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 (Game released)

Steins;Gate

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Android → 15 October 2009

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, PC, Xbox 360 → 25 January 2007

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

This visual novel continues CLANNAD after Tomoyo’s ending. Tomoya has begun living on his own and works for a waste collection company; his quiet life with his...

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...

Really? Really!

Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Nintendo DS → 6 June 2014

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, PC, iPhone, Android, Mac → 24 August 2006

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Lux-Pain

Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS → 27 March 2009

Metacritic: 48/100

In the historic city of Kisaragi, unexplained events range from minor mishaps to murders. A worm born of hatred and sadness, known as Silent, is believed to infect...

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...

Ranshima Monogatari Rare Land Story: Shoujo no Yakujou

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy

Game released: PSP, PC → 23 July 2009

Steam: 84/100

Ranshima Monogatari Rare Land Story: Shoujo no Yakujou is a role-playing game with a mixture of adventure and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from...

Little Busters!

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, PC → 24 December 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

A visual novel about a group of school friends who once called themselves the Little Busters and played at being heroes fighting evil. After Riki Naoe lost his...

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

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

Game released: Nintendo DS → 16 November 2010

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This adventure visual novel with puzzles follows Junpei as he tries to recover his memories and take part in a life-or-death game known as the Nonary...

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom

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

Game released: PSP, Nintendo 3DS → 27 August 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...

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

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

Game released: Nintendo DS → 19 February 2010

Metacritic: 78/100

This adventure visual novel follows prosecutor Miles Edgeworth as he investigates crimes and pursues the truth beyond the courtroom. After several confrontations...

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...

428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de

Adventure, Third-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4 → 3 September 2009

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A visual novel about a kidnapping in Shibuya that brings several people into the same chain of events. Over the course of a day, its consequences affect a...

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...

Fading Hearts

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 5 February 2014

Steam: 60/100

This role-playing story with simulation and visual novel elements follows Ryou, an ordinary high school student in the land of Sorayama. The player decides how he...

pXt

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 6 March 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...

Soredemo, Watashi wa Aishiteiru

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox 360 → 27 July 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...

Love Death 4: Realtime Lovers

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

Game released: PC → 18 December 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...

Ace Attorney Investigations 2

Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo DS → 19 February 2010

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...

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...

Baldr Sky Dive2: RECORDARE

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

Game released: PC → 27 November 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...

Stolen Diamond Ring

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

Game released: PC → 13 August 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...

Bionic Heart

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 22 July 2009

Steam: 74/100

This cyberpunk visual-novel adventure is set in London in 2099, where climate change has brought permanent rain to much of the Earth. The protagonist, Luke Black...

Narcissu 3rd -Die Dritte Welt-

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 4 March 2012

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...

Sleeping Beauty

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

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 17 October 2009

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

Baldr Sky Dive1: Lost Memory

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

Game released: PC → 27 March 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...