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A Lonely Dungeon by cathfach is a Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and Adventure story rated 4.61 out of 5. If you've finished it or want something with the same feel, these 12 stories are the closest matches, picked by shared tags and genres and ranked by how closely they overlap.

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12 web novels similar to A Lonely Dungeon

  1. DEADCORE [LITRPG, DUNGEON, PROGRESSION]

    4.67 · 32 chapters
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    Power comes from the dead. A blast of radiant destruction rolled on Earth… and at its twilight, the [System] took its denizens away. Instead of certain death, the denizens became drifters; enhanced beings robbed of their homes, forced to…

  2. Island Core

    4.56 · 22 chapters
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    In 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…

  3. Heavy Metal [ A Monster Evolution LitRPG ]

    4.41 · 303 chapters · Ongoing
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    Struck down amid the battle, the Hero and Demon King meet their demise. As their souls linger on the edge of the afterlife, a mysterious force intervenes, merging their fragmented souls together with a new being. Rusty, the living armor…

  4. Divine Awakening

    4.71 · 44 chapters
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    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…

  5. Void Sovereign (Previously called Rise of the Apex Predator)

    4.45 · 82 chapters
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    Note: This is the alpha draft hosted exclusively on RoyalRoad. The polished versions will be published by Moonquill. Writathon 2024 — Completed Successfully Writathon 2025 — Completed Successfully Book 1 — Stubbed (E-Book and Audiobook…

  6. (Book One Complete!) Friendly Neighbourhood Goblin (Mercenary Company LitRPG)

    4.63 · 79 chapters
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    The gods are dead, and a summoned hero has killed them. Exiled from his goblin tribe, Stump finds himself in a world reeling from an isekai. The corpses of deities litter the landscape, their guts imbuing the world with magical power, and…

  7. Anathema [Gothic Mystery LitRPG]

    4.59 · 44 chapters · Hiatus
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic
    ⏸ On hiatus · No new chapter since Sep 9, 2026 (8 weeks ago).

    Londinium, 1837. The Angel's Voice descended sixty years ago introducing classes, attributes, skills, and upending the lives of everyone ever since. The Church saw it for the divine intervention it was and claimed all that it could. The…

  8. Forgotten

    4.37 · 279 chapters
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    Aperio had been a slave for as long as she could remember. She toiled away in the palace of her masters, her body forced to obey, her mind no longer caring that she did. Her only joy was the small inconveniences an error in her work could…

  9. A Dearth of Choice (Dungeon Core)

    4.71 · 14 chapters
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    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…

  10. The Badger Dungeon

    4.69 · 18 chapters
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Dungeons. Everyone's heard of them. Sprawling maze-like places where you can find special objects that can't be found anywhere else in the world, train to become a great warrior or…

  11. Yona [Cat Girl Evolution] [3 books complete]

    4.66 · 185 chapters · Ongoing
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    She's a cat. She's a girl. And she's going to evolve. Yona never wanted to be a cat, but that's only because she didn't realize how good they had it. Free food, free pets, no responsibilities, no worries. She's living her best life, and…

  12. Toad Town (Dungeon Core Parody)

    4.63 · 60 chapters
    Similar because of: Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    Toad Town is a dark-comedy parody of the Dungeon Core / CoreLit genre of stories, and follows a similar progression system, yet is distinct from typical CoreLit, as, rather than being a dungeon aimed at killing adventurers to grow, Toad…

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Frequently asked questions

What are some novels like A Lonely Dungeon?

Readers who enjoy A Lonely Dungeon often like DEADCORE [LITRPG, DUNGEON, PROGRESSION], Island Core, Heavy Metal [ A Monster Evolution LitRPG ] and Divine Awakening. They share tags such as Dungeon Core, GameLit and High Fantasy.

What kind of story is A Lonely Dungeon?

A Lonely Dungeon by cathfach is a Dungeon Core, GameLit, High Fantasy and Adventure story with an average rating of 4.61 out of 5 and 26 chapters.

Where can I read A Lonely Dungeon?

A Lonely Dungeon is free to read on Royal Road. Open its page here and use the Read button to start from chapter one.

What else has cathfach written?

cathfach has also written An Unborn Hero, A Destined Journey and An Unbound Soul.

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