Cosmic Games: An Isekai Apocalypse [LitRPG, Gravity Magic]

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Description

From zero to hero, and all it took was a magical gun.

It was an ordinary day — Until everyone got isekaid to a gladiator planet with 3 other species. Only one race can survive extinction.

For many, the new planet is a nexus of despair. For Max, it is a second chance at life — A place to find meaning.

After all, there are monsters to put down, people to protect and body and mind to cultivate. Max gets a rocky start, but it works out in his favor. He finds a very special gun that’s soulbound to him. And wait, is the gun becoming gradually more sentient?

Someone has to show these damn aliens that you don’t mess with humans. Max will chew through all of them. One bullet at a time.

What to expect:

-From weak to OPMC-Creative tactics with gravity magic-Snarky sidekick magical gun-Cultivation-Town building

- New chapter releasesMonday - Wednesday - Friday!

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: WilburWoods

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 2,049
Views: 99,590

Chapters(9 total)

What readers say about Cosmic Games: An Isekai Apocalypse [LitRPG, Gravity Magic]

“This series has an excellent hook, and gets to the awesome action and gore quite early on. The characters are very engaging. The story does a good job at making you want to learn more about them. How the monsters, spawn points, isekai'd people are connecte…”
Thornwell NebullaRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“The story follows Max, a pretty standard guy, who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or did he? The very opening of the story, the premise and the setup. Story is 5/5- the idea is solid, and the execution is interesting. After just a few ch…”
Uriel SceptimRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

Thornwell NebullaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This series has an excellent hook, and gets to the awesome action and gore quite early on.
The characters are very engaging. The story does a good job at making you want to learn more about them.
How the monsters, spawn points, isekai'd people are connected is also very interesting. It also shows the author took a lot of time to work on the story.
The prose is simple and sweet. It isn't flowery or complex at all; so it allows for ease of understanding of very quick pace
Uriel SceptimRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story follows Max, a pretty standard guy, who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or did he? The very opening of the story, the premise and the setup.
Story is 5/5- the idea is solid, and the execution is interesting. After just a few chapters, the story immerses you and before you notice you will be sucked in, waiting for the next chapter.
Style 5/5. Yes, it's a good style 🤭.
Grammar 5/5. While I am no expert, there was nothing I could notice. The language used makes the book a very entertaining reading experience.
Characters 5/5, The MC, Max is a very interesting person. He is not a try-hard, one-man army, but a normal guy thrown into a hostile land. He starts almost straight of from the battle for his, and not only his, survival. Additional characters have their good and bad moments. There is plenty of room for them to be alive and change with the story.
Overall the story is great. It is interesting, it has a great idea behind it and much more things that just make it an easy and relaxing book. I can recommend this book to anyone looking for a good game-lit story.
Keep up the good work Wilbur!
FiniteVoidRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's uncanny how the author has taken the mundane (slogging in the military with a bazooka, no less!) and flipped it into an absurd cosmic whirlwind. Max, the unassuming protagonist, stole my heart with his relatable apathy for life. Max's deadpan humor and introspection set a relatable stage, making him an instantly likable character. He's not your typical hero; instead, he's a walking, self-deprecating satire of the human condition, making his experiences seem more tangible and personal.
This makes his inevitable launch into the cosmic abyss feel less like a plot device and more like a logical, if not hilarious, progression. The looming chaos and confusion of the "Cosmic Games protocol" is both amusing and intriguing, promising more humor and high stakes. Intricate details, from the dewy forest floor to the squad dynamics, breathe life into the story.
The author has done an incredible job crafting an immersive setting, too. From the description of the damp forest to the dynamics within Max's military squad, you feel like you're living in the moments leading up to the inter-dimensional twist.
The surreal jump from military service to being flung across the universe is a ride I didn't know I needed until now. It's early days, but I have a feeling this novel is going to be a gem in my LitRPG collection! Only way is up!
Zavha0mnicRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I really enjoy this story so far, the main character does normal OP main character things and every character feels slightly different(not all a blank slate) they have a few character traits. There isn't really any character growth, but it's still quite fun to read.
No Grammar issues, story isn't convoluted and has hints of greater reveals, decently funny but not hilarious, and pretty decently paced. Similar in pace to the Duelist novel with Silas as its main character. (which has a similar premise)
VrplValRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I've read through the end of book one and I definitely a enjoying myself. I like the characters now that they're a little more fleshed. The pacing is solid and I'm interested in following the progression and tricks they work out.
I do think the backing characters could use more characterization, I can only keep Christie and Sid straight. Overall very solid start
D.M. Rhodes (Razzmatazz)Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Cosmic Games: An Isekai Apocalypse [LitRPG, Gravity Magic], written by author WilburWoods, is a slow-burning, but content rich litRPG progression-fantasy novel that takes place on an alien planet Alpha Ludus, on which humanity has been transported together with a collage of other species — all of them required to compete against one another to be the last ones to survive.
We follow Max as the primary character, a young man who comes across a very unique weapon — a gun that is… alive? The meat of the story is litRPG numbers-go-up, shooty-shooty-bang-bang, and surviving both alone and as a collective. The way the system gives experience-points differently to different classes is interesting, together with some other quirks to add a bit of unique spice to the story. Other than Max, the other characters are interesting enough that you get either invested in them or deeply annoyed by them being exactly what the author intended them to be, such as with a particular example, ‘the Stranger’ (Who I won’t get into details about. But if you know, you know.)
The spelling and grammar are on point, and I didn’t see anything wrong. The prose and flow of the story both flow well.
All in all, if you are looking for a fun progression fantasy story with a lot of action and a quirky setting, you should give this one a very fair shot! Just don’t miss. =)
Shades98Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So as the blurb says it's about a gunslinger gravity mage. Now the MC starts as a bit of a loser who can't find his niche. Que space rift.
The mechanics are easy to follow, not over bearing and the author is a good storyteller.
I recommend this if you are wanting a nice story to read without much thought to it. It is a relaxing story to read so just enjoy the ride.
SyntheticAberrationRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Interesting novel, I think this book was moved at some point in time but definitely go check it out.
It's well-written and I'm sure whatever grammatical errors existed are fixed by this point.
There are barely any chapters on here for future readers but I'm not sure how any of the stuff with publishing books on here works.
zastrotopiRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Overall it is a fun story. The combat is unique and interesting. It is acutally thought out. The characters are similarly likeable and beleivable, the human characters that is.
The premise of the story is that of a 4 civilization death game. The reason for this and I quote is
"[The Cosmic Games is a device the Intergalactic Consortium of Civilized Beings have made. ICCB for short. The purpose of Cosmic Games is to divide limited resources fairly, such as planets with the ability to sustain life, without resorting to violence or deceit.]"
(Ch.3)
I am sorry. You make a genocide game, genocide as to win it so totally anihalite the other civilizations, so that you don't have to resort to violience. From where I'm from, genocide counts as violence.
From their patron race,
... Their home planets will henceforth be property of the faction which chose the victorious race. Winners of the game will receive amnesty. ...
(Ch. 3)
They have choosen humanity, and if they win they will gain the earth. And whatever race wins will gain amnesty. From Mariam Webster: the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals. Pardon being, the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty. So to translate their crimes will be forgiven. What crime? They were chosen because they were on the verge of self anihilation, I don't see a crime there. Also, what happens to the planets of the 3 loser?
Even more infurianglty is their massive ego problem. Second thing they say.
[Your race has been chosen by the Zoos-collective to represent us in the Cosmic Games. You are welcome for this high honor.]
(ch 3)
Bull. Similarly when he asked to be given given the ability to gain input on his upgrades,
mild spoilers (ch 20)
[Ask.. you? What a highly unusual request. To involve the subject in the decision. Counter-intuitive… No way to prevent bias in such a primitive being.]
“Hey, you’re right. No big deal. It's just a decision about me. About my survival
SPARKYZARoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The conversation flow between characters is very good, I have one suggestion build this novel a little toward polygamy, what I mean is there will be some funny interactions between max and mav when he is left on the nightstand before during and after sexy time (might be an idea to explore), you can describe the different races/monsters a little better if they feature alot, but overall I would say this is a well structured novel, the progression is fast paced. I like the idea of winning a game without loosing your morals and ethics... ooohhh last note emotions on your main characters are very important spend some time building that in their dialog e.g max and Elena or Freya they feel a little shallow extend the dialog a little , I didn't mean to critique this so much but I hope this helps, I still think your an excellent writer
Kind regards
Mark