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 2015
Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Side view, Combat robots, Point & Click
July 13, 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
78/100
2064: Read Only Memories is a Japanese-style sci-fi adventure visual novel with pixel art. The game takes place in the world of the future, namely in the city of...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel
March 22, 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...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Adventure, Indie
April 22, 2015
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Sorcery! 3 is a role-playing fantasy board game in the visual novel genre. The land of Kahabad is a wilderness — ruined desert, tangled forest, cruel...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Strategy, Simulation
September 26, 2013
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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons, Visual novel
August 7, 2014
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Lost Dimension is a tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of young Sho Kasugai, a member of the...
