FicGemsTop 25 Time Travel Novels on Royal Road (2026)
Updated November 2026 · ranked by average reader rating
Time Travel Novels are among the most popular stories on Royal Road.
This guide ranks the best by average reader rating. The current top picks are Throne of Time [Magical Academy, Time Loop, Mystery], The Perfect Run and The Hundred Reigns [Timeloop LitRPG]. Some of them are already finished, so you can binge without waiting for updates.
The 25 best Time Travel novels on Royal Road
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Throne of Time [Magical Academy, Time Loop, Mystery]
by CognosticonTime travel is forbidden, but Suria didn't have a choice. When she transfers to Darkmoon University, the greatest magical academy in the world, she accidentally stumbles into a complex conspiracy that threw students into a time loop…
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The Perfect Run
The Perfect Run is now available on Amazon and Audible: Volume 1 (Audiobook), Volume 2 (Audiobook), Volume 3 Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life…
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The Hundred Reigns [Timeloop LitRPG]
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…
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Re: Villain (to Hero) [LitRPG | Progression | Tower]
by bor902To survive, Nihil became a necromancer. He waded through rivers of blood and collected an army of corpses to storm the upper floors of the tower. Tragedy struck on the 99th floor however and progression became impossible. His only ally?…
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Godless Sword [Timeloop LitRPG]
by LaughYeAmerAlcyr remembered dying. He remembered it happening countless times ‘today’. Titles, skills, and blessings. Nobles and prodigies had them all. In a world where power was inherited at birth, an orphaned slave like Alcyr was denied even the…
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[OLD] System Reset - Forged in Nightmare
Alex Smith had many regrets. A dead end minimum wage job, an estranged sister, and friends that had left him behind. Then the apocalypse happened and fantasy became reality. Except... Alex's reality did not change. After 15 long years…
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Keeper of Totality [Time-Travel LitRPG]
The death of the Hero reset the timeline. That wasn't what Lucy had intended when she made that last soul attack while dying. But she returned to Earth and tried to do the obvious thing: use her knowledge of the future to dominate the…
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Cultivation System: Elder Edition
by beddedOtaku[Action + System + Comedy + MC teaches protagonist disciples + Isekai + Cultivation] While I wondered why the fender of a nice Cooper was growing bigger, fate spun elsewhere, and I woke up in the body of an Elder in a world of…
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Mark of Time: A LitRPG Timeloop
by KrazeKodeIn a trial of gods, where eight Marks would compete to find treasures unseen and vast, a ninth one appears with the ability to revert time. Jennifer was ready to enter Lienmont's Mage Academy, the place she'd been aspiring to reach for…
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Might as Well
Sam went for a walk, with the goal of acquiring delicious baked goods. His journey landed him in the past of another world, with a set of memories that didn’t really belong to him. Making use of those memories, and his gaming knowledge…
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Primer for the Apocalypse (STUBBED)
by Braided SkyEmie Mercer was one of several billion people who survived the apocalypse and was introduced to a new reality where magic was commonplace and everyone had access to a system. Unfortunately, the rest of Emie’s family wasn't so lucky. As…
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Will of the Wizards (LitRPG, OP MC)
by TheBusyBardNEW QUEST! OBJECTIVE: Teach spellcraft to the magically attuned. REWARD: Your greatest desire. Immediately, the prompt made Wilbur suspicious. The reward could be anything. Inner peace? Belonging? A cosmic therapy session? Wilbur rolled…
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Time Flies [Time Travel Airship Piracy LitRPG lite]
by Aest BelequaIs it child labor if they're in charge? Twila loves the Hourglass, but hates that its captain keeps letting it fall apart. When the run-down airship finds itself ownerless, she jumps at the chance to steal it. On board, she finds a fancy…
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Towerbound
by Samson ChuiThis is the Towerbound series. FREE DRAFT VERSION OF THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES🤗😍🤩 Start here! 🐀 🧪 🧀 Over 100,000 reads on Royal Road. 4.7★ on Amazon from 99+ reviews. 1 New Release in Time Travel Fiction. Top 10 in Time Travel…
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Somebody Stop Her
This book is now on Kindle! In the sleepy town of Saint Mary, the Kilborne superhero family's new neighbors are more than just odd—they're supervillains! School would be a breeze for Martin Kilborne if it weren't for Alexa Terranova, his…
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Everrain Reincarnation [LitRPG, action, adventure]
by OptimysticA madman, a rebel, a king, the king. While true, these are but empty titles. What I am is a cursed soul, damned to never rest, to experience death after death, and snatch moments of respite through skill and tenacity. And in this world of…
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Island Core
by NoDragonsIn an empire on the edge of the known worlds, gods are hunted, spirits outlawed. Magic itself is the dwindling heritage of a few tribes cast to the far reaches of the archipelagos. A dungeon core with no name will have to change the tides…
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Lost in the Future
Tags: GameLit / LitRPG, Adventure, Drama, Action, Character-Driven, Slow-Paced, Power Progression, Overpowered Main Character (eventually), Magic, Slice of Life-ish (at times), some Romance Release schedule: 1 chapter every Saturday, at…
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Re:Birth: A Mage Regressor LitRPG [STUBBED]
by Ace_the_OwlAt 79, Adom is an old mage who has known nothing but illness and regret. When the world finally burns and all hope turns to ash, at the last beat of his fading heart, a mysterious being appears in the dimming light with a simple question…
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Renewal : A Daughter of Fate - VILLAINESS/LITRPG/CULTIVATION/OTOME - (Book One Stubbed)
Death has a funny way of finding Lynette Heversham, but after three lifetimes filled with pain, anger, and misplaced emotions, she finds herself waking, yet again, as her younger self. Cursed to re-live as the Crazy Cerue Lady, can she…
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The Worst LitRPG Story on Royal Road
by J ReganIt's all in the title man. -The first volume is the original unhinged marathon of spite-filled jokes that progressively goes off the rails as my medication ran out. You can look forward to erratic wordplay, Santa Claus, bad math, and…
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100th Run: A Regressor's LitRPG Adventure (Books 1-8 available on Amazon!) [Complete!]
by FlossinduneBook One is available on Amazon and Audible, narrated by Daniel Thomas May! Updates Monday and Thursday. The world devolved into chaos as a game-like system reduced the population to a series of statistics and screens. Confusion reigned…
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System Reset: Forged in Nightmare
Alex Smith had many regrets. A dead end job, an estranged sister, and friends that had left him behind. Then the apocalypse happened and fantasy became reality. Except... Alex's reality did not change. After surviving the Apocalypse for…
![Cover of Godless Sword [Timeloop LitRPG]](/covers/thumb/85af77f9-592b-432a-b65e-086bdcb044c9.webp)
![Cover of [OLD] System Reset - Forged in Nightmare](/covers/thumb/5cde684c-0065-43cd-b4ea-af47532e5393.webp)
![Cover of Keeper of Totality [Time-Travel LitRPG]](/covers/thumb/9a369e61-e667-4139-9251-3edad3f1b6a2.webp)
![Cover of Time Flies [Time Travel Airship Piracy LitRPG lite]](/covers/thumb/a5827aa3-433c-4037-9591-fbe2b9c5a2cf.webp)
![Cover of Everrain Reincarnation [LitRPG, action, adventure]](/covers/thumb/2106f87f-7ac6-4e3b-873e-5e81bb3400ef.webp)
![Cover of Re:Birth: A Mage Regressor LitRPG [STUBBED]](/covers/thumb/7945ad01-d268-405e-8536-fe3ec2c4f9e3.webp)
![Cover of 100th Run: A Regressor's LitRPG Adventure (Books 1-8 available on Amazon!) [Complete!]](/covers/thumb/2f4a233c-be44-4406-aa7b-e9ef85f9920a.webp)
More Time Travel novels to explore
![Cover of Taste of Magic: Archbishop's Command [Book 2 Stubbed]](/covers/thumb/0ef3ad06-65ed-4af2-9857-bfdbeaf2ddc3.webp)
![Cover of Sealed in Steel [ Tank Litrpg ]](/covers/thumb/761595c8-733a-43c0-a066-4328c4a3510d.webp)
![Cover of [HIATUSED OLD VERSION - NEW VERSION COMING SOON] Earth's Chosen](/covers/thumb/da9b7117-7424-40aa-8b0c-829502b900a9.webp)
![Cover of The Call of Adventure [A Feel-Good Adventure LitTTRpg ]](/covers/thumb/e17e30ef-c2e5-4dc4-83a2-f0426436a10b.webp)
![Cover of Rise of The Living Enchantment [LITRPG REGRESSION]](/covers/thumb/93a8effe-7085-4c7d-bb6a-8f0674d6321b.webp)
![Cover of RE: Knight [Book 1 Stubbing Nov.10!!]](/covers/thumb/569cd8bd-6847-4850-bb7f-13e7e7c6e5e6.webp)
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Time Travel novel on Royal Road?
Right now Throne of Time [Magical Academy, Time Loop, Mystery] by Cognosticon is the highest rated, with an average rating of 4.84 out of 5 and 72 chapters. The Perfect Run by Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald) 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 Time Travel novels I can binge?
Yes, including The Perfect Run, Time Flies [Time Travel Airship Piracy LitRPG lite] and Everrain Reincarnation [LitRPG, action, adventure].
Where can I read these Time Travel novels?
Every story is free to read on Royal Road. Open a story's page and use the Read button to go straight to it. FicGems doesn't host any chapters.