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Grimdark Web Fiction

Stories tagged Grimdark, best rated first. The current top picks are BELOW, Seeking Strays and Ashes of Vaeltharion: Burden of Fate.

Readers who like Grimdark often look for LitRPG, Magic, Progression, Male Lead and High 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 Grimdark

BELOW
Silv3rtongue

4.90 · 22 ch · ongoing

Action Fantasy Grimdark High Fantasy
Seeking Strays
Lost Rain

4.89 · 82 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Anti-Hero Lead Anti-Villain Lead
Ashes of Vaeltharion: Burden of Fate
SteveHarthun

4.88 · 7 ch

Action Adventure Anti-Hero Lead Dungeon Crawler
Endless Delirium [Grimdark, Dungeon Crawler] (Book 1 Written)
Stygon

4.81 · 81 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Apocalypse Dungeon Crawler
Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI)
Latscryjml

4.81 · 110 ch · ongoing

Action Adventure Female Lead Gender Bender
Myth//OS
Lost Rain

4.81 · 71 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Jun 18, 2026 (5 months ago).

Fantasy Mystery Anti-Hero Lead Cyberpunk

All Grimdark stories

BELOW
Silv3rtongue

4.90 · 22 ch · ongoing
Seeking Strays
Lost Rain

4.89 · 82 ch · ongoing
Ashes of Vaeltharion: Burden of Fate
SteveHarthun

4.88 · 7 ch
Endless Delirium [Grimdark, Dungeon Crawler] (Book 1 Written)
Stygon

4.81 · 81 ch · ongoing
Lost and Found (Warhammer 40k SI)
Latscryjml

4.81 · 110 ch · ongoing
Myth//OS
Lost Rain

4.81 · 71 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Jun 18, 2026 (5 months ago).
Paladin of Vengeance {Nobledark, litRPG}
OCRAuthor

4.77 · 54 ch · ongoing
Tunnel Rat: Causing Trouble in Two Worlds
The Walrus King

4.77 · 264 ch
The Core Problem
Mirrond

4.74 · 72 ch
Murder in the Temple (LitRPG | Progression Fantasy)
Malory

4.73 · 50 ch
Sigiljack: Sci-Fantasy Cyberpunk LitRPG (Just hit Rising Stars!)
Nate C.

4.73 · 36 ch
The Firstlings
C.H. Mouser

4.73 · 53 ch
Warlock of Ashmedai: The City of God [Progression fantasy/LitRPG]
FoamKnight

4.73 · 127 ch
Beware the Trickster (An Occult Progression LitRPG)
Mangowo

4.72 · 18 ch
Bloodsworn
Dominick R

4.72 · 114 ch
Dragon Spar: The Game Maker LitRPG Series [Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG - Book 1 Complete, Book 2 Updating]
keeganashleylive

4.72 · 57 ch
Hell's Wonderland
ArcanePigeon

4.72 · 19 ch
Song of the Gift-Giver
Selkie

4.72 · 96 ch · ongoing
Emissary of Nothingness [LitRPG | Slow Burn Isekai]
GreyPilgrim_EoN

4.71 · 86 ch · ongoing
CyberGene [Volume 1 Complete! 500k+ Words] [LitRPG w/ cybernetics + mutations]
Sixbees2

4.66 · 258 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Aug 13, 2026 (3 months ago).
Ormyr
Charles Erickson

4.66 · 123 ch
Outrun - Cyberpunk LitRPG
Lost Rain

4.66 · 350 ch
Endless Delirium [Old Ver]
Stygon

4.65 · 3 ch · ongoing
Goblin Teeth: A Monster Party LitRPG (Book Two stubbed)
JimQuill

4.65 · 237 ch
Godclads
KittyJingles, OstensibleMammal

4.65 · 530 ch
Hell Hound Evolution [Vol. 2 Stubbed]
Winter Knights

4.65 · 59 ch
Ashlani's Reincarnation [A Monster Reincarnation LitRPG] (Book 3 STUBBED)
No_Creative_Name

4.64 · 184 ch
Chaos Playground: An Eldritch Horror LitRPG Apocalypse
lkal92

4.64 · 39 ch
Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 6: The Ghosts of Earth
DoctorHepa

4.63 · 7 ch
Hell's Wonderland Online [OLD VERSION]
ArcanePigeon

4.63 · 33 ch · dropped
Dungeon Apocalypse: Dragon Cosmos
MaximumCat

4.62 · 135 ch · ongoing
Undead
NineKeys

4.62 · 39 ch
A Draconic Rebirth
Undercover_Dragon1

4.61 · 109 ch · ongoing
Demon Anomaly System [Grimdark LitRPG]
ValdenePatriarch

4.60 · 291 ch · ongoing
Heavenly Demon Ascending [Dark Fantasy | Cultivation | Multiverse | Antihero]
The_BestX

4.60 · 8 ch
Moonlit Avatars: System vs. System
BlueHare

4.60 · 40 ch
The Isekai Theory
Heartwontbeat

4.60 · 63 ch · ongoing
Bloodstained Blade (Gamelit, Sword MC)
DWinchester

4.59 · 207 ch · completed
Corruption Redeems. [UNOFFICIAL Warhammer 40K Isekai/LitRPG]
OGsecurityviking

4.59 · 58 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Aug 17, 2026 (3 months ago).
Darkhelm (Grimdark Progression Fantasy)
BardLyre

4.59 · 51 ch
The Twelve Apocalypses: A Damned Soul's Path to the Abyss
AT Valentine

4.59 · 16 ch
Victor of Tucson
PlumParrot

4.59 · 44 ch
Everrain Reincarnation [LitRPG, action, adventure]
Optimystic

4.58 · 86 ch · completed
Hail Thy Gods - Final Draft Releasing November 3rd
Godric

4.58 · 6 ch · ongoing
Path of the Last Champion (An Epic Saga)
TheWanderingWind

4.58 · 286 ch
The Legionnaire (Stubbing October 25th)
DR PEAK

4.58 · 59 ch
Rise of the Mechanar
Gallekryde

4.57 · 34 ch
The Allbright System - A Sci-Fi Progression LitRPG Story
LunaWolve

4.57 · 303 ch · ongoing
Throne Hunters
pwtucker

4.57 · 48 ch
Unconquered Tower (Book 2 Stubbing October 7th)
DR PEAK

4.57 · 9 ch
Apocalypse Reaver [Bk.1 Stubbed Now on KU & Audible]
tobascoasako

4.56 · 164 ch
Broken Class - A SPY LitRPG
Tory Riter

4.55 · 50 ch
Roadtrip - Madness Re-Incarnate #2
Travis Bagwell

4.54 · 18 ch
Deus in Machina (a Warhammer 40K-setting inspired LitRPG)
Tony

4.53 · 375 ch · ongoing
Building World Peace with My Bloodthirsty Demon Army
Bimbanana

4.52 · 164 ch · ongoing
Fairytale Hunter Cain (A Big Bad Wolf LitRPG)
LlazyLlama

4.52 · 123 ch
Dalliance Rather
minichirops

4.51 · 255 ch · ongoing
This Young Master Just Wants To Go Home
Eastern

4.51 · 48 ch
An Unwelcome Stranger
Sacred-Fire

4.50 · 52 ch
Gaia Awakens
Skaeger

4.50 · 36 ch
Iron Blooded [Military LitRPG] ** STUBBED**
ReeceBrooks

4.50 · 4 ch
Kaiju City: Tartaruga Town
Adam Sampson

4.50 · 5 ch
Stranger than Fiction (Draft Edition)
Solo Starfish, T. B. Mare

4.50 · 149 ch
Summoner's Journey
Antillar

4.50 · 44 ch · dropped
A Lich's Guide to Dungeon Mastery
SnakeUSA, VagrantCrusader

4.49 · 62 ch
The Elemental Arena
Gilgilad7

4.48 · 27 ch
The Nth Awakening [A Mecha LitRPG]
MonkeySleepsWell

4.48 · 55 ch · hiatus

⏸ No new chapter since Jul 12, 2026 (4 months ago).
Cultivator Andy [Blue Collar Cultivation LitRPG]
Walker Miles

4.47 · 119 ch · ongoing
Blind Judgment
Gyoded

4.46 · 48 ch · completed
Shadow Runner [LitRPG]
AT Valentine

4.46 · 6 ch
The System Envoy: A SciFi 4X LitRPG Series
D.W. Belfield

4.46 · 37 ch
Advent: Red Mage
dm xanadu

4.45 · 13 ch
Eldritch Night
hammbody

4.45 · 71 ch
In The Dragon's Mouth [A Lite LitRPG Portal Epic Fantasy, Updates 1x/Week, 100+ Chapters!]
keeganashleylive

4.45 · 117 ch
The Armorer and the Infinite Dungeon
Vitaly S Alexius

4.45 · 143 ch
The New World
Monsoon117

4.45 · 430 ch
Mask of Humanity
SlaughterBot

4.44 · 386 ch · ongoing
Warlock's Gate [DROPPED]
ShroudWolfe

4.44 · 28 ch · dropped
Just a Human - Choosing Evolution over [Class]
Fastus

4.43 · 73 ch
System Breaker: Fine, I Guess I'll Be The Demon Lord Then!
ArcanePigeon

4.43 · 83 ch · dropped
Change: New World
Lv1Slime

4.41 · 125 ch
Heavy Metal [ A Monster Evolution LitRPG ]
Kuropon

4.41 · 303 ch · ongoing
Augmented Aspects [Steampunk], [Progression], [Gamelit]
Lykanthropy

4.40 · 19 ch
(Completed) Magnus
Vowron Prime

4.39 · 28 ch
Queen of Conquest
Fudge Esq

4.39 · 37 ch
A Gamer's Guide To Beating The Tutorial
Palt

4.38 · 196 ch
Neon Dragons - A Cyberpunk Isekai LitRPG Story
LunaWolve

4.37 · 224 ch · ongoing
Cataclysm Rising [Returnee Hero LitRPG] [Stub]
Hannibal Forge

4.36 · 48 ch

Completed Grimdark to binge

Finished stories, so there's no waiting for the next chapter.

Bloodstained Blade (Gamelit, Sword MC)
DWinchester

4.59 · 207 ch · completed
Everrain Reincarnation [LitRPG, action, adventure]
Optimystic

4.58 · 86 ch · completed
Blind Judgment
Gyoded

4.46 · 48 ch · completed

Related genres

Action Fantasy Adventure Sci-fi Horror Psychological Mystery Comedy

Related tags

LitRPG Magic Progression Male Lead High Fantasy Strong Lead GameLit Portal Fantasy / Isekai Anti-Hero Lead Strategy Dystopia Non-Human Lead

Authors writing Grimdark

ArcanePigeon Lost Rain AT Valentine DR PEAK keeganashleylive LunaWolve