Novels like Escape Game: A Ticket to Hell
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- 51 Rule Horror: The Infinite Loop's Haunted Campus, Don't Trust Any Rule 规则怪谈：无限流诡异校园，别相信任何一条规则 Rule Horror: An Infinite-Flow, Supernatural School. Don't Trust a Single Rule 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Paranormal Survival: The Endless Gate 灵异求生：无尽之门 A survival game of endless horror-room challenges. No female lead, and no saintly protagonist. Beyond the never-ending doors lie one hopelessly terrifying room after another. Vengeful spirits, zombies, parasites, vampires, mummies, clowns... Everyone and everything you know, and don't know, might appear in the next room. Chinese, American, European... Different styles are randomly assigned, all to cater to each player's deepest fears. The cruelty of the strange creatures and the wickedness of hu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Horror Instances: Follow the Rules If You Want to Survive 惊悚副本：想活命，就要遵守规则 [Clever protagonists + Cthulhu + transmigration + infinite worlds + horror games] The entire city was under the control of a mysterious force, and some people were sucked into eerie spaces. To stay alive, they had no choice but to take part in one bizarre, terrifying game instance after another. There, only those clever and resilient enough had any chance of making it to the end... 144Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 54 The Rules of Survival in an Infinite Flow World 无限流世界的生存法则 “By the way, nobody lives on the fourth floor of this dormitory. If someone talks to you there, make sure you pretend you didn’t hear them.” “Remember: when patrolling the library, never look out the windows.” “The elevator in our hospital sometimes has a minor malfunction. If it stops on the basement level and won’t move, don’t panic. Just close your eyes and wait for it to start moving again.” “What? Have you even looked at the hospital map? There’s no Neurology Room Four on the basement level 864Reads8.1Score103Shelves
- 55 Hellbound 地狱迷航 Human nature is a beast, and rules are its cage. Inside the cage, people are docile and sweet. Outside it, they are bloodthirsty and savage. One hundred lucky tourists board a death cruise bound for hell. At the crossroads of life, who is friend and who is foe? Surrender meekly, or risk everything in one last gamble? Suspense novelist Li Chaoyang faces his final choice. 61Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 56 Deadly Game: Battle Royale 绝命游戏大逃杀 Eighteen players invited to take part in a game hosted by a mysterious stranger will compete for a ten-million cash prize at the Human Nature Villa. But the greed and desire at the heart of humanity will drive all eighteen toward the abyss concealed within the game known as Deadly Game! Fang Yao's fight to escape is about to begin... 78Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Infinite Loop of Terror 无限循环恐怖地带 The whole internet is abuzz with claims that Wu Xi, the true heiress of a wealthy family, is a worthless outcast who was abandoned. But no one knows that from the start, she awakened the [Merit System] and became the only metaphysics master in a parallel universe! From a lowly discarded daughter forced into a substitute marriage to bring good fortune, she rises to sweep the metaphysics world and become a beloved national goddess with miraculous healing skills. She wields merit like a blade, puni —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (1) 我在克苏鲁游乐园当NPC后，（1） After I Became an NPC at a Cthulhu Amusement Park (1) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Yin-Yang Heavenly Fate Knife-Seller 阴阳天命赊刀人 Which matters more, money or your life? A fable: Leave your things here for safekeeping. Protect your life and pay me back slowly. I’ll be right behind you, quietly watching you struggle to survive. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Ghostly Shadows in Memory 忆中诡影 [Supernatural Instance-Based Infinite Flow] A sudden natural disaster tore the world into pieces, leaving us stranded on one enormous island. Spatial rifts lead to one terrifying incident after another, as supernatural forces invade and try to drag people into a sea of death. Find the source of the fear and rescue those trapped inside. Those who seem to have nothing to do with saving the world. Those awakened by reincarnation. Survive a little longer. The Strange Mirror will find the heart of th 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Escape from the Apartment of Despair 逃离绝望公寓 [Infinite Flow]+ [Two Male Leads]+ [Escape Through Pure Intellect]+ [No Female Lead] Lu Chao is diagnosed with a terminal illness. As he waits to die, he suddenly discovers an apartment building. The apartment can cure his illness and keep him alive, but in exchange, he must carry out the specific tasks it assigns. And the targets of these tasks are… ghosts! They have no way to kill the ghosts. Their only chance of survival is to uncover the rules behind the ghosts’ killings. To stay alive, Lu C 367Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 Horror Game: I Killed the Evil God, So I'll Take It from Here 恐怖游戏：杀了邪神，我行我上 [Female protagonist + mild horror + mild wish fulfillment + infinite-flow + no romance + a few friendship arcs. Vengeful, ruthless yet shy, a female protagonist who grows over time] When a player tries to guilt-trip Lin Jiu, she asks curiously, “You don't actually think I'm a good person, do you?” Then she turns and gently takes the hand of a red-clad vengeful spirit. “Dear sister, I'll help you get revenge. You don't mind doing me a little favor in return, do you?” Unknown creatures lurking in 71Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 63 Thriller Game: Everyone but Me Is Normal from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局除了我都是正常人 [Horror + Decisive Protagonist + No Female Lead + Character Growth + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Perspectives Early On, Don’t Read If You Dislike That + Author Loves Tormenting the Protagonist] Lin Ze was dragged by a mysterious force into a brutal horror game. While other newcomers trembled from the start, he went straight to killing people. The livestream audience cried out in shock: “This guy’s ruthless. He kills first and doesn’t waste a word.” A photographer in a remote mountain village, a s 20Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 64 Cultivating Immortality in an Infinite Game [Infinite Flow] 我在无限游戏里修仙【无限流】 [No male lead + Infinite Flow + ensemble cast + cultivation] Spiritual energy has run dry across the globe, and Infinite Games have invaded. Zhou Xinzhu was born into a secluded family with the bloodline of cultivators. Born with a Daoist physique and astonishing talent for cultivation, she still struggles to get by in a world drained of spiritual energy. That is, until she is drawn into one terrifying Infinite Game instance after another, fighting to survive in worlds crawling with monsters. Zh 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 The Crimson Round Table Game 猩红圆桌游戏 After death, a person weighs 21 grams less. Those 21 grams are a person’s consciousness. When emotions run especially high before death, that consciousness can become an obsession. Only those who die with exceptionally powerful emotions become obsessions, clinging to their last wish and struggling to remain in this world until they can fulfill it. 55Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 66 Rule Horror: From the Start, in the Kingdom of Women 规则怪谈：开局女儿国 [Infinite instances + survival + not overpowered + not brainless + deduction + suspense + one heroine] In the mysterious Spirit Realm, created by an unknown force, anyone unfortunate enough to be drawn in must complete terrifying tasks where failure means death, at regular intervals. Zhang Yihong is unlucky enough to be pulled into the Spirit Realm, yet fortunate enough to become a Realm Breaker. What choices must he make... to make it to the end and see the light of day again? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Highway to Hell 地狱公路 “Only sinners may set foot on this road and face the trials of Hell. Only those who pass the trials can wash away their sins and be reborn.” Class A accidentally enters another world on the way to their autumn outing. There is only one road here, a one-way street known as the Hell Road. It is a world that only sinners can enter. The way back has vanished, and the only way to survive is to walk the length of the road and complete one trial after another along the way. “Have you forgotten already? 34Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 68 Gate of Worlds: A Camp for Geniuses 界门：天才集中营 Five invitations shatter the tedium of everyday life: silver-blue feathers reflect the mask of a traffic-chasing idol, dark patterns on a gun's grip wind around a big shot's obsession, and whispers conceal a writer's yearning for the abyss. They enter the besieged city of the “Boundary Gate,” believing it to be the end of their desires, only to plunge into a crucible of trials: poisonous miasma strips away their dignity in the rainforest, underwater ruins reveal their greed, and amid the dust o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Horror Game: Hell Corporation 恐怖游戏：地狱公司 (The rating just came in, and it’ll rise over time!!!) [Infinite Flow + mild suspense + horror game + one female lead] "This is a company that can make any wish come true. Do you have a wish you'd like granted? Call our hotline to join our game. If you clear it, we'll make your wish come true." Wang Zhu looked at the ad on his phone and called the number. He didn't notice the pair of deathly pale eyes staring at him from outside the window. 14kReads7.7Score1.5kShelves
- 70 The Eerie Abode: Infinite Flow Instances 诡所【无限流副本】 [Survival + No System + Mystery Solving + Supernatural Stories + Horror Atmosphere] [Fast-paced, enters the first instance in Chapter 2] [Ancient Mansion + Village + Campus + Hotel + Bus + Temple + Island + Skyscraper] Every city has a mysterious place called “Nirok Manor,” home to a group of residents marked with black patterns. Whenever a strange letter appears in their mailbox, whoever is named in it must undertake a perilous green-text mission! As Si Chen completes one green-text mission aft 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 The Haunted Gate 恐怖诡门 This novel features [one heroine] + [original instances] + [no saintly do-gooder] + [no System] + [mild horror] + [no mindless plot] I don’t know when it began. Perhaps when I was very young, in high school or college, or maybe when I started working. I realized that the world had gone beyond the bounds of reason. To be precise, it had shifted away from the world we once knew. The ghosts and monsters we saw in TV dramas and horror movies were actually hiding all around us. In my third year at wo 725Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Endtime Haunted Town 终焉诡镇 [Infinite Flow] [Mystery Solving] [Mildly Frightening] [One Female Lead] A red letter, a rusty key, a town shrouded in mist… The people of the town called the place they lived the “Ghost Town.” There was an altar in the Ghost Town. Every so often, someone had to offer up their life and take part in a ritual. Otherwise, unimaginable things would happen in the town. When Xu Yuan arrived in this eerie town carrying a letter, there was no way out. He could only complete one terrifying ritual game af 26Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 73 The Faces of All Things Strange 众诡之相 [Infinite Flow + No System + No Heroine + Twist + Twist + Twist] Hello. I'd like to tell you about what really happened to me. I entered a game of life and death. In that [Silent Land], everyone wore a [mask]. I was invincible, and everyone regarded me as a [god]. At this point, the doctor, who had been sitting across from me in silence for a long time, spoke up. “Increase the dosage.” I sighed. Poor [doctor], so immersed in his role that he'd completely forgotten the gaping hole in his own head 1.1kReads7.3Score141Shelves
- 74 A Performance at the Hour of Taboo 忌时演绎 The death knell rings, and black fog descends. With death hanging over you, you have no choice but to assume someone else's identity. Survive in an unfamiliar place where vengeful ghosts lurk, and struggle to breathe beneath the malice of unknown beings. With layers of fog all around, how long can you stay alive? Perhaps others have suffered the same fate as you, but will they be allies, or jackals ready to push you into the abyss? An emotionless, ethereal voice rings out: The forbidden hour has 390Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 75 Overtime Is Miserable Enough, and Now I've Been Thrown into a Reincarnation Dungeon! 加班够惨了，还被丢进轮回副本！ I accidentally entered a dungeon. One wrong move, and I could be facing the risk of instant death, but the rewards are incredibly generous. Whatever, this has to be better than going to work! 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Thriller Game: I Can Eavesdrop on Ghosts 惊悚游戏：我能偷听鬼话 [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] [Multiple Twists] Six months ago, a blood mist sealed off Nandu City, trapping its ten million residents inside. Strange beings invaded the fog, and one abnormal incident after another unfolded. Lin Xu has no idea why he appeared in this city. A strange game appeared at the same time, forcing him to enter a horror instance every seven days, where death was all but certain. But the items he obtained in the game could be used against the strange enti 21.4kReads7.0Score2.2kShelves
- 77 A Notice from Hell 来自地狱的通知书 I started out as an ordinary student who had just taken the college entrance exam. I was expecting my university acceptance letter and looking forward to a normal life, but that single letter changed everything and dragged me straight into hell. I was taking the bus home. When I got on, there wasn't a single person aboard. The locked door trembled faintly as a black cat bared its claws at the wooden umbrella swaying in front of it. Bloodstained footprints kept appearing on the floor, slowly draw 169Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 78 I Volunteered to Join the Hell Cinema 我是自愿加入地狱影院的 Mystery Infinite Flow + a passionate, hilarious ensemble cast + a story about intangible cultural heritage in every script + a protagonist who dreams their way through the trials. Watch as five ordinary young men who don’t know one another write countless adventurous tales, full of laughter and tears, as they face one perilous folk-culture script after another~ 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 3.5kReads7.3Score600Shelves
- 80 Infinite: The Thrilling Game of the Divine Agent 无限：神代行者的惊悚游戏 [Infinite flow, original dungeons, supernatural, mild horror, suspense and deduction] No livestreaming. No female lead. Not invincible. You were told to recruit people for the eerie game, so what on earth did you bring back? Rifts are ravaging the globe, and an eldritch god seems to be behind them. A divine emissary travels between two worlds, weaving a new tale of eerie folklore. 21Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 81 Rules of the Strange: The Eerie Keep Chasing Me, Calling Me Master 规则怪谈，诡异追着我喊主人 Rong Hua × Shen Yanchuan [Infinite-Flow Escape + Horror + Growth-Oriented Female Lead + Strong Female Team] A carefully plotted scheme and a ticket to a sightseeing tour send Rong Hua into a mysterious village filled with terrifying, uncanny horrors. After a narrow escape, she discovers that this was only the tip of the iceberg. To survive the uncanny game, she must clear every instance! "Ding! Player has officially entered the storyline. Please do your best to survive!" With her mind on high al 449Reads—Score116Shelves
- 82 Infinite Escape Guide 无限逃生指南 My name is Gao Wei, and I’m a second-year graduate student. I thought my life would continue to be as uneventful as ever, until one day I was pulled into a strange gaming platform. From then on, deserted-island survival, the apocalypse, mysterious old castles, ghost ships… endless unknown dangers followed me like a shadow. I struggled to survive one real-life escape game after another, but in the end, I discovered that the truth wasn’t so simple… (This story uses the infinite-flow genre to tell 164Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 83 The Horror Exam 恐怖考试 One exam, one cycle of rebirth, a battle between life and death, all for a brilliant tomorrow! Do you have the courage to face this endless nightmare? The Horror Exam awaits your challenge! 84Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 84 Soul Alliance 魂盟 Starting February 6, 2025, two updates every day, posted promptly at 8 p.m. [Horror instances + no System + growth + brains + Infinite Flow + fake female lead] I stand in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by an eerie atmosphere. My memories are like shattered puzzle pieces, impossible to put back together. Who am I? Why am I here? The blank spaces in my memory are like bottomless black holes, swallowing my sanity. The only thing I can clearly recall is a vague figure in my mind. What connection do 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 The Prison of Sin 罪狱无间 My new work is out! Come read 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! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 The Dungeon Hasn't Even Started, and I've Already Entered 副本还没开始，我已经提前进入了 (Spiritual qi revival + fourth natural disaster + multiple heroines + infinite levels) Spiritual qi revived, and the Main God’s space descended into reality. Some people paid to buy identities; others spent the entire night poring over expensive guides. When eighteen-year-old Yang Jing logged into the Main God’s space for the first time, he discovered he seemed to have unlocked two rather unusual permissions. Every time he entered an instance, he could arrive earlier than the other participants. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 Nightmare of the Strange Realm 诡界噩梦 [Infinite Flow + Horror + Mystery + Survival] A strange ticket dragged Yan Yu onto a bus bound for the abyss. Only after stepping into the world of ghosts did he realize he had been drawn into one brutal survival game after another. Night falls, monsters roam, and every step is a choice between life and death. Yan Yu thought it was all a random twist of fate, never knowing that the destiny set in motion from the moment he was born had been quietly unfolding all along... 41Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 88 Horror Livestream: This Actor Comes with a Bug 惊悚直播：这个演员他自带BUG [No CP, No Female Lead + Infinite Flow + Live Streaming + Not Invincible] Content warnings: 1. Enter at your own risk if you prefer a more tactful protagonist. 2. The protagonist has a golden finger. [Ding! Welcome, actor ‘Lin Chen,’ to the brand-new production, “Sunshine Manor”!] [Your role: a flirtatious, vain, C-list starlet who acts like a green tea schemer.] [Hidden identity: Ghost.] [Tasks: 1. Play your role well and do not go out of character. 2. Complete your daily KPIs. 3. Inherit the m 40Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 89 The Ultimate Horror 终极惊悚 [Infinite Flow] + [Mystery] + [Team] + [Plot] Liu Zheng, a first-year graduate student at the School of Mechanical Engineering, was broke and on the verge of becoming homeless when a mysterious app quietly appeared on his phone... [Beep. Host detected: broke as can be, with a powerful desire to make money. Accept this job?] [Yes/No] With three parts apprehension and seven parts anticipation, Liu Zheng tapped to confirm. The next second, a mechanical voice rang out, and an old mansion buried deep 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 I Drew a Useless Talent, but It’s Actually Protecting You All 我抽到废物天赋，其实在保护你们 [Infinite Flow + No System + Maybe Not a Good Person + No Heroine + Mild Horror + Survival + Slow-Paced] [Paradise] can grant humanity every wish. So even though dying inside an instance means really dying, countless people still flock there. Peril at every turn? Bone-chilling terror? None of it can stop people from striving to fulfill their wishes. Unlike the others, Su Xing has no idea why he entered an instance, let alone what wish he wants to make. The talent card he drew literally calls him 66Reads—Score123Shelves
- 91 Shipping My Own Couple in a Horror Game 在恐怖游戏里嗑自己的CP [Over-the-top melodrama, mostly Republic-era style, with a focus on Chinese horror] UP creators from a small video site have been disappearing one after another lately. One creator asks through tears, “What do I do if I wake up and find I've been transported into a horror game?” The comments all say the same thing: “Well, you're already here.” Duan Huai: “?” Fine. Since I'm here, I might as well make the most of it. At the very least, I've got to get my money's worth. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 If You're Afraid to Die in a Horror World, What Makes You Think You Can Win? 在恐怖世界怕死，你凭什么想赢啊 [Infinite Flow]+ [Death Game]+ [Apocalyptic Survival]+ [Horror Mini-Worlds] Warning: This may not be well written, so think carefully before diving in! In the orderly world we know, have you ever imagined a chaotic world that was its opposite? Yun Xiao was snatched from his sleep and brought into such a world. Here, there are no laws, no order, no humanity… In short, there are no rules at all. All that exists are terrifying mini-worlds where you can grow stronger! At first, he thought this was 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Thanks for Asking, I've Been Stripped of My Humanity 谢邀，已被开除人籍 Is it a ghost, a person, or just a dream... Su Pu used to be human. Now he isn’t. After waking from a dream, he can no longer tell reality from illusion or truth from falsehood, and he has forgotten his past... 408Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 94 Escape the Game: Infinite Offshoots 逃离游戏：无限衍生 Drawn into Infinite Retries in a Death Game [Plot twists] [Fast-paced] [Death ☠️ game] [Infinite resurrection] [Exploiting game bugs] [System has a minor role early on] [Romance] [Ensemble cast] [Surreal] [In the fourth stage, a large number of players join, and the death toll gradually rises. One person is especially unusual: both a “liar” and a “living person.”] All the game stages have ended. Who was the first to clear the game? Leave your answer... After a nightmare, I found myself in a s 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Two Paranormal Dungeons: I Cultivate Liaozhai with My Brother and Pacify Yin and Yang 灵异双副本：我修聊斋兄弟镇阴阳 While others barely survive their adventures in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, my best friend and I fight side by side! Wang You’an practices the Seventy-Two Earthly Transformations, crushing countless ghosts with his physical might; Black Dragon has Yin-Yang Eyes and sees through every illusion. Every instance transforms completely, and together we rewrite every tragedy. It’s only when we discover the ancient twelve Zodiac emblems that we realize: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is on 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Horror Mountain Village: I Get a Golden Finger by Completing Quests 恐怖山村：我靠做任务得金手指 [System] [Horror] [A touch of romance] [White-lotus heroine] [Two male leads] Gu Xi enters a real-life scenario called “Horror Mountain Village,” but she doesn't even survive the first volume before the ghost bride kills her. She has barely been buried when someone comes to dig up her grave. After finally making it back to the village alive, she must face an enormous natural disaster. The fog from the mountain behind the village is spreading. What will become of the entire Dizang Village? With t 607Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 97 Will Everyone in This Horror Game Get a Bad Ending? She Clears It with Happy Endings and Becomes a Legend 恐游全员BE？她靠HE通关封神 [Strong female lead + infinite-flow + horror + original scenarios + saving the world] Reborn in an instant, Yue Ji finds herself in the terrifying game world known as the Sea of the Strange. A ship is all she gets from the start, and she has to scrounge for the rest of her equipment. Before her newbie protection period is even over, she's kicked into a high-level horror scenario. It should have been a doomed start, but her captain is so overpowered that she somehow earns a perfect all-clear in t 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 Getting By in Infinite Flow 我在无限流：里混日子 [Infinite Flow + two male leads + team-focused + mildly terrifying + main and side couples (even minor characters have their own storylines)] [two-faced male lead x devoted male lead] Shen Qingyi: Being good-looking is such a bother. Lu Zhi: Oh? Shen Qingyi: A big shot is following me around with an item. Lu Zhi: Hmm? Shen Qingyi: In summary: whoever this is about knows! 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 While Everyone Else Escapes, She Vacations: This Unhinged Boss Is So Damn Cool 别人逃生她度假，疯批大佬泰裤辣 [Infinite Survival Game + Survival + No Romance + No Savior Complex + No Logic] Note: The heroine has an extremely strong protagonist aura. Since there's no logic to speak of, this is only for readers who don't want to think too hard. If that's not your thing, please don't read. For no apparent reason, Lu Jinxia was swept into an infinite survival game. While the others wailed and worried they would lose their lives, she sat where she was, elegantly eating a hamburger she'd brought from who-know 101Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 100 A Bizarre Instance? She’s the Final Boss! 诡异副本？她才是最终boss！ [No CP + strong heroine + villainess + eerie instances + horror and suspense + infinite flow + beautiful and powerful (whether she suffers depends on the role she gives herself)] (The heroine really is strong, the invincible kind.) P.S. How can love between the eerie beings not count as a suspense romance? The heroine isn't an evil woman who does bad things for no reason. Everything she does is part of her own plan. (She isn't a good person, anyway.) A treasure is locked away in Qingshan Mental 104Reads—Score112Shelves
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