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...

Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life

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

November 25, 2005

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

This visual novel continues CLANNAD after Tomoyo’s ending. Tomoya has begun living on his own and works for a waste collection company; his quiet life with his...

ENIGMA:

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

November 15, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

This adventure visual novel follows Chester, who is infected with a mysterious disease known as the Enigma and washes ashore on the lonely island of Carlyle. The...

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...

SoulSet

Visual novel, Indie, Adventure

December 17, 2016

Steam: 89/100

A mystery-romance visual novel set in a fantasy world where magic is part of everyday life. Mariko Blairnot finds herself in a strange mansion with five people who...

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...

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...

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...

Gone Home

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

August 15, 2013

Players: 5.7/10

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...

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...

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...

Supipara - Chapter 1 Spring Has Come!

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

July 29, 2016

Steam: 98/100

This visual novel follows Yukinari Sanada, who returns to his hometown of Kamakura in spring after seven years away and finds himself drawn into academy life. The...

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

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

July 24, 2014

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

Highway Blossoms

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

June 17, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

A Japanese-style visual novel with dating sim elements. The game’s story takes place in the southwestern United States, where a young woman named Amber sets out to...

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...

The Amazing Shinsengumi: Heroes in Love

Adventure, Visual novel

July 27, 2016

Steam: 56/100

A visual novel about the Shinsengumi, the defenders of Kyoto at the end of the Edo period. In 1864, the group responds to emergencies around the city, including...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sepia Tears

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Text quest

January 8, 2016

Steam: 87/100

Sepia Tears is a romance visual novel about a memory Mark is trying to forget and Myra, who helps uncover it. Together, they search for the kind of romance found in...

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...

Wild Romance

Visual novel, Casual game, Anime / Manga, Text quest

October 19, 2016

Steam: 61/100

This visual novel follows Kazuma, who leaves Tokyo for his hometown in the Japanese countryside and reconnects with four childhood friends. During their reunion...

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...

Sakura Shrine Girls

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

August 26, 2016

Steam: 86/100

This visual novel follows Toru, a skeptical priest in training who is visited by two cat girls. One carries herself with dignity and grace, while the other lives...

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...

Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Casual game

July 28, 2016

Steam: 95/100

This science-fiction visual novel follows Keiji Osaki, who discovers a metallic lifeform from space that takes the shape of a girl named R-ne. After a meteorite...

Gal Gun: Double Peace

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

August 6, 2015

Players: 6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This anime-styled first-person rail shooter with visual novel elements follows Houdai, who is struck by Cupid angel Ekoro and suddenly becomes popular with every...

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...

Kyoto Colorful Days

Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

June 15, 2016

Steam: 81/100

This romance visual novel is set in Kyoto and follows a young man who drifts through life, unable to commit to a job. He visits the city, which has ties to his...

Paranormal Teens

Indie, Simulation, Visual novel

December 29, 2016

Steam: 50/100

This visual novel follows a group with differing views on the paranormal, brought together for a one-off television show. Its participants include a conspiracy...

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...

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...

Japanese School Life

Visual novel, Casual game, Anime / Manga

November 22, 2016

Steam: 93/100

This visual novel follows Brian as he begins a new school life in Japan and meets two girls in his class. With their help, he adjusts to his surroundings, learns...

Magical Otoge Ciel

Free game, Visual novel, Indie

August 7, 2015

Steam: 92/100

A romantic comedy visual novel set in a magical world, Magical Otoge Ciel follows Ciel, a kind and ambitious princess eager to set out on an adventure. She is...

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...

One Night Stand

Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click

November 7, 2016

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This interactive visual novel with point-and-click elements follows a person who wakes after a night of partying and drinking beside a stranger. The protagonist...

My Secret Pets!

Adventure, Visual novel

May 11, 2016

Steam: 65/100

This romance visual novel with adventure elements follows a woman who returns home after a breakup and finds that her four pets have suddenly transformed into young...

Purino Party

Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Visual novel

June 23, 2016

Steam: 66/100

Purino Party combines a tile-matching puzzle game with a visual novel about romanceable characters. In each puzzle, the player can move the tiles anywhere within a...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2016