Visual novel 2018 — top best games in the Visual novel genre

True Electric Love: What Do You Want? - a game in the Visual novel genre

Adventure, Adult game, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch, Android → 29 March 2018

Players: 5.9/10

True Electric Love: What Do You Want? — an interactive adventure for adults. The beauty of this game lies in the sexy Japanese woman who asks the players the most...

Clannad

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 23 February 2006

Players: 7.6/10

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...

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...

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...

Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth

Visual novel, Adult game, Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga

Game released: PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2015

Players: 10/10

Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth — Adventure visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. The game will tell the story of a lonely girl...

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 20 July 2017

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a visual novel with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. You and your daughter have just moved to the new...

The Key to Home

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 21 January 2018

Players: 7.2/10

The Key to Home is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game tells the story of a Japanese teacher who is persuaded by his student to...

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...

Metropolis: Lux Obscura

Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 11 October 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Metropolis: Lux Obscura is a unique blend of visual novel and match-3 puzzle game set in a noir setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of Metropolis...

Monster Prom

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 27 April 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Monster Prom is a multiplayer visual novel with dating simulator elements, designed for four players. The game takes place in a high school for monsters, where you...

Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls

Simulation, Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac → 6 March 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 35/100

Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls is a realistic dating simulator that serves as an interactive, multiple-choice guide that gives you practical advice on how to...

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

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

Game released: PS Vita, PC → 27 April 2018

Players: 5.2/10

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is a Japanese style adventure visual novel. The events of the game revolve around a girl who wakes up in a mysterious mansion...

Super Seducer 2

Simulation, Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac → 13 September 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Super Seducer 2 is a continuation of an unusual dating simulator. In the sequel, local pickup artist Richard La Ruina will show you how to seduce a stripper or win...

2064: Read Only Memories

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Ouya → 17 January 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Reigns: Game of Thrones

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Visual novel, Logic

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Reigns: Game of Thrones is a unique card board game in the Game of Thrones universe. As in the original game, the heads of the kingdoms will have to solve problems...

Jekyll & Hyde

Detective, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: iOS, Android → 6 February 2018

Players: 8.9/10

A text-based game based on the original story of Jekyll and Hyde, set in 19th century London. The player collects clues and solves puzzles to solve the crime. The...

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2018

Metacritic: 68/100

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a continuation of the Japanese-style adventure visual novel Silver Case. The events of the game take place five years after the...

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...

Headliner: NoviNews

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 23 October 2018

Metacritic: 75/100

Headliner: NoviNews — Headliner: NoviNews is an exciting adventure with elements of a visual novel, where you will become the head of national media channels...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 27 November 2014

Metacritic: 78/100

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow is a fantasy RPG adventure in the style of a visual novel. Make meaningful choices and forge your own path in this epic...

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...

Deep Sky Derelicts

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Visual novel, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 26 September 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Deep Sky Derelicts is a side-scrolling sci-fi turn-based game with visual novel elements. You will go to conquer a dark future, where humanity is scattered...

Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind

Visual novel, Business / Management, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS → 17 October 2019

Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind is an adventure management strategy game with turn-based battles and elements of interactive prose. The game is a spiritual successor...

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...

Mary Skelter 2

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 13 January 2022

Metacritic: 75/100

Mary Skelter 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in the Japanese style. Events take place in a...

Omen Exitio: Plague

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2018

Omen Exitio: Plague is an interactive text adventure with horror elements inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Just One Line

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Linux → 12 September 2018

Just One Line is an adventure role-playing game with visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. You can create your own unique character using editors and go to...

Reigns: Kings and Queens

Collection, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Visual novel, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Reigns: Kings and Queens is a unique card board game that combines decks from the original Reigns and the sequel, Reigns: Her Majesty. You have to become the ruler...

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...

God of War: Call Of The Wilds

Adventure, Visual novel, Free game, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: Browser → 1 February 2018

Players: 6.5/10

God of War: Call Of The Wilds is a unique text adventure in the God of War universe in the Facebook phone application — Messenger. The game tells the story of...

Subsurface Circular

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Subsurface Circular is an unusual adventure with elements of a visual novel and a text game from the creator of Thomas Was Alone. You take on the role of a robot...

Gal*Gun 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC → 24 April 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Gal*Gun 2 is a continuation of the arcade shooter with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. In the game, monsters were replaced with charming...

Другая жизнь I

Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: iOS → 11 August 2018

Players: 1/10

Another Life I is a simulator with visual novel elements. This game is a life...

Nightshade/百花百狼

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2017

The game combines classic mechanics of otome games with a Japanese setting, in this case, the feudal Japan era. The main character, Enju, is the daughter of the...

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2018

Metacritic: 72/100

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is an original adventure game from one of the creators of Gone Home. The plot follows the road adventure of a man interacting with...

Design Hero

Simulation, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac → 30 October 2018

Design Hero is an adventure visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. You will choose a customizable main character and go on an internship...

All Our Asias

Role-playing game, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 7 February 2018

All Our Asias is an RPG with adventure and visual novel elements from the developers of Sean Han Tani. The game is published by Analgesic...

Seers Isle

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 18 September 2018

Seers Isle is an adventure visual novel that takes you to the vast expanses of medieval Northern Europe, where your choices affect the fate of a group of...

Cateau

Visual novel, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC, Android → 17 October 2018

Players: 10/10

Cateau is a free visual novel about cats that has a beautiful visual style, pleasant and relaxing music and a fascinating non-linear story. The game takes place in...

Collar × Malice

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, iOS, Android → 12 March 2020

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...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2018 (Game released)