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 2009

Steins;Gate

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

October 15, 2009

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Steins;Gate is a visual novel in an adventure style and anime style. You follow a ragtag group of tech-savvy young students as they discover ways to change the past...

Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life

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

November 25, 2005

Players: 6.7/10

Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime/manga game, an adult game and a visual novel from Key Studio. The...

Really? Really!

Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

June 25, 2009

Players: 5.2/10

Really? Really! is an anime/manga game with a mix of adult game and visual novel from the developers of Navel Studio. The main publishers of the game are Kadokawa...

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

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

November 29, 2004

Players: 9.1/10

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet is an anime-style first-person visual novel adventure. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Due to...

Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P.

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

January 25, 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...

Little Busters!

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

July 27, 2007

Players: 10/10

Little Busters! is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga/visual novel twist from developer Key. The game is published by Visual Art's...

Fading Hearts

Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

November 11, 2009

Fading Hearts is a role-playing game with elements of simulation, adventure, anime/manga, visual novel and indie game from Sakura River Interactive. The game is...

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

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

December 10, 2009

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is a first-person adventure with a mix of puzzle, anime/manga and visual novel from the developers of Chunsoft Co., Ltd. The...

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom

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

August 27, 2009

Players: 5/10

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from Design Factory...

Stolen Diamond Ring

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

August 13, 2009

Stolen Diamond Ring is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga/visual novel twist from Nekomura Games. The game is published by Nekomura...

pXt

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

March 6, 2009

pXt is an adventure with a mixture of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from Four Leaf Studios. The game is published by Four Leaf...

Baldr Sky Dive1: Lost Memory

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Combat robots, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

March 27, 2009

Baldr Sky Dive1: Lost Memory is a top-down action game with shooter, anime/manga, adult game, robot simulator and visual novel elements from the studio GIGA. The...

Love Death 4: Realtime Lovers

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

December 18, 2009

Players: 7.5/10

Love Death 4: Realtime Lovers is a first-person simulator with a dash of adventure, anime/manga, adult game and visual novel from Teatime. The main publisher of the...

Sleeping Beauty

Adventure, First-person view, Adult game, Visual novel

October 17, 2009

Sleeping Beauty is a first-person adventure with adult game and visual novel...

Chaos;Head

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

April 25, 2008

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...

Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!!

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

January 26, 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...

Ace Attorney Investigations 2

Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel

May 28, 2009

Metacritic: 78/100

Ace Attorney Investigations 2 is an anime or manga game with visual novel elements from developers from Capcom studio. The main publisher of the game is Capcom...

428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de

Adventure, Third-person view, Visual novel

September 3, 2009

428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de is a third-person adventure with a visual novel twist from Chunsoft Co., Ltd.. The game's main publisher is Spike Co., Ltd.. The...

Bionic Heart

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

July 22, 2009

Bionic Heart is a first-person adventure with a visual novel twist from the developers at Tycoon Games. The game is published by Tycoon...

Soredemo, Watashi wa Aishiteiru

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

July 27, 2009

Soredemo, Watashi wa Aishiteiru is a first-person adventure with a visual novel twist from developers Kobito Studio. The main publisher of the game is Kobito...

Baldr Sky Dive2: RECORDARE

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Combat robots, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

November 27, 2009

Baldr Sky Dive2: RECORDARE is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, anime/manga game, adult game, robot simulator and visual novel from the studio GIGA...

Narcissu 3rd -Die Dritte Welt-

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

April 27, 2009

Narcissu 3rd -Die Dritte Welt- is an adventure with a mixture of anime or manga game, adult game and visual novel from the masters of the stage-nana studio. The...