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Top 25 Progression + Reincarnation Novels on Royal Road (2026)

Updated November 2026 · ranked by average reader rating

Progression + Reincarnation 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, Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI) and Empty Sea: SSS Villain Stuck in an NPC World. Some of them are already finished, so you can binge without waiting for updates.

The 25 best Progression + Reincarnation novels on Royal Road

  1. Fallen Lands

    by C.Peinhopf
    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…

    ActionAdventure Female LeadGameLitHigh Fantasy

  2. Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI)

    by Latscryjml
    4.81 · 110 chapters · Ongoing

    Lost and Found: Living as a Relic of Ages Past. Aboard a Grand Cruiser once lost now owned by a Rogue Trader dynasty with a heavy Adeptus Mechanicus presence. A soul wakes up shortly after the formation of the Cicatrix Maledictum, in a…

    ActionAdventure Female LeadGender BenderGenetically Engineered

  3. Empty Sea: SSS Villain Stuck in an NPC World

    by D.M. Rhodes (Razzmatazz)
    4.80 · 50 chapters · Completed

    Dying was supposed to be the best thing that ever happened to Minokawa. In Empty Sea, an MMORPG brought to life, an isolated reincarnated player with overwhelming power discovers that the sentient game is turning him into its Demon King…

    AdventureFantasy ApocalypseAttractive LeadChivalry

  4. Under the Light of the World at War: Warcraft Gamer SI

    by Seras
    4.80 · 69 chapters · Hiatus
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 22, 2026 (6 weeks ago).

    Under the Moonlight of Elune, and the Blazing warmth of the noonday sun, Belore. Alah'Dorah, Lights Valor, the little elfling lives her life happily in her small unnamed village. But this world is not a peaceful one. Threats slide from…

    ActionAdventure Female LeadHigh FantasyLitRPG

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

    by RE Druin
    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…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadFemale LeadGameLit

  6. Cerise

    by BlueCoffeeJava
    4.78 · 47 chapters

    Releasing chapters on Wednesdays. On the day Cerise and her best friend Mykhal return from getting their classes, miners from their village rebel. Fearing the reaction of their liege lord, Cerise's family flee. Having no better…

    DramaFantasy Dungeon CrawlerFemale LeadLitRPG

  7. Heavenless Ascension [A Cultivation LitRPG]

    by FirstBite
    4.76 · 10 chapters

    Book 1 on Amazon/KDP Book 2 on Amazon/KDP Fate was never kind to Shen. Born with a soul weapon so broken it defied classification, he was deemed worthless from the start. Rejected by society, mocked by peers, and ultimately barred from…

    ActionAdventure CultivationLitRPGMale Lead

  8. The Far Place

    by R.C. Joshua
    4.75 · 4 chapters

    Clayton was here, and now he finds himself elsewhere in the most dangerous way possible. Arriving on another world and getting a class were normal compared to where he is now… Standing at the edge of the rules of reality, dithering on the…

    ActionAdventure LitRPGMagicPortal Fantasy / Isekai

  9. (B2 Stubbing Nov. 10th) New Life as a Max Level Archmage

    by ArcaneCadence
    4.74 · 148 chapters

    Book one is available on Kindle Unlimited and Audible. Vivienne has poured so many hours into the massively popular MMO The Seven Cataclysms that she has more of a life inside the game than out. It's a fitting irony, then, when one day…

    AdventureComedy Female LeadGameLitHigh Fantasy

  10. Beware the Trickster (An Occult Progression LitRPG)

    by Mangowo
    4.72 · 18 chapters

    Life was perfect: naps in sunbeams, stolen snacks and expertly timed "accidents" to torment her favorite human. So, when licking a strangely alluring gemstone on an old mask suddenly flooded her fuzzy head with memories of her former…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadFemale Lead

  11. RE: Deity - The Breath of Creation - [Stubbed]

    by Infamous Goose
    4.72 · 156 chapters

    Book 1 Available on Amazon! Book 1 Stubbed November 19th Synopsis: Sometimes the multiverse needs expanding. That's where I come in. Unfortunately being a deity isn't all fun and games, as there are always things working against you. Not…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadCultivationDungeon Core

  12. Surprisingly Enough(NOT), Common Sense Is Overpowered in Cliché Cultivation World

    by PlumBlossom0_0
    4.72 · 135 chapters · Ongoing

    Ning finds himself reborn in the world of cultivation. However, as he embarks on this new life, he gradually becomes aware of something amiss. It dawns on him that this realm revolves around a select few individuals, the so-called…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadCultivation

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

    by AlexaLee
    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…

    FantasyPsychological Artificial IntelligenceGameLitLitRPG

  14. An Unborn Hero

    by cathfach
    4.71 · 93 chapters · Completed

    This is the tale of an epic battle between the embryo of a hero and the egg of a demon lord. Okay, so perhaps 'epic' is overselling it a bit, given that there are serious mobility issues on both sides of the conflict, but they're trying…

    AdventureComedy Female LeadGameLitHigh Fantasy

  15. Emissary of Nothingness [LitRPG | Slow Burn Isekai]

    by GreyPilgrim_EoN
    4.71 · 86 chapters · Ongoing

    The Voice gave Mark a second life and sent him to a world where people like him are burned at the stake. It just forgot to explain what the priests would be looking for. Mark had already survived the worst years of his life. Then he…

    ActionAdventure GrimdarkHigh FantasyLitRPG

  16. One World Won't Do [World-Hopping LitRPG]

    by TheFlamingSea
    4.71 · 29 chapters · Ongoing

    Nathaniel's succubus professor killed him last night. This morning, she's offering him unlimited power. As a detective back on Earth, he knows how to play dumb and asks what the catch is, before turning her down. Because what he wants is…

    ActionFantasy CultivationGameLitLitRPG

  17. Dragon days: reincarnated as a dragon

    by Red Guard
    4.70 · 63 chapters · Ongoing

    Isaac is reincarnated in a new world, a young world that is untouched by gods and mortals alike. With no humans, elves, or gods in existence yet, Isaac finds himself as the only intelligent being in the world. He must navigate life as the…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadGameLitHigh Fantasy

  18. Syl [A Slime Monster Evolution LitRPG]

    by Lunadea
    4.70 · 74 chapters

    Book 1: Available on Amazon and Audible! Book 2: Available on Amazon and Audible! Book 3: Available on Amazon and Audible! Book 4: Available on Amazon and Audible! Book 5: Available on Amazon and Audible! Our protagonist was set for what…

    ActionAdventure LitRPGMagicMonster Evolution

  19. All I Wanted Was To Get A Skill At Level 10 Like Everyone Else

    by Clo
    4.69 · 52 chapters

    "… But Someone Had Other Plans For Me" Not originally from this world. Experimented on without consent. Exiled by her own people. In a world ruled by levels, skills, and well-defined progression, Nivi, a young coeurl beastkin, is falling…

    AdventureFantasy Female LeadGameLitGender Bender

  20. Demon World Boba Shop: A Cozy Fantasy Novel

    by R.C. Joshua
    4.69 · 24 chapters

    Book 1 is now on Amazon Kindle / Audible! Book 2 is now on Amazon Kindle! -- Arthur never knew the comfort of home—until he died. Now, reborn in a vibrant demon world, he's serving up more than just tea: he's crafting the life he always…

    Fantasy GameLitHigh FantasyLitRPG

  21. Mahael the Divine [Roguelite LitRPG]

    by Robert Blaise
    4.69 · 39 chapters

    ⚠️DISCLAIMER⚠️ THIS SERIES IS ACTIVELY BEING REWRITTEN. IT WILL BE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ONCE THE REMASTER IS UP, WITH ONLY SOME BROAD STROKES FROM THIS ITERATION LEFT BEHIND. Humanity needs a protector. Instead, they get… Him. Humanity had…

    ActionAdventure Attractive LeadDungeon CrawlerHigh Fantasy

  22. My Big Goblin Space Program [STUBBED]

    by ScottWarren
    4.69 · 4 chapters

    First book out on Amazon and Audible. Final book stubs 8 May 2026 Book 1: Book 2: Book 3: A reincarnated astronaut in the body of a goblin king will stop at nothing to reach the moon Engineer, double amputee, and now astronaut for NuEarth…

    AdventureComedy High FantasyKingdom BuildingLitRPG

  23. Undead Paladin

    by Dominick R
    4.69 · 36 chapters

    Theodore Massey dies holding his chest, heart having failed him at the ripe old age of twenty-seven. When he wakes up he's in a stitched together body while a necromancer tells him its time to save the world. Now thrust into a world with…

    ActionAdventure GameLitHigh FantasyKingdom Building

  24. Blood Sovereign

    by C.Peinhopf
    4.68 · 19 chapters

    Some monsters are born. Others are chosen. Mirela was meant to be a saint, but her birth was cursed. Born a vampire beneath the shadow of prophecy, she never knew her blood carried both miracle and abomination. She only ever wanted to…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadFemale LeadLitRPG

  25. Dreamer's Throne

    by WildCard
    4.68 · 47 chapters

    It doesn’t matter how terrifying dreams get, so long as they stay dreams. When Garrett comes to after a close brush with death, he realizes that he’s in a new world, and worse, he’s missing an arm and paralyzed from the waist down. A fact…

    AdventureFantasy Anti-Hero LeadGameLitHigh Fantasy

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Progression + Reincarnation 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. Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI) by Latscryjml 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 Progression + Reincarnation novels I can binge?

Yes, including Empty Sea: SSS Villain Stuck in an NPC World, Biracial Edgelord Can't Make Immortal : Power of Ten, Book Seven and The Lil Robot That Could [LitRPG Isekai Adventure].

Where can I read these Progression + Reincarnation novels?

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