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Top 25 GameLit + Action Novels on Royal Road (2026)

Updated November 2026 · ranked by average reader rating

GameLit + Action Novels are among the most popular stories on Royal Road.

This guide ranks the best by average reader rating. The current top picks are Fallen Lands, Old Granny Gob - (A Goblins and Grandmas prompt entry) and I'm Just a Fox I Swear!. Some of them are already finished, so you can binge without waiting for updates.

The 25 best GameLit + Action novels on Royal Road

  1. Fallen Lands

    4.87 · 7 chapters

    This is the primary ongoing fiction page for Fallen Lands. Books 1-3 are available on Kindle Unlimited and Audible - Siren's Reach will be available in audio early Feb. Please be aware that reading this Synopsis or any portion of this…

  2. Old Granny Gob - (A Goblins and Grandmas prompt entry)

    4.87 · 9 chapters · Completed

    Betty thought her life's last chapter would be taking care of her son and grandchildren. Inexplicably, fate had something else in mind for her. She is transferred to a world with a system. While this gives her a brand new lease on life…

  3. I'm Just a Fox I Swear!

    4.85 · 24 chapters

    Imagine being reincarnated into a world of monsters and magic, where everything strives to evolve. Now imagine you reincarnated as a little fox with absolutely no magic nor potential. For some, this would be devastatingly bad, but for…

  4. Kaia the Argent Wing

    4.84 · 41 chapters · Ongoing

    A girl with two forms. One is a tinkerer, the other an angel. Nobody can know they're the same person. Both will be needed if Edgewood wants to survive the Storm and the old gods who rise in its wake. The Storm arrives barely weeks after…

  5. The Ascension: Season 23

    4.84 · 30 chapters · Ongoing

    Five thousand contestants enter. Three hundred advance. The whole world watches. The game begins long before the first level does. For twenty-two seasons, The Ascension has taken ordinary people and turned them into names the world…

  6. 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…

  7. Endless Delirium [Grimdark, Dungeon Crawler] (Book 1 Written)

    4.81 · 81 chapters · Ongoing

    [Note: By popular request, I’m clarifying that the feather on the cover is a weapon, NOT a quill. This will make more sense at Chapter 2] The Fifth Integration begins. Descending upon Earth and the Fifth Universe as a whole, an infantile…

  8. The Wardens of Eternity: Alice Rising

    4.81 · 35 chapters

    (This is the second story in the Wardens of Eternity series and connects with 'One Dungeon to Rule them All') Blurb: They took everything from him, the life he knew, the people he cared for, his whole family. He will go to the end of the…

  9. Blood Hunter Vee

    4.80 · 78 chapters · Ongoing

    Her family is dead at the hands of monsters. Her life is shattered, and her village is gone. Now, she'll become the monster that the creatures of darkness fear... Violetta is a farm girl, no one of importance living in a tiny village at…

  10. Restart (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 2)

    4.80 · 60 chapters · Completed

    This is book 2 of the series! If you haven't read book 1 (which you can find here then you should probably do that first to avoid spoiling yourself in the synopsis. But that's just a suggestion. If you want to be confused, go ahead. Have…

  11. Leave Luck to Heaven [LitRPG]

    4.79 · 33 chapters · Ongoing

    Sometimes you're too good for your own good. Trash-talking speedrunner Hague learns that the hard way after he makes a particularly outrageous boast on stream: "I'm better than anyone, even God." Turns out, a god was listening. Now, as…

  12. Asheron's Fall: The Power of Ten, Book Six

    4.78 · 519 chapters · Completed

    Finished the Royal Road Writathon Challenge for April and November 2024, and April 2025! This story is complete at 518 chapters, ending May 1, 2025. The sixth of Aelryinth's soul shards is floating free, being brought down and into…

  13. Astronomically Cold

    4.78 · 148 chapters · Ongoing

    Ivan is alone and lost in the Arctic. That is not usually a problem for his species. Polar bear kin are loners, and the Arctic is their home. However, he is pretty sure his mother has just been killed, and he is only six years old, which…

  14. Biracial Edgelord Can't Make Immortal : Power of Ten, Book Seven

    4.78 · 570 chapters · Completed

    This Book began May 2, 2025, and continues the story of the Shards of Aelryinth in other multiverses and worlds. Finisher in the October 2025 and April 2026 Writathon Challenges! ----------------- Shard Funf has been sent to yet another…

  15. The Hundred Reigns [Timeloop LitRPG]

    4.76 · 255 chapters · Ongoing

    A hundred tries to get it right. No more, no less. For twenty years, Balzam Magnos terrorized the world as its third Overlord: conquering kingdoms, slaughtering heroes, and crushing rebels under his iron boot. None could stand up to him…

  16. Spirit System -Book Two-Rise of the Dragon Rangers

    4.75 · 43 chapters · Ongoing

    The realm needs dragons to fight the darkness. Unfortunately, their minds are still those of six month old babies. Despite the challenges, Ash and Bree are growing stronger. That is, until Ash no longer knows who he is. The Witch Queen…

  17. Coreblade Dungeon Wardens [LitRPG, System Integration, Dungeon Core, Sentai Inspired, Action/Adventure]

    4.74 · 65 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Jul 30, 2026 (3 months ago).

    Go! Go! Coreblade Wardens! Adrianna's life was going well. Sure, a few years ago she found a magic sword in a liminal space behind an abandoned mall and fought her doppleganger to the death and lost her friends, but things improved after…

  18. The Power of Ten, Book Three : The Human Race

    4.74 · 502 chapters · Completed

    A shard severed from a soul, full of Karma, but needing a body and life of its own. The first true Rantha Hagbloods. A Shrouded Earth invaded by magic, struggling to once again see the sky. Three souls with the full knowledge of Power of…

  19. A Part-Time Heroine's Guide To Dragonslaying

    4.73 · 2 chapters

    The world is ending. To most, that's a problem. To Elise Rowe, it's the start of her week. With her Sword of Heroism in one hand and a jug of coffee in the other, she navigates working part-time as a waitress and an official heroine. She…

  20. Apple's Dungeon Adventure [Crafting Progression LitRPG]

    4.73 · 6 chapters · Completed

    Thrown into the Dungeon of her hometown, the tutorial quest NPC known as 'Apple' finds herself in an environment she never could have expected to explore. Now, having to fight to survive with no way back, Apple has to use everything at…

  21. 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…

  22. 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…

  23. A Dearth of Choice (Dungeon Core)

    4.71 · 14 chapters

    A young dungeon core forms next to a lovely village, full of lovely people who would likely understand its plight of not wanting to murder them all if only it had a mouth with which to speak. Instead, everything goes horribly, terribly…

  24. 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…

  25. Dusty Old Bones [isekai/litRPG/undead MC]

    by Milc
    4.71 · 41 chapters · Ongoing

    It’s Dusty’s mission to prevent the death of realities, but never to get the credit. As an Emissary of the Overgods, his goal in each life is to make sure the real main character fulfils their destiny. Failure means billions die. No…

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best GameLit + Action novel on Royal Road?

Right now Fallen Lands by C.Peinhopf is the highest rated, with an average rating of 4.87 out of 5 and 7 chapters. Old Granny Gob - (A Goblins and Grandmas prompt entry) by Capaluchu 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 GameLit + Action novels I can binge?

Yes, including Old Granny Gob - (A Goblins and Grandmas prompt entry), Restart (Reborn as a Reluctant Demon Lord, Book 2) and Asheron's Fall: The Power of Ten, Book Six.

Where can I read these GameLit + Action novels?

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