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Top 25 Artificial Intelligence Novels on Royal Road (2026)

Updated November 2026 · ranked by average reader rating

Artificial Intelligence Novels are among the most popular stories on Royal Road.

This guide ranks the best by average reader rating. The current top picks are Seeking Strays, Poll World [LitRPG][Reader Polls] and There's Always Another Level (LitRPG + Sidekick Romp). Some of them are already finished, so you can binge without waiting for updates.

The 25 best Artificial Intelligence novels on Royal Road

  1. Seeking Strays

    4.89 · 82 chapters · Ongoing

    Protect my sister. That’s all that ever mattered to me. Come hell or high water, I’d do anything if it meant my sweet little sister could have just one more day of a peaceful life. Anything. There was just one issue—I was burning the…

  2. Poll World [LitRPG][Reader Polls]

    4.86 · 47 chapters · Ongoing

    Reality was a disaster. Welcome to the upgrade. LEO is a psychotic entertainment AI specializing in reality television. He's also God now. In the name of perpetual entertainment, he's turned the world into a LitRPG death game. Don't…

  3. There's Always Another Level (LitRPG + Sidekick Romp)

    4.84 · 44 chapters

    Friends, it's time for a proper negative five-hundred to hero story. Zero to hero ain't gonna cut it. Far too often the main character is a capable but naïve bumpkin bouncing off the turnip truck at whatever magical academy made a…

  4. Faith in Numbers: Ring Around the Rose [Cult-Building LitRPG]

    4.81 · 52 chapters · Ongoing

    If he can’t have magic, he’ll give them madness. Sid is perfect on paper… brilliant, disciplined, a natural leader. Too bad he can’t cast a single spell. Magic needs connection. Sid feels connected to nothing. To the powers that be at his…

  5. 404 Justice Not Found

    4.80 · 68 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 23, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Harlow, Minnesota. The hospital closed last year. The police left in the 80s. Hamburger is nine dollars a pound, gas is six bucks a gallon, and the only news channel is a man named Frank O'Flagg explaining why solar panels are the real…

  6. Super Minion

    4.80 · 63 chapters

    Fortress City has Super Villains, who have evil lairs, and in them they make super weapons. But when a bioweapon is granted super powers of its own, will Fortress City be able to handle the Super Minion? Cover by Vitaly S Alexius

  7. The Butcher of Gadobhra

    4.78 · 343 chapters

    Butcher of Gadobhra, Volumes 1,2 and 3 are available on Amazon and Audible. Volume 4 will be leaving RR in the latter months of 2026. (Amazon Rules, not by my choice. Amazon pays the bills, and I still have two girls in college.) In the…

  8. Havoc and the Cafeteria Queen [SCS (Stray Cat Strut) FF]

    4.75 · 28 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 25, 2026 (6 weeks ago).

    This is in fact two stories set on opposite sides of a river in the SCS 'verse. On one side, a nameless old man sitting vigil for his dying wife gets caught in an Antithesis Incursion and takes the opportunity to put decades of studying…

  9. The Call of the Hollow Men

    4.75 · 25 chapters · Completed

    An experimental AI that he doesn’t remember stealing, thrown an unknown number of years into the future and promptly enslaved, Mat decides that everything sucks, and people still do mean things to one another. But alien life has been…

  10. Sigiljack: Sci-Fantasy Cyberpunk LitRPG (Just hit Rising Stars!)

    4.73 · 36 chapters

    SIGILJACK Progression Sci-Fantasy Cyberpunk LitRPG Street-Samurai Combat x Dungeon Crawling Mana + Metal + Trauma Magic broke the world. Corporate greed broke him. John Ranson is a washed-up combat engineer with a glitching arm, dwindling…

  11. Teddy Bears on Brigade [A SCS Fanfiction]

    4.73 · 465 chapters · Ongoing

    Chapters released Mon/Wed/Fri. Evelyn "Teddy" Claire is a street kid just trying to make ends meet. That's hard to do when you live in the undercity, a near slum found underneath the foundations of the megacity of Calgary. Usually, her…

  12. Bloodsworn

    4.72 · 114 chapters

    The Dragons have been slain, the Giants pacified and the Elves have retreated to the depths of the old growth forests. The Dwarven forges quenched and stilled. Magic has fled from the world as the Empire of Man stands firm and tall above…

  13. New Gam3 Plus

    4.72 · 14 chapters

    Level up. Get stronger. Kill hostile aliens with the help of a friendly AI. Alan’s done it all before. Yet Earth is facing an impending invasion, and it might be his fault the government has already surrendered. Given another chance to…

  14. The Lil Robot That Could [LitRPG Isekai Adventure]

    4.72 · 32 chapters · Completed

    Follow Dasher, the food delivery robot, as he fights to deliver food to hungry people, even though the journey is at times scary and perilous. Plagued with fading memories from his life before, he struggles to hold on to his humanity…

  15. Divine Awakening

    4.71 · 44 chapters

    When an explosion beneath the pyramids of Giza devours half of Cairo, it reveals a chasm spewing mysterious energy, unleashing mythical creatures worldwide and altering humans. As nations clash over the Pit's secrets, Ash remains focused…

  16. The Rings of Jupiter [A Dark Cyberpunk LitRPG] (STUBBED)

    4.71 · 69 chapters

    BOOK 1 IS OUT ON AMAZON! --- Raziel is meant to be dead. He shouldn't have levels, skills, or a metal arm that throws lightning. But he does, and he's only just getting started. Once a legendary Gunslinger of the Outer Ring, Raziel has…

  17. Apocalypse Parenting

    4.69 · 4 chapters

    A few minutes ago, Meghan Moretti’s biggest concern was getting the kids’ athletic clothes washed in time for practice this evening. Now, it seems that Earth has been forced into participating in some high-stakes intergalactic reality…

  18. VRMMO: Nerf The Archer!

    4.69 · 75 chapters

    Max is a regular guy who enjoys playing video games in the comfort of his home. However, he only enjoys playing if it’s a challenge, so he always plays on the hardest difficulty. When the first-ever full-dive VRRPG ‘Hero of Liberation’…

  19. Hyperion Evergrowing: A Monster Evolution LitRPG

    4.68 · 217 chapters

    Leif Vin is mortally wounded and left for dead at the conclusion of a devastating battle. The squad he commanded have either fallen or abandoned the fight, and as dawn breaks, all that that remains are the distant cries of the few who yet…

  20. CyberGene [Volume 1 Complete! 500k+ Words] [LitRPG w/ cybernetics + mutations]

    4.66 · 258 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Aug 13, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Chapters M-W-F 9AM. Volume 1 Blood and Steel: All Three Acts Complete! Volume 2 Thunder and Webs: Act Two Ongoing! Discord - Patreon - Spotify Playlist Upgrade. Consume. Evolve. Whether it’s cybernetics or mutations, this world demands…

  21. Terminate the Other World! [An Isekai LitRPG] (Stubbed)

    4.66 · 15 chapters

    An unshackled killer cyborg ends up terminating her way through...ahem ‘exploring’ fantasyland with a dungeon core power source! A lighthearted super-OP misunderstanding-filled Isekai LitRPG adventure! A note on spinoffs and spoilers…

  22. Godclads

    4.65 · 530 chapters

    Professionally edited and published versions of volumes 1 and 2 can be found on Kindle and as audiobooks on Audible! Avo was born to destroy New Vultun. In a twist of fate, he’ll become its only hope for salvation. The gods were the…

  23. Prism - Seekers of Solace (A LitRPG Saga)

    4.65 · 35 chapters

    The Virtual Revolution is in full swing and empty streets dot the landscape, vestiges of a foregone era. Seeking to escape the harshness of the outside world, humanity has turned to VR. And the unlucky few unable to enter this virtual…

  24. Prophecy Approved Companion

    4.65 · 11 chapters

    GAME OVER: This story is now COMPLETE. Thank you all for the wonderful ride. A couple of years too late to see it live? It's now available on Amazon and Audible! Book One Amazon Book One Audible BOOK TWO Book Two Amazon Book two Audible…

  25. Stray Cat Strut [Will Stub Yesterday... as soon as the time machine is done!]

    4.65 · 790 chapters · Ongoing

    In the year 2057, the world has become a corporate-run utopia for the super-rich, and a hellhole for all the rest. Catherine 'Cat' Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start…

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Artificial Intelligence novel on Royal Road?

Right now Seeking Strays by Lost Rain is the highest rated, with an average rating of 4.89 out of 5 and 82 chapters. Poll World [LitRPG][Reader Polls] by BirdBugBooks comes next.

How are these stories ranked?

Stories are ordered by their average reader rating on Royal Road, and the guide is refreshed as ratings change.

Are there completed Artificial Intelligence novels I can binge?

Yes, including The Call of the Hollow Men, The Lil Robot That Could [LitRPG Isekai Adventure] and Tarnished Honor.

Where can I read these Artificial Intelligence novels?

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