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.
Years
Platforms
Statuses
Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2013 (Game released)
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, Mac, PlayStation 3, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 11 October 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
80/100
A detective thriller with adventure elements based on the Fables comics, The Wolf Among Us takes place in Fabletown, where characters from fairy tales, legends, and...
Game released: Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch → 11 December 2014
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is an anime visual novel. This episode takes place in a courtroom. You'll experience the thrill of protecting clients in the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2013
Players:
5.6/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Gone Home is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The game tells the story of Caitlin Greenbriar, who returned home from a trip to Europe. She soon...
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...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons
Game released: PS Vita, PC → 28 May 2014
Steam:
40/100
Metacritic:
59/100
This fantasy dungeon-crawling RPG follows Kei, a high school student whose life changes after he forms a contract with a MIND, a being and weapon with deadly...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Strategy, Simulation
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, PS Vita → 12 November 2015
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest — Set in a world ruled by powerful nations where heroes fight each other for power, Britain wants to unite the world through...
