Genre overview

Eastern fantasy

Built on Eastern fantasy cosmologies, typically featuring power hierarchies, bloodlines, planes and continental conquest. Structurally it runs on a double helix of cultivation growth and faction expansion.

Avg. score

8.40

Avg. length

4.8M words

works

57.7M words

More in this genre 无敌天命 · 太荒吞天诀 · 鸿蒙霸体诀

Platform category 东方玄幻 / 异世大陆 / 王朝争霸 / 高武世界 / 玄幻奇幻

Cultivation

Structured around Daoist cultivation: a graded ladder of realms and a sect order. Compared with xuanhuan it leans more on philosophical reflection and lineage.

Avg. score

8.30

Avg. length

3.1M words

works

25.1M words

More in this genre 剑来 · 众仙俯首 · 躺平：老婆修炼我变强

Platform category 修真文明 / 幻想修仙 / 现代修真 / 武侠仙侠

Contemporary

Contemporary settings spanning slice-of-life, supernatural ability and workplace drama. Conflict density is high and pacing fast, often advancing through single-chapter episodic beats.

Avg. score

7.80

Avg. length

1.4M words

works

7.2M words

More in this genre 最强狂兵Ⅱ：黑暗荣耀 · 神眼鉴宝，捡漏暴富！ · 刚查出肝癌晚期，系统就让我败光一千亿

Platform category 都市生活 / 都市异能 / 青春校园 / 娱乐明星 / 商战职场

Western fantasy

Secondary worlds drawing on Western fantasy and Lovecraftian traditions, with heavy worldbuilding and rule-based deduction. Information density is high and the setting itself functions as suspense.

Avg. score

9.00

Avg. length

4.5M words

works

4.5M words

More in this genre 诡秘之主

Platform category 剑与魔法 / 史诗奇幻 / 现代魔法 / 克苏鲁 / 蒸汽朋克

Alternate history

Set on real or alternate historical stages, driven by intrigue, warfare and institutional change. Structurally it emphasises setup, manoeuvre and payoff, with climaxes at political turning points.

Avg. score

8.30

Avg. length

1.5M words

works

13.1M words

More in this genre 庆余年 · 明君 · 玄幻：拳练百遍，顿悟自见！

Platform category 架空历史 / 两宋元明 / 秦汉三国 / 朝堂权谋

Future & interstellar

From hard-SF extrapolation to interstellar civilisation and post-apocalyptic survival. Its core tension is a mismatch of scale between individual fate and cosmic questions.

Avg. score

8.10

Avg. length

9.1M words

works

9.1M words

More in this genre 星辰之主

Platform category 星际文明 / 时空穿梭 / 末世危机 / 赛博朋克 / 硬科幻

Esports & MMO

Esports, virtual MMOs or stories set inside games. The competitive season supplies a natural rhythm skeleton, with climaxes aligned to tournament milestones.

Avg. score

8.70

Avg. length

5.3M words

works

5.3M words

More in this genre 全职高手

Platform category 电子竞技 / 虚拟网游 / 游戏异界 / 游戏主播

Mystery & horror

Driven by puzzle and suspense, structured as recurring cycles of enigma, misdirection and reveal. Foreshadowing density is the key quality indicator for the genre.

Avg. score

8.30

Avg. length

2.6M words

works

5.2M words

More in this genre 天黑请点灯 · 重生98，我在基层当民警

Platform category 诡秘悬疑 / 侦探推理 / 恐怖惊悚 / 盗墓探险