Cold Steel Mac: Defy the Gods

Mac didn't ask to die in a bowling alley. He definitely didn't ask to wake up in the world of Holoch, where a chaos-loving eldritch god has turned murder, magic, and leveling up into a cosmic pastime.

Now Mac is player number sixty-eight, and the only way forward is through monsters, equipping magical gear, and a quest system that seems to reward bad ideas if they're entertaining enough. Along the way, he'll gather allies, clash with cultists, and uncover the ugly truth behind Holoch's "game."

But when fanatical cults, clockwork armies, and a collapsing kingdom all converge, Mac has to answer one impossible question: is he a pawn in a god's story, or the one man stubborn enough to change his ending?