Fantasy

Marcus Chen, a pro esports player, dies mid-tournament and wakes as the tutorial boss of the last game he played. A Level 1 Slime King built to die, he recalls every mechanic and his core can absorb data. He stops being prey and starts rebuilding the dungeon from within.

A game developer dies and wakes as Tutorial NPC #007 in the MMO he helped build. Trapped in the newbie zone with no way to level up, he remembers every quest and bug. When a VIP player unlocks his hidden admin interface, he begins editing the game from the inside.