Games Game Genres Visual novel

Visual novel

The genre of "visual novel" includes projects where the focus is on the narrative, presented in the form of dialogues, diary entries, or letters. The storytelling rarely stops: it continues even during gameplay or occasionally takes brief pauses. Gameplay in such games may be completely absent.

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2008 (Game released)

Omoide ni Kawaru-Kun: Memories Off

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, PSP, iOS → 28 November 2002

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 71/100

Omoide ni Kawaru-Kun: Memories Off is an anime/manga adventure game, adult game and visual novel from KID Corp.. The main publishers of the game are 5pb...

Clannad

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 23 February 2006

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Clannad is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game tells the story of a young guy, Tomoya Okazaki, a student at Hikarizaka School...

Record of Agarest War

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Android → 3 October 2013

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This fantasy role-playing game with turn-based tactical battles is set in Agarest, a world created after a war between the forces of light and darkness. As darkness...

My Sex Slave is a Classmate

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 24 July 2008

My Sex Slave is a Classmate is a first-person adventure with a mixture of anime/manga, adult game and visual novel from developers at Liquid. The game is published...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS, Wii → 3 October 2008

Metacritic: 74/100

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney — Trials and Tribulations — the game consists of 5 episodes that occur in chronological order. The fourth case, The Origins...

Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii → 8 January 2008

Metacritic: 62/100

This interactive adventure with puzzle elements, based on the Adult Swim animated series, follows Harvey Birdman, a former superhero turned defense attorney for...

Princess Waltz

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Card game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 28 April 2006

Princess Waltz is an anime/manga adventure game, adult game, card game and visual novel from Pulltop. The game is published by Peach...

Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P.

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, PSP → 25 January 2008

Players: 1/10

Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P. is an adventure with a mixture of anime/manga game, adult game and visual novel from the developers of Cocktail Soft studio. The game is...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Simulation, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS → 9 May 2008

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney — the fourth part of the adventure visual novel Ace Attorney will again introduce the public to four lawyers who must protect the...

To LOVE-Ru: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PSP → 2 October 2008

Players: 5.1/10

To LOVE-Ru: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkō-hen is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from the masters from the studio...

Chaos;Head

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Adventure

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PSP, iOS → 25 April 2008

Steam: 89/100

Chaos;Head is a game in the genre of anime or manga with a touch of visual novel from developers from the studios 5pb., Nitroplus co. and ltd.. The game is...

Unsolved Crimes

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS → 24 October 2008

Metacritic: 66/100

This adventure blends action and puzzle-solving with a detective story about a rookie in the New York police homicide division. The detective investigates the...

Time Hollow

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS → 6 February 2009

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 64/100

This adventure puzzle with visual novel elements follows Ethan Kairos as he searches for his missing family. During his investigation, he finds a mysterious pen...

Princess Lover!

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2 → 25 December 2011

Players: 8.6/10

This Japanese visual novel follows Teppei Arima, a schoolboy who loses his parents and becomes the heir to a major corporation after moving in with his grandfather...

Prism Ark: Prism Heart 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2 → 25 August 2006

Prism Ark: Prism Heart 2 is an adventure role-playing game, an anime/manga game, a game for adults and a visual novel from the masters of the Pajamas Soft studio...

Baroque Syndrome

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP → 27 July 2000

Players: 9.9/10

Baroque Syndrome is a first-person adventure with horror and visual novel elements from the studio Sting, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Sting, Inc.. It is...

Code Geass: Lost Colors

Action, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP → 27 March 2008

Players: 10/10

Code Geass: Lost Colors is an action game with elements of an anime or manga game, a fantasy game and a visual novel from the masters from the Bandai Namco Games...

Tokyo Alice

Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 5 February 2011

Players: 6/10

Tokyo Alice is a game in the genre of anime or manga with a mixture of fantasy games and visual novels from developers from Bouquet studio. The game's publishers...

Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!!

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PC, PSP → 26 January 2006

Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!! is a simulator with an admixture of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from the studio HuneX Co., Ltd.. The...

Brass Restauration

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 13 December 2008

Brass Restauration is an adventure with elements of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from the Twincle Drop studio. The main publisher of...

Little Busters! Ecstasy

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 25 July 2008

Little Busters! Ecstasy is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga twist, an adult game, and a visual novel from developer Key. The game is published by Visual...

Love Death 3: Realtime Lovers

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 28 November 2008

Players: 5.5/10

Love Death 3: Realtime Lovers is a first-person simulator with a touch of adventure, an anime or manga game, a game for adults and a visual novel from developers...

Princess Nightmare

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2 → 27 April 2007

Princess Nightmare is an anime/manga and visual novel adventure game from Karin Entertainment. The game is published by Karin Entertainment. In some circles...

LifeSigns: Surgical Unit

Simulation, Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS → 14 November 2008

Metacritic: 61/100

A medical simulation in which the player takes the role of a young doctor, examining patients, making diagnoses, and performing operations. The work involves...