Novels like Nightmare Dive
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Nightmare Dive, best match first.
- 1 The Dragon's Ritual Book 龙的仪式书 (A completely new system, an exciting setting, no cryptic writing, all thrills and no heartbreak. The author has already completed a four-million-word novel, so you can trust them. You won't regret giving it a try!) In this world, “laws” weave the threads of fate. The gods use “curses” to pass sentence, determining when the living will die. And when the twenty-fifth chime of the clock is about to ring, blasphemy takes root in the space between worlds, and the abyss begins to consume the world... 41Votes15.7kRecs68kFans
- 2 The Mountain and River Gentleman of Qingdu 清都山水郎 I am the mountain-and-river gentleman of Qingdu, blessed by Heaven with a wild and carefree nature. I once issued rain-and-wind vouchers, and repeatedly submitted petitions to keep the clouds and borrow the moon. The mountain lord is my mount, the Dragon Maiden is my sword attendant, and the immortals of Heaven are my guests. My name is Pei Shanlang. I only wish to live freely and enjoy life in this world! Everyone is welcome to visit my abode! 138Votes19kRecs141.1kFans
- 3 EN Dharma Boat 法舟 The vast, turbulent world is as boundless as a sea of smoke. He refines magic into a boat and struggles across the waves in pursuit of immortality. This is the story of Liu Dongqing, who blunders into a demonic sect and witnesses a realm of eerie horrors, beautiful women who are skeletons beneath the skin, bizarre arts and occult techniques, treacherous twists and turns, and schemes spun from cause and effect. Yet he never stops gazing toward the path to immortality, yearning t 214Votes60.4kRecs202.3kFans
- 4 The Beast in the Circle 圈中之兽 “Similarity creates a connection, and connection inevitably brings influence.” On the dark side of this land, the chosen fanatically worship all manner of banished gods and monsters. Through exquisite imitation, they connect with inhuman spirits. They allow their bodies and minds to transform, climbing ever higher on this path in hopes of becoming Deep Ones, burrowing demons, harpy fairies, vampire cultists, woodland satyrs, or ancient serpentfolk, thereby gaining supernatural power and knowledg 601Votes47.4kRecs72kFans
- 5 EN Immortal Rite 仙醮 Seek immortality, pursue the Dao, and sever heads; even in dreams, life is grand. Qi Refining, Minor Arts, Grand Rites, Barbarian Shamans, Desolate Realms, Heavenly Embryos... Five realms and four seas, eight extremities and twelve continents: this is a world without end, growing by the moment. Having lived two lives, how should one face a world so wondrous and vast? A jade disc, three thousand ancient characters. In this life, I seek to live without regrets! 526Votes44.6kRecs216.4kFans
- 6 The Age of Anomalies 异常纪元 The laws of physics are dying, and the world is becoming a draft gone mad. Everything we know as common sense is slowly failing. Sudden cancer, a whale carcass on a mountaintop, snake eyes on the highway… As reality falls apart, can reason lead us to the end? 6Votes27kRecs98.7kFans
- 7 Who Studies Psychology Without a Few Issues? 没点毛病谁学心理学啊 [You’ve got to have something wrong with you to study psychology.] “Who said that?” Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow. “He’s right!” … A professional novel about psychology. Serious keywords 1: [depression] [personality disorders] [illness anxiety disorder] [post-traumatic stress disorder] [Oedipus complex] [groupthink], and more. Serious keywords 2: [Big Five personality traits] [behavior modification] [dream interpretation] [sandplay therapy] [rational emotive therapy], and more. 13Votes68.8kRecs104.3kFans
- 8 EN Who Left This Last Will Here? 谁把遗言落这了？ [The Great Expedition is a colossal lie! The “Golden Fleece” that created the Twelve Primordial Gods... could it be the umbilical cord of those above?] [The Mother of Ten Thousand Limbs in Heaven shattered thirty thousand years ago... That egg named “Morningstar”... is probably no ladder to ascension!] [Beware the moon! An anomalous signal came from its surface... Its source calls itself the Guanghan Ark... possibly from the lost civilization of Yin Ruins...] [It said... Do not answer!] The Camb 4.4kVotes94.8kRecs773.1kFans
- 9 EN Who Says I'm Not a Proper Adventurer? 谁说我不是正经冒险者 After transmigrating to a fantasy world teeming with dragons, elves, and adventurers, Lance sets himself three ironclad rules: Don’t join the crowds, don’t meddle in other people’s business, and don’t go out after dark. … He never expected the shady game he’d played in his previous life to keep chasing him even months after his transmigration. From then on, Lance has boundless stamina and a life that will never end. But in this world of adventure, dreams, greed, and danger, he’s just a copyist 6.5kVotes76.8kRecs639.9kFans
- 10 A Doctor's Journey in Tokyo 东京医途 After being reborn in a parallel version of Tokyo, Kiryu Kazusuke struggled for ages to write just one sentence: “My high school grades weren’t great.” With no other choice, he gave up writing and went into medicine. Luckily, he could see the girls’ timelines. Every choice he made earned him a corresponding reward, such as surgical skills, medical papers, or an extra sum in his bank account. Before long, he had figured out three things: First, someone who truly likes you won’t care what color Po 406Votes140.3kRecs565.3kFans
- 11 EN I Can't Repay My Student Loans, So I Hunt Demons on the Side 还不起学贷的我只好兼职猎魔 [Averaging 20,000 paid subscriptions, so read with confidence!] [The most lighthearted and delightful fantasy light novel!] Gordon transmigrates to Londinium, in an age of steam and the supernatural, and becomes a poor student at the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences. No noble birth, no family fortune, just a hundred pounds of student debt. And a pair of eyes that can see the truth of Source Matter! To everyone else: waste, pollutants, trash. But Gordon sees: [The radiant Source Matter "Unbroken 9.3kVotes114.4kRecs777.2kFans
- 12 The Fruits of Slaughter 杀生道果 “An undying tree hangs from the Nine Heavens; immortal bones are dug from tombs. The Daoist Venerable smacks his lips as he drinks blood; the old Buddha savors dried meat. The six domestic animals and five sacrificial beasts pound the ritual drums; foxes of the city and rats of the shrine are boiled in a pot. The longevity wine reeks of wronged souls; the fruits of the Dao taste bitter at the feast of slaughter!” In this world, the Dao manifests its divine power. The one thing on the minds of co 1Votes116.2kRecs443.1kFans
- 13 Pirate Sovereignty 海盗王权 Kings are crowned, rising from blood and fire; all bow down and sing beneath the throne! Fate is never merciful out of love, nor fair because of greatness. The strong prey on the weak: that is the way of kings! The sole purpose of cannons is to measure a nation's borders! Everything within their range is truth! And in this Age of Sail, ruled by mighty ships and cannons, the only truth is... Hand it over! “Wait! What are all those things overseas? Retreat, retre... Aah!” The great beings of the p 4Votes173.9kRecs696.5kFans
- 14 Black Sails 黑帆 By the time I came to my senses... I was already an outlaw. Far beneath azure skies, black sails billowed. Gold and silver treasures, blades clashing in blood. Pillaging and slaughter, with no reverence for the gods. Youth fades quickly, all turned to wine and meat. [Daily Life] [Romance and Relationship-Building] [Simulation Management] This book is also known as “How I Transmigrated to Another World and Started Worshiping Guan Yu.” 8Votes112.5kRecs593.6kFans
- 15 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 1.7kVotes199.4kRecs992.1kFans
- 16 EN Extraordinary Voyage 超凡大航海 An indifferent god gazes coldly down at the world from above the clouds. A tailless crawler whispers in the gap between winter and spring. An octopus demon god in a top hat plays the flute beneath the cold sea. The steam engine has only just lit the flame of civilization. Swordsmanship and witchcraft clash, while alchemical guns and saili 1Votes294.6kRecs401.5kFans
- 17 EN Game of Thrones: The Sacred Flame King 权游之圣焰君王 [A Game of Thrones fanfic: You can enjoy it even if you haven't read the books or watched the show] Many years later, when the legendary lord, dragonrider, child of the holy flame, nightmare of conspirators, breaker of the rules of the game, undefeated legend on the battlefield, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Samwell Caesar, sat upon the Iron Throne, he would surely remember that distant afternoon when he received a charter of settlement from the “Rose of Highgarden.” Ba 4Votes118.2kRecs555.8kFans
- 18 The Los Angeles Detective 洛杉矶神探 A detective transmigrates to America and becomes an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. After getting over his initial confusion, he solves one baffling case after another and earns international renown, becoming known as the most legendary detective in history... 2Votes289.6kRecs397kFans
- 19 EN One Dragon Against the World 以一龙之力打倒整个世界！ [Guided by a true dragon: no wild assumptions or careless writing] Steel for scales, flames for bones. The bloodlines of a red dragon and an iron dragon intertwine and merge within me, forging a radiant new life. Flame and steel are my inborn talents, while adaptation and evolution are the powers through which I attain eternity. The weak are full of misgivings. Kings have no taboos. Whatever doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. Before me, those who kneel live, and those who stand die. All 3.7kVotes457.3kRecs1.6MFans
- 20 The Sun King's Seal 太阳王之证 A dark age, an age of blood and fire. The gods' game continues, though they do not know that they, too, are about to enter the game board. Across the wasteland, a green tide of evil sweeps in every direction. In the darkness, the undead leave their graves and wage war on the living. The new emperor of the human empire must prove he can repel foreign threats. In the void, Chaos corrupts all things, and only the strongest can survive. At last, a terrible storm ushers in the destruction of the worl 2Votes550.7kRecs527.5kFans
- 21 EN Above the High Heavens 高天之上 The crowdfunding campaign for the physical edition of Above the Heavens 3: The Abyss of Ruins is officially underway! The rewards include postcards, character stickers, a badge set, and holographic bookmarks. More stretch goals are on the way! As before, you can find us on the WeChat mini-program Dimension Core. The quality is excellent, so give it a try! == Every star shining high above has endured billions of years. Most lives are not even as long as the briefest glimmer of a star, and even th 52Votes734.6kRecs6MFans
- 22 EN Apocalypse Forecast 天启预报 “I want someone to give me a good beating…” Huai Shi, Sword of Calamity, Gravekeeper of the Old World, Tuner, Last Defender of Heaven, One of the Twenty-Four Agents of Destruction, Little Peppa of Huaihai Road, Sun of the Abyss, Final King of Hell. . One day, the impoverished Huai Shi discovers that the golden finger he picked up has finally started working… except this might not be a good thing. To make money and stay alive, he accidentally steps into this dangerous world. The frontier beyond t 336Votes2.2MRecs5.7MFans
- 23 The Pirate Code 海贼法典 A hero has grand ambitions in his heart and sound strategies in his mind, with the wit to encompass the universe and the will to command heaven and earth! In the world of ONE PIECE, countless ships race across the seas, each striving to outdo the others. Having arrived in an age of rising heroes, will you drift with the waves like a small boat, or stand firm like a reef and tame the raging sea? A One Piece fanfic with no Straw Hat crew. The protagonist is a boss-type character: an ordinary offic 2Votes466.4kRecs254.2kFans
- 24 EN The Wizard's Journey 巫师之旅 Give me endless knowledge, and I will use myself as a fulcrum to move countless worlds. This is the story of a wizard named Grimm who relies on his own intelligence and luck to study his unique branch of wizarding knowledge, travel through otherworldly realms, and take part in wars between different civilizations. 26Votes1.4MRecs810.2kFans
