Does it necessarily have to revolve around the "virtual reality" aspect? There are plenty of amazing gaming novels which don't have virtual reality...
Not necessarily virtual reality aspect. Can read novels which have RPG aspect in real life(like Arcane Emperor(already read))
Chaos seed n it's books of 1-6 on Kindle unlimited. For NU Reign of the hunter, rebirth of the heavenly thief For RR Fantasia is one of my favorite, also Emerilia.
The realm of arkon by Georgy (Akella) Smorodinsky The Way of the Shaman By Vasily Mahanenko you can find them on amazon and on audible
You've probably already read these but on RRL: Arcane Emperor Everybody Loves Large Chests The Legend of Randidly Ghosthound CHANGE: New World (Slow releases, might be indefinite hiatus) Crashed Into Fantasy (Slow releases) On Wuxiaworld: Warlock of the Magus World (Vaguely feels like a litrpg because of the AI chip in the MC's head, not really sure it counts though lol) Terror Infinity (Again, not entirely sure if this can be considered litrpg but it sort of gives that vibe)
The Emperor of Solo Play Is good >.> I like time travel ones so I'll spew out my normal recommendations Rebirth of the thief who roamed the world MMORPG: Rebirth of the Legendary Guardian The Alchemist God The Amber Sword Master Hunter K has game elements
The Bound Dungeon Apocalypse Now Codename: Freedom - When VR Gaming Hurts Delvers LLC I was reincarnated as a Magic Academy! Kill 10 Rats The Alchemist God The Adventures of a Unique Snowflake World Seed The Wandering Inn Maou-sama no Machizukuri! ~Saikyou no Danjon wa Ki...
I recommend you to read "Fayroll' of Andrey Vasilyev. Deep game world and post-soviet Russian reality - very interesting mix. Unusual thing.
I also think that one of the most interesting novels written in litRPG genre is Andrey Vasyliev's "Fayroll".This story is about how the common life of tabloid reporter was changed by virtual reality which he was captured in. Fayroll is more than a novel, it's a brilliant synergy of fantasy fiction and online gaming. So, I am sure You will enjoy this book because this story is really worth to be read.