Visual novel 2021 — top best games in the Visual novel genre / Page 2

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Cyberpunk, Detective, Point & Click

July 22, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Song of Farca is a detective adventure with visual novel elements in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in the near future, where technology has become...

Find Love or Die Trying

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Free game

September 16, 2021

Steam: 93/100

Find Love or Die Trying — a romantic visual novel with anime girls about dating, featuring seven endings and the option to play as a man, a woman, or a non-binary...

Blue Reflection: Second Light

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game

October 21, 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...

Far Away

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

August 17, 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

The game is set in a fictional world that reflects the late 19th century, but contains many references to modern phenomena, including idols, fan fiction, cosplay...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Visual novel

March 28, 2020

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view set in a fantasy world, created by the writer of Mirror's Edge (2008), Tomb Raider...

Scarlet Hollow

Adventure, Visual novel, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Point & Click

September 25, 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 98/100

Scarlet Hollow is a visual novel with horror elements from comic book author Abby Howard. An atmospheric adventure awaits you, where all the decisions you make will...

The Innsmouth Case

Adventure, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel, Text quest

June 23, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 68/100

The Innsmouth Case is an adventure game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. A desperate mother, a missing girl and a mystical city — the case...

Dead Herring VR

Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Interactive movie, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Point & Click, Visual novel, Exploration

February 1, 2021

Steam: 90/100

Dead Herring VR is a free-to-play interactive adventure with a first-person view for virtual reality devices Valve Index and HTC Vive. In the game you will play the...

Casina: The Forgotten Comedy

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Comedy, Historical

May 27, 2021

Steam: 76/100

A visual novel based on the eponymous Roman comedy. The action of the game takes place in Athens during the peak of Ancient Greece, where the beautiful Casina...

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Adventure, Arcade, Visual novel, Simulation, Detective

July 27, 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is a collection of unusual adventure arcade games with visual novel elements, where the gameplay revolves around verbal battles in...

Martial Law

Adventure, Side view, Visual novel, Free game, Indie

December 23, 2021

Steam: 91/100

Martial Law is a free side-scrolling adventure with visual novel elements. Its main character is one of the inhabitants of communist Poland, abandoned to the mercy...

A Rogue Escape

Simulation, Puzzle, Visual novel, Steampunk, Virtual Reality (VR), Exploration

June 10, 2021

Steam: 72/100

A Rogue Escape is a steampunk adventure for virtual reality devices, which is a reimagining of the game Nauticrawl. You are tasked with stealing a giant robot...

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy

Casual game, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Adventure

August 31, 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 78/100

The player in the role of artificial intelligence controls the city. You can meet numerous users and help or hinder their lives. At the same time, it is necessary...

Mythic Ocean

Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

January 9, 2020

Steam: 97/100

Mythic Ocean is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. A charming story awaits you in which you will make friends with a pantheon of underwater gods...

Sumire

Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

May 26, 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Sumire is a fantasy adventure visual novel with anime and supernatural elements. In this charming place, a sad girl named Sumire meets a mischievous spirit who...

OPUS: Echo of Starsong

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga, Exploration, Science fiction

September 1, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

OPUS: Echo of Starsong is a Japanese adventure visual novel in a science fiction...

Wolfstride

Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Role-playing game, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game

December 7, 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Wolfstride is a tactical strategy with turn-based combat and a side view in a sci-fi setting, where you will become the pilot of a huge mech and prove your...

Celestia: Chain of Fate

Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Anime / Manga

December 17, 2021

Steam: 72/100

A romantic visual fantasy novel with a compelling plot that depends on the player's actions. The main character is the daughter of a duke, whose ideal life changes...

Stalker: Обещание

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Visual novel, Free game

April 20, 2021

Players: 5.5/10

An atmospheric visual novel inspired by the ambiance of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. The story centers around a stalker named Fargus, who ventures deep into dangerous...

Svoboda 1945: Liberation

Adventure, Historical, Visual novel

August 3, 2021

Steam: 98/100

The story unfolds in a small village called Svoboda on the Czech-German border, where the main character arrives to investigate a long-standing conflict. However...

Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom

Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Business / Management, Tactics, Top-down view, Isometric

January 7, 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat and visual novel elements. Muspellsheim, a land of deserts and wilderness...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

July 30, 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

AI Dungeon

Adventure, Text quest, Fantasy, Visual novel, Role-playing game

January 15, 2021

Players: 4.2/10

Steam: 50/100

A text adventure in which the story and world around the character are generated by artificial intelligence. Players just have to set some basic values like...

Sovietpunk: Chapter one

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Visual novel

April 2, 2021

Steam: 70/100

A cyberpunk adventure in an alternative future of the Soviet Union, which has survived a global nuclear catastrophe. The surviving humanity has built underground...

Sakura Nova

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

October 20, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 87/100

This adventure visual novel follows three aspiring knights at a prestigious academy. Mikage, Kaguya, and Arisa train and fight together, working to overcome their...

Good Mourning

Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Side view, Runner, Visual novel

October 22, 2020

Steam: 90/100

Good Mourning is a daily life simulator that forces the player to solve the most ordinary problems, make mistakes, and try to fix everything. It is a game about...

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind

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

May 14, 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind is a collection of classic detective adventures with Japanese-style...

Overboard!

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

June 2, 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Overboard! is an adventure puzzle game in the style of a visual novel. Blackmailing a spy. Love. Killing an opponent. Deceptions. Witness drugs. Lies, friendship...

Way Down

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Stealth, Visual novel

December 2, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Way Down is a third-person spy action game with stealth elements, based on the film Heist of a Brilliant. In the game you have to storm the vault of the most...

Sophistry - Love & Despair

Anime / Manga, Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game

December 10, 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 100/100

The first episode of six, which is dedicated to a girl named Cherryl. The player must help her make her wishes come true. All decisions made by the gamer will...

Last Message

Adventure, Free game, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Visual novel, Simulation, Casual game

June 25, 2021

Steam: 90/100

Last Message is a free adventure thriller set in a world filled with the infected. The game tells the story of a girl who, returning home after a day of searching...

Legends of Talia: Arcadia

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

October 27, 2017

Steam: 76/100

Legends of Talia: Arcadia is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game will tell the story of a legendary knight named Arcadia, who...

SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair

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

August 26, 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

A murder-mystery visual novel about ten friends gathered at a secluded mountain resort for Halloween. Their party turns into a night of horror when one of the...

Love Sucks: Night One

Adventure, Simulation, Arcade, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Mysticism / Supernatural

April 8, 2021

Steam: 94/100

Love Sucks: Night One is an adult visual novel adventure with Japanese-style dating sim elements. Two creatures, namely a hot vampire and a succubus, have asked you...

Gal*Gun Returns

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

December 25, 2020

Players: 4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gal*Gun Returns — remaster of the original arcade shooter with a first-person view and dating simulator elements Gal Gun. In the game, monsters are replaced by...

Forgotten Fields

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Visual novel

April 14, 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Forgotten Fields is a narrative game about Sid, a struggling writer who returns to his childhood home shortly before it is sold. He visits old friends, revisits...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest

Visual novel, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Text quest

October 13, 2020

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest is an atmospheric visual novel with role-playing elements in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. The events...

Asdivine Saga

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Adventure, Side view, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel

February 3, 2020

Players: 2.9/10

Steam: 71/100

Asdivine Saga is a fantasy adventure role-playing tactics game with anime elements and a top-down view. In a world facing sudden war, a mercenary named Weiss finds...

Criminal Desires: BL Yaoi Anime Romance Game

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

February 20, 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Criminal Desires: BL Yaoi Anime Romance Game is a visual novel in anime style and with simulation elements. The precinct's star duo, you and your partner are tasked...

Police Story 3D

Visual novel, Adventure, Arcade

February 8, 2021

Police Story 3D is a visual novel with arcade and adventure elements. In this game you have to make a lot of decisions as a police officer. You can choose which...

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