SystemsBalanced
ProgressionFast
DarknessBalanced
HumorBalanced
CommitmentVast
World scaleEpic
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World scaleEpic
| Verified field | Cradle | Dungeon Crawler Carl |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Completed | Ongoing |
| Known books | 12 | 8 |
| Estimated pages | 4,550 | 5,400 |
| Released audio | 134 hours · 12 books | 159 hours · 8 books |
| Progression mechanism | Sacred arts, madra paths, advancement stages, and bonded powers | Classes, skills, stats, loot, achievements, and dungeon floors |
| Protagonist setup | Male weak-to-strong lead with a close team | Male lead and sapient cat partnership |
| Major tropes | Cultivation · Weak-to-strong · Martial arts · Completed series | Dungeon crawl · System apocalypse · Dark humor · Party progression |
| Reader rating | Not enough community ratings | 3.7 / 5 · 3 ratings |
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