Return to Player Novel

### Alternate names

리턴 투 플레이어, Riteon tu Peulleieo, Liteon tu Peulleieo, 重返玩家：Return to Player, リターン・トゥ・プレイヤー, Возвращение игрока

### Genre

Fantasy·Science Fiction, Translated Fantasy/Sci-fi, Time Travel, LitRPG/GameLit, Reincarnation, Apocalyptic

## Wiki

### Wiki founded

August 30, 2022

**Return to Player** is a fantasy·science fiction web novel created by INDEX and art by 엔티 (Enti), and officially licensed and published on YONDER; it updates every Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The original Korean web novel premiered on Naver Series and concluded on August 7, 2021.

There is a webtoon adaption of the series.

## Synopsis

*The world has turned into a game for the sake of the gods' entertainment―but one player decides to defeat the forces behind the game and bring the world back to humanity.

Sehan Kim, a socially awkward video game fanatic, is the sole survivor of the last playthrough of the game that Earth has become: a world where Observers watch with amusement as humans die gruesome deaths at the hands of vicious monsters. Before the end of the game, Sehan receives a player bonus allowing him to restart the game with all his memories intact. Knowing that he will be the final survivor, sehan is determined to use the knowledge from his past life to defeat the gods and restore the world back to normal. Can this former gaming nerd beat the gods at their own game?*

## Chapters

Last updated on **August 20, 2023**
* Ch.1 - Prologue - The First Bad Ending
* Ch.2 - Role-Playing Games (1)
* Ch.3 - Role-Playing Games (2)
* Ch.4 - Role-Playing Games (3)
* Ch.5 - How to Party (1)
* Ch.6 - How to Party (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.7 - The Escape (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.8 - The Escape (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.9 - The Escape (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.10 - How to Train Party Mem... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.11 - How to Train Party Mem... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.12 - How to Train Party Mem... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.13 - How to Train Party Mem... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.14 - The Virture of Giving (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.15 - The Virture of Giving (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.16 - The Virture of Giving (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.17 - Outclassed (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.18 - Outclassed (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.19 - Outclassed (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.20 - Outclassed (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.21 - Dirty Farming (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.22 - Dirty Farming (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.23 - Dirty Farming (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.24 - The Beginning of the C... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.25 - The Beginning of the C... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.26 - The Beginning of the C... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.27 - The Beginning of the C... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.28 - Bulgasari (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.29 - Bulgasari (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.30 - Bulgasari (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.31 - Pile Bunker (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.32 - Pile Bunker (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.33 - Karas the Crow Constell... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.34 - Karas the Crow Constell... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.35 - Karas the Crow Constell... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.36 - Karas the Crow Constell... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.37 - The First Major Update... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.38 - The First Major Update... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.39 - The Vanguard of Ruin (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.40 - The Vanguard of Ruin (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.41 - The Pinnacle (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.42 - The Pinnacle (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.43 - Defeating the Gunggi (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.44 - Defeating the Gunggi (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.45 - Leave No Trace (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.46 - Leave No Trace (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.47 - Marks of the Devil (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.48 - Marks of the Devil (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.49 - Jaun Shin, the Contract... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.50 - Jaun Shin, the Contract... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.51 - Jaun Shin, the Contract... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.52 - The Fittest (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.53 - The Fittest (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.54 - Decide (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.55 - Decide (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.56 - Dungeon Conquest (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.57 - Dungeon Conquest (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.58 - Dungeon Conquest (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.59 - Hidden Bombs (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.60 - Hidden Bombs (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.61 - Hidden Bombs (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.62 - A Hero's Heart (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.63 - A Hero's Heart (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.64 - A Hero's Heart (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.65 - A Falling Star (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.66 - A Falling Star (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.67 - The Girl Who Foresses... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.68 - The Girl Who Foresses... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.69 - The Dungeon of Dream... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.70 - The Dungeon of Dream... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.71 - The Lamenter (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.72 - The Lamenter (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.73 - Trolly Dilemma (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.74 - Trolly Dilemma (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.75 - Airget-lamh (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.76 - Airget-lamh (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.77 - Airget-lamh (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.78 - The Magical Rewind (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.79 - The Magical Rewind (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.80 - The Magical Rewind (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.81 - The Magical Rewind (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.82 - The Devil Seeker (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.83 - The Devil Seeker (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.84 - The Devil Seeker (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.85 - The Devil Seeker (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.86 - Event Quest (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.87 - Event Quest (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.88 - Event Quest (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.89 - Village on the Lake (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.90 - Village on the Lake (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.91 - Village on the Lake (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.92 - Behemoth (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.93 - Behemoth (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.94 - Behemoth (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.95 - State of Obsession (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.96 - State of Obsession (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.97 - State of Obsession (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.98 - Celestial Slayer (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.99 - Celestial Slayer (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.100 - Load (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.101 - Load (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.102 - Load (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.103 - The Love of a Broken G... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.104 - The Love of a Broken G... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.105 - The Love of a Broken G... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.106 - The Love of a Broken G... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.107 - Promise (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.108 - Promise (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.109 - A Thousand Faces (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.110 - A Thousand Faces (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.111 - A Thousand Faces (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.112 - Take the Bull by the Ho... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.113 - Take the Bull by the Ho... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.114 - For Elise (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.115 - For Elise (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.116 - For Elise (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.117 - Deliveance to Dreams... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.118 - Deliveance to Dreams... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.119 - The Dragon of Clear Sk... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.120 - The Dragon of Clear Sk... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.121 - The Dragon of Clear Sk... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.122 - Mary Sue (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.123 - Mary Sue (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.124 - Underground Fight Clu... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.125 - Underground Fight Clu... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.126 - Sword of Vicious Deat... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.127 - Sword of Vicious Deat... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.128 - Sword of Vicious Deat... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.129 - Labyrinthos (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.130 - Labyrinthos (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.131 - Assemble (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.132 - Assemble (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.133 - Birth of Justice (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.134 - Birth of Justice (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.135 - Birth of Justice (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.136 - The World Recovered (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.137 - The World Recovered (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.138 - The World Recovered (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.139 - Preparations for a Reo... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.140 - Preparations for a Reo... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.141 - Preparations for a Reo... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.142 - Olympos (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.143 - Olympos (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.144 - Demon of Envy (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.145 - Demon of Envy (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.146 - Half of the Key (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.147 - Half of the Key (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.148 - Half of the Key (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.149 - Launching the Game (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.150 - Launching the Game (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.151 - Launching the Game (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.152 - Operating the Game (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.153 - Operating the Game (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.154 - Twisted Collab (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.155 - Twisted Collab (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.156 - Twisted Collab (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.157 - Central District (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.158 - Central District (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.159 - Blood Sect (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.160 - Blood Sect (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.161 - Asura (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.162 - Asura (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.163 - Asura (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.164 - Asura (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.165 - Crossing the Blood Re... (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.166 - Crossing the Blood Re... (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.167 - Crossing the Blood Re... (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.168 - Crossing the Blood Re... (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.169 - Crossing the Blood Re... (5) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.170 - Crossing the Blood Re... (6) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.171 - Jumping Event (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.172 - Jumping Event (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.173 - Jumping Event (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.174 - The Devil's Request (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.175 - The Devil's Request (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.176 - The Devil's Request (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.177 - A Man of Value (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.178 - A Man of Value (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.179 - A Created God (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.180 - A Created God (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.181 - Ahriman (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.182 - Ahriman (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.183 - Ahriman (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.184 - Land of Chaos (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.185 - Land of Chaos (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.186 - Cultivating a God (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.187 - Cultivating a God (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.188 - Expedition Team (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.189 - Expedition Team (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.190 - A City of Extraterrestri... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.191 - A City of Extraterrestri... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.192 - A City of Extraterrestri... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.193 - Be Careful of the Shad... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.194 - Be Careful of the Shad... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.195 - Be Careful of the Shad... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.196 - In Search of the Grimo... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.197 - In Search of the Grimo... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.198 - Creeping Chaos (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.199 - Creeping Chaos (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.200 - Creeping Chaos (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.201 - Never-Ending Dream (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.202 - Never-Ending Dream (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.203 - Never-Ending Dream (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.204 - Never-Ending Dream (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.205 - The Weight of Death (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.206 - The Weight of Death (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.207 - A World Moving Forwa... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.208 - A World Moving Forwa... (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.209 - Kensei (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.210 - Kensei (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.211 - Kensei (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.212 - World of Oldbies (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.213 - World of Oldbies (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.214 - World of Oldbies (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.215 - Hero Predation (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.216 - Hero Predation (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.217 - Hero Predation (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.218 - Awakening (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.219 - Awakening (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.220 - Awakening (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.221 - Awakening (4) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.222 - Treason (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.223 - Treason (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.224 - Treason (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.225 - Demon Realm (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.226 - Demon Realm (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.227 - Demon Realm (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.228 - Greed and Wrath (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.229 - Greed and Wrath (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.230 - Greed and Wrath (3) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.231 - Fight for the Seat (1) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.232 - Fight for the Seat (2) (Daily Unlock)
* Ch.233 - Fight for the Seat (3)
* Ch.234 - The Test of the Key (1)
* Ch.235 - The Test of the Key (2)

## Other

### Webtoon

* Return to Player: A webtoon of the same name adapted by UMKY and art by SEHON and original work by INDEX.

## External Links

* *Return to Player* at YONDER (App-only, Chapter 1)
* *리턴 투 플레이어* at Naver Series (Korean, Pay)
* *리턴 투 플레이어* at Naver Web Novel (Korean)
* *Return to Player* at Anime-Planet
* *Return to Player* at Novel Updates
* *리턴 투 플레이어* at Namuwiki (Korean)
	+ *Return to Player* at Namuwiki (English machine translation)
* *Return to Player* at Web Fiction Wiki