Press Start to Remember
A LitRPG Novel of Grief, Ghosts, and New Game+
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PRESS START TO REMEMBER — A LITRPG NOVEL WHERE EVERY LEVEL IS A MEMORY.
Eli Vance wakes from a coma with 10 HP, a mixtape from his dead sister, and a head full of game mechanics.
To survive, he has to 100% the worst game ever: his own life. Each track unlocks a level — bullies, car crashes, the night he almost quit for good.
But this isn't VR. There's no respawn. And Maya, his tutorial ghost, can't save him if he won't press START.
A New Game+ LitRPG about grief, ghosts, and the cheat codes we write to stay alive.
FOR FANS OF: Omori, In Stars and Time, Ready Player One, Beach House, Radiohead
GENRE: LitRPG | GameLit | Magical Realism | Psychological Fiction | YA Crossover | Mental Health
TROPES: Found Family, Hurt/Comfort, Sad Boy Arcade, Mixtape Structure, Cozy Dark, Boss Rush Through Grief
CONTENT WARNINGS: Overdose, suicidal ideation, death of sibling, medical trauma, car accident. Reader discretion advised.
Perfect for readers who want progression fantasy with real emotional stakes. This is not power fantasy — it's survival fantasy.
Details
- Publication Date
- May 18, 2026
- Language
- English
- Category
- Young Adult
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Elias Harlem
Specifications
- Pages
- 186
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm)