Complete LitRPGs:

  • Threadbare series (including Small Medium and Dragon Hack) by Seiple (suggested order: trilogies TB1, SM, DH, TB2)

  • Limitless Lands by Henegar

  • Master Hunter K by From Hell

  • World Tree Online by Hooper

  • New Game Minus by Lin

  • Light Online by Larcombe

  • Eternal Online by Reynolds

  • Retired S- Rank Adventurer by Wolfe & Falcon

  • Life Reset by Kuznits

  • Blessed Time and Viceroy’s Pride by Plamann

  • Towers of Heaven by Milan

  • CivCEO by Karevik

  • Forever Fantasy Online by Aaron and Bach

  • This Trilogy is Broken (a.k.a. This Quest is Bullshit! from Royal Road) by Valentine (a.k.a. Nixia)

  • War Aeternus by Dean

  • PrimeVerse by Billiau

  • Everybody Loves Large Chests by Iliev

  • Somnia Online by Hanna

  • The Dungeon Alaria by Kern

  • Rise to Omniscience by Oster

  • The Idle System by Pegaz

  • Last Born of Ki’darth by McGowen

  • Accidental Traveler (two complete trilogies) by Davis

  • Savage Dominion by Chmilenko & Penman

  • The Last Warrior of Unigaea and The Feedback Loop by Cooper

  • Factory of the Gods (a.k.a. Keldora) by Raizman

  • Nova Online by Knight

  • Axe Druid by Johns

  • Tower Climber and Arcane Kingdom Online by Tanner

  • Emerilia by Chatfield

  • Euphoria Online by Tucker

  • Aether Gate Online by Hultberg

  • Chronicles of Ethan (and standalone sequel Overpowered Howard) by Monk

  • System Apocalypse™, Adventures on Brad, and Hidden Wishes by Wong

  • Combat Codes by Darwin is great, but it’s /r/ProgressionFantasy

  • Death’s Mantle by Cooper

  • Space Seasons by Chapman

  • Heroic Villain, and Bathrobe Knight by Dean

  • Metagamer Chronicles by Hunter

  • Fall of the Black Seraph by O’Kelley (a.k.a. The Genesis Game by Locke)

  • Afterlife Online by Finn

  • The Iron Teeth by Straughan

  • Dungeons of Perdition by Basu

  • Pangea Online by Rowland

  • The Weaponized by Deckard

  • Never Die Twice and Kairos by Durand (a.k.a. Void Herald on RR)

  • Headshot Online by Siege

  • Trinity of the Kairos by Sinclair

  • Chronicles of Wycon by Moore

  • Abduction Cycles by Cressman

  • They Called Me MAD and The Houndsman by Pal

  • The Bright Lord by Knowles

  • Nora Hazard by Corvin

  • Beast Realms by Jones

  • Arena Manager by Opo

  • Frostworld by Peel

  • Magnus by Prime

  • Metamorphosis Online by Grey

  • Alterlife by Moss

  • Underverse by Cajiao

  • The Orzare Chronicles by O Toole

  • Alpha Physics by Kozlowski

  • Legends of Ascension by Hultberg

  • Badges of Dorkdom by Hodges

  • Star Divers by Landry

  • Legendary Farmer by Elizabeth Oswald

  • Class Shift by Sean Oswald

  • Ten Realms by Chatfield

  • The Weight of it All by Thorn

  • Phase Shift by Johnson

  • Voidbringer Campaign by Hall

  • Sky Realms by Osgood

  • Cultivator vs. System by Valerios

  • Uniworld Online and Glendara Awakens by Brooks

  • Freedom Online by Lingard

  • Enora Online by Adams

  • Harbinger by Keene

  • Bad Luck Charlie (a.k.a. Dragon Mage) by Baron

  • Apocosmos by Gkirgkiris

  • Real- Time Starcommander by Gregory

  • Dungeon Realms by Yang

  • Death’s Favorite Warlock by Dean

  • The Game of Gods by Kern

  • Tower Apocalypse by Cassius & Tang

  • Real- Time Starcommander by Gregory

  • Hack, Slash & Burn by Herzman

  • Cowboy Necromancer (some novellas to follow) & Tokens & Towers by Cooper

  • Apocalypse Gates (and I think other series) by Schinhofen

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    Here’s my full list:

    Each subsection has my favourites near the top, then aren’t really in order.

    Complete LitRPGs:

    Threadbare series (including Small Medium and Dragon Hack) by Seiple (suggested order: trilogies TB1, SM, DH, TB2)
    Limitless Lands by Henegar
    Master Hunter K by From Hell
    World Tree Online by Hooper
    New Game Minus by Lin (and Street Cultivation, but it’s not a LitRPG)
    Light Online by Larcombe
    Eternal Online by Reynolds
    Retired S-Rank Adventurer by Wolfe & Falcon
    Life Reset by Kuznits
    Blessed Time and Viceroy’s Pride by Plamann
    Towers of Heaven by Milan
    CivCEO by Karevik
    Forever Fantasy Online by Aaron and Bach (great series, but very limited progression; max level from the beginning)
    This Trilogy is Broken (a.k.a. This Quest is Bullshit! from Royal Road) by Valentine (a.k.a. Nixia)
    War Aeternus by Dean
    PrimeVerse by Billiau
    Everybody Loves Large Chests by Iliev (NSFW gore, nudity, demons raping each other but asexual protagonist doesn’t understand sexuality and is mostly uninvolved)
    Somnia Online by Hanna
    The Dungeon Alaria by Kern
    Rise to Omniscience by Oster
    The Idle System by Pegaz
    Last Born of Ki’darth by McGowen
    Accidental Traveler (two complete trilogies) by Davis
    Savage Dominion by Chmilenko & Penman
    The Last Warrior of Unigaea and The Feedback Loop by Cooper
    Factory of the Gods (a.k.a. Keldora) by Raizman (complete arc; once Dinosaur Dungeon concludes, this series will continue.)
    Nova Online by Knight
    Axe Druid by Johns
    Tower Climber and Arcane Kingdom Online by Tanner
    Emerilia by Chatfield
    Euphoria Online by Tucker
    Aether Gate Online by Hultberg
    Chronicles of Ethan (and standalone sequel Overpowered Howard) by Monk
    System Apocalypse, Adventures on Brad, and Hidden Wishes by Wong
    Combat Codes by Darwin is great, but it’s /r/ProgressionFantasy
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    Death’s Mantle by Cooper
    Space Seasons by Chapman
    Heroic Villain, and Bathrobe Knight by Dean
    Metagamer Chronicles by Hunter
    Fall of the Black Seraph by O’Kelley (a.k.a. The Genesis Game by Locke)
    Afterlife Online by Finn
    The Iron Teeth by Straughan
    Dungeons of Perdition by Basu
    Pangea Online by Rowland
    The Weaponized by Deckard
    Never Die Twice and Kairos by Durand (a.k.a. Void Herald on RR)
    Headshot Online by Siege
    Trinity of the Kairos by Sinclair
    Chronicles of Wycon by Moore
    Abduction Cycles by Cressman
    They Called Me MAD and The Houndsman by Pal
    The Bright Lord by Knowles
    Nora Hazard by Corvin
    Beast Realms by Jones
    Arena Manager by Opo
    Frostworld by Peel
    Magnus by Prime
    Metamorphosis Online by Grey
    Alterlife by Moss
    Underverse by Cajiao
    The Orzare Chronicles by O Toole
    Alpha Physics by Kozlowski
    Legends of Ascension by Hultberg
    Badges of Dorkdom by Hodges
    Star Divers by Landry
    Legendary Farmer by Elizabeth Oswald
    Class Shift by Sean Oswald
    Ten Realms by Chatfield
    The Weight of it All by Thorn
    Phase Shift by Johnson
    Voidbringer Campaign by Hall
    Sky Realms by Osgood
    Cultivator vs. System by Valerios
    Uniworld Online and Glendara Awakens by Brooks
    Freedom Online by Lingard
    Enora Online by Adams
    Harbinger by Keene
    Bad Luck Charlie (a.k.a. Dragon Mage) by Baron
    Apocosmos by Gkirgkiris
    Real-Time Starcommander by Gregory
    Dungeon Realms by Yang
    Death’s Favorite Warlock by Dean
    The Game of Gods by Kern
    Tower Apocalypse by Cassius & Tang
    Real-Time Starcommander by Gregory
    Hack, Slash & Burn by Herzman
    Cowboy Necromancer (some novellas to follow) & Tokens & Towers by Cooper
    Apocalypse Gates (and I think other series) by Schinhofen (I’ve heard there are lots of sex scenes and he’s known for “secret harems”)

    Standalone LitRPGs:

    How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Rowe
    Tales from the Upgrade by Henegar
    The Card Job by Falbo (I used to also include The Crafting of Chess, but it now has a sequel. Regardless, it’s already a complete story in 1 volume.)
    Leveled Up Love by Wong and Marshall
    Battle Spire by Miller
    Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Dinniman (trigger warning: gore, abuse of various types)
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    Zombie Slayer by Milan
    Axilon99 by Cox
    The Ridden by Kern
    Aether Frontier by McCoskey
    Royal Bodyguard and Just A Bronze by Richter
    Hazelhearth Hires Heroes by Willison
    Nigmus Online by Barnett
    An Old Man’s Journey by Allanther
    Toothless by Thomas

    Sci-Fi LitRPGs:

    (this is my attempt to include science fiction stories with LitRPG elements, but that focus on the science-fiction implications of VR/AI/games, not on progression)

    Continue Online by Morse
    Virtual Realities by Schott
    Puatera Online by Chapman (the first three books have very little /r/ProgressionFantasy elements; later books are a bit more typical of the genre)

    Series that can be read as complete with a midway stopping point, but have been continued:

    The Gam3 by Yap (a sequel series started in August on RR, but book 3 ends a complete story)
    Nova Terra by Ring (to be continued in Forgemaster )

    Series that are on permanent (?) hiatus but at a stopping point that could be an ending:

    Desire by Milan (not harem… Really poorly-named series! Milan calls it complete, but it’s an open ending.)
    Monster Hunter NYC by Cooper (harem)
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    Greystone Chronicles, Shadow Sun, The Darkelf Chronicles and Mars System Reboot by Willmarth

    Dungeon core series:

    Elemental Dungeon (a.k.a. Bone Dungeon) by Smidt
    Dungeon Crafting, Dungeon Fairy, Dungeon World, Station Core, Dungeon of Chance and Holiday Dungeon Core by Brooks
    Derelict by Henegar (complete trilogy; more books to come)
    Divine Seed (a.k.a. Tree Dungeon) by Karevik
    Bio Dungeon by Logue and Brooks
    Divine Dungeon by Krout (imho stronger as a complete trilogy, but it’s also a complete series at five books.)
    Guild Core by Reynolds
    Futuristic Dungeon Core by Grant
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    A Lonely Dungeon (RR) by cathfach
    Cat Core and War Core by Henegar
    Blue Core by InadvisablyCompelled (adult content chapters marked; I assume so they can be skipped)

    Complete web serials:

    Worth the Candle by Wales
    The Infinite Labyrinth by Vincent Archer
    The Humble Life of a Skill Trainer by altonsleet
    Mother of Learning by nobody103 is amazing, but it’s /r/progressionfantasy not LitRPG.
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    Vainquer the Dragon by Void Herald
    Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar (book 1 on KU, epilogue to follow still)
    Everybody Loves Large Chests by Exterminatus (trigger warning: rapey demon sex, gratuitous gorey violence) (also Small Chests Are Fine Too) more NSFW than KU version?
    Epilogue by Etzoli
    Damage=MA: A Rolling Stone LitRPG by zechamp
    Death Singer by geminirand Or maybe just peruse COMPLETE-tagged stories on Royal Road.

    Russian-translated complete LitRPG series:

    Level Up by Sugralinov
    Dark Herbalist by Atamanov
    The Way of the Shaman by Mahanenko (ending on book 6)
    AlterWorld by Rus
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    Galactogon by Mahanenko
    Animus and Chronicles of KieraFreya by Anderle
    Mirror World by Osadchuk
    Realm of Arkon by Akella
    An NPC’s Path by Kornev
    The Neuro by Livadny
    Clan Dominance by Mikhailov
    The Final Countdown by Ulengov

    Asian translated LitRPGs:

    Master Hunter K (on KU) by From Hell
    Solo Leveling/I Alone Level Up by Sung-Lak
    Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society and Everyone Else is a Returnee by Toika
    The Legendary Mechanic by Peija
    Seoul Station Necromancer by Jin
    Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed the World by Mad Snail
    Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God by Lucky Old Cat
    Emperor of Solo Play by D-Dart
    borderline LitRPG: Throne of Magical Arcana by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving
    A Returner’s Magic Should be Special by So-Nan
    Below here I haven’t read yet:
    Demon King by Toika
    Advent of the Archmage by Mo Xiang
    Night Ranger by Dark Blue Coconut Milk
    Warlock of the Magus World by The Plagiarist
    Desolate Era by I Eat Tomatoes
    The Second Coming of Gluttony by Ro Yu-jin
    And there are a lot of complete translated cultivation web serials; search over at /r/ProgressionFantasy or /r/NovelTranslations for recs.
    I also expect this list is missing many complete series. Please recommend any you think are worth reading!

    #Harem series

    World Seed by Miller
    Reborn by Jackson
    Reborn as a Baron Lord by Yang
    Wolf King’s Lair by Drake

    I’m likely going to GDPR-Nuke my Reddit account, depending on how things shake out by July 1, so not sure how to share this back with /r/LitRPGs. Is it easy to link to here from Reddit? idk