The Game Rune System

'A Culinary Adventure in the Game World!!' Kai never asked for this. One minute, he’s stuck in a dead-end life, barely scraping by. Next, he’s reincarnated into a game world, trapped in the body of the Darklord. But there's a twist—he doesn’t just inherit the Darklord’s power. No, Kai is cursed with something far worse: a Culinary System that can turn food into magic, potions, and weaponry. In a world where culinary prowess is power, Kai has to master his cooking skills to survive. Can he turn scraps into a full course of victories, or will he fall victim to the game's deadly rules? As he navigates treacherous quests, forms unlikely alliances, and battles powerful foes, Kai learns that his new identity as the Darklord isn't just about power—it's about survival. But he's not the only one after the game’s ultimate secrets. A mysterious Crimson Guild, bent on using Kai’s Culinary System to take control of the world, is hot on his heels. To escape this game, Kai will need to unlock the true potential of his cooking, master ancient recipes, and discover how to break free from the game... but can he do all that before the Guild catches up with him? A world of dangerous quests, supernatural enemies, and magic-infused meals await! The Culinary System. The Darklord’s power. And a feast of deadly secrets. The game has just begun.

The Righteous Villain's Game In a world where magic and technology intertwine seamlessly, Soren Blackwood opens his eyes to find himself reincarnated into the body of Elias Luminari, the sole heir to the Luminari Dynasty—a family renowned for their powerful light magic and generations of heroic deeds. To the public, the Luminaris represent the pinnacle of moral virtue and justice. But Soren—cunning, ruthless, and unapologetically self-serving—views his new prestigious position as merely a convenient mask for his true ambitions. His plans take an unexpected turn when a mysterious system activates in his mind, offering immense power with a single condition: systematically dismantle the destinies of the world's "chosen ones." The system requires him to target those marked by fate for greatness—specifically, to seduce their fated partners, sabotage their heroic journeys, and ultimately eliminate these would-be protagonists from the grand narrative. With cold calculation, Soren navigates the complex web of magical academies, aristocratic politics, and secret societies that define this new reality. He crafts elaborate schemes beneath the veneer of the perfect Luminari heir, exploiting his family's connections and resources while concealing his true nature. As Soren's list of targets grows, so does his power—but so too do the complications. Some of his victims prove unexpectedly resilient, others disturbingly perceptive. And as he delves deeper into the system's origins, he uncovers disturbing patterns that suggest his own reincarnation might be part of a much darker game—one where even he might be merely another piece on the board. In a world that worships its heroes, Soren embraces being the villain. But in a reality where destiny itself can be manipulated, the line between protagonist and antagonist blurs beyond recognition.

A game where no one escapes. A challenge that preys on your mind. And a reality where the only thing certain is your suffering. Rehman enters 'The Game' searching for his lost love, only to discover a twisted world where winning is an illusion, and the rules are designed to break you. As he and the other players fight to survive, they must solve riddles that defy logic, endure horrors beyond imagination, and uncover the truth behind the ultimate nightmare. But can anyone truly beat a game that already knows their every move? Or is victory just another trick?

Vardy, a shut - in loner, seeks refuge in Rune Quest, an RPG game where he transforms from weak to strong as a Dark Warlock. Soon after he enrolled at White Oak Academy, he faced discrimination alongside his peers in the Frame Initiative. Eventually, he unlocks a powerful system that grants him the abilities from his game avatar.

Karma had one dream, to create the ultimate game. But no matter how passionate he was or how many times he tried, he never made it as a game developer. Instead, he spent his days churning out repetitive, cash-grab games, watching from the sidelines as others built the worlds he could only dream of. He played... He streamed... And he died... When he opened his eyes, he wasn’t in his room anymore. He had been reborn as a God. The problem? No divinity... No worshippers... No power... In a realm where gods reign supreme, Karma is nothing more than an anomaly until he discovers the Game Developer System. Unlike the deities who wield divine authority, Karma’s strength lies in something entirely different, he can create. Skills, abilities, even entire worlds, if he can imagine it, he can code it into reality. Armed with his knowledge of games and the ability to code his own destiny, Karma is ready to challenge the very foundations of the divine realm. After all, if he couldn’t create the perfect game in his past life. he’ll build the ultimate world in this one. Let the game begin!

Xiao Ting is China’s reigning queen of esports, a goddess both on the battlefield and in beauty, with millions of fans worshipping her every move. But behind her flawless avatar is a thirty-year-old heiress who hasn’t stepped outside her room in years. She doesn’t need the real world, gaming is her empire. Her parents, however, have other plans. Desperate to see her step away from her screen and into their corporate empire, they hire a professional boyfriend to pull Xiao Ting out of her shell. Chase Chen is the best in the business, smooth, charming, and dangerously handsome. With his Cha Eun-woo-level looks and a flawless track record, this job should be a breeze. But Xiao Ting is unlike anyone he’s ever met. Unimpressed by his charm and utterly immune to his games, she throws Chase into a world he never expected: hers. Now, with his contract running out and Xiao Ting proving impossible to win over, Chase must do the unthinkable, beat her at her own game and, maybe, lose his heart in the process.

Welcome to a world where every choice can be your last. Zack had no time to question fate. One moment, he was saving lives as a trauma doctor. The next, he was fighting for his own in a world ruled by the Apocalypse System. Thrown into a twisted game where death is the price of failure, Stripped of reason, stripped of choice—survival was the only law. Alongside a battle-hardened soldier, Jake and a strategist engineer, Arya with pasts of their own, Zack faced trial after trial, each more brutal than the last. But the deeper they fell into the system’s grasp, the clearer it became—this was no ordinary game. Someone was watching. Controlling. Manipulating. Some may seem human, but are they? When he reunites with Olivia, the one person who knew him before the world collapsed, his growing bond with Arya forces him to make an impossible choice: hold onto the past or make a new future. Because in this world, trust is a gamble, and the only thing deadlier than failure… …is trusting the wrong person.

Brian had downloaded an achievement tracker that promised to track his achievements in both game and real life. He just wished he had picked a different first game.

Earth's civilization crumbled in an instant, leaving Mei struggling to survive amidst the ruins. An unseen blade cleaved a skyscraper in two, a white-haired man wielding a longsword appearing before her. Mei, face impassive, ate the last of her bread. With death looming, time seemed to freeze. 【Want to live?】

Ash Burn was just an ordinary gamer—an orphan scraping by in the real world—until he accomplished the impossible: beating the hardest VR game ever created, Apocalypse Online. But instead of the promised riches, he’s thrown into another world—one eerily familiar. It doesn’t take long for Ash to realize where he is: the chaotic, doomed universe of Heaven’s Favorite: Wrath of Gods, a novel he once read. Worse, he’s not the protagonist or even a supporting character. He’s just an extra. Armed with fragmented knowledge of the future, an unyielding will to survive, and the secrets of the Runes—mysterious power coveted by gods and demons alike—Ash must outmaneuver a reckless hero, power-hungry angels, and an inevitable war that threatens to consume everything. But as he treads the fine line between altering fate and unleashing chaos, he begins to realize something chilling: the endgame may not be as simple as he thought. In a world where survival hinges on power and cunning, can an ordinary extra change the fate of an entire world, or will he become just another casualty of destiny? Was he ever just an extra to begin with? Note: The image on the cover is not mine. *** Bonus Chapters Unlock System: 20 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter 20 Collections = 1 Extra Chapter 5 Reviews = 1 Extra Chapter This book is also available on Royal Road (RR) and Tapas. Patreon Page: patreon.com/The_Last_Paragon Discord: https: https://discord.gg/nZUQaVmnPD

In the world of Genovia, power is determined by two forces: Gene and Runes. Arthur, born with the Crimson Fern Gene, is deemed insignificant—nothing more than a faint whisper in a world of roaring storms. But as he dares to push his limits, the Gene evolves, awakening new Runes and unlocking elemental forces. What begins as a trickle of power soon turns into an unstoppable torrent, each new ability more devastating than the last. But with every surge of strength, the cost grows—his body and mind begin to shift, as the darkness within his soul begins to take hold. In his pursuit of power, Arthur must face the ultimate question: How much of himself is he willing to lose in order to become something more?

What happens when a man gets transported into a foreign world filled with magic? Will his knowledge in hardware technology help him out after he discovers its correlation to the words of power? How will he fit in with the other noble houses as the lowly 4th son? How will his story play out in a world where skills and stats equal power and status?

Everything changed the day the ancient weapon collapsed. Noah was just a college student taking notes when the mana wave hit Earth—a cosmic tsunami that either transformed humans or corrupted them into monsters. When he awakens in a strange white void, he meets Rudy—an enthusiastic robot guide who explains that Noah has been selected for a "tutorial" designed to help humanity adapt to their new mana-infused reality. Thrown into the tutorial, Noah along with his classmates must work together to grow stronger lest they face doom when returning home. In this new reality, witness as Noah grows as a person, becoming more than that of just an Accountant. Using his Rare Runic Affinity Noah will take charge of the new world showing why he belongs at the top.

The Apocalypse descended as the world turned into a game. And while everyone panicked, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was something wrong with my eyes. [Logging into the Game Master’s Account!] And my ‘oh-so-average’ destiny, changed into ‘is this a cheat life?’ Kind of destiny. [Would you like to Create a Skill? GM Points will be consumed!] While others struggled to kill a single goblin, I was searching for stronger monsters. While they were happy with getting even a random weak skill, I was customizing what kind of skills I needed. Even my Talents and Gifts can be customised. The only limit was my imagination. Heck, even the hidden quests that people would trigger randomly were present in front of me even before the scenario began.  It wasn’t fair by any means. But isn’t that how life is already? [Would you like to make changes to the quests in the next scenario? GM Points will be consumed!] Is this how an apocalypse is supposed to be? I don’t know. I just tried following the script in front of everyone while trying out my cheat in hindsight. Don't get me wrong with the ‘pig eating tiger’ kind of thing. I just don’t like attention. I would rather stay with two trusted friends than with 10 fake ones. [Would you like to Initiate a Custom quest for the Players? GM Points will be consumed!] And for the players who were bullying the ‘weak’ me. One may even wonder how they ended up losing half of their stats and skills in a randomly triggered impossible type of quest.  Fate can be truly scary, you know?  One must always be careful of it.

Elara never believed in magic—only in the strength of steel and the heat of the forge. But when a mysterious rune appears on her arm after her father's death, everything changes. Ancient texts speak of Rune-Forging, a lost craft capable of shaping destiny itself. A prophecy whispers of a darkness rising from the Shadowlands, threatening to consume Aethelgard. And Elara, an apprentice blacksmith, might be the kingdom’s last hope. To master her newfound power, she must navigate treacherous court politics, hidden agendas, and the looming war that could doom them all. But the deeper she delves into the past, the more she realizes: the darkness isn’t just coming—it’s already here. Will she forge the future, or will Aethelgard fall to ruin?

A young boy dreams of becoming a hero. He lives in a small northern village and was adopted by a man named Chird, who taught him the basics of magic and what runes are. One day, the boy explores a cave in the woods and finds a rune, which will help him survive in the unforgiving world that he lives in. Now that he has a rune, he might one day become strong enough to be a hero that others are inspired to be like!

Alisa is a hardworking human, despite being born as a woman, she was a respectable commander in her work as a military, but sadly she lost her life during a mission that resulted for her to get reincarnated inside a RPG-open world type video game she onced played back in the days when she was a highschool student. She was reincarnated as Marysville Everleigh Grace, a total side character inside the game. later on after reincarnation, it took her a whole 14 years of her new life to realize that she was reincarnated in a game she onced played. realizing this made her change her way of life. Watch Marysville as she tries to alter her new world, and make a story of her own.

Awakening, the Game I played for most of my teen life until today. An RPG that started in a modern world with magic and updated to include the addition of the Pethera Galaxy Federation. I sunk my life into this game and I was rewarded for it, I because a forerunner in discovering the lore and mysteries of this game, or at least that was the case until today.

A young boy transmigrated into a runic world where the foundation of everything starts with runes and ends with runes, with a special ability: merge. In this magical world, he was left in a lonesome plateau region where he had to deal with his very situation—starvation, which was the cause of death for the original owner. With his new ability, merge, how would he conceive his path? Would he rise as a runic warrior, runic laborer, runic support, or rune producer? This fascinating new world enticed him, but it also carried a deep hidden thorn that one had to traverse. How would he traverse his journey?

Sayda seorang remaja sekolah yang gemar bermain game,suatu hari dia sudah kehabisan permainan video untuk dimainkan,dia kemudian memutuskan untuk mencari game baru dan secara tidak sengaja dia terjumpa CD permainan video yang dibuang dan memilih untuk mengambil dan mencubanya dan secara tidak sengaja dia termasuk kedalam game tersebut.Kini dia harus mencari jalan bagaimana harus pulang ke dunia nyata.Perjalanan yang penuh dengan fantasi dan tragedi yang menunggu sayda.Apakah sayda dapat kembali kedunia nyata atau terperangkap selama lamanya didunia tersebut?

“If you can make him fall in love with you, I will raise your pay to be ten times more” On her first day at the prestigious Suma Group, Cora learns she will be working for Axel Kusuma, the youngest son of the company’s wealthy and influential family. Suma Group is one of the richest corporations in the country, and Axel, known as a Heartthrob, is the Vice President Just like the rumor said, Axel is a charmer that doesn’t deserve the position as Vice President. Everyone knew he was the complete opposite of his half-brother, Ethan Kusuma—the ice-cold, disciplined president who had successfully led the company for the past three years. Cora's task? To transform Axel from a reckless player into a competent Vice President, someone who can finally compete with his brother. But there is an additional task for Cora, she must make her boss who is a jerk to fall in love with her. Despite being the best in her field, this is by far the most difficult task she's ever faced. Love wasn't her expertise—how could it be, when she'd never been in a relationship before?

Each year, ten million humans are forcibly conscripted into the Game, pitted against millions of other races who have entered voluntarily, believing they possess more significant capabilities. Within this deadly arena, humans primarily serve as expendable pawns. Kai is one of the many humans put in the game to survive. What will he do? And how will he do it

I ran. That was the only thought on my mind. Angry tears filled my eyes, many questions running through my mind would I die like this? was this how my life would in..in pain that I cowardly gave it up? I could hear my heart thumping fast in my ears, I could feel the blood rush all over I couldn't give up now... I wasn't going to give up not now I was going to put and end to this game , No..I am going to destroy it

When a unique cultivation game launched its server, it welcomed a sea of players, one of which was Fang Yue. However, he soon realized something strange about the game—it was too difficult to beat. A large number of early players quit the game, but Fang Yue stayed. He then found out something more complicated about the game. Three months later, the Wicked appeared in real life and the game data started to sync with the real world. Everyone was terrified. All the early players returned to the game together with players from all over the world. Simply put, everyone went back into Blue Ocean. However, when they started the game and were being hunted by the Wickeds, they realized that the veteran players’ avatars appeared in a different art style than theirs. Fang Yue exclaimed, “You audacious Wicked! In a single glance, I know you aren’t human!” Fang Yue pleaded: “Wicked, I need you to help me cultivate!” Fang Yue roared, “Wicked! Did I say you can leave? Almighty Heavenly Dragon!

Transmigrating into a role-playing game was cool but things were not that simple for me. the role-playing game I transmigrated in was completely unknown to me. Do you know why? it's because that game was played by my friend, not by me and I don't know a thing about the plot or the characters inside it except about how to obtain the cutest pet in the said game because my friend was an animal lover and he used to brag about the pet that he got and how cute it is to me. the only saving grace is that I have a system with me but it is grumpy when it comes to giving rewards and it has a chunnibyou complex. Currently participating in WPC 244- unexpected gifts so if you like the story, pls give me power stones to help me win. thnx.