I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game我在末日文字游戏里救世

## I Am Saving the World in a Doomsday Text Game (我在末日文字游戏里救世)

This is a **2.35-million-word completed work** with highly polarized reviews. Readers either love it or hate it, but its unique style has earned it a loyal fanbase.

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## 📖 Premise

The protagonist, a civil service exam candidate, stumbles upon a text-based apocalyptic adventure game called "The Book of Salvation." The game's world is named "Gaia." Players, chosen as "Apostles," drift as wandering souls through its pages, exploring dungeons, solving puzzles, and shouldering the mission to save the world.

The protagonist awakens a soul talent named "Thousand Faces and Ten Thousand Appearances," granting him extra body slots, allowing him to possess and switch between multiple identities simultaneously. Everything from the game can be brought back to reality,

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## 👍 What Netizens Like

### 1. The "Souls-like" Vibe – The Novel's Biggest Draw

This is the most praised aspect. One veteran reader gave the book **5 stars**, calling it the only web novel that successfully captures the "Souls-like" essence.

> *"There are very few web novels with a Souls-like atmosphere, and most of those focus on enemy spam, the apocalypse, and the protagonist's suffering—not entirely wrong, but not really capturing the essence of Souls games either."*

Another reader summarized: *"The level design, puzzle style, boss fights, plot direction, and even item descriptions are all steeped in a Souls-like atmosphere. Reading it, I could almost picture the game buttons and combat scenes."*

### 2. A Superb Premise and Setting

The worldbuilding is widely praised as the novel's greatest strength. It's described as "wildly imaginative and endlessly creative." It blends **text adventure, Souls-like dungeons, and Lovecraftian apocalypse** into a unique steampunk末世 setting. Elements like bodies, skills, and armies are vividly and meticulously depicted. The dungeon worlds feel fresh and non-formulaic, and the plot is full of twists and turns.

### 3. Has Its Merits

Despite its many flaws, many readers acknowledge that the novel's strengths are so prominent that it remains engaging. One reader commented: *"The main plot is loose, but I didn't drop it—so there must be something worthwhile."*

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## 👎 What Netizens Dislike

### 1. The Author's Own Confession of Failure

The author admits that he planted "landmines for collapse" as early as 200,000 words before the novel was even published. He confesses to making numerous mistakes, saying: *"I lacked experience and preparation. The whole book has collapsed; I can only stop here."*

- **Broken leveling and power system**: He admits he failed to design proper level thresholds for the classes, rendering levels meaningless and the power system "ridiculously broken." The protagonist's subsequent upgrades become aimless.
- **Deficient talent and skill system**: He admits that the overpowered skill, making fight scenes impossible to write.
- **Failed to leverage the genre's potential**: He believes that aside from the beginning, he failed to capture the two core features of the "text game" genre: wacky options and a player-forum atmosphere.

### 2. It's a Mess

One reader bluntly commented: *"The premise is okay, but the content and plot are too sloppy and chaotic—unreadable."*

### 3. Lack of Climax and Unsatisfying Ending

Many readers note a significant quality decline in the later parts. The author himself admits the entire book collapsed and he rushed the ending. One angry reader left a negative review, calling it a "terrible ending" and complaining that the story "cut off before it was finished."

### 4. Flaws in Worldbuilding

Some readers criticize the real-world sections as feeling dated and "otaku-ish," lacking an epic feel and more like a single-player game. Another reader also noted that the protagonist's "aura of stupidity" was too strong, making the apocalypse feel overly simple.

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## 💎 Verdict

This is a novel with extremely prominent strengths and weaknesses. Whether you'll like it depends entirely on your tolerance for its "collapse."

- **Recommended for**: Readers who crave novel settings and ideas; fans of "Souls-like" game culture looking for a substitute; readers who can accept a decline in quality later and are prepared for a rushed ending.
- **Not recommended for**: Readers who demand strict logic and grand narratives; readers with high expectations for combat and worldbuilding; readers who cannot tolerate a later decline in quality.

| **Core Feature** |
Pros: Strong "Souls-like" atmosphere, unique and well-executed |
Cons: Author admits failure to leverage the genre's (text game) potential |
| **Setting & Plot** |
Pros: Wildly imaginative, creative, engaging dungeons |
Cons: Broken power system, illogical, chaotic |
| **Overall Experience** |
Pros: Surprisingly engaging, strong highlights |
Cons: Sloppy content, repetitive later parts, rushed ending |
| **Characterization** |
Pros: Characters are vivid |
Cons: Real-world characters lack interactivity |

Ultimately, *I Am Saving the World in a Doomsday Text Game* is a niche novel for readers who love its unique "Souls-like" atmosphere, not a universally acclaimed masterpiece.