Novels like The Quagmire
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Quagmire, best match first.
- 51 Doomsday: The Dead Rise on Campus 末日：尸启校园 [Not a Power Fantasy + Illustrations + Campus Zombie Apocalypse + Audiobook and Short Drama Now Available] This is a firsthand account of a group of ordinary college students facing the apocalypse. When an unknown virus suddenly breaks out, their sealed-off university campus turns into a living hell amid screams and snarls. This is not a story about born heroes. It follows a group of ordinary students as they struggle and grow in desperate circumstances: From ordinary people cowering in their do 3.3kReads8.2Score16714d adds
- 52 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—14d adds
- 53 Apocalypse Rebirth: From the Start with an Infinite Evolution System 末世重生：开局无限进化系统 [Lighthearted apocalypse, no superpowers, one heroine, doomsday road trip] Three years into the apocalypse, Su Ming died in a tide of corpses. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to three hours before the zombie outbreak! This time, he bound himself to the [Infinite Evolution System]! From the start, he received a ten-cubic-meter spatial backpack, a basic evolution potion, and basic mastery of hand-to-hand combat. He had planned to retrace his old path: grow stronger, seize what he co 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 When the Apocalypse Came, the Four of Us Scraped by in the Dorm 末日来临，我们四个在宿舍苟活 [System + Superpowers + No Rebirth] A few days before the apocalypse breaks out, the four of them suddenly have the same dream. Wait, the events in the dream seem so familiar... There have already been similar reports in Country X. We probably won't be safe in a few days, so let's just hole up in the dorm! “Ding! Congratulations, Hosts! You have been bound to the Survival System. If you make it through the first hundred days of the apocalypse, all four Hosts will awaken superpowers!” A System? W 254Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 55 Mutated Corpse Horde 畸变尸群 When the zombie apocalypse strikes, every other natural or man-made disaster pales in comparison. As civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, what kind of future awaits humanity as it faces an unprecedented crisis? [Slow burn, not a mindless power fantasy.] [This is my first time writing a novel, so please feel free to point out anything I could improve.] 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Zombie Apocalypse: I Grow into a King 丧尸末世，我成长为王 No System + no characters acting stupidly + no special abilities + sci-fi + zombie apocalypse. This novel tells the story of Wang Jie, a first-year student at a university in Xia State, and how he gradually grows into a leader. The United States of America discovered a mysterious virus beneath the frozen permafrost of the Arctic and brought it back to a laboratory for study. Eighteen years later, the virus triggered the end of the world. Huge numbers of people were infected and turned into zombi 275Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 57 The World of the Doomed Dead 末日丧世界 Severe industrialization and technological development have damaged Earth, leading to global warming. A virus arrives silently, spreading slowly at first but mutating at an astonishing rate. Ninety percent of the world's humans and animals turn into zombies. How will they survive? Wait and see. No superpowers, no System, no self-righteous do-gooders. 33Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 58 Endless Winter Has Arrived, and I Brought the Furnace Home 无尽冬日降临，我把熔炉带回家 [Extreme Cold Disaster + Upgradable Furnace + Spatial Stockpiling + Family Life + No Romance] On the night she returned home for National Day, Xu Ningning had just picked up her rice bowl when the cold wave hit. She shut the windows, but it was still freezing. She put on thick clothes, but her fingers remained stiff. On a whim, she opened Endless Winter, hoping to gather a load of wood. Instead, with a thud, a real furnace appeared in the courtyard. It was only Level One. Gather resources in the 488Reads—Score15114d adds
- 59 Doomsday: The Road to Survival Begins at School 末日：从校园开始求生之路 [Apocalyptic campus chronicle] [Multiple heroines] [Talent plundering] [No saintly heroine] Global catastrophe struck, and the apocalypse arrived. The densely populated campus instantly became a living hell. Hordes of zombies swept through, slaughtering everyone, while survivors struggled to stay alive. Order collapsed, supplies ran short, and electronic devices stopped working. The evil in people’s hearts grew without limit, while the zombies continued to evolve. Lava zombies, corrosive zombies 37.6kReads6.8Score4.3k14d adds
- 60 Zombie School 2 僵尸校园2 Schoolyard Zombies 2 is a thrilling and moving novel that explores the importance of humanity and friendship through students' struggle against zombies. A spin-off of the TV series Schoolyard Zombies, it depicts an apocalyptic crisis and asks: What will these students do...? 726Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Gahera Virus 盖赫拉病毒 [Martial Arts + Apocalypse + Special Abilities + Childhood Sweethearts + Decent Morals] Are you tired of weak zombie enemies and formulaic crystal cores? I think my take on them will be a little more interesting. The zombies in this story can be understood as biological weapons like the Green Skins and White Zetsu. They have the following traits: Infinite energy, no need to eat, continuous growth (with virtually no limits), self-healing, limb regeneration, branching evolution, and mass deaths. A 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Apocalypse Descends: I Became an Asymptomatic Carrier 末世降临：我却成了无症状感染者 [Strong Heroine + Apocalypse + Zombies + Ensemble Cast + Team] When the apocalypse arrives and zombies swarm, a peaceful campus becomes a living hell in just half an hour. Class Sheng, a sophomore in high school, was infected with the zombie virus four days earlier. By sheer luck, she became a rare asymptomatic carrier. After the apocalypse breaks out, whenever another asymptomatic carrier appears on campus, they can all sense it: There is a terrifying presence in the sophomore classroom buildin 1.3kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 63 Apocalypse on Campus: I’m Still Reading Novels in the Girls’ Dorm 末世校园，我还在女寝看小说呢 [Apocalypse + Escape + Zombies + Campus + Supernatural Powers] This is an ensemble story, not exactly a wish-fulfillment novel. All the main characters have their own storylines. Qiao Mengzhi was reading an apocalypse novel in her dorm when her roommate Wang Ya suddenly burst in, shut the door, and told her in terror that people outside had gone mad and were eating each other. Qiao Mengzhi stared blankly at the novel in her hands, then looked at the “spectacle” downstairs, and finally understood 953Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 64 Apocalypse: The First Thing I Do After Waking Up Is Make a Bottle 末世：醒来的第一件事居然是冲奶 (Apocalypse + mutants + mutated beasts + no saintly heroine + road survival + hoarding supplies + everything handmade) Wang Ye awakens memories from a past life and discovers that he has become a two-year-old child. Before he can even feel happy, Wang Ye realizes this is an apocalypse. At the same time, a baby girl not yet three months old is beside him, staring at him with wide eyes. This catastrophic start makes Wang Ye want to start over. Fortunately, as he comes to his senses, he discovers t 140.6kReads8.2Score17.3k14d adds
- 65 Apocalypse Crisis: Infinite Plunder 末世危机之无限掠夺 [Apocalypse crisis + ruthless + no heroine + zombies + supernatural powers + all races!] Jiang Chen awakens the power to plunder without realizing it, then dies a tragic death and unexpectedly is reborn before the apocalypse. This time, he is determined to change his fate and rise above millions. The apocalypse: a game created by beings who call themselves gods! But give those gods health bars, and he'll kill them all the same. The Shadow King, the Earth Guardian, the Poison Doctor Queen, and th 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Everything Started Over Again 全部都重新开始了 [No System] [No Superpowers] [No Pocket Dimension] [There's a Dog] May include a few mutated zombies. The apocalypse comes, and zombies roam everywhere. He has no superpowers, no special identity, and no golden finger. How can he survive in this world? An ordinary man faces one perilous challenge after another, survives against the odds, and builds a little home of his own with his family and friends. 12Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 67 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? 109Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 68 The Cold Silence of Doomsday 末日冷清 She dreams about the apocalypse in class, never expecting it to actually arrive. Mutations begin on the very first day. Will the beautiful heroine Huang Yiyi become a god while staying true to herself, or join the zombies and conquer the world? Watch her roam freely and fight across the apocalypse. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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 82Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 70 Zombie Outbreak: I Become Emperor in the Apocalypse 丧尸爆发：我在末世当皇帝 (Apocalyptic zombies, powerful protagonist, decisive and ruthless, refuses to be anyone's lapdog) A meteor shower, said to come once every four thousand years and carrying zombie viruses and strange energy, slammed into this dull world. It brought more than disaster. It brought opportunity! Listen to the zombies roar. Listen to the people scream and shout. “Listen! What beautiful sounds, heh heh heh!” “In troubled times, heroes rise! Why shouldn't I, Shen Ming, fight for my share of the world?” 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Apocalypse Frenzy: A Neighborhood Patrol Officer Forges an Iron Legion 末世狂潮：片区巡警缔造钢铁军团 Apocalypse + Survival + No Superpowers + Ultra-Hardcore Road journey in the early stages, base-building later District patrol officer Yang Huaiguang is trapped in a collapsing city. He has no overpowered abilities, only solid policing skills and a cool head. He takes in refugees, builds a base, and trains troops for battle. Survival squad → field brigade → steel army group! He wipes out mutated creatures and crushes every raider faction in his path. Witness district patrol officer Yang Huaiguang —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Zombie Apocalypse: Survival on Campus 末世丧尸：校园求生记 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Campus + Farming + No Superpowers + Strong Heroine and Hero] When the apocalypse struck, zombies suddenly overran the school. Su Ziluo and her roommates had only planned to hole up in their dorm and wait for rescue, but then her boyfriend showed up, and they found themselves going further and further down the road of stockpiling supplies and saving their classmates. [Note]: This story is set in a fictional world. Please don’t compare it to reality. No rebirth, no transmig 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 I’m Writing a Thesis? The Zombies Are Knocking! 我在写论文？丧尸在敲门！ [Zombies + no supernatural abilities + realistic + team + escape] At the start of the autumn semester, Lin Long, an eccentric loner, is frantically working on her thesis in her dorm when someone suddenly knocks on the door. A horde of man-eating monsters surges in. The corridors, landscaped grounds, and freshman military training field all become zombie territory. With fake sweethearts, sanctimonious do-gooders, bullying upperclassmen, self-serving survivors, and authority figures unworthy of be 367Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 74 Zombies on the First Day of School? Are You Kidding Me? 刚开学就闹丧尸？玩呢？ [Zombies] [No special abilities] [No System] [Not reborn] [No pocket dimension] [No harem] [Small-group survival] [Students] On the first day of registration at the start of the school year, the zombie outbreak began just after they had finished entering their personal information. Nanda University became a slaughterhouse. Faced with zombies that felt no pain, never tired, and attacked fiercely, how could ordinary college students survive? After the small group led by Li He and Wang Hao finally 2.3kReads8.5Score21014d adds
- 75 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, 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Whole School Has Fallen! She Slaughters Her Way Through Hordes of Zombies with Her Wits 全校沦陷！丧尸堆里她靠智商杀疯 [Apocalypse + escape + school campus + strong male and female leads + ensemble cast] Yu Nanyin stacks the last desk against the door. When she turns around, she finds eight pairs of eyes staring at her. A line from her biology textbook suddenly comes to mind: “Under extreme conditions, organisms can display unexpected survival instincts.” Now it seems humans are no exception. 2.1kReads8.0Score23714d adds
- 77 The Apocalypse: I'm the Only One Who Can Evolve Without Limits 末世之只有我能无限进化 Chu Feng is an underground fighter. Lately, the news has been full of violent attacks, and the world is starting to get strange. A sudden zombie virus, mysterious text messages... And what do you mean my dad is the Overlord and my mom is the Mother Body? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 The Apocalypse Has No Savior 末日没有救世主 [Female Ensemble Cast + Zombie Apocalypse + No Pocket Dimension, No Rebirth, No Superpowers + No CP + Ordinary People Growing + Team Survival] Can girls survive the apocalypse on their own? What will happen if you enter the apocalypse with your best friend? Is clinging to a powerhouse really just good luck? There's no turning back now. The apocalypse has begun, and I have to survive. 715Reads—Score13714d adds
- 79 I Wake Up After an All-Nighter to Find the World Has Ended! 通宵后醒来，竟是世界末日！ A survival-focused road story, with no System, no supernatural abilities, and a large ensemble cast. A group of college students wake up after an all-night dorm session, only to find that their roommate has turned into a zombie! Follow Zhao Cheng and his companions as they struggle through hardship and fight to survive in the apocalypse. No System, no supernatural abilities: all they can rely on is their own two hands. They travel three thousand kilometers, crossing half of China. As long as you 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 5) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第五季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Five) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Midnight Entry: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 6) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第六季) Midnight Entry: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season Six) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Visitor in the Basement 地下室的访客 The Basement Visitor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Zombies: My Apocalypse Survivor Base 丧尸：我的末世幸存者基地 [No System] + [No supernatural abilities] + [Not reborn] The zombies break out, and the apocalypse arrives. There are zombies right outside the door, and Wang Kai is stunned. No System, no powers, not reborn. Is this really a proper zombie novel? It's 2024 already. Surely there aren't still zombie novels without a System, right? Right? How is anyone supposed to handle this from the start? Looking at the pretty girl hiding in the room, he decides: Whatever, life and death are in fate. If they won 955Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 84 Zombies Broke Out During Military Training? Instructor, Save Me!! 军训爆发丧尸？教官快救我！！ [An Apocalypse Story Focused on Daily Life, Lighthearted (Please Don't Flame If It's Not Your Thing) ٩(๑•ㅂ•)۶] [(o゜▽゜)o☆ If you have any good suggestions, be sure to share them in the comments!!] Jiang Wei has finally made it through a long, boring summer vacation and is about to start the "free and open" college life people keep talking about. I want to stop being single! I want a sweet romance. (#/.\#) Wait, what? You mean there's a 14-day military training session when school starts? And acti 82Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 85 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—14d adds
- 86 Nuclear Pollution Crisis: The Zombie Horde Is Coming 核污危机：丧尸狂潮来袭 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Campus + Strong Female Lead + Strong Male Lead + No Saintly Protagonist] Nuclear wastewater from the island nation pollutes marine life, causing all kinds of mutations. Unexpectedly, humans who have eaten seafood begin mutating just like the creatures of the sea. The mutated humans become vicious, bloodthirsty monsters, stripped of reason and ready to bite anyone they see. Shen Yuxi’s parents divorced, and she was abandoned. She thought things couldn’t get much worse. The 997Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 87 What Do You Mean, It's the End of the World? 什么叫现在是世界末日 This is the story of an ordinary college student who became a hero. A virus swept through the city without warning. A peaceful university campus became a hell overrun by zombies overnight. Chen Yuxuan was just an ordinary student. By chance, a prank gone wrong put him right at the start of the apocalypse, and he fought his way out of the fallen campus with his roommates. At first, all he wanted was to keep his head down and survive. But the world gave him no chance to hide. The distortion of 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Zombies 丧尸 The apocalypse has arrived, and zombies are everywhere! This apocalyptic disaster will reveal another side of human nature: redemption, justice, and struggle! The most terrifying thing isn't the zombies, but the human heart. Humanity is confined within shelter bases, and a new order is about to be established! This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Will you settle for a quiet, safe life, or risk everything to fight for what you want? … When you gaze into the depths of space, every u 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Infection: Survival Diary 感染：求生日记 (Apocalypse + zombies + survival + no special abilities + no System) A once-peaceful life was suddenly shattered by chaos. The people around him were infected and turned into mindless, bloodthirsty monsters that devoured human flesh. Lin Yun had no choice but to survive in a zombie-infested world with his younger sister. In a world without order, the danger came not only from zombies, but also from the darkness in people's hearts... From then on, his only belief was to keep his sister alive. 2.5kReads8.7Score14214d adds
- 90 Civilization Blackout 文明断电 On the seventh day without water, a stench began to spread through the stairwell. On the fifteenth day without power, all the meat in the refrigerators had rotted. On the thirtieth day without power, the first people began to starve to death. Civilization did not fall in an explosion. After the water, power, medicine, and food ran out, it died little by little. No System. No supernatural abilities. No savior. Only ordinary people. And a city on the verge of collapse. Chen Mo had been a 314Reads5.3Score14914d adds
- 91 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 292Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 92 Breaking News! Death Notice 惊爆！死亡通告 [Dual Female Leads, Friendship] + [Apocalypse] + [Light Ensemble Cast] + [Romance] + [Transmigration] + [Superpowers] + [1v1] The Apocalypse descends, and monsters run rampant. Qiao Ying, a modern young woman, has grown despairing about the future. To her, the Apocalypse means more than just a threat to her life: it's also a kind of “gift.” At the boundary between life and death, she meets Ye Qiu, a mysterious girl with superpowers, and Liu Xi, a psychiatric patient, along with many other compan 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 93 The Night Shift Company 夜班公司 The Night Shift Company 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 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. 238Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 95 Apocalypse: Dormitory Escape 末世之宿舍逃亡 (Apocalypse, zombies, team, superpowers, ensemble cast, one heroine) Zombies break out at a university, but Han Li somehow learns about it three hours in advance. At first, he survives in his dorm by stockpiling supplies. As time passes, things get increasingly strange, so Han Li decides to form a team and head for the survivor base in M City... 1.7kReads8.0Score11314d adds
- 96 Apocalypse Game: From the Start in the Underworld, I'm Frantically Stockpiling Troops! 末世游戏：开局地府我疯狂囤兵！ [Territory Tower Defense Growth | Apocalypse Game Rules | Ruthless | Multiple Women Pursue One Man] A red moon hangs in the sky, and disaster descends! One billion players around the world are forcibly pulled into an apocalyptic survival game. From the start, Shen Mo unlocks a unique, growth-type [Underworld] territory. When eerie creatures appear, everyone else hides inside their territories and clings to life, while he quietly stockpiles a million Yin soldiers! While others team up to explore 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 When the Zombies Came: Surviving Alongside My Classmates 丧尸来临：与校友并肩求生 ☞Zombies + team escape☜ [Note: A realistic apocalypse survival story. No rebirth, no stockpiling, no System, no superpowers, and no goody-two-shoes heroine.] A zombie outbreak hits a university, and the campus is surrounded. How can a group of ordinary college students save themselves and survive? As zombies spread across the globe, a small team led by Su Yi fights its way out of the campus, struggling to survive as they search for the legendary survivor camp. Hang on. The light will shine again 1.4kReads8.5Score11014d adds
- 98 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Surviving from the Dormitory Onward 末世重生，从宿舍开始求生 A powerful nation launches an extensive biological weapons program, and a virus leaks out. After passing between various creatures, it mutates infected humans into zombies. Humanity is powerless to stop it, and the survivors gather together to eke out a living as the entire world teeters on the brink of collapse. The protagonist is a college student who, in his previous life, was torn apart by zombies while searching for supplies after sacrificing himself to save his roommate. This story begins 4Reads—Score12814d adds
- 99 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 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Walking Dead: One Random Talent Every Month! 行尸走肉：每月一个随机天赋！ [Crossover World] [Train to Busan] [Left 4 Dead] [Resident Evil] [Clementine Doesn't Appear Much, and She Shows Up Late. I'll Get to Know Her First] [Multiple Heroines] [Building-Mania] [Farming] [Storage Space] [Heroines: Maggie, Beth, Amy... and many more] After an accident, he arrives in Georgia, America, and his System binds to him. Each month, he randomly draws a talent, skill, or ability. He can also use a draw to upgrade any skill he already has. From the start, he runs into Sang-hwa, the 7.3kReads6.5Score73214d adds
