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Shunned for looking like the undead, Stern sets out as a solo dungeon diver with only his unusually powerful cat familiar at his side. His goal of joining the elite soul-shard Rescue Squad pulls him into assembling a dedicated team and navigating dangerous subterranean ruins.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A kind, thoughtful MC
  • Tactical party-based dungeon diving
  • A powerful animal companion
  • Found-family polyamorous romance

Good to know

  • Explicit sexual content and a growing harem
  • Story shifts heavily into romance and slice-of-life
  • An MC prone to persistent self-doubt

How it ends: Written after an early series cancellation, the finale neatly resolves major plot threads while delivering a sweet conclusion.

Tags

  • Smart MC
  • Weak to Strong
  • Found Family
  • Romance
  • Slow Romance
  • Emotional
  • Slow Burn
  • Dungeon Diving
  • LitRPG Elements
  • Unique Magic System
  • Explicit Content

Reading order

  1. Cover for Dungeon Walkers 1

    Book 1: Dungeon Walkers 1

    511 pages11h audio2021

    Dungeon Walkers 1 establishes the series' world: a dungeon economy where clearing floors earns points for gear and life-changing perks, and where the dead can be resurrected if someone collects their four soul shards. Stern, fresh from the academy and socially isolated by his undead appearance, enters his first dungeon with only Pawly—a polydactyl Maine Coon summoned by his unusual perks—at his side.

    The first half delivers inventive dungeon mechanics and a charming cat companion; the second half introduces Cyra and the emotional foundation of what becomes Pawsitively Irregular.

  2. Cover for Dungeon Walkers 2

    Book 2: Dungeon Walkers 2

    471 pages10h audio2021

    Dungeon Walkers 2 sees Stern, Cyra (the rabbit lykian he rescued and resurrected), and Trish Moxy—an accomplished leatherworker they befriend—training together in Darkstone and heading for Waterrock to expand their crew. Their trio relationship deepens into something none of them expected.

    The second book balances dungeon-clearing progression with the careful emotional work of building genuine polyamorous partnership, adding warmth that reviewers found more authentic than typical LitRPG romance.

  3. Cover for Dungeon Walkers 3

    Book 3: Dungeon Walkers 3

    394 pages11.5h audio2022

    Dungeon Walkers 3 follows Pawsitively Irregular as they recruit dwarven siblings Cammie and Vulk on a trial run that turns permanent. The crew gels across dungeon runs and city downtime until an old enemy from Stern's past forces a confrontation that ends with a generous act of kinship: the dwarves' long-fractured mother is retrieved and resurrected.

    The third book is the series' most emotionally satisfying, combining crew-building warmth with genuine consequence and a Vulk subplot that delivers a crowd-pleasing resolution.

  4. Cover for Dungeon Walkers 4

    Book 4: Dungeon Walkers 4

    374 pages10h audio2023

    Dungeon Walkers 4 celebrates Stern's engagement to Cyra and Trish and the crew's expansion to include Jon and Nicole—an angelic husband and his irregular wife whose mask-perk mirrors Stern's own experience of prejudice. The Pawsitively Irregular crew runs dungeon after dungeon together until bigoted rivals force confrontations that reveal Stern's famous father.

    The fourth book closes on a wedding in Blackwood with the full found family assembled, delivering the emotional payoff the series has been building toward across four volumes.

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