Novels like Endless Hiding
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Endless Hiding, best match first.
- 1 The Future? The Future! 将来？将来！ No superpowers, no rebirth, no harem, and no power fantasy. An ordinary person's arduous struggle to survive in the apocalypse. Are zombies the result of humanity breaking through the shackles of evolution, or the product of a failed biological experiment? With zombies running rampant, monsters on the prowl, and society collapsing, which is the true apocalypse: all that, or the death of human nature? Zombies. The apocalypse. The future? The future! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Strange Enchantments of the Apocalypse 末世诡魅 [Writing practice, writing practice! Don't read this] [Aliens - Possession] [Creepy - Horror] [Apocalypse - High Martial Arts] 1. Unknown extraterrestrial lifeforms invade human brains and turn people into bizarre creatures. 2. The possessed behave very strangely. They often appear beside you without a sound, and if you let your guard down for a moment, they'll tear you apart, then eat your organs and brain. 3. The princess of the Nether Spirit Star possesses Luo Qi, turning him into a cosmic po —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn in the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸世界，末世重生 “No supernatural powers, no System, not a monster-fighting level-up story, a standard zombie setting, and the protagonist can be reborn.” During the last sports meet of his senior year, Mo Bai was injured and taken to the school infirmary. Not long after regaining consciousness, he died in a zombie’s jaws. In a daze, he woke up again to the same scene, but this time he dodged the zombie’s first attack. Brought back to life, Mo Bai will struggle through the apocalypse in the midst of pain. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Sea of Corpses: A Journey Through the Apocalypse 末世之尸海人途 [No supernatural powers, no System, no harem. A zombie apocalypse story with the most realistic survival possible!] The protagonist, Zhang Shouchen, and his friend Bai Shaoyang are two college graduates who have only just started working. Ten years after nuclear wastewater was dumped into the sea, profit-hungry corporations developed a “radiation-neutralizing vaccine” and quickly rolled it out across the world, including in Longguo. But months later, the vaccinated began to mutate... Zhang Shouc 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Please Survive: An Ordinary Person's Zombie Apocalypse 《请活下来：普通人的末日丧尸》 Please Survive: An Ordinary Person’s Zombie Apocalypse 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Corpse Road Home 归途尸途 The Corpse Road Home 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 After a Foot Massage, the Zombie Apocalypse? 足浴之后，丧尸末日了？ No superpowers, no System, no transmigration, no being reborn. Every knife strike draws blood, every bullet hits flesh. This isn't a power fantasy, and the pacing is slow. Read with caution if that bothers you. Zhang Hai, a country boy with no connections who makes a living selling things from a street stall, has to rely on all kinds of bizarre methods to kill zombies and survive the apocalypse. When the zombie apocalypse comes, the most dangerous thing is being too softhearted, because it will 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Apocalypse Virus: The Age of Calamity 末世病毒：灾厄纪元 [Apocalyptic virus, infection and evolution, decisive killing, no saintly heroics, one heroine] (Set in a fictional parallel world. All place names and personal names are fictional. Please don't take them as real.) A virus that destroys civilization, all manner of strange infected creatures, and a tide of corpses that leaves no hope of survival. Bai Mo has only one weapon: a blade tempered through endless trials. (The synopsis doesn't do it justice. Please read the novel.) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Open a Card Shop 末世降临，我开启了卡牌商店 Apocalypse + reborn + invincible A quick note: there is no female lead, just several female supporting characters. You know how it is. Lin Lu is a fan of the Card Master in the game League of Legends, and he has only ever played this one champion. After his 9,999th game with Card Master, Lin Lu finally fought his way out of Bronze and into Silver. But before he could celebrate, the apocalypse arrived. Strange weather, ferocious beasts on the prowl, and zombies overrunning the streets: scenes fro 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Apocalypse: Mutation 1 末世：变异1 Apocalypse: Mutation 1 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Zombies Are Coming, and I Survive to the End 丧尸来临，我苟到最后 [Dual protagonists] [No rebirth] [No transmigration] [No System] A zombie virus was secretly developed in Country M, and the result was a world overrun by the undead. The city where Lin Xing and Gu Qing live was also attacked by zombies. In a world full of zombies, they have to watch out for both the undead and other people. If they run into a lone zombie, they take it down. If they encounter a horde, they hide. What do I care whether they live or die? I can barely keep myself fed and clothed. F —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Forbidden Zone of Blood and Light: City Under Siege 血与光的禁区：丧尸围城 A Hardcore Survival Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse! A Must-Read for Men: Three Hot-Blooded Heroes Charge Through the Horde Why you should read it: A perfect end-of-the-world trio: a tough guy, a comedian, and a high-powered female archer! Every chapter is an adrenaline-fueled battle against swarms of zombies, with seamless shifts between melee and ranged weapons. Watch a high-IQ squad show you all kinds of ways to grind zombie dungeons! #ApocalypseSurvival #Male-OrientedNovel #ZombieSiege #Hardc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Tower: Doomsday and the Self 高塔：末日世界与自我 [Apocalypse: zombies × natural disasters and human-made calamities × ensemble cast; no supernatural abilities] The human calamity brewing amid the flames destroys everything that had once been peaceful and serene. Then come the zombie crisis, natural disasters, and more human-made catastrophes. The Apocalypse arrives in silence. Some celebrate, others wail. In this world, people must watch out for zombies, face natural disasters, and beware of human treachery. Where can the masses turn? [An ense 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I Took a Vacation, So How Did a Zombie Outbreak Start? 休个假，咋就爆发丧尸了 Su Qing is a female special forces soldier heading home for leave. As soon as she arrives at the airport, she encounters people biting one another. She assumes it's an ordinary case of rabies, but then the victims suddenly come back to life in bizarre poses and lunge at other people. “Holy crap, those are zombies!” someone shouts. Su Qing had read plenty of zombie novels and watched plenty of zombie movies in school, but she never imagined zombies would appear in the human world. And so, the apo 133Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 15 The Apocalypse: The Road to Survival 末世，生存之路 The world isn't simply black and white. Where the two meet, there is gray. Perhaps those of us living in the gray are the ones who can truly survive. This is an apocalypse novel about zombies. There is no transmigration, no System, no superpowers, and no plot armor. Its focus is on creating a realistic environment for surviving the end of the world. The male lead, Jing Ming, is a college senior about to graduate. Now let's see how he leads his “family” through the apocalypse and keeps them aliv 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Reborn at the End of the World: I Hid in a Mountain Military Base 末日重生我躲进了深山军事基地 Apocalypse + rebirth + slow pace + no System, no golden finger + ordinary people + surreal + genuine farming and survival Reborn, broke, and without a System! Relying on his experience and hard-won knowledge, he gathers a small group in the apocalypse, and together they survive and build a new life. This is my first time writing. Feel free to get in touch if you have any feedback! I'll get better as the story goes on. 1.6kReads6.6Score100Shelves
- 17 The Final Singer 终末歌者 [Sci-fi + apocalypse survival + zombies + realism + mutated animals and plants + ...] This book contains graphic violence, bloodshed, horror, suspense, and humor, as well as content that may conflict with the values of ordinary people living in peaceful times. Please read with caution!!! Synopsis: Set against a broad approximation of modern society, this book explores a parallel story world shaped by the plausible chain of events that could follow an uncontrollable outbreak of zombies and mutate 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Day of Survival 求生日 (No supernatural powers + no System + relatively hard-edged + slow burn + not a power fantasy) When a crisis strikes, should you take up arms to survive, or turn on your fellow human beings? In a Doomsday world with no order or hope, how can humanity survive? 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 When the Dead Turn, Everyone Else Becomes Hell 尸变他人即地狱 [Zombie apocalypse + team + decisive and ruthless + no saintly do-gooder protagonist + protagonist growth] A six-person team came together at the very start of the zombie apocalypse. To survive, they stopped at nothing, traveling from City A to City B, then City C, City D, and beyond... Unexpectedly, many died along the way, and many others joined them. The original group of six became one big family. On the run, they came to understand that no one could ever truly be trusted. Every day they sta 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Scarlet Blood, Crimson Eyes 赤血红瞳 1. A zombie apocalypse survival story with no System and no supernatural abilities. In the apocalypse, people are impossible to read. The style is similar to The Walking Dead, though there may be more fight scenes. (The male lead is an active-duty boxer, and so am I, haha.) 2. This book follows the protagonist's growth from a flippant, free-spirited young man into a meticulous, strong-willed, decisive leader of a team, as he faces a perilous apocalypse where humanity has been lost and cruelty an 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 I Have My Own Rules for the Apocalypse 我有我自己的末日规则 In Doomsday, I have my own code of conduct. That means always sticking to my principles, but having no principles when it comes to my enemies! Even in Doomsday, I have to live like a human being!! 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Surviving the Apocalypse: The Zombies Descend 末世求生之丧尸降临 Survival, zombies, no System, no superpowers! War is what starts the apocalypse. With modern science and technology at its disposal, war’s destructive power makes humanity seem utterly helpless! The apocalypse arrives, the law collapses, human nature is magnified, and evil takes root… Order must be rebuilt… In a country where weapons are banned, even obtaining melee weapons is difficult, let alone firearms. Where will humanity go from here? Who will bring the end, and who will be the savior… 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The July Apocalypse 七月末世 In July, the virus breaks out and zombies descend. They are trapped at the outbreak’s epicenter. She ties up her hair, takes up a weapon, and casts off her usual frail image, determined never to become his burden! Amid the thorns of the apocalypse, they fight side by side! 654Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 24 Apocalypse: Taming a Sacred Physique Makes Me Stronger 末世：收服圣体就能变强 Apocalypse + multiple female characters + Superpowers + natural disasters + invincible protagonist + female livestreamers Buffs from the start, stacked to the max An orphan, mocked at school and exploited at work, he finally found a girlfriend, only to discover he was just one of the fish in her pond. Being dumped by her was the last straw, and Jiang Yu chose to jump off a building. When he opened his eyes, he was not only alive, but had also acquired an aloof System. It told him only that the A 658Reads5.9Score100Shelves
- 25 An Ordinary Person's Survival in the Zombie Apocalypse 平民末日丧尸求生 The apocalypse arrives without warning. Protagonist Chen Liang and his best friend happen to have stocked up on supplies. With such an incredible start, how will things turn out? No special abilities, no golden finger, and a slight focus on farming. Please check out this new book! 566Reads—Score100Shelves
- 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 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
- 28 The End Is Here: How Long Must We Keep Running? 末日来临：究竟要逃到什么时候 [Apocalypse + zombies + hyperrealistic survival + supplies in abundance + growing female lead + no saintly heroine + ensemble cast + no special abilities + no golden finger + generally no omniscient point of view] [Early story focuses on Country Z, later story focuses on the world] A friendly reminder: This story is set in a fictional world. Any similarities are purely coincidental. At first, people think it’s just an ordinary natural disaster, never imagining that a zombie virus will break out 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Zombie Apocalypse? Get Back to the Village and Lay Low 僵尸末日快回村里苟着 In 2030, a strange epidemic swept across the globe. It infected 80% of the population at an unimaginable speed, and all kinds of violent crimes soon followed. One day, Qin Qiong was staying at his family home when he heard a loud crash from the road outside, as if something had exploded. He hurried out of the single-story house and saw thick black smoke billowing in the distance. He rushed through the front gate and witnessed a shocking scene on the road... 355Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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
- 31 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. 39Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 32 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
- 33 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
- 34 The Final Chapter of the Zombie Apocalypse 丧尸终章 Beep! Human infection rate from zombies: 70%. Checking Host... binding in progress... Binding successful. Randomly drawing a League of Legends hero skill... Congratulations, Host! You drew the passive skill “Damnation”! Congratulations, Host! You drew the passive skill “Soul Furnace”! Congratulations, Host! You drew the passive skill “Absolution”! Checking world rules!... Adjusting skills!... World rules detected as low-level! World rules are far too low-level! Unbinding Host... Beep! Unbind 759Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 35 Plague of Mad Desire 疯欲疫 [Ensemble cast, multiple storylines, and bloody crosses. If it’s not your thing, please don’t flame. Corrections and issues will be addressed over time.] Civilization is a chain that shackles our genes. Humanity lives in dog cages woven from social rules and regulations, each person pretending to tame the beast within and slapping a seal over their instincts. Until disaster struck, so-called social rules were nothing more than cold chains around the beasts’ necks. The moment the signal towers we 581Reads8.1Score103Shelves
- 36 Lone Journey Through the Apocalypse: Touring the World in a Super Fortress 末日孤途之开着超级堡垒游世界 [No invincible hero, no mindless power fantasy, no System, no superpowers. Technology and development, modern setting with surreal elements, intricately interwoven plot] When a zombie virus sweeps across the globe, truck driver Qi Yue finishes his final delivery and risks everything to hurry home. His hometown is in an even more horrifying state. Along the way, he and his companions turn a semi-trailer into a super mobile fortress, then set out to survive with the girl Zhang Tian. From the heart 173Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Doomsday: After I Was Infected, the Female Zombies Awakened 末日：我感染后，女丧尸觉醒了 No System, no supernatural powers, not reborn. His only slight golden finger is that he was infected by a virus but did not mutate, becoming an evolved human. In the eyes of ordinary people, though, he's just a martial arts expert. He has a lifelong comrade-in-arms, someone who is family and friend, and something else he can't quite put into words. Is she a zombie? No, she's a new human! My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Before Transmigrating to the Apocalypse, I Played It Safe Until I Was Invincible 穿越末世前，我苟到无敌 [Apocalypse + Stockpiling + Supernatural Powers + Natural Disasters + Zombies] After struggling to survive in the apocalypse for several months, Xiao Danran gave up and transmigrated through a strange portal. The next moment, he was back two days before the apocalypse began, and had also acquired the ultimate apocalyptic artifact: the Gate of Time and Space. Stockpiling supplies is just the basics. Strength is what truly matters. A selfless saint has only one fate: death. Staying alive is the on 137Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 39 Death Takes the City 尸杀全城 Also known as The Citywide Zombie Slaughter: Survival Begins in an Apartment [No Superpowers or Cheats + Realistic Survival + Zombie Apocalypse] It all begins with a ridiculous night of drinking... And yet the world is about to be plunged into a cataclysm. As steel cities become death zones, once-bustling streets slowly fall into ruin, and countless strange figures wander across the ravaged land... Can Chen Yu make it out alive, carrying the seed called “hope” in his heart, and survive to the e 1.9kReads8.0Score106Shelves
- 40 Doomsday: Survivors of the Zombie World 末日：丧尸世界幸存者们 [No rebirth, no System, story-focused, no harem] There is a mysterious organization in the world: the Zero Organization. They have lost all humanity, purged the globe, and unleashed a zombie virus, hoping to create a world governed by an order that belongs to them alone. Not a single country on the planet has escaped unscathed. The story takes place in S City, Huaguo, and follows Qin Fan, an ordinary former soldier. Through countless hardships, he meets many people he has never encountered befor 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Myriad Worlds: Starting in a Zombie World 诸天：从丧尸世界开始 Bai Yi was playing a game when a sudden anomaly struck, and the System forcibly transported him to an apocalyptic world overrun with zombies. A System that lets him travel between worlds and exchange points for anything. Survive in danger-filled ruins, recuperate in the familiar, peaceful real world, and use resources to kill enemies in the apocalypse, earn points, and strengthen himself. 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 Hell Game: An Unfinished Heart 地狱游戏：未竟之心 Sequel to A Zombie Apocalypse: Survival at Sea. After the apocalypse begins, humanity suffers massive losses, and Earth's population falls by more than 80 percent. The dead become ghosts and descend into Hell, until Hell runs out of room. So Hell's administrator must organize a team to open up new space there, and Lu Mingrui is one of them. It has a cyberpunk-like setting, with no fantasy cultivation or magic. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Subspace Transmigration: World 1 次时空穿越：世界1 This is a world filled with blood and slaughter... People and things, good and evil, love and hate all make up this world... There is no absolute safety here... Even those closest to you will betray you... As dusk falls, under the crimson sky screen, will you find the true meaning of life? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Zombie Apocalypse: I Bought an Island with Online Loans 丧尸末世，我用网贷买了个岛 Driven to the rooftop by loan sharks and about to end it all, I hear screams from below: a zombie has bitten through my beautiful landlady's neck! Screw it, I'm fighting back! I take out a loan in seconds and buy a deserted island on Yunze Lake! With my parents and our mutt by my side, I fence off a safe zone with steel railings, light up the apocalypse with solar power, and use tunnel warfare to take down the bastards who come to steal my island! My ex-girlfriend comes crying and begs me to tak 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Dark Fortress 黑暗堡垒 Zombie apocalypse, no System, not reborn, farming, ensemble cast, zombie evolution, mutant beast evolution Zombies sweep across the land. Civilization collapses, and all order vanishes. In this apocalypse of broken walls and ruins, human nature is torn apart by desire and the will to survive. People turn on and betray one another, proving far more terrifying than the hordes of zombies. Relying on his awakened power of evolution, Xue Changfeng carves a path to survival through mountains of corpse 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 A North Island Hard to Embrace 北岛难拥 “End-of-the-World War” “Emotional Story” “Slow-Burn Narrative” “Beware the Heartbreak” “Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story” “Zombies” The wind from the northern islands Blows to the southeastern coast. Beneath the muddy ground lies His last love. “We search for every truth.” “We keep starting over.” Some will always cheer for the new order, While others gaze toward the mountains and seas of the past. I hope that you, reading this book, can also remember Why we existed In the first place. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 That Insignificant Life 那微不足道的人生 This story is dedicated to those who feel lost and despairing about life. There’s no System, no rebirth, and no hollow, over-the-top power fantasy. Just realism, a slow build, and almost no guns. Even a knife is a rare sight. The story follows its characters as they step out into the world from school, one step at a time… (Note: If you find the pacing too slow, start from Chapter 6. Contains horror and fighting. Not suitable for minors.) The virus broke out without warning, and countless people 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Bones Still Remain 尸骨犹存 [This story has no System or golden finger. It follows realistic logic and focuses on growth and survival. No mindless wish fulfillment. Enjoy!] When the zombie virus shatters everything good, law, morality, and hope all disappear. All that remains is endless darkness, the howls of the walking dead, and the despair that has sunk deep into the survivors’ bones. Li Musen, a migrant worker far from home, is one of the lucky few to escape infection in this catastrophe. But he finds himself trapped i 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Last Light of the Apocalypse: The Galaxy Falls 末世余晖：星河坠落 [Decisive and ruthless ➕ No saintly do-gooder ➕ Evolution ➕ Superpowers] A colossal meteor crashes down from the sky. Bizarre, terrifying monsters keep appearing. The old civilization collapses, and a new order rises. After the apocalypse, how will you find your own path and face the unknown dangers and challenges? A poem celebrating humanity’s brilliance and an ode to hope, set against dark corners and ever-present terror. Lin Tian uncovers the truth behind this apocalypse. —Reads—Score—Shelves
