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Contemporary Web Novels & Serials

A reader's guide to Contemporary web novels: the best-rated stories, the tags they're known for and the authors worth following. Right now the top picks are Metaworld HopeCore, Anglers and Amberkin and 404 Justice Not Found.

Readers who like Contemporary often look for LitRPG, Progression, Male Lead, Magic and Urban Fantasy. Use the related links below to narrow it down, then open any story to read it on the site where it's published.

Best rated Contemporary

Metaworld HopeCore
Wutosama

4.82 · 208 ch · ongoing

Comedy Contemporary Attractive Lead Cozy
Anglers and Amberkin
TheHoffer

4.81 · 15 ch

Adventure Contemporary GameLit High Fantasy
404 Justice Not Found
Jamie Kojola

4.80 · 68 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Jul 23, 2026 (3 months ago).

Comedy Contemporary Anti-Villain Lead Apocalypse
Armageddon Convenience Store
Tokage Noshipo

4.80 · 30 ch

Adventure Contemporary Dungeon Crawler LitRPG
Get Trucked: A LitRPG Road Trip
longwindedone1

4.78 · 8 ch

Action Adventure Anti-Hero Lead LitRPG
Football Management Simulator (Soccer LitRPG)
D.N. Newyn

4.75 · 126 ch · ongoing

Comedy Contemporary GameLit LitRPG

All Contemporary stories

Metaworld HopeCore
Wutosama

4.82 · 208 ch · ongoing
Anglers and Amberkin
TheHoffer

4.81 · 15 ch
404 Justice Not Found
Jamie Kojola

4.80 · 68 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Jul 23, 2026 (3 months ago).
Armageddon Convenience Store
Tokage Noshipo

4.80 · 30 ch
Get Trucked: A LitRPG Road Trip
longwindedone1

4.78 · 8 ch
Football Management Simulator (Soccer LitRPG)
D.N. Newyn

4.75 · 126 ch · ongoing
Thorn's Edge: A System Apocalypse LitRPG
Wyndes

4.75 · 128 ch · ongoing
Player Manager - A Sports Progression Fantasy
TedSteel

4.74 · 111 ch
Soccer Supremo - A Sports Progression Fantasy
TedSteel

4.74 · 1 ch · ongoing
The Cabin Is Always Hungry (A Dungeon Core Horror Slasher)
HoppyCobalt

4.73 · 113 ch · ongoing
Self-Summon [Demon Summoning/Evolution LitRPG]
Drim

4.71 · 128 ch · ongoing
Discount Dan
Shadow Alley Press

4.70 · 58 ch
The Shatterguard Saga
D.M. Rook

4.70 · 57 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Sep 8, 2026 (8 weeks ago).
Department of Otherworld Rescue [LitRPG, Isekai]
ScottWarren

4.69 · 198 ch · ongoing
Engineer's Odyssey
300YearOldMagician

4.67 · 92 ch · completed
The Center for Dungeon Management, Book 1: Gate Crashers [We're Back! 5x Weekly Updates]
marshalcarper

4.67 · 205 ch · ongoing
Frostbound [LitRPG Apocalypse]
PenguinKills

4.65 · 444 ch
Dungeons & Deliveries - [BOOK 1 STUBBED, BOOKS 2-3 AVAILABLE]
SagaScribe

4.64 · 102 ch
Last Words (a multiversal apocalyptic litRPG)
MalcolmTent

4.64 · 75 ch · ongoing
Ace of Capes [Superhero LitRPG] [Isekai] [Card Crafting]
kayday

4.61 · 304 ch
Primer for the Apocalypse (STUBBED)
Braided Sky

4.61 · 22 ch
You must be this old to enter the Dungeon
Spleen23

4.61 · 77 ch · completed
Towerbound
Samson Chui

4.60 · 5 ch
Accidental Necromancer
KevinMc

4.58 · 3 ch
Museum Core (Dungeon Core/LitRPG Apocalypse)
Jakob H. Greif

4.56 · 6 ch
9 to 5 Monster Hunter (Stubbed)
Adam Sampson

4.55 · 142 ch
Teresa Of All Trades (Books 1-3 Complete)
Trevor Tarzan

4.55 · 267 ch · ongoing
Identify
Laura_Ay

4.53 · 108 ch
Building World Peace with My Bloodthirsty Demon Army
Bimbanana

4.52 · 164 ch · ongoing
Living it for the Plot
Vnator

4.52 · 63 ch
Super Zero
Talonhawk & Ladywife

4.51 · 57 ch · ongoing
Aim Down Sights : A VRMMO FPS Novel
TripleSeven

4.50 · 57 ch
Hidden Class: Handyman [Crafting, Coming of Age, Slice of Life LitRPG] - Books 1~6 Stubbed
cassioferreira

4.50 · 66 ch
[HIATUSED OLD VERSION - NEW VERSION COMING SOON] Earth's Chosen
Luca DR

4.49 · 11 ch
Life of Numbers
sryanr

4.49 · 80 ch
Arcane Juggernaut - A Portal Apocalypse Litrpg
UraniumPhoenix

4.46 · 48 ch · ongoing
Path of Dragons - A LitRPG Apocalypse (Book 5 Now Available on Kindle/Audible)
nrsearcy

4.46 · 881 ch
Summoner's Ascent [A System Apocalypse LitRPG]
Dice

4.46 · 249 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Sep 2, 2026 (2 months ago).
Scion of Humanity
nugenttw

4.45 · 156 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since May 28, 2026 (5 months ago).
The Daily Grind
argusthecat

4.44 · 274 ch
Change: New World
Lv1Slime

4.41 · 125 ch
The QuestWright: A LitRPG Quest Management Saga: Book 3 Complete
J.D. Mullenary Sr.

4.41 · 154 ch · ongoing
The Hero Without a Past
Dangerguard

4.37 · 183 ch

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Popular tags in Contemporary

LitRPG Progression Male Lead Magic Urban Fantasy GameLit Post Apocalyptic Dungeon Crawler Slice of Life Strong Lead Strategy Low Fantasy

Authors writing Contemporary