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Author
Shadow Alley Press
Chapters
58
Rating
4.70 / 5
Last updated
Nov 2, 2026
Published on
Royal Road

Discount Dan

4.70 · 58 chapters · updated Nov 2, 2026

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AdventureComedyContemporaryHorror GameLitLitRPGMale LeadPortal Fantasy / IsekaiPost Apocalyptic

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  • A shorter read at 58 chapters, easier to finish than a long series.
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About this story

Noclip In, No Way Out… All Dan wants is to find a way home. He’d settle for a beer, a bite to eat, and a place to sleep off his hangover. But, in an endless, ever-changing dungeon cobbled together from twisted carnivals, abandoned shopping malls, janky laundromats, and condemned insane asylums, getting a bit of shut-eye is harder than it sounds. Dan has accidentally “Noclipped” into the Backrooms—a bizarro, extra-dimensional Alice-in-Wonderland world, overrun with horrific nightmare creatures known as the Dwellers. No one ever gets out. Hell, forget about leaving, if Dan wants to survive the week, he’s going to need to harness the strange game-like magic of the Backrooms, make some very sketchy allies, and carve out a little safe haven to call his own. And he’s going to need to do it fast because Dan is being hunted. The Flayed Monarch of the 999th floor has marked him for death and no one walks away from the Skinless Court with their hide intact… What to Expect:  - NO Harem - LitRPG and hard stats. - There's an artifact-based "deck-builder" system. - Lots of violence. Lots of loot. Lots of skills and titles. - Gratuitous and creative swearing, which might be a turn-off to some. - There is a dog who is made entirely out of Croc Shoe material. He has googly eyes--this detail is non-negotiable. - Loosely set in the Backrooms for those who might know what that is, but it won't affect your enjoyment of the story if you don't know what it is. - One reviewer summarized it pretty well: "It's like an adult version of Infinity Train, but one that eloped with Dungeon Crawler Carl. It's just beautiful."

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