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:
7/10
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...
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...
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, 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel
Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2018
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, iOS → 30 March 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
61/100
Metacritic:
48/100
I Saw Black Clouds is a mystical interactive film in the horror genre. After her friend's suicide, Christina returns to her hometown. In an attempt to unravel the...
Arcade, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Role-playing game, Visual novel, Simulation, Combat robots
Game released: PC → 23 June 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
RoboLife-Days with Aino is an adventure role-playing game with visual novel elements and an anime-style dating simulator. The plot tells about the android girl...
Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Cyberpunk, Detective, Point & Click
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 22 July 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...
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...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Adventure, Side view, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 March 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...
