Oasis

Self-Published

Community Rating

Description

There are many stories about dungeons; places far more dangerous than the world around them. This is the story of an Oasis; a rare sanctuary in a deadly, everchanging world.

Gamelit fiction pulling elements from various civ and citybuilder games. Updates daily, with relatively slow story development.

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]

Cover thanks to TheLetterIsH

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: solopath

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Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Views: 145

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Community Reviews(10)

loricnxRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I am new to this genre of fiction but I am really enjoying the story thus far. The main character is believable and the descriptions are very good so I can follow in my mind’s eye what is happening. Even the rats are okay, and I hate rodents!!! I really look forward to each chapter.
TelRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is just a lovely unique story so far.
GameLit and Dungeon novels are usually formulaic to the point there is enough stat spam a story counts more as an entertaining spreadsheet than a story.
Oasis so far has utterly defied that telling a vibrant story using an elegant twist to nerf "the system" and leave some mystery for the story to grow into. For all Oasis is a fantastic world of monsters and magic, it's about the people so far.
sicksockRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
"It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere."
Jokes aside this is some good shit. Very easy recommend.
Very well written overall. The setting is extremely intriguing; blending some familliar 'dungeon story' tropes with vibrant and imaginative worldbuilding. Characters are developed with natural dialogue, thought processes and personalities (which is extremely uncommon for the genre). Story is still very early at time of review but is well worth reading for what it is.
One thing though: that content warning is no joke. It's not gratuitous but it hits hard and very early so brace yourself if you're tender hearted.
Pirat6662001Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far so good, i really like the well measured pace of the story. It really doesnt try to skip over or jump the power levels. You really feel like playing a strategy game while also getting a boots on the ground view. I think limiting amount of "upgrades" really did story many favors as we do not have a clutter of stats and windows.
Blahh5542Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a new take on the dungeon core genre that has my interest peaked. The chapter length is a little short, but from what I have read this is shaping up to be a great story. The pace is good and the world-building seems to be focused on a unique concept that I haven't seen as a focus in most other novels. The fact that the MC is illiterate is interesting, especially them being a core/adjacent being. I hope that you decide to continue writing as this shaping up to be one of the better dungeon/core stories on this site.
Litrpg101Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Hello, hello!
This is a dungeon story with the twist that dungeons aren't murder-holes! All dungeons, it seems. Not just:
'Hey, this dungeon is special while everydungeon else is a murder pit! Everyone will discriminate against our MC because of that, boohoo, poor them! How will our hero cope with this poor situation, and more importantly, how will they cope with themselves!? After all, it's always the hardest to act in ways different than what is expected from you!'
Geh, almost made myself barf writing that.
If you're thinking, 'Hey, why do they even call them dungeons then?', then you're valid. Your observations are valid. They call them oases. It's kinda in the name. Definitely getting 'dungeon' vibes from some of the options though.
Also, this story varies from the norm by not being isekai! The MC, a kid, actually has background knowledge! How neat is that!?
Style: Short, but sweet. Fun to read, but has short chapters. Shouldn't be a problem with pacing as long the upload schedule remains good.
Story: Good. MC has goal, world seems to be moving, but I wouldn't expect too much. These types of stories are more often about the journey getting there, rather than the destination.
Grammar: It could use a little work, nothing enough to distract from the work, but I remember seeing quite a few spelling errors.
Character: Decent, characters have goals and relationships, but there hasn't been enough real character interactions to judge how human the characters feel. No problems from what I see now, though!
Logar3Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TL:DR - Give the first 6-10 chapters a go to see if you like it. Its got good writing, fun characters, and an interesting story.
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Style
The story has a fairly simple and straightforward style, which is by no means a bad thing. It describes things simply and in detail, with clear language that makes it easy to understand what is happening, but also has enough flair to it that the important moments feel important.
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Grammar
The story has minor issues with Grammar, but nothing that really ruins the story or how much I was able to understand what was going on. Just some misspelled words here and there, the occasional comma or full stop in the wrong place, etc.
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Story
I love dungeon stories. The fun disconnect that the MC usually has with the other characters, and the clever workarounds that they figure out to communicate. This story has these elements, with a disconnected MC that uses a fun and interesting way of starting to make contact, but it also avoids a lot of the issues that Dungeon stories usually have.
With a regular dungeon story, everything feels a lot like you're watching someone play a base builder video game. Which is fine, a lot of the time! But Oasis gives the Dungeon trope a fun twist, by having Oasis's instead of Dungeons.
In a world that is a giant, magically shifting desert (from what we've seen), our MC Kairen becomes the controller of an Oasis, which is a large pool of water with grass around it, and is able to get magical upgrades to said Oasis, such as making it larger, warding off monsters, protection from sandstorms, etc.
It's a fun twist on the genre that the author is doing a great job of exploring. Also! At the time of writing this, the MC is unable to read, so all of the upgrade options are described in words, as Kairen see's them as GIF's, basically!
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Character
Oasis is doing an excellent job of making me care about these characters. The main focus is on two cha
JcW SweRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The story is good so far. I haven't seen stories like this before, so really looking forward to see what the author will make of it.
The story is from 2 persons pov, and basically one is an adventuring pov and the other kingdom/settlement building pov more or less. Set in a fantasy desert world that is harsh and unforgiving.
I just keep reading Kairen as Karen... lol
Kosimo ChaosboldRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I do enjoy how the fate of one, who is to become the 'spirit of the place' is starting to interweave with the fate of it's occupants! It's nice that the author did pick up again, after seemingly having struggeld to continue the story, which did not come from bad narration imho.
xXSB101XxRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Pretty good completed story. I put it off for later to wait to see if it would complete, and lo and behold it did.
The story is around Kairen, a boy turned ghost who gains control around an Oasis, a magical dungeonesque phenomenon that happens in the Sands. The story revolves around him essentially with some focus on side characters from time to time. It culminates in a climax at the end, which leaves a mainly open end that leaves room for the author to return back if he wants. Overall the story is a 4/5 for me. Not any time was I bored during it.
The grammar was 4.5/5 stars for me. In the 35 or so chapters I binged catching up to the epilogue I saw mispellings twice in total. There is some meaty sentences sometimes, but thats mainly a nitpick. Overall it's clear the authors proficiency in English.
Style is the usual you see on RR, main character with some side character POVs rarely. Not anything too standout ish but it gets the job done. 3.5/5
Characters actually explored are only a handful, Kairen and some of the nomads. There was some characters which were flat in terms of antagonists/villains, but those were the only issues I saw. Overall the characters aren't cardboard cutout of tropes, and feel real, or at least real enough to me. 4/5
Overall, the story is a solid 4 out of 5 stars in total. If you're looking for a completes story to take up a day or two of your time, I highly recommend giving this a shot.