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Discover smaller stories you might have missed. Each has up to 5,000 Royal Road followers and a supported connection through reader favourites.

Selections change daily. These are discoveries to explore, not personalised recommendations.

327 stories to explore

The Hero Should've Known Better

Completed

CSDestroyer Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to The Young Lady is a Reborn Assassin.

Royal Road following: 434 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 4 of the 12 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite The Young Lady is a Reborn Assassin (33.3%).

Limited evidence: only 4 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

434 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2024-04-30

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Janitor Isekai

Completed

ShowerKrogan Royal Road

LitRPG · Cozy

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Not Quite Star Trek [Fever Dream, Short Story, WTF did I read?].

Royal Road following: 15 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 3 of the 7 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Not Quite Star Trek [Fever Dream, Short Story, WTF did I read?] (42.9%).

Limited evidence: only 3 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

15 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2026-06-30

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Weight of Worlds

Completed

MH Crux Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Contract Summoner [Revised].

Royal Road following: 1,404 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 3 of the 8 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Contract Summoner [Revised] (37.5%).

Limited evidence: only 3 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

1,404 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2024-08-30

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Katalepsis

Completed

Hungry Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Bioshifter.

Royal Road following: 4,507 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 10 of the 48 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Bioshifter (20.8%).

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

4,507 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2025-09-12

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Nobody's Hero [System Apocalypse LitRPG Progression Fantasy]

Completed

noct Royal Road

LitRPG · Progression Fantasy

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Gunsoul (stubbing on 15th of March).

Royal Road following: 2,647 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 6 of the 34 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Gunsoul (stubbing on 15th of March) (17.6%).

Limited evidence: only 6 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

2,647 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2024-10-28

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Magical Girl Platinum

Completed

Samantha Nelson Royal Road

LitRPG

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Alone Once More.

Royal Road following: 798 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 3 of the 13 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Alone Once More (23.1%).

Limited evidence: only 3 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

798 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2024-11-16

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The Rícewelig Crown

Completed

Aethelred Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to The Starcraft System in the Far Future [Rewrite].

Royal Road following: 299 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 4 of the 58 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite The Starcraft System in the Far Future [Rewrite] (6.9%).

Limited evidence: only 4 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

299 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2020-10-01

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A Friendly Voidling

Completed

cathfach Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to The Stars Have Eyes: Wander and Wonder.

Royal Road following: 1,069 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 7 of the 42 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite The Stars Have Eyes: Wander and Wonder (16.7%).

Limited evidence: only 7 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

1,069 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2023-03-24

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The Court of Souls?

Completed

Andur Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Re:Otaku Prince life in another world.

Royal Road following: 3,039 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 4 of the 27 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Re:Otaku Prince life in another world (14.8%).

Limited evidence: only 4 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

3,039 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2017-05-13

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What Is It Like To Be Eternal?

Completed

CorpseDead Royal Road

Cultivation

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to The Void Wolf.

Royal Road following: 1,788 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 4 of the 11 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite The Void Wolf (36.4%).

Limited evidence: only 4 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

1,788 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2017-08-10

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As the Godking Wills

Completed

Cocop (Cale Plamann) Royal Road

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Graven.

Royal Road following: 376 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 4 of the 20 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Graven (20.0%).

Limited evidence: only 4 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

376 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2019-12-10

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[ Tutorial Dungeon ] Optional build

Completed

Spleen23 Royal Road

LitRPG · Dungeon Core

Why we surfaced it

A smaller Royal Road story with a shared-reader connection to Museum Core (Dungeon Core/LitRPG Apocalypse).

Royal Road following: 1,560 followers (last recorded count)
Shared favourites: 3 of the 13 readers in Scrykeeper’s sample who favourite this story also favourite Museum Core (Dungeon Core/LitRPG Apocalypse) (23.1%).

Limited evidence: only 3 shared readers.

The percentage describes shared favourites in our sample, not story similarity or your chance of enjoying it.

1,560 Royal Road followers · Last recorded count · Last reported update 2024-05-28

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Reader connections come from sampled public favourites, not total readership or proof of completion. Status and follower counts reflect stored metadata. Coverage and freshness.

How Explore works

We look for supported connections between stories on public favourite lists. Under the radar focuses on stories with up to 5,000 Royal Road followers; Shared-reader discoveries includes stories of any audience size. These views can include some of the same stories. Neither promises different genres, similar plots, or recommendations tailored to you.

Each candidate and its connected story must have at least five readers in our sample, with at least three readers favouriting both. We account for popularity and give limited evidence less weight. Completed stories qualify; ongoing stories need a stored update within 45 days.

Selections rotate daily. The reader graph and story metadata update on their own schedules. Story categories reflect the labels we currently record, not every platform tag. Missing evidence does not mean a story is poor.

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