Iain M Banks

A relentless, joke-a-page apocalyptic LitRPG that rewards readers who don't mind game mechanics on the page. The humour does the heavy lifting — if Hitchhiker's Guide meets a roguelike sounds appealing, you're the audience. Readers who bounce off it usually cite the stat blocks and the cat. Best read in long sittings; the pace assumes you're not putting it down.

• Progression

  Cradle: Unsouled

  Will Wight

  88% match

• LitRPG

  The Wandering Inn

  pirateaba

  84% match

• Time loop

  Mother of Learning

  Domagoj Kurmaic

  81% match

• Cultivation

  Beware of Chicken

  CasualFarmer

  79% match