Survival Game

Caden Voss was dead or so the world thought. A rogue fugitive and former top black ops agent, Caden is pushed into a survival game of death when he discovers his life has been manipulated by a covert government program. His identity stolen, replaced with a clone, and buried under several layers of deception, Caden sets out on a quest for revenge against those who betrayed him. In a battle against time, Caden must discover the truth regarding Project Revenant, a mission to create flawless soldiers. With his adversaries hot on his heels at every turn, including the deadly clone who shares his face, Caden's only friend may be a woman from his past whose secrets may transform everything. Betrayal. Revenge. Identity. And the truth that might destroy them all.

When the beaten and broken Seo Ireum is on the verge of giving up, a strange blue screen appears. [Do you want to live] After accepting the offer, he doesn't expect his path to head to the glittering stage of Korea’s most competitive idol survival show, Starlit and into the harsh world of the entertainment industry. Each mission brings him new skill, fame and power. But also reveals fragments of horrifying truth. His father's death wasn't an accident, his mother's death a lie and the system guiding him may be something far more personal than artificial intelligence. As Ireum rises under the spotlight, every applause hides a knife, and every stage hides a secret. In a game where beauty sells and betrayal wins, can he use fame as a weapon for revenge?

Desmond was a nobody, mocked, bullied, and forgotten, with no family and no future. But when he stumbles across a strange glowing creature trapped in a bottle, his fate takes a shocking turn. Bonded to a mysterious system that grants him incredible powers, Desmond finds himself caught between survival and destiny. In a city where men are forced into marriage or conscripted to die at the frontline, Desmond makes an impossible choice: to marry not one, but three women, each hiding secrets, ambitions, and grudges that could either elevate him… or destroy him. But the system demands more. Affection, loyalty, trust, these are his keys to unlocking godlike strength. Every challenge he completes pulls him deeper into a dangerous game of power, revenge, and hidden truths. And as war looms, conspiracies unravel, and enemies close in, Desmond must decide: remain the forgotten nobody he once was, or rise as a legend feared by kings.

Samuel Gray is no one special. Just another forgotten soul in the lower levels of Novus City a place where dreams are traded for survival and even hope comes with a price. Each day blurs into the next as he delivers packages to people who don’t see him, eats food that barely tastes like anything, and falls asleep wondering if this is all life has to offer. But everything changes the night he tries to help a stranger and bleeds out in an alley. On the edge of death, a voice echoes in the darkness. > “Vitality Critical. Initializing Ascension Protocol. Do you accept?” In that moment, Samuel awakens something unimaginable: a system interface that turns the laws of life into a game complete with stats, quests, abilities, and something far more dangerous purpose. Now marked by a power that shouldn’t exist, Samuel must navigate a world where reality bends, imagination has weight, and forgotten dreams can become weapons. But the Ascension System didn’t choose him at random. There’s a reason he was chosen. There’s a cost to rising. And someone or something is watching.

In a world where gambling dictates status, power, and survival, Peter Donovan—a seventeen-year-old delivery boy who despises gamblers—has spent his life avoiding risks. But when his ailing mother’s life hangs by a thread, Peter is left with no choice but to enter the high-stakes world he’s always loathed. Desperation forces his hand, and Peter bets everything—only to lose it all. Beaten, broken, and left for dead in a rain-soaked alley, Peter prepares to fade into the darkness. But as the last of his hope slips away, the impossible happens. A faint glow pierces through his pain—a semi-transparent interface appearing before his eyes. [System Initialization... Loading T.I.M.E Protocol] Welcome, Time Gambler. Welcome to the Gambling System] Now Peter can wager minutes, memories, even years of his life—to manipulate fate itself. But every second spent is a second he'll never get back. To save his mother, to defeat the gamblers who destroyed him, Peter must master the cruelest game of all: time. One wrong move, and his future disappears. One right one, and he might just rewrite destiny.

In a world where magic is the ultimate corporate currency, one man's ability to bend probability could either save the city—or burn it to the ground. When billionaire CEO Alex Thompson survives an impossible car crash, he awakens with a dangerous gift: the power to manipulate probability itself. In the neon-drenched streets of New Eden, where corporate empires are built on ancient magic and reality bends to those who control it, Alex's newfound abilities make him the most valuable—and hunted—man alive. But when he discovers his trusted assistant Maya is actually a witch sent to monitor him, everything shatters. She was his warden, not his ally. Now, as a malevolent cabal called the Architects emerges to exploit his powers and collapse all probability into one predetermined fate, Alex faces an impossible choice: trust the woman who betrayed him to save humanity's free will, or embrace absolute control and become the monster everyone fears. In a deadly game where trust is illusion and control is corruption, Alex must learn the hardest lesson of all—true power isn't bending fate to your will. It's having the courage to let go. The fate of New Eden hangs in the balance. And the probability of survival? Impossible to calculate.

In this novel, humans have been killed almost entirely by the existence of beasts, which are animals that have evolved to the point of resembling demons incarnate in animals. So the food chain has been completely reversed, therefore, mankind has had to hide in a couple of islands in the middle of the ocean in order to stay alive, but this form of survival will not last forever. Get into the story of this dystopian world if you want to read a different survival novel with a darker approach, where the development of the story will be slow but satisfying to read.

Jamie Aldridge never asked for this. He never asked for the system, for the power, for the missions that drag him deeper into Seattle’s underworld. But when life throws a digital demon into your head, what choice do you have? Play the game or get played. Simple. Except it’s not that simple. Because this game? It’s rigged. And the stakes? Well, they’re higher than Jamie could ever imagine. "Who the hell are you?" Jamie demanded, his voice rough with exhaustion, and his mind a tangled mess of fear and fury. The Broker smiled, a thin, calculated curve of lips that held no warmth. "I'm the man who’s going to change your life, Jamie. Or end it. Depends on how well you play." "Play?" Jamie spat, barely holding back the urge to punch that smug look off his face. "I’m not playing your game. Not anymore." The Broker’s eyes shone with a dark and knowing aura. "Oh, but you are. You just don’t realize it yet." Now Jamie’s on a collision course with forces beyond his control—shadowy figures who pull the strings, secrets buried so deep they might as well be myths, and a system that seems determined to push him to the brink. And just when he thinks he can’t take any more, life throws him another curveball: Emma. His unbearable bully of a wife. Pregnant. Yeah. Ain't gonna end well. In a world where survival is a day-to-day battle and the lines between ally and enemy blur with every step, Jamie has to figure out one thing—how to win when every move feels like a losing one. Because failure? It’s not an option. Not when his life, and the life of his unborn child, hangs in the balance.

David Sawyer, a normal office worker woke up suddenly to an unfamiliar world. The Apocalypse was here, and with it, a shocking realization of truth hidden just under his nose all this time. Fighting with the weight of betrayal, Dave casts aside his feelings to protect the lives of those he loves. Will his newfound apathy lead the way to survival and regrowth? Can a mask hide away the pain of love lost? DISCLAIMER: This is NOT an apocalypse story. The story explores adaptation and survival under rapidly changing world conditions. MC is not some chosen one or freek genius, he's lucky and intelligent, not a fool. Romance is a little heavy but not the main theme. Survival, human duality, conflict, and the very nature of the world itself are the book's focus. Every character has depth, and nothing is truly meaningless. Pay attention and see if you can pick up that deeply hidden foreshadowing.

Adira was denied in most of the schools because of her long list record of reasons to be kicked out. Because of that, she stopped going to school and started to build the game station of her brother who disappeared years ago. The modern world evolved so fast that technologies have outdated in a short period of time. And that includes the virtual technology that her genius brother built. Not to mention, her brother’s game brought almost all the users of the said game in their country in a coma. That lead the government to shut it down. She studied everything that her brother wrote in his journal and succeeded in building it again. Just when she started playing, her eyes opened at the amazing virtual world. There she met a few friends of her brother and found out that they were stuck at the game for many years. And unfortunately, it was not a fun game to play. It was not just a virtual reality game. It was a game to kill or be killed.