LitRPG + cultivationOngoing
2021—Defiance of the Fall
TheFirstDefier
Levels, grades, and cosmic cultivation for readers who enjoy a long, crunchy climb.
Crunchy StatsCultivationSolo Progression
Explore 645 Progression Fantasy Series
645 series
Royal Road
Patreon
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Great Soul ranksOngoing
2021—Bastion
Phil Tucker
A reborn Great Soul fights back toward Bastion's academy and advances through named ranks across the ten layers of Hell.
AcademyDark & GrittyUnderdog Start
CAD ranksOngoing
2020—Iron Prince
Bryce O'Connor & Luke Chmilenko
Military academy training, visible CAD ranks, and relentless improvement.
AcademySci-FiTournament Arc
AttunementsOngoing
2017—Arcane Ascension
Andrew Rowe
An academy progression story built around attunements, mana types, and clever systems.
AcademyCrafting / EnchanterDungeon Crawl
LitRPGOngoing
2020—Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
A brutal dungeon system, distinct levels, and an exceptionally addictive climb.
Crunchy StatsDungeon CrawlHumorous / Comedy
Essence ranksOngoing
2021—He Who Fights with Monsters
Travis Deverell (Shirtaloon)
An Australian retail manager is transported to a magical world, gaining suspiciously sinister abilities and climbing through essence ranks.
Crunchy StatsHumorous / ComedySmart Protagonist
LitRPG / LevelsOngoing
2022—The Primal Hunter
Zogarth
An office worker thrives when Earth integrates into the wider system multiverse, becoming a solitary hunter and master alchemist.
Crafting / EnchanterCrunchy StatsSolo Progression
CultivationOngoing
2022—Beware of Chicken
CasualFarmer
A reincarnated cultivator escapes sect politics to start a quiet farm in the Azure Hills, only for his farm animals to unlock spiritual wisdom and martial arts.
Crafting / EnchanterHumorous / ComedySmart Protagonist
DeckbuildingOngoing
2022—All the Skills
Honour Rae
In a world where magic is governed by collectible cards, an impoverished boy secures a legendary Master of Skills card and bonds with a dragon to forge a path to supreme power.
Dungeon CrawlSmart ProtagonistUnderdog Start
Tiered ranksOngoing
2022—The Path of Ascension
C. Mantis
Equipped with a limitless mana regeneration talent, an orphaned survivor ascends through monster-infested rifts in an empire-wide race toward Tier 50 godhood.
Dungeon CrawlFast-PacedSci-Fi