Visual novel
The genre of "visual novel" includes projects where the focus is on the narrative, presented in the form of dialogues, diary entries, or letters. The storytelling rarely stops: it continues even during gameplay or occasionally takes brief pauses. Gameplay in such games may be completely absent.
Years
Platforms
All platformsPCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/SPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo SwitchiOSAndroidMacLinuxPS Vita
Statuses
Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2021 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2020
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Five Dates is a dating simulator with elements of an interactive adult adventure and a dash of romantic comedy. Unlike most similar projects, the game offers to...
Adventure, Board / Group Game, Role-playing game, Casual game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Card game, Turn-based
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 21 July 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
62/100
Metacritic:
54/100
Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp is an adventure tabletop card visual novel. The main part of the game, in which players will develop their character over 50...
Game released: PSP, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Linux → 12 August 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 5 November 2020
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Chicken Police is a noir adventure of two feathered cops, Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken, in a black-and-white detective novel full of satire and cynical...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2021
Steam:
87/100
An unusual visual novel with elements of psychological horror, hiding a dark story behind a cute and almost carefree facade. The events unfold in the forests of the...
Adventure, Interactive movie, Simulation, Visual novel, Business / Management, Arcade, Role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac → 14 October 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
87/100
Growing Up is an adventure visual novel with life simulation elements from the creators of Weedcraft Inc and Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast. In the game, you...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2021
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...
Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Visual novel
Game released: PC → 2 April 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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Android → 3 November 2021
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
68/100
Bloodshore is an interactive adventure movie in the point and click genre with action and indie elements. This game is about a televised battle between famous...
