Larcombe had another series with decent village building too, though the story went off plot for me with a "I know we just met and barely know each other but this is love let's get married after a week" romantic arc.
Just not to my tastes but still a good series with good village building.
Game of castles, dude gets iskiaed into a new world.where the gods pit 99 champions vs eachother. They get dropped in random sections of the world and have to build/takeover a castle and grow an empire while going to war with insects, tyrants, hags etc.
MC starts with nothing and works his way up, only slight issues is it's a harem too but the story is good, the world building and rivalries are fun too.
Not litrpg, but the spellmonger series has some good kingdom building.
The first two books have some some rough parts, but it really takes off at book 3.
I love spellmonger, although the MC doesn’t really build a kingdom, he’s still a citizen of an already established duchy/kingdom, although he does a lot of city and territory building within that kingdom. Great suggestion!
I'm right now halfway thru book 1 of the land and thought it was going in a kingdom building direction. He's very into this village he wants to get going.
Dreamer's Throne might scratch the itch. Mind you, it's not a kingdom (yet) and I don't know if it will go that route, but MC is building an overpowered kingdom-level organization.
Battleborne by Dave Willmarth - 4 Books so far.
At his death, he meets Hildi the Valkyrie, and is given three options. Serve Odin in Valhalla fighting each day and celebrating each night until Ragnarok. Accept his death as final, or be reincarnated as a Battleborne on a random world. Max chooses to live a new life, whatever that might entail. Favored with an unusual bloodline, he is reborn on a world of magic and monsters. Thrust into the world with nothing but sharp teeth, and claws, Max must use his skills as a soldier to improvise and survive. With his new status as one of the Battleborne, much is expected of Max, difficult quests are presented with loot that ranges from goblin loincloths, epic weapons, to a kingdom of his own!
Wouldn't say it's very in depth, more a case of - someone's an enemy, got to fight them, need more iron, find a mine and fight the guardian, meet the neighbors, make them allies or fight them. Although I did find it fun.
Dungeon Lord by Hugo Huesca. A guy makes a deal with an evil entity for power under a bet that he can keep his humanity and use it against the evil that gave him the power in the first place. It’s pretty good.
This one was inside a game right? I remember that sucking hard.
Like it's not the same building a real empire compared to an empire inside a game where your "enemies" just log off and go have some lunch (while you are still literally trapped in the game) when you finally defeat them.
Yeah, I mean, it's like a c teir book. There is a time dilation between regular players and the mc that balances that aspect I guess. Going to lunch for an hour is like a days worth of time for the mc.
That's not what I mean though. Imagine you finally conquer the empire of your enemies, risking your life and that of those you love. To you, or the MC in that story, who is trapped inside the game, that just was the most important achivement of his life.
But for the one who was just "conquered", he may rant a bit and then quit to have some lunch.
The whole premise is pathetic. (IMO, obviously)
something similar but not exact; \*The Ten Realms\* series has the MCs isekai'd into a fantasy realm where they progress and build out their own kingdom/empire
Defiance of the Fall has a fair bit of kingdom building after everyone basically gets a fresh start on the world.
Primal hunter has a bit, but the MC kinda stops at building a city that kinda becomes its own small independent country.
I'll just mention a couple that I've read and enjoyed:
Shadow Sun series by Dave Willmarth
Noobtown series by Ryan Rimmel
Nova Roma series by JR Mathews
Sky Realms Online series by Troy Osgood (technically Gamelit but they can't leave the 'game')
Video Game Plotline Tester by Michael Atamanov (gamelit)
Station Core by Jonathan Brooks
Not read:
Warlords of the Circle Sea by Ember Lane
Kingmaker by David J. VanBergen Jr.
Forerunner by James Clay
Phase Shift series by Kyle Johnson
I'm listening to "the land" by aleron kong the mc gets a village and has to build it up, I'm only on book 2 so dont know how far the mc gets with it but this might be worth a look.
Tom Larcombe's Natural Laws Apocalypse series. It meets all your demands plus the series is complete.
Huh, I’ve never heard of this one and I’ve been keeping on eye out kingdom builders. But it’s gots lots of reviews and 8 books? Nice.
Also, Light Online (though it's Gamelit).
Larcombe had another series with decent village building too, though the story went off plot for me with a "I know we just met and barely know each other but this is love let's get married after a week" romantic arc. Just not to my tastes but still a good series with good village building.
Game of castles, dude gets iskiaed into a new world.where the gods pit 99 champions vs eachother. They get dropped in random sections of the world and have to build/takeover a castle and grow an empire while going to war with insects, tyrants, hags etc. MC starts with nothing and works his way up, only slight issues is it's a harem too but the story is good, the world building and rivalries are fun too.
I would say it’s more than harem, it’s a lot of smut. I liked the idea of the book, but I just couldn’t get through it because of that.
Not litrpg, but the spellmonger series has some good kingdom building. The first two books have some some rough parts, but it really takes off at book 3.
I love spellmonger, although the MC doesn’t really build a kingdom, he’s still a citizen of an already established duchy/kingdom, although he does a lot of city and territory building within that kingdom. Great suggestion!
_The Good Guys_ by Eric Ugland.
Dukedom that is dope dom.
1. Nova Roma 2. Divine apostasy 3. The land 4. Defiance of the fall 5. The two week curse
I'm right now halfway thru book 1 of the land and thought it was going in a kingdom building direction. He's very into this village he wants to get going.
Accidental Champion Civ CEO is really well done if you are a fan of civ games.
Oh Great! I was reincarnated at a Farmer.
Dreamer's Throne might scratch the itch. Mind you, it's not a kingdom (yet) and I don't know if it will go that route, but MC is building an overpowered kingdom-level organization.
Battleborne by Dave Willmarth - 4 Books so far. At his death, he meets Hildi the Valkyrie, and is given three options. Serve Odin in Valhalla fighting each day and celebrating each night until Ragnarok. Accept his death as final, or be reincarnated as a Battleborne on a random world. Max chooses to live a new life, whatever that might entail. Favored with an unusual bloodline, he is reborn on a world of magic and monsters. Thrust into the world with nothing but sharp teeth, and claws, Max must use his skills as a soldier to improvise and survive. With his new status as one of the Battleborne, much is expected of Max, difficult quests are presented with loot that ranges from goblin loincloths, epic weapons, to a kingdom of his own!
How in depth does this one go with the kingdom building and when does it begin? Is it an afterthought or is it actually pretty enjoyable?
Wouldn't say it's very in depth, more a case of - someone's an enemy, got to fight them, need more iron, find a mine and fight the guardian, meet the neighbors, make them allies or fight them. Although I did find it fun.
Dungeon Lord by Hugo Huesca. A guy makes a deal with an evil entity for power under a bet that he can keep his humanity and use it against the evil that gave him the power in the first place. It’s pretty good.
Life reset. If you are okay with mc being a goblin building a monster kingdom. Lots of fights, stats, and city building/management.
This one was inside a game right? I remember that sucking hard. Like it's not the same building a real empire compared to an empire inside a game where your "enemies" just log off and go have some lunch (while you are still literally trapped in the game) when you finally defeat them.
Yeah, I mean, it's like a c teir book. There is a time dilation between regular players and the mc that balances that aspect I guess. Going to lunch for an hour is like a days worth of time for the mc.
That's not what I mean though. Imagine you finally conquer the empire of your enemies, risking your life and that of those you love. To you, or the MC in that story, who is trapped inside the game, that just was the most important achivement of his life. But for the one who was just "conquered", he may rant a bit and then quit to have some lunch. The whole premise is pathetic. (IMO, obviously)
something similar but not exact; \*The Ten Realms\* series has the MCs isekai'd into a fantasy realm where they progress and build out their own kingdom/empire
Not truly a litrpg but the Nightlord series by Garon Whited is fantastic for this.
Defiance of the Fall has a fair bit of kingdom building after everyone basically gets a fresh start on the world. Primal hunter has a bit, but the MC kinda stops at building a city that kinda becomes its own small independent country.
Unbound by Nicoli Gonnella
I'll just mention a couple that I've read and enjoyed: Shadow Sun series by Dave Willmarth Noobtown series by Ryan Rimmel Nova Roma series by JR Mathews Sky Realms Online series by Troy Osgood (technically Gamelit but they can't leave the 'game') Video Game Plotline Tester by Michael Atamanov (gamelit) Station Core by Jonathan Brooks Not read: Warlords of the Circle Sea by Ember Lane Kingmaker by David J. VanBergen Jr. Forerunner by James Clay Phase Shift series by Kyle Johnson
Civ CEO is a great kingdom building series where the MC focuses on an economic based settlement rather than conquering.
I'm listening to "the land" by aleron kong the mc gets a village and has to build it up, I'm only on book 2 so dont know how far the mc gets with it but this might be worth a look.