# Indie LitRPG and progression fantasy

Levels, skills, systems and characters who grow stronger one hard-won step at a time. Every LitRPG and progression fantasy book here comes straight from its author, and many let you read the first chapter free.

Page: https://bervet.com/showcase/genre/litrpg-progression-fantasy

## What you'll find here

These books are about growth you can see. The main kinds:

- **LitRPG.** The world runs on game-like rules: stats, levels, skills, often shown on the page as system messages.
- **GameLit.** Game elements are present but lighter; the story matters more than the numbers.
- **Progression fantasy.** No game screen required: the heart of it is a character getting stronger through training, discipline and risk.
- **Cultivation.** Progression shaped by Chinese xianxia and wuxia traditions: realms, techniques and advancement.
- **Dungeon cores, base building and crafting.** Growth through building something, not just fighting.
- **Isekai and portal stories.** Someone from our world wakes up in one that works like a game. Tagged [portal to another world](/tropes/portal).

The [underdog](/tropes/underdog) and [found family](/tropes/found-family) tropes are common, and so are long series: series pages show the books in reading order.

## Finding your next one

- **Read chapter 1 first.** It shows how the system works and how much of it you'll see on the page. It's free on every book that has it.
- **Start at book one.** Many are series; series pages have "Start here" on the first.
- **Try "Most finished".** Books ranked by how many readers finish the free first chapter. Nobody can pay to be there.
- **Read before release.** Authors give out free advance copies here.

## Writing LitRPG or progression fantasy?

List every book in your series with its series name and number. If you started as a web serial, a free first chapter here is a natural next step for your readers. Say which kind you write (LitRPG, progression, cultivation) in your blurb's first line, so readers know straight away. [KDP keywords and categories](/guides/kdp-keywords-categories) covers being found on Amazon.

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