Litrpg Recommendations reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 150 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Litrpg Recommendations brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/litrpg, r/ProgressionFantasy, r/Fantasy, r/audible, r/audiobooks. Top-rated brands include Royal Road (4.2/5), Dungeon Crawler Carl (4.6/5), Matt Dinniman (5.0/5).
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Reviews150
Subreddits7
Posts51
Brands86
Products34
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#1
Royal Road
4.2
(14)
"My favorite."
"Azarinth Healer"
"Defiance of the Fall"
"Threadbare"
"Probably the best monster Lit RPG on Royal road."
"Also good but it's a reverse isekai in a post system apocalypse earth."
"My favorite."
"My favorite."
"(Xianxia)"
"You might enjoy Azarinth Healer."
#2
Dungeon Crawler Carl
4.6
(8)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is phenomenal funny, entertaining but a bit dark really entertaining solid top 5"
"Dungein crawler carl, i highly recommend the audiobooks."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is also highly recommended."
"For comedy, Dungeon Crawler Carl."
"Give Dungeon Crawler Carl a try!"
"I'm also going to throw Dungeon Crawler Carl into the pool like everyone else."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl and Noobtown are both multi book series (not finished yet) and are really good."
"I think I'm in the latter. It's a little darker than I'd normally like."
#3
Matt Dinniman
5.0
(5)
"Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman"
"Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinneman"
"I think Dungeon Crawler Carl is the cream of the crop. Books 1 and 2 are great, and focus a little bit more on some of the RPG elements, but books 3 onwards really start diving deeper into the character development which a lot of litrpg stories don't do."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman, is a post-apocalyptic litrpg with crude humor and it is AMAZING."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is excellent"
#4
Ascend Online
4.0
(4)
"Ascend Online might fit your description too."
"Try Ascend Online, it’s pretty good and is a VRMMO."
"I would recommend: Ascend Online by Luke Chmilenko."
#5
He Who Fights With Monsters
4.7
(3)
"He Who Fights With Monsters is another great recommendation."
"He who fights with monsters is my new favorite 😁 devoured the first three books in less than a week."
"He Who Fights With Monsters."
#6
Titan Hoppers
4.7
(3)
"Amazing book!"
"I binged it over two days. Great read."
"Tons of great stories to choose from!!"
#7
Awaken Online
4.7
(3)
"Awaken Online by Travis Bagwell."
"The protagonist/hero is quite possibly the villain."
"I really enjoyed the Awaken Online series."
#8
Everybody Loves Large Chests
4.7
(3)
"Everybody Loves Large Chests! Very adult at times, but very funny."
"The best one must be everybody loves large chests."
"Both take a little time to develop."
#9
Defiance of the Fall
4.7
(3)
"Defiance of the Fall is a great read."
"I love both of these and they are great on the world building, stats, and adventure."
"I enjoyed Defiance of the Fall."
#10
Limitless Lands
4.3
(3)
"Limitless Lands is really awesome!"
"Limitless Lands is really great, maybe not super focused on building and expanding a empire, but the battles feels large scale enough."
"Limitless Lands seems to fit the description."
#11
Way of the Shaman
4.0
(3)
"Way of the Shaman is also a great option."
"Way of the Shaman."
"Way of the Shaman fits most of your list."
#12
Life Reset
4.0
(3)
"It's still the best I’ve found."
"Empire building: Life Reset."
"If you are into base building: Life Reset."
#13
Multiple
4.0
(3)
"Anyways here are my recs: Dungeon crawler Carl, Good guys / bad guys."
"I haven't listened to anything exactly in battle royale style, but I have some recommendations."
"Melody of mana on royalroad is ongoing."
#14
Shirtaloon
5.0
(2)
"He Who Fights With Monsters"
"He Who Fights With Monsters by Shirtaloon"
#15
TheFirstDefier
5.0
(2)
"Defiance of the Fall"
"Defiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier"
#16
The Legendary Mechanic
5.0
(2)
"Do recommend. Don’t miss out on The Legendary Mechanic if you’ve not read that one though, I love it."
"The Legendary Mechanic is one of my top favorite stories ever. Highly recommended read."
#17
Primal Hunter
5.0
(2)
"Primal Hunter is another one you should check out."
"I really enjoyed the Primal Hunter series."
#18
Portal to Nova Roma
5.0
(2)
"Portal to nova Roma. It's really well written."
"Portal to Nova Roma is a pretty good choice."
#19
Bushido Online
5.0
(2)
"Just a great story, cant wait for more."
#20
The Primal Hunter
5.0
(2)
"Here are 5 of my favorite series in the genre: The Primal Hunter and I think it is"
"I love both of these and they are great on the world building, stats, and adventure."
#21
Azarinth Healer
4.5
(2)
"Azarinth Healer"
"Azarinth Healer on RR is pretty good."
#22
Viridian Gate Online
4.5
(2)
"I cannot recommend a better lit-rpg."
#23
Legend of Randidly Ghosthound
4.5
(2)
"Everybody loves large Chests, delve, brimstone fantasy."
"Touches a lot of those."
#24
This Trilogy is Broken
4.5
(2)
"It's actually four books, and it's really well-written."
"I really enjoy the 'This Trilogy is Broken' series."
#25
The New World
4.5
(2)
"The New World"
"The New World fits that."
#26
Dawn of the Void
4.5
(2)
"Dawn of the Void, Life Reset, Fae Nexus are all complete."
"It's got some good humor, a good pace."
#27
The Good Guys
4.0
(2)
"[The Good Guys] is a recommended series."
"In later books it gets a little complicated but for like 4 books its simple."
#28
Crafting of Chess
4.0
(2)
"Crafting: Crafting of chess."
#29
Phil Tucker
4.0
(2)
"World Tree Online by EA Hooper, Dawn of the Void by Phil Tucker both have 3 books and are complete"
"Dawn of the Void by PWTucker, this one has a more realistic take on the whole system apocalypse thing, it's fun at times but it has a bit too much USA patriotism at times, but still a fun read."
#30
Forever Fantasy Online
4.0
(2)
"I liked Forever Fantasy Online too."
"I'd recommend Forever Fantasy Online."
#31
The Land
4.0
(2)
"And the forbidden one The Land."
"The Land by Aleron Kong."
#32
Euphoria Online
4.0
(2)
"The author has also completed a LitRPG trilogy called Euphoria Online. Bit more ‘classic’ than Dawn."
"Euphoria Online by Phil Tucker."
#33
Dark Series
5.0
(1)
"Stone's Dark Series is "buy immediately"."
#34
Aleron Kong
5.0
(1)
"The Land by Aleron Kong is fantastic. I wasn't a reader until I read this series and I was hooked on every word."
#35
Luke Chmilenko
5.0
(1)
"If you’re looking for something that straddles the line between LitRPG and progression fantasy, I’ve been enjoying Savage Dominion by Luke Chmilenko and G. D. Penman."
#36
Will Wight
5.0
(1)
"Cradle series by Will Wight is amazing."
#37
Travis Bagwell
5.0
(1)
"Awaken Online by Travis Bagwell."
#38
Melody of Mana
5.0
(1)
"Melody of Mana fits that vibe and is one of my favorite stories on RR."
#39
Perilous Waif
5.0
(1)
"Perilous Waif was Soo good."
#40
Michael R Miller
5.0
(1)
"I always recommend this book for people just wanting to get into LitRPG's as it's a light, exciting, action filled standalone."
#41
Chrysalis
5.0
(1)
"It's far better than any litRPG I've listened to, besides DCC. I highly recommend it if you haven't listened to it."
#42
Hyperion Evergrowing
5.0
(1)
"It's absolutely amazing. The author does a fantastic job with this."
#43
Royal Bodyguard
5.0
(1)
"I just read Royal Bodyguard, a standalone litrpg novel and it was really good."
#44
Bofuri
5.0
(1)
"Is my favourite litRPG."
#45
He Who Fights
5.0
(1)
"I love he who fights, and am now listening to dungeon crawler Carl."
#46
Dragon Heart
4.0
(1)
"Dragon Heart is also great, but just for the empire arc."
#47
Spellmonger Series
4.0
(1)
"If you like world building and politics, try Spellmonger series."
#48
Noobtown
4.0
(1)
"Noobtown fits those pretty well without the advanced knowledge. I’m reading it now and it’s good."
#49
Rising World
4.0
(1)
"My book "Rising World" is a lot like this."
#50
The Wraiths Haunt Series
4.0
(1)
"Try The Wraiths Haunt series, 4 books to go at for now."
#51
Project Daily Grind
4.0
(1)
"I really liked that MC starts with a free account."
#52
Diaries of Nero the Halloween Cat
4.0
(1)
"It's kind of new but it's touching into that whole niche of city building very slowly."
#53
Master of None
4.0
(1)
"Business books: Master of None ; Biomechanical Self Engineering."
#54
Divine Dungeon
4.0
(1)
"Dungeon core: Divine Dungeon ; Crafting Dungeon."
#55
Eden's Gate
4.0
(1)
"Eden's Gate is a good series."
#56
Vyridian Gate Online
4.0
(1)
"Vyridian Gate Online is similar to Edens Gate."
#57
Idle System
4.0
(1)
"My recommendation is the Idle System."
#58
The Feedback Loop
4.0
(1)
"The Feedback Loop by Harmon Cooper is first person."
#59
The Level Up Series
4.0
(1)
"The Level up series by Dan Sugralinov is very good."
#60
The Desire Series
4.0
(1)
"The Desire series by Cameron Milan is good."
#61
Apocalypse Gates Series
4.0
(1)
"Apocalypse Gates series, Daniel Schinhofen."
#62
Amazon
4.0
(1)
"Reborn: Apocalypse"
#63
Savage Awakening
4.0
(1)
"Savage Awakening is pretty good and I think I've heard a full stat rundown only like 4 times in the whole first book."
#64
HWFWM
4.0
(1)
"I consider HWFWM to be pretty soft. There's also The Wandering Inn."
#65
A Neet’s Guide to Becoming a God
4.0
(1)
"Progression fantasy - normally I love crazy power LitRPGs but decided to give this a go and 👍🏼 really good stuff."
#66
Feedback Loop
4.0
(1)
"Feedback loop is a twist on the standard LitRPG - got a few good books in the series if you like gritty noir."
#67
Master Hunter K
4.0
(1)
"Master Hunter K, Solo Leveling, Reincarnator , Way of the Shaman, Realm of Arkon and The Alchemist."
#68
The Ripple System
4.0
(1)
"I'm gonna recommend The Ripple System: Shadeslinger."
#69
Arthur Stone
4.0
(1)
"For your first book, I recommend either one of Arthur Stone's weirdest Noob or Respawn series."
#70
Grayson Sinclair
4.0
(1)
"Isekai Assassin by Grayson Sinclair sounds perfect for what your looking for."
#71
Chris Vines
4.0
(1)
"Elemental Gatherers by Chris Vines."
#72
Hugo Huesca
4.0
(1)
"Give “Dungeon Lord”by Hugo Huesca a try."
#73
Pyresouls
4.0
(1)
"I've been enjoying the Pyresouls Apocalypse series."
#74
Tao Wong
4.0
(1)
"Tao Wong’s Adventures on Brad series should hit all these marks."
#75
Fleabag
4.0
(1)
"It’s about a “dog” that’s trying to survive in an inhospitable dungeon city."
#76
Apocalypse: Reborn as a Monster
4.0
(1)
"MC is reborn as a kobold and tries to create a monster kingdom."
#77
Mobs
4.0
(1)
"Try to pick up Mobs by SqueeWrites."
#78
Underdog
4.0
(1)
"I recommend the following series: Underdog."
#79
Chronicles of Ethan
4.0
(1)
"A completed series with loads of humor and a strong character arc."
#80
Rise of the Cheat Potion Maker
4.0
(1)
"And I'll second Dungeon Crawler Carl."
#81
Oh Great! I Was Reincarnated As A Farmer
4.0
(1)
"I would add 'Oh great, I was reincarnated as a farmer' to the others already mentioned."
#82
Cinnamon Bun
4.0
(1)
"Cinnamon Bun is a wonderful sugary story about someone who wants to play not only the hero."
#83
Good Guys
4.0
(1)
"The good guys “ one more last time” not broken."
#84
Somnia Online
4.0
(1)
"Somnia Online is my favorite VRMMO-style with life threatening situations."
#85
Contention
3.0
(1)
"Slow paced survival focused. Base building. Monsters & taming."
#86
Ryan Rimmel
3.0
(1)
"I like the series but let me explain the stats thing."
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