What is LitRPG? And why is it taking over the fiction world?

In this video, I break down this popular genre from the ground up, cover every major subgenre, and give you my honest Top 5 LitRPG series (including a couple of hidden gems most readers haven’t discovered yet).

Whether you found this genre through Dungeon Crawler Carl or you’re totally new to power progression fantasy in all its flavors, I hope you’ll let me guide you in figuring out what to read next!

 

🕐 Chapters:

  • 00:00 — What Is LitRPG? (And Why You Should Care)
  • 00:43 — LitRPG: A Type of Power Progression Fantasy
  • 01:08 — Every LitRPG Subgenre Explained
  • 02:33 — #1 Dungeon Crawler Carl
  • 03:36 — #2 He Who Fights With Monsters
  • 04:35 — #3 Jake’s Magical Market
  • 05:26 — #4 All the Skills
  • 06:02 — #5 Apocalypse Parenting
  • 06:46 — Big Names I Bounced Off (Primal Hunter, The Land)
  • 07:35 — Defiance of the Fall & The Wandering Inn
  • 10:04 — Virtual Reality Mentions (Ready Player One, Otherland)
  • 10:51 — How My Own Writing Connects to LitRPG
  • 12:02 — Final Thoughts & What to Read Next 📚

 

Book Series Mentioned:

  • ✅ Dungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman
  • ✅ He Who Fights With Monsters — Shirtaloon
  • ✅ Jake’s Magical Market — J.R. Mathews
  • ✅ All the Skills — Honour Rae
  • ✅ Apocalypse Parenting — Erin Ampersand
  • ⚠️ The Wandering Inn — Pirateaba (read to book 8)
  • ⚠️ Defiance of the Fall — J.F. Brink (read to book 8)
  • ⚠️ Primal Hunter — Zogarth (read book 1, bounced off)
  • ⚠️ The Land — Aleron Kong (read book 1, did not continue)
  • 🎬 Ready Player One — Ernest Cline
  • 🎬 Otherland — Tad Williams

 

Here I am on a litRPG panel with fellow authors!