Visual novel 2012 — top best games in the Visual novel genre

Steins;Gate - a game in the Visual novel genre

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...

Catherine

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 17 February 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...

To the Moon

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Mac, Linux → 6 July 2012

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An indie adventure game created using the RPG Maker engine. The game tells the story of two young doctors, Eva and Neil, who give people another chance to live...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, iOS, Android → 15 February 2012

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious Saint Dove...

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective

Game released: PS Vita, PSP, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 10 October 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This detective visual novel follows a school trip to the abandoned Jabberwock Island, where Monokuma restarts a deadly game. Students from Hope’s Peak Academy must...

Mugen Souls

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3, PC → 22 March 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This turn-based Japanese role-playing game combines anime-inspired fantasy with exploration and battles on free-roaming maps. The player travels across worlds in...

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...

Vera Blanc: Episode 1 - Full Moon

Adventure, Logic, Comics, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

Game released: PC, iPad, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 30 June 2010

Vera Blanc: Full Moon is a comic book-style visual novel in which the main character, a sexy girl named Vera Blanc, can read people's thoughts. She realizes this...

Phantom of Inferno

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 → 1 February 2017

Steam: 91/100

Phantom of Inferno is an anime/manga-infused adventure game, adult game and visual novel from Nitroplus co., ltd. and PolyKid. The game is published by Anime Works...

Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PSP, Xbox 360 → 10 December 2019

Steam: 95/100

The plot of the game consists of several alternative stories, each focusing on the romantic relationships between the characters of the original game Steins;Gate...

Analogue: A Hate Story

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 27 April 2012

Steam: 94/100

This science-fiction visual novel centers on the mystery of the Mugunghwa, a generation ship launched in the 25th century to establish the first interstellar colony...

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PS Vita, Nintendo 3DS → 23 November 2012

Metacritic: 86/100

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward — 9 main characters are kidnapped by an unknown person named Zero. Playable character Sigma is joined by Phi, a girl with a...

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...

Lucius

Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Horror, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 February 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lucius is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view, in which you take on the role of an unusual boy who was born on June 6, 1966. As you might...

code_18

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PSP, Xbox 360 → 21 December 2012

Players: 10/10

code_18 is an anime or manga game with visual novel elements from the CyberFront Corporation studio. The game is published by CyberFront...

Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love Hysteric Birthday 2U

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PSP → 2 August 2012

Players: 10/10

Corpse Party: Sachiko's Game of Love Hysteric Birthday 2U is an anime or manga game with visual novel elements from developers from the 5PB Games studio. The game...

.heartbeats

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 17 April 2012

Steam: 94/100

.heartbeats is a first-person adventure with visual novel...

Magical Diary: Horse Hall

Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 31 May 2012

Steam: 93/100

Magical Diary: Horse Hall is a first-person RPG with simulation, adventure, anime/manga, fantasy and visual novel elements from the masters at Spiky Caterpillar and...

Aselia the Eternal

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, PSP → 4 November 2011

Steam: 85/100

Aselia the Eternal is a role-playing game with elements of strategy, adventure, anime/manga and fantasy games from developers from Xuse studio. The main publishers...

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (Limited Edition)

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

Game released: PSP → 14 February 2012

Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (Limited Edition) is a first-person adventure with a mixture of anime or manga game and visual novel from developers from the...

Sleepless Night

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 31 March 2012

Sleepless Night is a first-person adventure with a mix of horror and visual...

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...

Bar Oasis 1.5

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: iOS → 2 May 2012

Bar Oasis 1.5 is an adventure visual novel in Japanese style for mobile platforms. The game tells the story of Carla, who, after her car breaks down, ends up in the...

Juniper's Knot

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS → 13 April 2012

Steam: 95/100

This short kinetic novel follows a demon and a boy who meet in a silent town on an autumn afternoon. Its story unfolds through text, illustrations, and sound, with...

Robotics;Notes

Arcade, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 28 June 2012

Robotics;Notes is an arcade game with a mixture of games in the genre of anime or manga and a visual novel from developers from the studio 5pb.. The game is...

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Point & Click, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 November 2012

Players: 1/10

Steam: 84/100

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club is an adventure game in the genre of Point and Click with an admixture of games in the genre of anime or manga from the developers from...

Ciel no Surge: Song of the Lost Stars Offering

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

Game released: PS Vita → 26 April 2012

Ciel no Surge: Song of the Lost Stars Offering is an adventure game with elements of an anime/manga game, a fantasy game and a visual novel from developers from the...

Bar Oasis 2

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: iOS → 1 August 2012

Bar Oasis 2 is a Japanese-style adventure visual novel for mobile platforms. You work at a bar, managing and making money, and soon find yourself caught up in the...

Dandelion - Wishes brought to you -

Visual novel, Simulation, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC, Mac → 27 August 2012

Steam: 86/100

This dating simulation and visual novel follows Heejung Kim, who moves out of her education-focused mother’s home and tries to find a dream of her own. As...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2012 (Game released)