LitRPG with a Twist

Interesting character development as a human player trapped inside an VRMMORPG fights to survive and not have his mind subsumed by the game.

The game plot is mostly fairly routine for the subgenre, with existential threats around every corner. But the combination of interpersonal conflict caused by betrayal, a shadowy background force working against the system (perhaps), and the protagonist being an NPC (sort of) add enough twists to keep things interesting.

Recommended.