloody sludge in a pool of filth. A heavily made-up woman brushed her hair in front of a mirror, only 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Midnight Classroom: Curse of the Death Game 午夜教室：死亡游戏的诅咒 One day, Lin Mo receives a mysterious letter demanding that he take part in a “Death Game.” He has no way to refuse and must see it through, or face the threat of death. Can Lin Mo survive to the end? Can he uncover the school’s hidden secrets and history? And can he discover the truth lurking behind the game? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Deadly Classroom 致命教室 During morning study hall, a stranger with the username Punisher added the entire class to a WeChat group. From then on, all kinds of bizarre things began happening... 621Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Deadly Game Chat Group 致命游戏群 A mysterious gaming group posts missions with cash rewards every day to lure people in. But Chen Xun soon discovers that money is easy to get, while losing your life is even easier. Figuring out how to survive becomes the most difficult challenge of all, let alone protecting the people around him... 286Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Global Ghost School 全球鬼校 After Liu Bowen severed the dragon veins, dragon qi vanished from the world. With dragon qi no longer holding it in check, the six paths of the underworld collapsed, and ghosts roamed the night. Faced with a living hell on earth, the Daoists emerged from seclusion, while the Buddhists came to save the world. Liu Yi also acquired ghost qi in a deadly game at a haunted school, and used it to suppress the underworld and reshape reincarnation. (Note: This story takes place in a parallel world unrela 281Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Scrambling to Survive 攀草求生 (Mystery + Supernatural + Horror Game + Horror Revival + Not a Power Fantasy) Clinging to grass while drowning, fighting for survival in a desperate situation. A mysterious tycoon appears in the class group chat. Accept his red envelope, and you have to take part in his game. After barely escaping the deadly game, Xia Yu is pulled into a terrifying world once again. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Whole Class Is Transported to Monster Island: A Daily Lottery System 全班转移怪物岛：每天一抽奖系统 [Not a bleeding-heart hero, no harem, ruthless, island, System, survival] The students of Class Six, Grade Ten, were transported to an island by a mysterious force. Everyone on the island received a lottery System. Anyone who failed to reach the teleportation point at the island’s center within five years would be erased. There was no food here. Everything had to be obtained through the System’s daily lottery. You might win a whole bucket of fried chicken, or you might get a turd. Or you could 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Horror WeChat 恐怖微信 Don’t claim red envelopes carelessly, and don’t accept missions on a whim! A character called “Ghost King” appears in the work group chat and starts posting red-envelope missions. Complete one after claiming it and you’ll get the money, but if you fail, the consequences... 164Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Deadly Game 致命游戏 He couldn't understand what people said. Sixty people were bound together, their lives hanging in the balance, but by the time they reached Bai Village, only five were left... She smiled like Su Daji, and they took her as their master. 152Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 10 Death WeChat 死亡微信 One death after another closes in around the protagonist. Will they find a way to survive these hardships, or fall into hell… 149Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 11 A Deadly Feast 绝命盛宴 A mysterious figure appears on the classroom television. Anyone who volunteers to join the feast and completes a simple task will receive the latest model of phone, along with various cash rewards. The moment we joined the feast, we were plunged into utter panic. People around us began dying in bizarre ways. Who is he? The truth keeps taking unexpected turns, and astonishing secrets gradually come to light. 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Island of the Living Dead 活人禁岛 A shipwreck leaves dozens of people stranded on a deserted island, a place cut off from the world and rarely visited... With no rescue in sight, what will become of the survivors? Murders keep happening on the beach, and the killer is one of them! In the dense wilderness, a mysterious killer in white slips through the trees. Stay alert, breathe through your despair: how can you survive? This is a terrifying world that leaves you gasping for breath. Fight against people, and fight against nature! 215Reads6.4Score104Shelves
- 13 Horror Game 恐怖游戏 Xiao Yan joined a public account, and it sent him a message: “This is where horror and death begin. This is where your life takes a new turn. Are you ready?” He thought it was a scam, but from that moment on, his life really did change beyond recognition... 224Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 No Way Out 求生无路 Ever since someone inexplicably appeared in our class's group chat, the whole world has gone wrong. My classmates have started dying one after another. And I can't escape this fate either... 492Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 15 Deadly Assignment 致命作业 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 311Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 16 Demon Ghost School: I Can See Through the Ghosts' Eyes 恶魔鬼校：我看见了鬼的视角 [A fresh new concept: wild imagination on campus + mild horror + demon games + paranormal exploration + a rich, well-developed system + an actual plot] Welcome to Demon Ghost School. Our curriculum is simple... death, gamesmanship, and slaughter! Here you’ll find all kinds of “fun” demon classes, thrilling demon games, brutal school competitions, chandeliers that guard the dormitories, and talking wardrobes... My name is Su Yun. One day, I received an admission letter. When I w 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Class of Death 死亡班级 Their class used to get along just fine, but money and self-interest ruined everything. Now they even come to blows over a single meal, turning on their own classmates. 2.1kReads5.9Score114Shelves
- 18 A Sinister Game of Death 恶恐式死亡游戏 This is a supernatural mystery novel. The protagonist has no System, and does not cultivate immortality later on. After Ye Ke graduates from college, he accidentally finds himself in a bizarre club, and his entire worldview is turned upside down. Anyone who enters this club must face one strange mission after another, with terrifying evil spirits appearing alongside them. There is only one way to escape this club… This story is addictive, so don’t blame me if you can’t stop reading. 305Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 19 The Horror Academy 恐怖高校 When many universities were first built, the land they bought was wilderness or burial grounds. That makes campuses rather eerie places. As you lie in your dorm bed each night, someone might be staring at you from the darkness. They could be wedged inside a wardrobe, reflected in the bathroom mirror, watching from the balcony window, or even... inside the wall facing your bed... 661Reads—Score103Shelves
- 20 Beware of the Red Envelopes 红包请小心 We were just a group of ordinary students, but after claiming a red envelope, we were dragged into a terrifying game. As we struggle to survive, we keep searching for a way out and trying to understand why we were chosen. Little do we know that an even deeper mystery is waiting for us, and more horrors are closing in... 636Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 21 The Death Red Packet Group 死亡红包群 During evening study hall, a group activity suddenly starts. The protagonist who takes part in the interaction receives a cash reward, but the class delinquent Ma Long gets punished instead. He dies, and strange events begin to unfold... 813Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 22 Werewolf: I Became Invincible as the Seer 狼人杀之从预言家开始无敌 People say the rich rely on technology and the poor on mutation. But Liu Yixuan is an esper, and still hasn’t managed to improve his life. In fact... he has troubles far worse than an ordinary person’s. “Do you crave money?” One day, out of the blue, he received a text like this. “Do you crave a longer life?” Liu Yixuan figured it was probably just someone’s prank. “Do you crave the power to make all your wishes come true?” But he was at the lowest point in his life, lost and confused. Even thou 31Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 23 Death Began at School 死亡从学校开始了 Ghosts are the product of an imbalance between yin and yang. In this vast world, people are all different in character, and their souls are just as varied after death. The virtuous return to pure lands and enjoy the blessings of the afterlife; the wicked and violent turn into vengeful spirits, their resentment gathering until it takes the form of a ghost. These specters wander between yin and yang, but most conceal their forms and rarely appear before the living. [No cultivation, no System, no h 307Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Infinite Death Game 无限死亡游戏 If you could earn a fortune just by completing simple games, would you believe it was real? From the moment we joined the game, we were all plunged into despair, forced to search for the one path to survival amid endless death... 752Reads6.2Score102Shelves
- 25 Death’s Homework 死亡作业 After our homeroom teacher left us a bizarre assignment, news of her death came the very next day... That was when we remembered the terror of being ruled by homework... Once school starts, there will be two updates every day. A jade pendant gift earns one extra chapter, and every 300 gold diamonds earns another! 4.1kReads9.0Score293Shelves
- 26 The Most Terrifying Class on Campus 高校里最恐怖的班级 A classmate who had been dead for two years suddenly spoke in the group chat. At first, everyone thought it was someone's prank, until the first classmate died unexpectedly. Only then did they realize this was no prank... 794Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Fatal Impulse 致命冲动 Never grab a WeChat red envelope from a stranger! After I accidentally took one from a stranger, strange things started happening one after another, and my classmates began dying, one by one. Maybe I'll be next... 5.9kReads8.0Score617Shelves
- 28 The Classroom of Death 死亡教室 When you receive a strange letter of admission, you have set foot on a road of no return. No one can escape! At this university of death, the moment your name appears in bloody letters on the classroom blackboard, class has begun. And once class begins, you will enter an unknown world of terror, where you must face bizarre and horrifying ghosts. They will be everywhere, coming to claim your life. Even if you are lucky enough to survive that deadly class and return to the classroom, you will stil 1.9kReads7.1Score111Shelves
- 29 Death Photo 死亡照片 [Suspense + Mystery + Mind Games + Puzzle-Solving + Imagination + Superpowers] Lin Yi goes to attend his high school reunion. At first, everything seems normal. His long-unseen classmates chat away happily. Then someone finds a photograph on the floor! At first, no one pays it any attention. But soon, the classmate in the photograph dies unexpectedly. Then one classmate after another dies in a series of bizarre accidents! Everyone is terrified. What's really going on? Will anyone else die? Who's 12.8kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
- 30 Falling Homework 坠落作业 [Campus horror + coming-of-age + no saintly heroine + one heroine + combat + heartbreaking] One day, a mysterious assignment appeared on the blackboard. As a high school student, I felt a terror unlike anything I’d ever known. All kinds of ghosts appeared in the world, coming to take human lives. From that day on, my life changed completely. I was forced to fight for my life through the assignments, but that was far from all. A slew of conspiracies began to close in around me. Worse still, a mas 1.8kReads8.2Score140Shelves
- 31 Global Escape: Taking Out the Hunter from the Start 全球逃亡：开局干掉狩猎者 [Game + Invincible Hero + Genius-Level IQ + Livestream + Passionate Battles + Clearing the Game] Ye Yan transmigrated to a parallel world and, with an IQ of 400, took part in an escape game. Run. Evade the hunters pursuing you, or die. The escape game was livestreamed, and countless people watched the spectacle of death. Yet with every viewer watching, the hunters they thought invincible were taken down by a newcomer. Terrifying hunters, helpless fugitives, and traitors who fight back: sorry, bu 39Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 32 The God-Tier Fugitive: Every Pursuer Surrenders 神级逃犯，追捕全都投降了 If you had to play an escaped convict with the most elite special forces team hunting you, how many days could you last? Yun Fei transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers he's a contestant on an extreme escape reality show. Can he make a successful getaway and win the final ten-billion prize? “Ding! You've obtained the Mythical Beast Escape System.” “Ding! You've obtained the top-tier mythical beast, the chameleon.” “Ding! You've successfully borrowed a mythical beast's disguise abilit 162Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 33 Classroom of Despair 绝望教室 One day, a classmate who had been dead for a long time dragged everyone in our class into a bizarre QQ group and forced us to take part in a death vote. After I managed to escape the Desperate Classroom, one massive conspiracy after another unfolded. To survive, I sold my soul… 141Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 34 Horror Revival: Let’s Get Impaled First 恐怖复苏：先贯穿一次再说 No System, few rules, no stitched-together plot, no formula. I can run into school-wide supernatural incidents just by going to class. But unlike rule-based horror games, these ghosts and monsters follow no rules. Will I survive...? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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
- 36 Classroom of Despair 绝望教室 What began as a prank voting game set off a string of tragedies. One classmate after another died, yet the voting continued. I knew that maybe I would be the next one to die… 671Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 37 Escape Game: I’m Really Not a Pro 逃亡游戏：我真不是大神 After dying, you’re summoned into the Escape Game? You have to clear one stage after another to earn more lifespan and return to the human world!? Fortunately, you’ve activated the System! It lets you see the key to clearing each stage at a glance. “Escape Game is a game created by a god. It brings together adventure, survival, escape, wits, and strategy!” “Here, as long as you keep winning, you’ll get everything you’ve ever dreamed of! Money, beautiful women, power… even godhood!” “Schemes, ope 19Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 38 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
- 39 Globally Wanted: From the Start, a Death Livestream 全球通缉：开局死亡直播 A red moon hangs high in the sky. Beneath this strange celestial omen, many people in the world are acting strangely. Su Nan becomes the prey from the start, hunted live on a mysterious show. After successfully turning the tables, he unexpectedly ends up locked in a black prison. And so Su Nan begins an epic escape. It all starts with a jailbreak from the black prison... Su Nan reveals one terrifying skill after another. Hacking, parkour, lockpicking, disguises, con tricks, high-altitude escapes 147Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 40 EN The Terrifying Classroom 恐怖教室 There's an abandoned school building behind the school where people often go missing. But everyone who comes back out becomes rich overnight. I went in, and now I can't get out... 4.2kReads7.8Score348Shelves
- 41 I Deliver Takeout to Evil Spirits 我给恶灵送外卖 [Psychopathic serial killer] [Pig's head on a human body] [Human jerky] [Split personality] [Locked-room murder] [Heart removal and skinning] [Time loop] I'm just a novice at solving mysteries, but I get unwillingly swept up in a food delivery fiasco. Every time I deliver food to an evil spirit, I narrowly escape disaster. This story is absolutely tense and thrilling. Come check it out! 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 I’m Trapped in a Strange World 我陷入了诡异世界 (There are many clues planted early on, so please be patient as you read.) Someone asked me: Could it be that humans are actually being eaten by certain creatures when they die, and that it’s merely disguised as illness or some other cause? I answered: Of course. I can see it all, including the real way they die. Sometimes I can’t help thinking that humans aren’t all that different from the chickens on a farm. 990Reads8.0Score107Shelves
- 43 Death on Delivery 死亡外卖 Never try to save money when ordering takeout! After ordering a meal that wasn't clean, strange events keep happening, and his coworkers begin dying one by one. Some takeout costs you money. Some takeout costs you your life. My other completed novel, The Hell Company, is over a million words long. Come check it out, dear readers~~ 2.4kReads8.7Score225Shelves
- 44 The Spooky, Hilarious Legend 恐怖幽默搞笑传 Synopsis of The Spooky, Humorous, Hilarious Tale Other streamers are scared out of their wits when they encounter ghosts on camera. When he runs into evil spirits, his go-to move is “cuddle up”! In a gloomy old mansion, instead of heartrending sobs, the streamer blasts his absurdly catchy “Good Luck Is Coming” theme music. A ghost in white lifts her long hair to scare him, only for him to whip out a pair of Tony's scissors and ask, “Want a makeover?” Even the supernatural crowd rushes to post co 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Escape Livestream: Mistaken for a Master from the Start 逃亡直播：开局被误认成大神 A bizarre, terrifying escape game, astonishing rewards that defy heaven, and a mysterious mastermind pulling the strings... Zhou Fan is accidentally summoned into an escape game, where his very first round throws him into an SSS-difficulty stage. A rookie with next to no combat ability, Zhou Fan somehow keeps stumbling into solutions, clearing the game, and leaving everyone amazed. To the viewers, Zhou Fan is a super-player of godlike skill. Every move he makes is overanalyzed, and every word is 25Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 46 Death and Infinite Resets: Uncovering the Rules of Every Vengeful Ghost 死亡无限回档：洞察所有厉鬼规律 [Death Rewind] [Kill the do-gooders first] [Vicious ghosts return] [Dark story] As the paranormal world awakens and vicious ghosts reappear, all you need to do is call Su Yun's name. I'll lead you back through time to find the perfect timeline. Su Yun had just transmigrated into a world where the paranormal was returning when four vicious ghosts began interrogating him. First interrogation: "What do you mean, you killed me because you didn't know how I died?" He rewound to before his death and s 916Reads—Score104Shelves
- 47 Horror Phone Game 恐怖手机游戏 When the God of Death decides to make the most entertaining mobile game in the world... 1.2kReads8.5Score102Shelves
- 48 Horror Revival: He’s Just Too Cautious 恐怖复苏：他实在太稳健了 Five years ago, terror returned to the world, and evil spirits swept across the land. Li Changye was lucky enough to survive. From then on, he stayed cautious as a stray dog, making sure every killer he faced was reduced to dust and bone. He planned carefully before acting and never stepped into danger lightly. Five years later, terror came sweeping back. Amid endless darkness and despair, Li Changye advanced one careful step at a time, carving out a bloody path to survival. 3kReads6.7Score220Shelves
- 49 Global Manhunt: Crushing the World's Viewers with My Genius from the Start 全球追捕：开局智商碾压全球观众 Ye Lin wakes up after transmigrating to a parallel world with an extremely high crime rate. He is suddenly selected as an amateur contestant with the highest bounty on his head for a reality show about pursuit and escape. His opponents aren’t just the other dangerous contestants, but also pursuit experts from all over the world. Award-winning actresses, hackers, criminal investigators, detectives! A 24-hour citywide escape! A thrilling game aboard a luxury cruise ship! A countdown to survival on 983Reads7.8Score145Shelves
- 50 EN Starting with a Death Game, I Executed God 开局死亡游戏，我处决了上帝 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel, no mindless protagonist, no clichés, no System, high-octane later on] Do you know what happens after people die? It is said that the consciousness of the dead does not vanish, but is instead transported to the world of the departed. There, people must continually take part in bloody to earn the chance to prolong their lives. After dying unexpectedly, a young man arrives in this place. The first game is called . The boy draws the <Blank Ident 8.8kReads8.6Score875Shelves
