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• LitRPG Stories set in a game-like world with explicit stats, levels, classes and system messages. 0 stories
• GameLit Game elements and mechanics woven into the story, without necessarily tracking every stat. 0 stories
• Progression The protagonist grows steadily stronger through training, cultivation, levels or skill, and the story is built around that growth. 0 stories
• Fantasy Involves magic, mythical creatures, and often set in imaginary worlds or alternative realities. 16 stories
• Sci-fi Based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently dealing with space, time travel, and extraterrestrial life. 50 stories
• Adventure Features exciting undertakings involving risk and physical danger, often in exotic or perilous locations. 41 stories
• Action Driven by physical conflict, combat and high-energy set pieces. 17 stories
• Romance Focuses on the romantic relationship between two or more people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. 0 stories
• Mystery Involves solving a crime or puzzle, typically centered around a detective or investigator uncovering hidden truths. 7 stories
• Thriller Characterized by suspense, excitement, and anticipation, often involving a race against time or a dangerous antagonist creating high stakes. 9 stories
• Horror Intended to frighten, scare, or disgust readers, often dealing with supernatural, psychological, or visceral terrors. 10 stories
• Comedy Designed to amuse and entertain through witty dialogue, comical situations, satire, or absurdity. 6 stories
• Drama Focuses on realistic characters, settings, and emotional conflict, often with serious themes and interpersonal relationships. 1 story
• Slice of Life Everyday moments, small stakes and the texture of ordinary life, often warm and low-conflict. 0 stories
• Historical Set in a recognized period of the past, often interweaving fictional characters with real historical events or figures. 5 stories
• Contemporary Set in the present-day real world, without speculative elements. 0 stories
• Psychological Focused on the inner lives, perceptions and mental states of the characters. 3 stories
• Tragedy Stories in which suffering, loss or downfall is central to the arc. 0 stories
• Crime Focuses on criminal acts, motivations, and the investigation or consequences of breaking the law. 3 stories
• Western Set in the American West, typically during the 19th century, featuring cowboys, frontier life, and themes of exploration or conflict. 0 stories
• System A game-like System governs the world, handing out levels, classes, skills or quests through on-screen messages. 0 stories
• Dungeon Core The protagonist is (or controls) a dungeon, designing floors, traps and monsters to grow stronger. 0 stories
• Dungeon Crawler Delving ever deeper through a dangerous dungeon, floor by floor, for loot and survival. 0 stories
• Tower Climbing Ascending a tower or trial structure where each floor brings a new challenge. 0 stories
• System Apocalypse A System arrives on Earth (or another world), upending civilization and forcing everyone to level up or die. 0 stories
• Cultivation Advancement through stages of spiritual or martial refinement, in the tradition of xianxia and wuxia. 0 stories
• Monster Evolution The protagonist is a monster that grows stronger by evolving into new forms. 0 stories
• Reincarnation The protagonist is reborn into a new life, often keeping memories of the old one. 0 stories
• Kingdom Building Founding, managing and growing a settlement, city or nation. 1 story
• Base Building Constructing and upgrading a home base, fortress or territory. 0 stories
• Crafting Making things matters: smithing, alchemy, enchanting, cooking or engineering drive progress. 1 story
• Deck Building Power comes from collecting and combining cards. 0 stories
• Classes & Skills Characters choose or unlock classes and skill trees that shape how they fight and grow. 0 stories
• Stat Heavy Expect frequent status screens, stat tables and number crunching. 0 stories
• Light on Stats Game elements are present, but the story rarely stops for stat sheets. 0 stories
• Loot Gear, drops and treasure are a major part of the fun. 0 stories
• Summoner The protagonist fights through summoned creatures, familiars or bound allies. 0 stories
• Tamer Taming, raising and bonding with monsters or beasts. 0 stories
• Party A group of adventurers working (and bickering) together. 0 stories
• Solo Leveling The protagonist grows stronger largely alone. 0 stories
• Overpowered Protagonist The lead is (or quickly becomes) far stronger than everyone around them. 0 stories
• Weak to Strong The lead starts at the bottom and claws their way up. 0 stories
• Slow Progression Power is earned gradually; growth is measured in hard-won steps. 0 stories
• Tutorial Much of the story takes place in a starting zone, trial or tutorial world. 0 stories
• VRMMO Set inside a virtual-reality massively multiplayer game. 0 stories
• Reader Interactive Readers influence the story through votes or suggestions. 0 stories
• Strategy Plans, tactics and outthinking opponents matter as much as raw strength. 2 stories
• Female Lead The main character is a woman or girl. 4 stories
• Male Lead The main character is a man or boy. 56 stories
• Non-human Lead The main character is not human. 3 stories
• Anti-hero Lead The protagonist lacks conventional heroic qualities. 5 stories
• Villainous Lead The protagonist is, or becomes, the villain. 0 stories
• Multiple Leads The story follows several point-of-view characters. 5 stories
• Found Family Strangers become a family of choice. 0 stories
• Multiple Lovers The protagonist has several romantic partners (harem). 0 stories
• Romantic Subplot Romance is present but not the main focus. 20 stories
• Secret Identity A character hides who or what they really are. 1 story
• Modern Knowledge The protagonist brings real-world knowledge into a different world or era. 1 story
• Local Protagonist The protagonist is a native of the world, not transported or reincarnated. 0 stories
• High Fantasy Typically set in entirely fictional worlds with their own rules, magic systems, and often an epic scope, distinct from the real world. 0 stories
• Epic Fantasy Characterized by grand scale, world-threatening conflicts, extensive world-building, and often multiple character viewpoints. 0 stories
• Low Fantasy Set in the real world, or a recognizable version of it, where magical elements intrude, are hidden, or are less pervasive. 1 story
• Urban Fantasy Takes place in contemporary or near-contemporary city environments, often blending mundane reality with supernatural elements. 0 stories
• Contemporary Fantasy Set in the present day or very recent past, reflecting current societal norms, issues, and technologies within its narrative. 1 story
• Portal Fantasy Involves characters traveling from their ordinary world to a magical, alien, or different one, often through a specific gateway. 0 stories
• Isekai A narrative where the protagonist is transported to or reincarnated in another, often fantastical, world. 0 stories
• Dark Fantasy Features morally ambiguous characters, grim themes, mature content, and often incorporates elements of horror or a bleak outlook. 0 stories
• Grimdark Emphasizes extremely bleak, violent, and amoral settings and characters, where hope is scarce and morality is compromised. 0 stories
• Noblebright Contrasts grimdark, featuring heroic characters, optimistic themes, and often a clearer distinction between good and evil. 0 stories
• Cozy Focuses on comfort, low-stakes conflict, and heartwarming themes, often set in charming, pleasant, or magical worlds. 0 stories
• Sword And Sorcery Features heroic protagonists in violent conflicts involving magic and supernatural elements, often with a focus on personal stakes and daring deeds. 15 stories
• Magic Academy Set within a school, university, or similar institution where characters learn special skills, often magic or combat. 0 stories
• Dark Academia An aesthetic and subgenre focusing on academic settings, often with themes of obsession, intellectualism, moral ambiguity, and sometimes mystery or tragedy. 0 stories
• Magic Denotes the presence and use of supernatural abilities, spells, or forces that play a central role in the story. 3 stories
• Necromancy Involves magic related to death, spirits, raising the dead, or manipulating life force. 0 stories
• Fae Stories featuring fairies, elves, and other beings from folklore, often with their own hidden realms and distinct morality. 0 stories
• Dragons Centered around or prominently featuring large, reptilian, mythical creatures, often powerful and ancient. 0 stories
• Demons Involves malevolent supernatural entities, often from religious or mythological traditions, representing evil or temptation. 1 story
• Paranormal Blends speculative elements with unexplained phenomena, often including ghosts, psychics, cryptids, or other supernatural occurrences in a real-world setting. 0 stories
• Mythic Draws heavily from myths, legends, and folklore, often retelling, reinterpreting, or expanding upon ancient stories and archetypes. 1 story
• Fairy Tale Inspired by or in the style of traditional folk tales, often involving magic, moral lessons, and archetypal characters. 1 story
• Folklore Based on traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through generations, often reflecting cultural heritage. 1 story
• Magical Realism Integrates magical or fantastical elements into an otherwise realistic setting, where the magical is often treated as ordinary or mundane. 0 stories
• Steampunk Features advanced steam-powered technology in a historical setting, typically Victorian or Edwardian era, with a distinct aesthetic. 0 stories
• Gaslamp Similar to steampunk but often focuses more on supernatural or fantastical elements in a Victorian or Edwardian setting, illuminated by gaslight, with a mysterious atmosphere. 0 stories
• Flintlock Combines fantasy elements with early firearm technology, typically from the 17th to early 19th centuries, influencing warfare and society. 0 stories
• Wuxia Originating from China, featuring martial artists in historical settings who adhere to a code of chivalry and possess extraordinary fighting abilities. 0 stories
• Xianxia Originating from China, focusing on cultivation, Daoism, and the pursuit of immortality, with powerful magical beings, deities, and complex spiritual systems. 0 stories
• Xuanhuan Originating from China, blending Eastern mythology and fantasy elements, often with unique cultivation systems and broader fantastical elements than Xianxia. 0 stories
• Royal Court Centered around the politics, intrigue, alliances, and relationships within a royal or noble court setting. 1 story
• Apocalypse Deals with the end of civilization or a world-altering catastrophe, focusing on the event itself or its immediate aftermath. 0 stories
• Post-apocalyptic Set after a cataclysmic event that has drastically changed the world and human society, focusing on survival and rebuilding. 2 stories
• Dying Earth Set in the far future where Earth or a world is ancient, moribund, and often filled with bizarre creatures, decadent societies, and forgotten magic. 3 stories
• Space Opera Grand-scale adventures, often involving interstellar travel, galactic empires, exotic alien species, and epic conflicts in space. 7 stories
• Cyberpunk Features futuristic, often dystopian, societies dominated by advanced technology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and powerful corporations, typically with a noir or rebellious tone. 0 stories
• Dieselpunk Inspired by the aesthetics, technology, and social atmosphere of the interwar period (1920s-1940s), often with retrofuturistic or noir elements. 0 stories
• Dystopian Set in oppressive, controlled societies, often with a critical commentary on social, political, or technological trends leading to a bleak future. 3 stories
• Utopian Depicts an idealized, perfect, or near-perfect society, often exploring the conditions, challenges, or hidden flaws of maintaining such a state. 1 story
• Alien Invasion Focuses on the theme of extraterrestrial beings invading Earth or other human-colonized worlds, and the ensuing conflict or consequences. 1 story
• First Contact Deals with the initial encounter and subsequent interactions between humanity and extraterrestrial intelligence or species. 3 stories
• Generation Ship Set aboard massive spacecraft designed to travel for many generations to reach a distant star or destination, exploring the societal dynamics of long voyages. 0 stories
• Time Travel Involves characters or objects moving between different points in time, often exploring paradoxes, historical changes, and causality. 4 stories
• Time Loop Features characters trapped in a repeating sequence of time, often needing to learn, adapt, or find a way to break the cycle. 1 story
• Multiverse Explores the concept of multiple parallel universes existing simultaneously, each potentially with different laws, histories, or versions of characters. 1 story
• Parallel Universe Set in or involving alternate realities that coexist with our own, often with characters crossing between them. 1 story
• Alternate History Speculates on how history might have unfolded if key past events had occurred differently, leading to a divergent present or future. 0 stories
• Artificial Intelligence Focuses on AI, its development, potential for consciousness, relationship with humanity, and ethical implications. 4 stories
• Mecha Involves large, piloted robotic suits or vehicles, typically used in combat, engineering, or exploration. 0 stories
• Virtual Reality Characters interact with immersive, simulated digital environments that can feel indistinguishable from or offer alternatives to physical reality. 0 stories
• Mind Uploading Explores the concept of transferring human consciousness into a digital substrate, computer, or artificial body, and its consequences. 0 stories
• Transhuman Deals with the augmentation of the human condition through technology, genetics, or other means to overcome biological limitations and enhance capabilities. 0 stories
• Quest A journey undertaken by a protagonist or group to achieve a specific, often challenging, goal, involving trials and discovery. 2 stories
• Exploration Narratives centered on discovering new or unknown places, phenomena, information, or territories, often in space or uncharted lands. 10 stories
• Heist Centered around a group planning and executing a complex robbery, theft, or caper, often with intricate plans and unexpected twists. 0 stories
• Espionage Features espionage, secret agents, intelligence operations, and often involves political intrigue, deception, and covert missions. 6 stories
• Assassins Focuses on characters who are professional killers, their motivations, targets, skills, and the moral or personal consequences of their actions. 1 story
• Pirates Involves seagoing raiders, maritime adventure, treasure, and often themes of freedom, rebellion, and life outside the law on the high seas. 3 stories
• Nautical Stories set primarily on or around the sea, involving ships, sailing, maritime life, and adventures or conflicts at sea. 2 stories
• Lost World Features the discovery of isolated lands where prehistoric creatures, forgotten civilizations, or unique ecosystems still exist, unknown to the outside world. 7 stories
• Military Focuses on armed forces, warfare, strategy, combat, and the lives of soldiers or military personnel, often in historical or speculative settings. 10 stories
• Political Intrigue Involves power struggles, government, diplomacy, intrigue, and maneuvering within political systems or between nations. 9 stories
• Revenge Narratives driven by a character's deep-seated desire to seek vengeance or retribution for a past wrong or injustice. 2 stories
• Bounty Hunters About individuals who track and capture fugitives, criminals, or specific targets for a reward, often operating in morally grey areas. 0 stories
• Supernatural Involves ghosts, demons, spirits, curses, or other paranormal phenomena and entities as sources of terror. 4 stories
• Ghosts Centers on spirits of the dead, hauntings, and their unsettling interactions with the living or specific locations. 1 story
• Haunted House Set in a location, typically a dwelling, believed to be inhabited by spirits or malevolent entities, often with a tragic or dark history. 0 stories
• Zombies Features reanimated corpses, typically driven by a desire to consume human flesh, often in an apocalyptic or outbreak scenario. 0 stories
• Vampires Involves blood-sucking undead creatures, exploring themes of immortality, seduction, predation, and the nature of undeath. 2 stories
• Werewolves Features humans who can transform into wolves or wolf-like creatures, often tied to lunar cycles, primal savagery, and loss of control. 0 stories
• Shapeshifters Involves beings capable of changing their form (not limited to werewolves), often exploring themes of identity, duality, or body horror. 2 stories
• Monsters Centered around terrifying creatures, their origins, their threat to humanity, and the efforts to understand or combat them. 6 stories
• Creature Feature Focuses on one or more monstrous beings, often non-humanoid, as the primary antagonists, emphasizing their physical threat or bizarre nature. 1 story
• Kaiju Featuring giant monsters, often of immense destructive power, attacking cities or battling other monsters or human forces. 0 stories
• Eldritch Similar to cosmic horror, involving bizarre, ancient, and often sanity-defying beings, geometries, or concepts from beyond normal reality. 1 story
• Cthulhu Mythos Stories inspired by or directly part of H.P. Lovecraft's fictional universe of cosmic entities, ancient gods, forbidden knowledge, and human insignificance. 2 stories
• Slasher Features a psychopathic killer, often masked or with a signature weapon, stalking and murdering a group of people, typically with graphic violence. 0 stories
• Serial Killer Focuses on the crimes, motivations, and psychology of individuals who commit multiple murders over time, often eluding capture. 0 stories
• Gothic Characterized by a dark, mysterious, and often decaying atmosphere, involving elements of horror, romance, and the supernatural, typically set in isolated or ancient locations like castles or manors. 1 story
• Occult Involves secret knowledge, mystical practices, esoteric rituals, and often demonic or other supernatural entities summoned or manipulated by these practices. 1 story
• Witchcraft Features witches and their magical practices as a source of fear or power, often exploring themes of persecution, pacts, or malevolent curses. 1 story
• Survival Focuses on characters struggling to stay alive against harsh conditions, dangers, or adversaries, often with limited resources and emphasizing ingenuity. 15 stories
• Suspense Aims to keep the reader on edge with a sense of anticipation, uncertainty, or dread about an impending outcome. 7 stories
• Noir Characterized by cynicism, fatalism, moral ambiguity, and often featuring a cynical protagonist (like a private eye) in a corrupt, dark world. 0 stories
• Neo-noir Modern stories that adopt or update the themes, style, and mood of classic noir fiction or film, often set in contemporary times. 0 stories
• Hardboiled A tough, unsentimental style of detective fiction with a gritty, realistic depiction of crime, violence, and a cynical worldview. 0 stories
• Whodunit A classic mystery plot where the reader and detective are challenged to identify the culprit from a limited set of suspects based on clues. 0 stories
• Locked Room A subgenre of whodunit where a crime (often murder) is committed in a seemingly impossible, sealed environment from which the culprit could not have escaped. 0 stories
• Police Procedural A police procedural focuses on the methods, protocols, and daily work of police officers or detectives as they investigate crimes. 0 stories
• Private Investigator Features a P.I. as the protagonist, often working outside the official legal system, hired to solve cases or find information. 0 stories
• Amateur Detective A mystery solved by an ordinary person without professional training or official capacity in investigation, often relying on wit or personal connection. 0 stories
• Conspiracy Features plots involving powerful, secret organizations, hidden agendas, or widespread cover-ups manipulating events or deceiving the public. 2 stories
• Gangsters Stories about organized crime, typically featuring mafias, criminal gangs, their power struggles, operations, and impact on society. 0 stories
• Romantasy A blend of romance and fantasy genres, where romantic relationships are central to a plot set in a fantastical world with magical elements. 0 stories
• Sweet Romance Focuses on emotional connection, affection, and the development of a romantic relationship with minimal to no explicit sexual content. 0 stories
• Steamy Romance Features explicit sexual content and passionate encounters as a significant and detailed part of the relationship development and story. 0 stories
• Enemies To Lovers A trope where characters who initially dislike, oppose, or are adversaries gradually develop strong romantic feelings for each other. 0 stories
• Friends To Lovers A trope where characters with an established platonic friendship eventually realize and act upon romantic feelings for each other. 0 stories
• Forced Proximity A situation where characters are compelled to spend significant time together in close quarters, leading to romantic development. 0 stories
• Marriage Of Convenience Characters enter into a marriage for practical, strategic, or non-romantic reasons, but often develop genuine feelings over time. 0 stories
• Small Town Set in a close-knit, small community, often emphasizing local charm, interconnected relationships, and a slower pace of life. 0 stories
• Regency Set during the British Regency period (roughly 1811-1820), known for its distinct social customs, fashion, and often featuring romance and societal intrigue. 0 stories
• Victorian Set during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), exploring the society, culture, industrial changes, and moral codes of that era. 0 stories
• Medieval Set in the Middle Ages (roughly 5th to 15th century in Europe), often featuring knights, castles, feudal society, and religious influence. 0 stories
• Viking Focuses on the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and raiders of the Viking Age (late 8th to mid-11th century), and their culture. 0 stories
• Ancient World Set in classical antiquity or earlier civilizations, such as ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia, Mesopotamia, or prehistoric times. 2 stories
• Samurai Features samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan, their code of conduct (bushido), and their role in Japanese history, warfare, and society. 0 stories
• Ninja Stories about covert agents, spies, or mercenaries in feudal Japan, skilled in espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination. 0 stories
• War and Military Depicts historical conflicts, battles, and the experiences of soldiers, civilians, or societies during times of warfare. 1 story
• Young Adult Fiction written for readers aged approximately 12 to 18, often dealing with themes of identity, coming of age, relationships, and social issues. 2 stories
• Coming Of Age Focuses on the protagonist's journey from youth to adulthood, emphasizing personal growth, self-discovery, and maturation. 1 story
• Magitech Magic and technology fused together. 0 stories
• Martial Arts Combat through disciplined martial technique. 0 stories
• Mythos Built on a real-world mythology or pantheon. 0 stories
• Genetic Engineering Bodies and life rewritten through genetics. 0 stories
• Superheroes People with extraordinary powers who use them for good (or ill). 0 stories
• Short Story A complete story under about 20,000 words. 36 stories
• LGBTQ+ Features LGBTQ+ characters and relationships prominently. 0 stories