10 Books About Deadly Games

This manga is based on the video games series of the same name. Hope’s Peak Academy accepts only the best and brightest…plus one student chosen by lottery who is often considered to be an outcast. Naegi is this year’s lucky lottery winner, but he soon finds out there is something sinister happening inside the school. Ruled by a vicious robot teddy bear principal, in order to leave Hope’s Peak, students must murder another student and then get away with it in a mock trial–type interrogation.

During their first year at Oxford University, six best friends strike up a casual game of truth or dare. But like all best-laid plans, the game doesn’t stay innocent. And before long the dares become elaborate and dangerous, with the consequence being intense humiliation and life or death scenarios. After school, the boys part and attempt to forget the game, but something brings them all back together 14 years later. This time, it’s the final round and the stakes are higher than ever.

Fujiki wakes up in what turns out to be rural Australia without a clue of how he got there. The only he has is a Gameboy-like machine in his pocket that reveals he’s in a game and must survive a labyrinth to win the prize money. Fujiki begins to explore his surroundings and eventually runs into a woman named Ai, who is equally confused. As they meet at various checkpoints, Fujiki notices that his fellow players are changing and that more and more are willing to kill in order to walk out with the 1 million yen.

Originally published as three novellas, this novel tells the story of the notorious gambling house known as Gameshouse. Within this secret society, everyday games are played, such as chess, backgammon, and Capture the Castle…but it’s with real castles and real stakes that are not only deadly but can control political parties and even the fate of empires. Each of the three novellas depict a different game and the extreme lengths its players will go to ensure their victory.

When Nao opens a mysterious package to find 100 million yen, she is scared and confused. A letter explains that in order to win the “Liar Game,” she must protect the money she received for a month at all costs. After she is tricked by an opponent and loses the money, she hires a famous thief and swindler to help her get the money back and survive the Liar Game.

We follow a group of teens who are playing a game of tag in the streets of Chicago — however, this version of tag is a game of life or death. If you’re tagged, you die. Technology plays a large role in this version of the game as well, where the Runners’ locations are sent to the “It” every 30 minutes — so there’s no way you can just hide and wait it out. Both the Its and the Runners in this game have different motives for survival, but since the game won’t end until someone does die, the Runners have a choice to make.