Novels like Doomsday Runaway
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- 1 The Apocalypse: A Dead End 末日穷途 One day, Qi Lin awoke from a dream and suddenly discovered that the entire world had fallen into the apocalypse. By chance, he also discovered what made him different. And so began a journey of pressing on and fighting to survive amid despair. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Beneath the Zombies 丧尸之下 Also known as: In the Apocalypse, Fighting Zombies with My Friends [No supernatural abilities + 1v1 romance] An escape room turns into a zombie crisis! With no food, water, or toilet, the group works together and struggles to survive while trapped. Wait... Wasn't this supposed to be an extreme survival challenge? A wooden stick and a scalpel are one thing, but what's with this whole row of hooked spears? As a successor of socialism, I say: “Sure enough, only by following the Party can we greet t 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Redemption in the New World 新世界救赎 Keywords: zombies, apocalypse, no System, no supernatural abilities, survival, plot When a real zombie crisis strikes, you won't have various systems and supernatural abilities like the characters in other books, and you certainly won't get the chance to be reborn. When people die, their souls vanish. They may become mindless undead, wandering the streets and attacking those who were once their kind, or turn to a pile of dust, living on only in the memories of others. As the apocalypse descends, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Apocalypse Overlord's Path 末世枭途 [No System] [No Superpowers] [Readers who prefer saintly characters or timid protagonists, beware] The ultimate feast of violent aesthetics; The bloodline of ancient creatures awakens; A song of ice and fire, where moral convictions clash with humanity’s distortions! Zombies arrive, order collapses, and civilization falls. As all kinds of factions rise in the apocalypse, will Su Xu struggle to survive at any cost while fleeing, or will he rise step by step, become a powerful overlord, seize th 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Revelation of Dead Silence 死寂启示 No rebirth, no System, no superpowers This story is all about keeping it real. Qin Ning is a young wage earner. One day, by chance, he came across a report about a biting incident while scrolling online. At first, Qin Ning didn't think much of it. But as time passed, more and more strange things happened around him. He realized that, amid his ordinary days, something he knew nothing about was quietly brewing. What he didn't know was that this would change his life, and the lives of everyone else —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Zombie Horde Incoming: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse on Campus 丧尸潮来袭，末日校园生存指南 [Apocalypse + Easygoing Daily Life + Sweet Romance + Growing Heroine + Gloomy, Contrasting Male Lead] Sunny high school girl He Tiantian x base’s young master Bai Yuli A catastrophe forced a high school girl, who had once lived a peaceful life, to grow up. Terrifying zombies and brutal tests of human nature. The polite upperclassman turned out to be the heir to a powerful organization; The taciturn, poker-faced upperclassman was actually a rather useless young Taoist priest; All kinds of sec 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 It’s Almost Vacation, and Now There Are Zombies? 要放假了，丧尸来了？ [Apocalypse + hellish start + no System + no superpowers + team survival + ensemble cast + moral choices] No cheat System, no special abilities, just a bunch of shut-ins forced to fight tooth and nail to survive Playing co-op against zombies during advanced math class? The next second, the game becomes reality! Who would have thought that Zhou Gong, Fatty, and Old Liu, kicked out of the classroom for gaming, would become the first “survivors” at their school to realize the apocalypse had begun? 73Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 8 Zombies: Breaking Through the Encirclement 丧尸：突出重围 Synopsis They say there are too many people, so the population needs to be controlled. So someone pretended to be God and began to punish humanity. But do they have the right to do that? 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Thirty Days at the Convenience Store 便利店30天 The most realistic story of surviving the apocalypse: how can ordinary people make it through the end of the world? No golden finger, no conventional tropes. Follow Xiao Cheng, a convenience store clerk, and experience the apocalypse from a fresh perspective. Xiao Cheng, Uncle Qin, Wu Zhe, and the others are trapped in a tiny convenience store, short on food and clothing and beset by troubles within and dangers without. Can they rely on their own strength to escape alive? 104Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 10 Biochemical Apocalypse: Six Survivors' Desperate Fight to Live 生化末世，六人众绝路求生 [Ensemble cast, biohazard apocalypse, no one reborn, no golden finger, no System, no supernatural powers] An intensely realistic apocalypse novel, all about the thrill! A graduate, a prisoner, a doctor, an amnesiac girl, a crack shot, and a special forces soldier. Six strangers from different backgrounds who have never met share one goal in the apocalypse: to survive. Through an ensemble-cast perspective, this book takes you along on six protagonists' different journeys to survive the apocalypse 88Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 11 The Doomsday Defense Line 末日防线 That night, the disasters brought by a meteor shower ushered in a new era for humanity. Tens of millions dead, hundreds of millions displaced... Our home, Earth, was left in ruins. And that was not all: the arrival of terrifying Nether Spirits made humanity’s plight even worse. Fortunately, humanity did not despair. A martial arts craze swept the globe, advanced technological weapons were developed, Tianhe mechs were built, mutants appeared, and the inheritance of the Chosen began... At last, 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Emberbound Journey: Chronicles of a Lone City's Father 余烬征途：孤城父本纪 The flames of international conflict ignite a bioweapon hell, turning bustling cities into zombie hunting grounds. Xiao Yuanzheng, an ordinary middle-class man caught between office politics in the system and the aftermath of a divorce, witnesses the complete collapse of the world of rules at the moment the apocalypse begins. The scheming of office politics, the pressure of mortgage and car payments, his distant yet unbroken bond with his ex-wife Lin Yue, and his deep but unspoken guilt toward h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Apocalypse Campus: Realm of the Dead 末日校园：尸界 [No System, all zombie-chasing, bleak, fast-paced, first-person POV] The story of a student who suffers bullying at school and goes through revenge, awakening, and corruption during a zombie apocalypse. He witnesses firsthand the distortion and loss of humanity. This disaster has changed us all. How do we accept who we’ve become, and how do we face who we used to be? There’s no turning back… 558Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Apocalypse Arrives: A Struggle to Survive 末世降临，艰难求生 Synopsis: (Apocalyptic zombies + escape + no special abilities + strong male and female leads) Song Mo woke up to find that the world outside had completely changed!!! She had only just taken part in a sports meet and even won a medal in the women's 50-meter sprint... The apocalypse had arrived, and zombies were everywhere. See how a group of ordinary college students fight to survive! Just keep holding on, and the light of victory will come! (No saintly protagonist + realistic approach + no reb 42Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 15 Do Ordinary People Really Have to Die in the Apocalypse? 普通人末世就不活了吗？ [Apocalypse + zombies + no romance + personal growth + ensemble cast + no golden finger] At midnight, Ji Lin had just finished working overtime at the hospital. Her exhausted body had barely sunk into sleep when she was jolted awake by horrifying screams and the thunderous sound of zombies pounding on the door! With no golden finger to help her, the girl faces a world turned upside down and the ugliness of twisted human nature. She escapes death again and again, struggling to find a way to sur 283Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Academy of the Undead: Lost in the Apocalypse 尸起学院：末日迷途 [Realistic apocalypse + absurdist style, intense and harrowing! Not a power fantasy!] Follow the story of a young aspiring warlord as he outwits other survivors in the apocalypse and ultimately finds redemption. Liu Chen was an ordinary vocational school student. But a sudden zombie virus changed his peaceful life. What happens when more than twenty people are trapped in a classroom with barely any food or supplies? After escaping the school through a horde of the living dead, where can they go? 65Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 17 Doomsday! Crimson Otherworld 末日！腥红彼岸 [Human nature + zombie mutations + horror + natural disasters + mild supernatural powers] When Jiang Bi'an woke up, he was horrified to find the hallway smeared with blood. The world outside had changed. The bustling city had fallen silent, and the streets were filled with nothing but bloodthirsty zombies! After his last scraps of food ran out, Jiang Bi'an picked up a homemade spear… Stepping outside, he began fighting to survive in the cracks of a world in ruins. The elusive Green Ghost might t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Zombie Apocalypse Survival Handbook 末日丧尸生存手册 (Also known as A Zombie Survival Handbook, an award-winning entry in the Lenghu writing contest) The apocalypse arrives, and a little zombie gradually carves out a place for itself through ruthless decisiveness. But danger is always just around the corner. Human organizations trying to launch a counterattack, powerful mutant beasts, and mysterious little gray men. Behind the apocalypse’s secret realms, there may be an unseen hand pulling the strings. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I Rob, Kill, and Pillage in the Apocalypse 我在末世烧杀抢掠 [Apocalypse survival, zombies, laid-back pacing, fighting over supplies, territory, and people, building a base, no supernatural powers, no System, no goody-two-shoes, decisive and ruthless, no dragging things out] The hero, Li Bin, returns to the day before the apocalypse. This time, he will find his parents and lead the people around him to survive. He leads his people in fighting for supplies and territory and building a base. See how Li Bin burns and slaughters zombies, and raids for supplie 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Campus of the Walking Dead 校园恐尸 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Survival + No System + No Superpowers + No Harem] On this day, rain falls across the entire Federation! This isn't an abnormal weather event, but a deranged plan by an enemy nation to wipe out the population! The rain contains a terrifying zombie virus, set to turn the entire Federation into a zombie paradise! No one is spared if they're caught in the rain, young or old, man or woman! The school where Lu Yuan is studying is no exception. Zombies run rampant, and coun 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 An Angler in a World of Living Dead 活尸下的钓鱼佬 A wilderness fishing enthusiast finds himself caught up in a sudden viral crisis. He'd only meant to become a fishing livestreamer, but who could have guessed he'd end up in the middle of a living-dead crisis? As it turns out, it was a blessing in disguise. Quietly fishing is hard enough, and quietly fishing during the apocalypse is even harder. Watch as a fisherman with no supernatural powers or special talents figures out how to scrape by during the living-dead crisis. 2.1kReads8.9Score250Shelves
- 22 The Tainted: Guardians of the Dawn 污核之众：曙光守护 [Apocalypse + zombies + no rebirth + no superpowers + no System + traditional realism + no mindless wish fulfillment] After completing a year as an intern, Xu Yi is hired as a police officer at the municipal bureau. He is immediately assigned to mentor a new intern, Liu Wanxing. Just as Xu Yi is worrying about whether he can handle training a newcomer, an even bigger problem quietly emerges. An unusual riot breaks out at the airport in Linhai City's Linnan District. Xu Yi, a police officer with 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Zombie Apocalypse: Metal Conquest 丧尸末日：金属征服 Kill zombies, dig out crystal cores, level up, no System The zombie apocalypse arrives. The virus runs rampant, living things evolve, and humanity struggles to survive. The evolved among humans are humanity’s last hope. Li Mingxian, a withdrawn and timid young man, gradually grows stronger in the apocalypse. Will humanity still have a place to survive? A new writer and a new story, just giving it a try and writing for fun. Please go easy on me, thanks. I’m really asking you, I’m sensitive, and I 182Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Empty City 空城 A completely new system of mutant creatures, with no System, no rebirth, and no pocket dimension. A breath of fresh air in the apocalypse genre! Beijiang Province, in the northern reaches of Dalu, has been a bitterly cold place since ancient times. Then disaster sweeps across the nation. Evil spirits run rampant, and the people are plunged into misery. Wang Xiaokong, a resident of Yunzhong City, is caught up in the mutations. He leads his family in a struggle to survive the apocalypse and, throu 183Reads6.9Score100Shelves
- 25 The Filthcore Crowd 污核之众 [No rebirth + no superpowers + no awakening + no System + no cheats + no brainless decisions + human nature true to each character’s circumstances] After the Great Union wantonly discharged nuclear wastewater, a new virus emerged: the “Nuclear Waste Virus,” a rabies virus mutated by radiation from the wastewater. It sparked a global zombie crisis. In this apocalypse, where the Nuclear Waste Virus has unleashed hordes of zombies, survivors in cities across the country must protect themselves am 47Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 26 I Woke Up and Didn't Have to Work Anymore: Global Zombies 一觉睡醒不用上班了：全球丧尸 [An ordinary person’s struggle to survive the apocalypse. First-person narration. Human nature. No System, no supernatural powers, and not a power fantasy.] (Remember, you only get one life. Once you die, everything is over. You won’t be reborn, and there are no second chances. If you were the protagonist in an apocalypse like this, how would you survive?) One day, Li Dachuan, an ordinary office worker, wakes up to find himself caught in a zombie crisis. Witness the blood and tears of ordinary p 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 A Tale of Elegance in the Apocalypse 末世风华录 [No System, no rebirth, not a pure power fantasy] A strange, dense fog blankets the globe, transforming the world beyond recognition. Zombies roam everywhere, mutated beasts run rampant, and humanity falls from the top of the food chain to the very bottom. In this world full of danger, what fate awaits humanity, once fallen from its former glory? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Song Corpses 宋尸 Also known as A True Record of Song Dynasty Zombies Have you ever wondered what it would look like if the virus from Resident Evil broke out in ancient times? What sparks would fly when a million soldiers clashed with a virus from Resident Evil? Could five thousand years of Chinese history really be wiped out by this Western virus? Settle in and read carefully. Zhang He, a transmigrator, will tell you the ultimate answer. Welcome to the Great Song dynasty. 4.1kReads6.7Score477Shelves
- 29 Apocalypse Journey: Protecting the Seeds of Civilization 末世征途：守护文明火种 [No System + Not Reborn + Ensemble Cast + Superpowers + Intelligent Characters + New Humanity] 🧟 The apocalypse arrived, and 98% of the world's population became infected and turned into zombies. A lucky few survivors awakened Superpowers and became superpowered individuals. Some only cared about protecting themselves and stayed out of things; others seized territory and committed every kind of evil. As ordinary people were driven from their homes, their lives brutalized, their dignity trampled, 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 A Paradise on Earth 人间乐土 [Not a Power Fantasy + No System + Plot-Driven + Survival and Growth + Scheming and Power Plays + Viral Monsters + Love, Hate, and Friendship] In Year One of the Virus Era, the R virus swept across the globe in half a month. Mutated sea eagles blotted out the sky, and carrier-sized giant whales trampled seaports. Only Huaxia held the line. Yu Hao, a boy from Shanghai, once believed his country would keep him safe. Then he watched a news anchor torn apart by an infected person on a live broadcast 4Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 31 Back to Dawn 回到黎明 A pure zombie novel: no System, no supernatural powers, no evolution. One day in July, a strange virus breaks out simultaneously in several places around the world. The virus spreads through the air. Three days after infection, people turn into zombies and attack humans in a frenzy. A week later, the virus quietly mutates, shortening the infection process from three days to just three hours. People still have no idea... The curtain officially rises on the catastrophe. In a world overrun by horde 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Apocalypse Rebirth: A Powerful Big Shot Who's Far Too Cautious 末世重生：大佬超强却过分谨慎 [Reborn + no supernatural abilities or pocket dimension + male lead, short romance with a fast pace + growing female lead + team missions together in the middle and later stages + nonstop killing] [Special Forces captain x college student] When the zombie virus hit, Jiang Ru spent a year in the apocalypse saving countless people, but still couldn't escape Qingtian City. In the end, she was betrayed by her teammates and met a horrible fate. When she opens her eyes again, she's back two hours befo 47Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 33 Apocalypse: A Guide to Surviving at University 末世：高校求生指南 [No System + no goody-two-shoes + traditional apocalypse + one female lead + no superpowers + character growth + realism + school] A zombie virus broke out across the globe. It started when researchers in Country M studied genetic sequences and opened Pandora's box, triggering a full-scale outbreak... The virus spread in an instant, and the whole world fell... Zombie virus: Also known as a prion disease, it can spread through the air and blood. It can survive in the air for only twenty minutes. 245Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 34 Apocalypse Survival Master 末日生存大师 Suppose that starting today, the Earth you know transforms into something else. Sandstorms, dust storms, and all kinds of alien creatures destroy every system and law. How will you survive? The apocalypse I’m going through may well become your future... 570Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 35 The Apocalypse Arrives, Red Underwear from the Start 末日来临，开局红裤衩 This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, so read at your own discretion. No female lead, no special powers, no System. Zombies and nuclear war, an ordinary person’s struggle to survive the apocalypse. When several college students escaped the blood-soaked university district and thought they had grasped a glimmer of hope, a sickly white flash pierced the night. It wasn’t dawn. It was the death knell of civilization, as nuclear weapons tore open the sky above the city! In an instant, a dazzling fireb 447Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 36 The Doomsday Bus 末日大巴 No superpowers, no System, no transmigration, no rebirth. Every blade draws blood, every bullet hits flesh. This isn’t a power fantasy, and it moves at a measured pace. An ordinary person’s road escape through the apocalypse. Luck favors the prepared. Two men, two women, and a dog begin their escape from the apocalypse. 2.7kReads8.2Score133Shelves
- 37 I Really Did Return to Three Days Before the Apocalypse 真的回到末世前三天 Synopsis: Chen Shuo is reborn on the eve of the apocalypse, carrying the memories and regrets of his past life and vowing to change his fate. He forms a team of survivors and searches for a way to stay alive amid the zombie-infested ruins. Facing betrayal, sacrifice, and powerful enemies, Chen Shuo plans every move carefully and leads his companions against both the zombies and the evils of human nature. This is a battle for survival against the clock, as well as a journey of redemption and reve 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Survived Until I Became Queen 重生末世苟成女王 [Reborn in the Apocalypse + One Female Lead + No Romance + System + No Saintly Protagonist] Overnight, a zombie virus sweeps across the globe. After struggling to survive for eight years in the apocalypse, college student Shen Xuan dies. When she wakes again, she discovers she has returned to the day before the zombie outbreak and has acquired a miraculous Enhancement System… The road to finding her parents is full of twists and turns… Mutating zombies, deceit and betrayal among survivor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Alone at the End 最终孤独 An apocalypse story with no special abilities, no System, and a protagonist who grows over time. I only hope to portray human nature in the apocalypse as realistically as possible. In the apocalypse, people’s hearts grow chaotic, and everyone fights to rule alone! But Ning Mo only wants to protect one person, even if it means turning his back on the world! Can he get what he wants? What kind of loneliness awaits him? After forsaking immortality and crossing a thousand years, what will he have g 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Walking Dead Are Everywhere 行尸遍野 The apocalypse arrives, zombies run rampant, and survival becomes the biggest challenge. If you want to stay alive, and live well, getting stronger is the only way. 563Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 41 A Record of the Zombie Apocalypse 末日丧尸纪实 (The rating is low because it was just released and started out with a low score. Check the detailed reviews; they’re mostly positive!) Synopsis: [Traditional Apocalypse]+ [Military]+ [War between humans and zombies] In 2025, a flu spread across the globe, and everyone seemed to take it in stride… Then the Apocalypse suddenly broke out, and zombies began appearing. How would humanity survive…? After the Apocalypse broke out, Zhao Leng escaped death and joined the army, beginning a war between hu 560Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 42 The Doomsday Villainess Strikes Back 末世女配反杀之路 [Apocalypse + Female Supporting Character + Comeback] When the apocalypse hit, her parents shoved her out to take the blame for her younger sister and die. “You’re the older sister. You have to protect her.” Amid the zombies, her good-for-nothing brother-in-law left her behind as a stand-in for her sister. “You’re just a slave. Don’t you dare think you can take Lele’s place in my heart.” Jin Ling, with a new mind in her body, said, “...Is there shit in your brains, or have I gotten too weak to w 182Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 43 The Raging Plague: Escaping Death, Starting at the Hospital 狂疫：从医院开始的死里逃生 [Blood Cross] [Madness] [Not a Power Fantasy] [No System] [No Superpowers] [Despair and Darkness] A comet that was supposed to pass by without incident instead brought the "Mad Plague," which would devastate the entire world. The infected can use all kinds of weapons and drive vehicles. They have not only intelligence, but also far greater strength than ordinary people. With the world reduced to a hellish prison ravaged by the "Mad Plague," how can Chu Qing protect his sister, the only family he 1.1kReads8.1Score102Shelves
- 44 What Would You Do If Zombies Suddenly Broke Out? 如果突然爆发丧尸你会怎么做 The laptop's motherboard burned out, and the original manuscript has been lost, so I can't continue updating the story. I wrote this book many years ago, and the complete manuscript was already finished. There's no way I can reconstruct it from memory. The only solution is to cut the whole thing and make major revisions. I plan to start rewriting it from the beginning once I finish my other book. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Apocalypse Fortress: Stay Alive 末世堡垒，活下去 Synopsis: An ordinary person + reborn without overlapping timelines + survival + the apocalypse + zombies + mutations + sci-fi. No System, no golden finger. Mutated creatures never seen before. All sorts of unexpected coincidences. Experiences that were impossible to understand or see through at first gradually unfold over time. Layer by layer, the clues are unraveled. Everything slowly becomes clear. Is this a shocking conspiracy, or a journey toward the very source of the world? This is a slow 165Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 46 Dawn of the Living Dead 活死人的黎明 Apocalypse + zombies + ensemble cast + realistic survival from the perspective of ordinary people. No supernatural powers, no golden fingers, no stockpiling, no rebirth. 2028, the fifth year since Japan began dumping nuclear wastewater into the ocean. As the marine environment became polluted, an unknown virus entered human society through seafood products. It started with what people ate. Pain and diarrhea soon followed, and hospitals were overwhelmed. But something even more terrifying began t 1.6kReads8.7Score103Shelves
- 47 Land of the Living Dead 活死人之地 [A word of caution] No System, no golden finger, not reborn, no stockpiling supplies, and no collecting crystal cores. A first-person zombie-apocalypse survival story. What would you do if you woke up one day and found that the world around you had changed beyond recognition? When disaster struck, I was just a college student slacking off at school. Faced with the sudden upheaval, the authorities activated the S-rank Red Emergency Plan and moved some survivors into underground shelters. With zo 242Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 48 Apocalypse: Breaking Through the Dawn 末世，冲出破晓 [Zombie apocalypse + disastrous start + no golden finger + road escape + limited enhancements] You wake up in a rented apartment, and the zombie apocalypse begins! Watch as I lead a team across China, make it through the darkness, and welcome the dawn! 1.6kReads8.5Score100Shelves
- 49 Zombie Apocalypse: Surviving on Campus with My Classmates 丧尸末日：我与同学校园求生 No one knows how this disaster began. By the time people realized what was happening, the catastrophe had become inevitable. Food, water, daily necessities... These once-common things have become rare, and dilapidated classrooms are now the students' only hope of survival. What do they do about sleeping? What do they do without toilets? What do they do when conflicts break out between the boys and girls? A string of problems weighs on everyone's mind. In this struggle to survive, sacrifices are 295Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 50 Doomsday Invasion: I Have the Ultimate Cheat 末日侵袭，我有最强外挂 [Apocalypse + Stockpiling + Pocket Dimension + Romance + Reborn + Soldier + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Song Nian was reborn. In her previous life, she died almost as soon as the apocalypse began. This time, she awakened an incredibly powerful mindscape and a spatial ability. She was going to be the queen of the apocalypse! But she had no money. What could she do? She was just a small boxing gym instructor, so she had no choice but to sell her house and borrow against every card she had. A 1.4kReads7.0Score219Shelves
