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'Dungeon Crawler Carl' Puts LitRPG Novels in the Spotlight

Original: What Are LitRPGs Anyway? How I Learned To Love ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’

Interest is growing around LitRPG, a genre of fiction modeled on role-playing video games where characters level up within game-like systems. 'Dungeon Crawler Carl', Matt Dinniman's popular series about a man and his cat surviving an alien dungeon-turned-reality-show, is being credited as a gateway entry point for new readers discovering the genre.

Why now: The genre's growing mainstream popularity, with 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' as its breakout series, is driving curiosity among readers unfamiliar with LitRPG.

Dungeon Crawler CarlLitRPGMatt Dinniman

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• What Are LitRPGs Anyway? How I Learned To Love ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ · inverse.com

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