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

Steins;Gate - a game in the Visual novel genre

Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PSP, iOS, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Android → 15 October 2009

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Gone Home

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2013

Players: 5.6/10

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, iOS, Android → 15 February 2012

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...

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

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

Game released: PS Vita, PC, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 24 July 2014

Players: 9.8/10

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...

Punch Line

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 23 May 2019

Players: 5.5/10

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: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic

Game released: PS Vita, PC, Mac, PlayStation 4 → 11 February 2014

Players: 8.6/10

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...

ENIGMA:

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 November 2016

Players: 10/10

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...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2016

Players: 9/10

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...

Corpse Party

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

Game released: PSP, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS → 12 August 2010

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Corpse Party is a top-down adventure with horror, anime/manga and visual novel elements from the masters at Team GrisGris. The game is published by Marvelous USA...

The House in Fata Morgana

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 14 May 2016

Players: 10/10

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...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 30 June 2016

Players: 8.9/10

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

Game released: PS Vita, PSP, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android → 10 October 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Princess Maker 2 Refine

Arcade, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 29 September 2016

Players: 9/10

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...

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC → 28 May 2015

Players: 7.4/10

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...

XBlaze Lost: Memories

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PS Vita, PlayStation 3 → 11 August 2016

XBlaze Lost: Memories is a Japanese style adventure visual novel that is a sequel to XBlaze Code: Embryo. The main character, a mysterious girl with pink hair, must...

Space Rangers: Quest

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

Game released: PC, Android, iOS → 5 September 2016

Players: 9/10

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...

London Detective Mysteria

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PS Vita, PSP → 31 July 2019

Metacritic: 68/100

London Detective Mysteria — A Japanese-style detective visual novel where you take on the role of Lady Whiteley as she sets out to explore the darkest corners...

Along the Edge

Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS → 12 October 2016

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...

Sorcery! 3

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac → 22 April 2015

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...

Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms

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

Game released: PC, PS Vita → 13 March 2018

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...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

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

Game released: Nintendo DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS → 9 May 2008

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney — the fourth part of the adventure visual novel Ace Attorney will again introduce the public to four lawyers who must protect the...

Ladykiller in a Bind

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 9 January 2017

Players: 10/10

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...

Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus

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

Game released: PS Vita, PC → 15 October 2014

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, slasher, anime or manga games and a visual novel from the masters of the...

One Day in London

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: Android, PC → 5 March 2016

Players: 8.9/10

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...

The Deed: Dynasty

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 10 May 2016

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...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2016

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...

Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!

Adventure, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Amazon Fire TV, Mac → 29 March 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...

Sorcery! 4

Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS → 22 September 2016

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Sorcery! 4 — continuation of the interactive adventure with turn-based battles. In the fourth part, you need to win the legendary Crown of Kings from the...

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PlayStation 3 → 20 September 2016

Metacritic: 64/100

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs is an adventure with a mixture of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from Arc System...

Sorcery! 2

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac → 7 November 2013

Metacritic: 88/100

Sorcery! 2 is a top-down RPG with a dash of fantasy and visual novel from the developers at Inkle Studios. The main publisher of the game is Inkle Studios...

Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 6 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Sakura Nova

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Sakura Nova is an adventure with elements of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from the masters of the studios Nutaku and Winged Cloud. The game is...

XEZI: Story Mode

Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: iOS → 29 September 2016

XEZI: Story Mode is an adventure with a touch of visual novel from the studio Firat and Yusuf Turk. The main publisher of the game is Firat and Yusuf Turk. There...

Muv-Luv

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

Game released: PC, PS Vita → 14 July 2016

Players: 10/10

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...

Imprisoned Palm

Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: Android, iOS → 13 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Imprisoned Palm — interactive visual novel in Japanese style for mobile platforms. In the game, you can interact with the character by touching his...

Root Letter

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 8 November 2016

Metacritic: 68/100

Root Letter is a mystical adventure in the form of a visual novel, in the Japanese style. The game will tell the story of a young girl who will search for her...

Tokyo Babel

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 31 March 2016

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...

War of the Human Tanks - Limited Operations

Strategy, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics

Game released: PC → 13 June 2016

War of the Human Tanks — Limited Operations is a tactical turn-based strategy with a top-down view in the Japanese style. An exciting story awaits you...

Steins;Gate 0

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2015

Players: 8.6/10

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 9 July 2016

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...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2016 (Game released)