MADMAN APOCALYPSE
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Book 1available for purchasehere.Book 2available for purchasehere.Book3ongoing.
The whole world has gone mad, so it's a good thing that Gambit is already insane.Locked away in a padded room, Gambit watches as the world goes to hell. Blood rains from the sky. Screams echo through the city. Monsters tear through reality.The world transforms overnight into the GREAT GAME, an apocalyptic battleground where monsters hunt, dungeons materialize, and the System destroys everything humanity once knew. All for the entertainment of the unseen audience.Armed with nothing but his fists, Panda the talking plushie, and a glitched character Class that shouldn't exist, Gambit fights his way out of the asylum. But his existence triggers alerts across the GREAT GAME, drawing the attention of its agents who hunt players that don't follow their rules.As civilization burns around him, Gambit battles both his personal demons and the literal ones stalking the streets. But in a world where insanity transforms humans into the very monsters they fear, Gambit's fractured mind becomes his deadliest weapon.The GREAT GAME demands players. Its orchestrators demand victims.But what they get is Gambit, the glitch they never saw coming.
NEW CHAPTER every Thursday.
What to expect:- Strong-to-Stronger Protagonist- Glitches & Exploits- Progression, Achievements, and Blue Boxes- A Comedic Duo- Creepy, Horrific, and Sometimes Eldritch, Monsters- Dungeons of Many Different Flavours- Game-Show-like Arcs
Inspired byFlossindune’s “100th Run” andDinnimann’s “Dungeon Crawler Carl”.
Book 1 and 2 cover art byCreadfectus.
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- Status
- Ongoing
- Year
- 2024
- Author
- Dosei
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- 4.6/ 5.0
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- 4,840
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Chapters(66 total)
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Community Reviews(10)
- ithildinsRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Gambit and Panda make for an interesting duo and normally, I don't particularly enjoy companions, especially animals or pets of some kind. But Panda squeaks by on its own merit due to the unique circumstances and the fact that the author knows the difference between funny and annoying and keeps the dialogue and banter on the former end of the spectrum. Even the "Great Game" System boxes that pop up with ill-meaning advice and sass are clever enough to not seem annoying.
Aside from 5-starring all the subcategories, I just happen to be a fan of well-written litrpgs that aren't afraid to break a few rules (ie, The System). In a genre saturated with systems that mess with characters, a main character that messes back is a rare treat. I can understand that creating a System for a LitRPG novel is a lot of work and the main character breaking that System would be even more work methodically undoing all the previous work of creating that System in the first place. But in Madman Apocalypse, this is done brilliantly! Dosei, the exceptional architect of this story, is definitely an author to follow.
"We will watch your career with great interest." - Benjamin BurnsideRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Literally one one of the best books i have ever read. It is fast paced but stakes dont feel ridiculous. It is unbelivealby funny and manages the absurdity of the powers and system very well while maintaining a strong sense of character and plot. I absolutely LOVE Dosei's writing and this is a masterpiece.
- BidenBidenBidenBidenRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This story is very stupid in the best way, but knows how to be serious when necessary also. It is clear despite the chaotic humour and random nonsense that make the story so fun, that there is a method to the madness. The Mc is completely mad, but that doesn’t mean that his actions are just always randomised. He clearly has no ability to envision consequences for his actions, and poor impulse control, but that is tempered by the actions of the supporting characters. He does have goals he is working towards, and the story is clearly progression. Very entertaining chaos, but not so much so that nothing makes sense.
- ZombieManThatchRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0So far I'm finding this story very enjoyable to read! The system boxes are uniquely created and show a great level of care from the author. I'm finding Gambit and his friend Pandemonium to be a very fun duo to follow as they progress through this unique game apocalypse story!
- AlejandroKingRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Very unusually when READING a LitRPG, I laughed out in a lot of places while binge-reading this story. It's a fun, OP MC read that draws inspiration from quite a few existing LitRPGs but still manages to go it's own thing.The tone does change from lighthearted to serious and then back to light hearted but it's a good read all throughout.
The system is one of the more despotic and grim Systems that I've come across and basically exists to have one Player standing in the end. The Insanity mechanic, which is the fulcrum of this story, is used very well and how it interacts with a clinically insane person. I'm still not convinced that the entire Apocalypse isn't a psychotic delusion dreamed up by our MC.
Definitely give this a read. It's only 3 books. Wait...it's only 3 books :( - SlappaRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The start was out of this world good, and the story has faltered a bit in a way, but it's overall still amazing, and I look forward to every new chapter. What more do you really need to recommend a serial that stars a protagonist so nutty that squirrels' lunchboxes blush in envy?
- TinkiaRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0When his status said " Dexterity : wombat " " Wisdom : N/A " " Intelligence: TBD" and a fully filled sanity gauge , i knew that the story is gonna be gold. and it didnt disappointed me. i just hope his sanity gauge breaks the limits and make the story even more fun to read .
- UwUthinizationRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Not many do insanity right in stories like this and imo while this isn't perfect it is very good. The MC isn't evil. He is strange and bizarre. Honestly the way his class seems to work is also pretty funny to me.
If I had any critiques it would be that I don't really know where this story will go but that is also a plus in it's own way. Hopefully there ends up being skill fusions. I always like those.
This is a great story. - BlockOfTofuRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0I love the story and it feel very unique and novel. The premise is very interesting and how the story flows however i feel that some parts of the story are hard to visualize and immerse myself into. Still though it is a very fun story and i am still able to immerse myself for much of the story.
- WyntrrRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0The Extra-Short Version:
Fun little novel, spent last evening/night and most of today on it. Worth reading.
Executive Summary:
Fast-paced apocalypse novel. Stellar attention to grammar and spelling. Appropriately freaky monsters, still often lighthearted and silly. Cast is a little 2D at times while the MC is 3D if that makes sense, but there’s plenty of time for character development. Overall 8.85/10. I wasn’t moved, but I laughed, I was invested, I enjoyed the ride.
Full Ramblings:
The story is fun, and continued to catch me off-guard the entire time. Not super heavy, despite some pretty gnarly monster descriptions. Overall fairly lighthearted I’d say? Is there such a thing as a low-stakes apocalypse?
The characters are there. We see the MC learn and grow to an extent, and there’s some mystery attached to his companion that’s interesting. I look forward to seeing the cast more fully fleshed out, as I’m personally missing some of that.
No complaints about the grammar, spelling, writing style, etc. The prose didn’t move me to tears, but there were no mistakes either. I appreciate the level of care that went into that.
*On the topic of level of care; there weren’t just blue boxes, the system screens were stylized and very pretty. I think that had a huge impact when reading, I strongly approve.
The pacing was quick, if you like frequent action this one’s for you. It was a bit too quick for my taste, but that’s a matter of personal preference.
Thank you for your hard work, author.