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Island Core by NoDragons is a Dungeon Core, Dystopia, GameLit and Action story rated 4.56 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 Island Core

  1. Divine Awakening

    by AFKay
    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…

    ActionAdventure Artificial IntelligenceAttractive LeadCultivation

  2. Cataclysm Rising [Returnee Hero LitRPG] [Stub]

    by Hannibal Forge
    4.36 · 48 chapters
    Similar because of: Dystopia, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    Find BOOK ONE on Amazon here! A System Apocalypse changes the Earth. A Threat of extermination looms over Humanity. A Hero returns from killing a Demon Lord. “Whoever said being a Returnee Hero is easy was full of shit!” Leonidas Paendrag…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadApocalypseAttractive Lead

  3. DEADCORE [LITRPG, DUNGEON, PROGRESSION]

    by NedOylum
    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…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadDungeon CoreGameLit

  4. Heavy Metal [ A Monster Evolution LitRPG ]

    by Kuropon
    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…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadDungeon CoreGameLit

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

    by Dr.Syed
    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…

    ActionAdventure First ContactGameLitHigh Fantasy

  6. 100th Run: A Regressor's LitRPG Adventure (Books 1-8 available on Amazon!) [Complete!]

    by Flossindune
    4.52 · 8 chapters
    Similar because of: GameLit, LitRPG, Magic and Post Apocalyptic

    Book 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…

    ActionAdventure GameLitLitRPGLow Fantasy

  7. Anathema [Gothic Mystery LitRPG]

    by EnigmaticSage
    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…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAttractive LeadFemale Lead

  8. The Twelve Apocalypses: A Damned Soul's Path to the Abyss

    by AT Valentine
    4.59 · 16 chapters
    Similar because of: Dystopia, GameLit, High Fantasy and LitRPG

    The universe is big, and Hayden's about to invade it. Being drafted into a demon army wasn't on Hayden's bucket list. But when his soul is shoved into a human soldier on the eve of a new invasion, it’s not exactly like he can appeal the…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadDystopiaGameLit

  9. Mask of Humanity

    by SlaughterBot
    4.44 · 386 chapters · Ongoing
    Similar because of: Dystopia, GameLit, LitRPG and Magic

    A centuries old cyberpunk assassin is reborn into a world of Cultivation. Heaven’s Great Game begins anew. It extends grasping arms through the Material, clutching at hundreds of planets and peoples, none of whom have any idea of what…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadAnti-Villain LeadApocalypse

  10. Godclads

    by KittyJingles, OstensibleMammal
    4.65 · 530 chapters
    Similar because of: Dystopia, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    Professionally edited and published versions of volumes 1 and 2 can be found on Kindle and as audiobooks on Audible! Avo was born to destroy New Vultun. In a twist of fate, he’ll become its only hope for salvation. The gods were the…

    ActionAdventure Anti-Hero LeadArtificial IntelligenceCyberpunk

  11. The Hundred Reigns [Timeloop LitRPG]

    by Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)
    4.76 · 255 chapters · Ongoing
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    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…

    ActionAdventure CraftingGameLitHigh Fantasy

  12. Godless Sword [Timeloop LitRPG]

    by LaughYeAmer
    4.66 · 62 chapters · Ongoing
    Similar because of: GameLit, High Fantasy, LitRPG and Magic

    Alcyr 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…

    ActionAdventure CraftingGameLitHigh Fantasy

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What are some novels like Island Core?

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

What kind of story is Island Core?

Island Core by NoDragons is a Dungeon Core, Dystopia, GameLit and Action story with an average rating of 4.56 out of 5 and 22 chapters.

Where can I read Island Core?

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

What else has NoDragons written?

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