Life in the North: An Apocalyptic LitRPG (The System Apocalypse Book 1) by Tao Wong

The World Ends, Not in Fire and Flames but via a series of Blue Boxes

All John wanted to do was get away from his life in Kluane National Park for a weekend. Hike, camp and forget about his ex and the mess his life has become. Instead, the world comes to an end in a series of blue boxes. Animals start evolving, monsters begin spawning and he’s now got a character sheet and physics defying skills. Now, he has to survive the apocalypse, get back to civilization and not lose his mind along the way.

The System has arrived and with it, aliens, monsters and a reality that draws upon past legends and game-like reality. John will need to find new friends, deal with his ex and the slavering monsters that keep popping up.