Visual novel 2016 — top best games in the Visual novel genre

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

October 15, 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...

Punch Line

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel, Role-playing game

April 28, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Punch Line is an erotic visual novel in which the main character is a high school student who faints at the sight of women's panties. Yuta Iridatsu becomes the...

ENIGMA:

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

November 15, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

ENIGMA: is an adventure game with a mixture of anime/manga game, visual novel and indie game from the developers of Uzumeya studio. The main publisher of the game...

Corpse Party

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Role-playing game

August 12, 2010

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This horror adventure with visual-novel elements follows a group of students trapped in an otherworldly version of an abandoned elementary school after performing a...

Alone With You

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

August 23, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Alone With You is a sci-fi adventure game in a pixel style. Players will play as the last surviving person on the planet. The main character needs to get out of a...

Gone Home

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration

August 15, 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...

Hatoful Boyfriend

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

October 30, 2011

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...

Treasure of a Blizzard

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

October 6, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Treasure of a Blizzard is a simulator with a mixture of adventure, game in the anime or manga genre, and visual novel from the masters of the Flaming Firefly...

Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

Adventure, Third-person view, Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Visual novel

February 4, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Agatha Christie — The ABC Murders — a point-and-click adventure based on the detective novels of Agatha Christie. Players will take on the role of the...

Space Rangers: Quest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Science fiction, Space

August 27, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 56/100

Space Rangers: Quest is a sci-fi text adventure with role-playing elements in the Space Rangers universe. You will have to investigate the nature of a new threat...

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

July 24, 2014

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is a Japanese-style visual novel with a touch of horror that continues the story of Corpse Party and is a direct continuation of Book of...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

June 21, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a unique adventure bartender simulator in a sci-fi cyberpunk setting. The events of the game take place in the distant...

The House in Fata Morgana

Horror, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Side view, Gothic

May 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 96/100

House in Fata Morgana is an adventure visual novel with Japanese-style horror elements. The events of the game will tell the story of a young hero who wakes up in...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic, Anime / Manga, Detective

October 10, 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. Only the most talented students in any field are accepted...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

June 28, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma is the third game in the Zero Escape series, taking place between 999 and Virtue's Last Reward. Like its predecessors, the game...

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

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

July 26, 2012

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...

Along the Edge

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

October 12, 2016

Steam: 89/100

Along the Edge is an adventure interactive visual novel that will take you to the European outback, where your choices will affect the personality and appearance of...

Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms

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

June 16, 2016

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms — Adventure visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. The game takes place in Japan, at a time when the Tokugawa...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click, Comedy, Hidden Objects

May 31, 2016

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Demetrios — The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fun visual novel with puzzles and a side view. The main character is a slob living in Paris named Björn Thonen. One...

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

May 28, 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness is a visual novel based on a popular Japanese anime. The developers have integrated all the capabilities of Xbox One and Kinect...

Tokyo Babel

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Action

March 31, 2016

Steam: 91/100

Tokyo Babel is a Japanese style adventure visual novel. The gates to heaven are locked, hell has collapsed, endless worlds are disappearing, and the surviving...

Highway Blossoms

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

June 17, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Highway Blossoms — a visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. The game's plot unfolds in the southwestern USA, where young Amber seeks to...

Steins;Gate 0

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

March 31, 2014

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...

Deiland

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel

February 19, 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Deiland is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, created based on “The Little Prince” by the famous French writer Antoine de...

The Deed: Dynasty

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie, Detective, Role-playing game

May 10, 2016

Steam: 85/100

A standalone story expansion for the game The Deed, developing its main concept. The player will still have to commit a murder, carefully plan their actions, plant...

Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

October 6, 2016

Players: 7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Silver Case — adventure visual novel in Japanese style. The game is dedicated to the investigation of a series of brutal murders that occurred in a city area...

Wheels of Aurelia

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

September 20, 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Wheels of Aurelia is an adventure game with driving elements. The events take place on the road in Italy in the 70s. The main character is a very restless woman who...

Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game, Horror

July 9, 2016

Steam: 95/100

A mystical visual novel set during the annual gathering of the wealthy Ushiromiya family. As the health of the family head rapidly declines, his relatives gather on...

Sorcery! 3

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...

One Day in London

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

March 5, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 87/100

One Day in London is an episodic visual novel for mobile platforms. The game takes you to old England, where you can uncover the mysteries of a secret society...

Ladykiller in a Bind

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

October 10, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Ladykiller in a Bind is a visual novel with dating simulator elements. The events of the game revolve around the main character, who pretends to be her twin...

Mystic Messenger

Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel

July 8, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

A romantic visual novel for mobile platforms, where the story unfolds through real-time messages and calls. Characters live their lives and connect at the most...

Collar × Malice

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

August 18, 2016

Metacritic: 74/100

A detective visual novel set in Shinjuku after a series of brutal crimes known as the "Day X Incident." The main character, a police officer, becomes a victim of an...

Sorcery!

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Visual novel

March 3, 2013

Metacritic: 85/100

Sorcery! — a text role-playing game from Steve Jackson. The player plays the role of an “adventurer” and, following a classic fantasy scenario, searches for a...

Princess Maker 2 Refine

Arcade, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Simulation, Role-playing game

September 29, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 93/100

Princess Maker 2 Refine is a re-release of the classic arcade game Princess Maker 2 by the developers from Gainax studio. You will systematically turn a little girl...

Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!

Adventure, Visual novel, Point & Click

March 29, 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Minecraft: Story Mode — Episode 5: Order Up! — the fifth episode of the adventure game set in the Minecraft universe. Ivor, Jesse, and friends head to an abandoned...

Mind 0

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

August 1, 2013

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...

Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus

Arcade, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

February 28, 2013

Players: 7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This 3D action game follows rival teams of female shinobi in modern Japan and picks up after the events of SENRAN KAGURA Burst. The girls of Hanzō National Academy...

Nurse Love Addiction

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

July 7, 2016

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Nurse Love Addiction is an adventure dating simulator made in the style of a visual novel. The game takes place in a nursing school, where female students learn...

Muv-Luv

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Visual novel, Science fiction

July 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Muv-Luv is an adventure visual novel in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in an alternate reality where, after a failed expedition to the Moon in 1967, the...

Visual novel

Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2016