Best Time Princess stories

3146 duels later, Gotham Memoirs holds the top spot in the Time Princess ranking, with Magic Lamp trailing at 1385 ELO points.

A 73-point gap separates Gotham Memoirs from Magic Lamp, the widest margin at the top of this 25-book ranking. Gotham Memoirs wins 86% of its duels over 35 matchups, a commanding lead that reflects the community's clear preference for its narrative. Saga of Viera takes third at 1364 points, followed by Shadows of London at 1344 and Si-Woo's Sight at 1327. The bottom tells a different story: Little Women sits at 1034 ELO points after 44 duels, with White Snake just above at 1049 and Ghost Manor at 1110. These placements suggest books that struggle to connect with the player base, despite their literary or thematic appeal.

The ranking draws on 3146 duels cast by 34 players across 25 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. These figures reflect active participation in a niche but passionate corner of the Time Princess community. The data captures preferences shaped by story quality, visual design, and gameplay integration. Whether Gotham Memoirs maintains its grip on first place or another book climbs the ladder depends on continued voting. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own duels and shape the ranking.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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