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 2015 (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...
Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Side view, Combat robots, Point & Click
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Ouya → 17 January 2017
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...
Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 23 February 2006
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
97/100
Clannad is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game tells the story of a young guy, Tomoya Okazaki, a student at Hikarizaka School...
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, PC → 18 December 2014
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Chaos;Child is a Japanese-style adventure visual novel based on the anime of the same name. The events of the game will continue the story of Chaos;Head and will...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2015
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
STEINS;GATE 0 is the continuation of the wonderful Japanese-style adventure visual novel Steins;Gate. The story describes the events after Okabe Rintaro returns to...
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...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Adventure, Indie
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac → 22 April 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
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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons, Visual novel
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC → 28 August 2015
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...
