Visual novel 2021 — top best games in the Visual novel genre

Karryn's Prison - a game in the Visual novel genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Adult game, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 December 2021

Players: 9/10

Karryn's Prison is a top-down adventure RPG for adults with visual novel elements. In the game you will try on the role of the fiery Carrin, the new warden of the...

Super Seducer 3: The Final Seduction

Simulation, Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac → 26 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Super Seducer 3: The Final Seduction is a continuation of an unusual dating simulator. The game uses a completely new version of Seduction Engine 2.0, which will...

The Sin

Visual novel, Text quest, Detective

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 20 May 2021

Players: 9.2/10

The Sin is a visual novel based on popular mystical folklore about witches. The main character, the boy Roma, moves to the village with his family; his father wants...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PlayStation 5 → 5 November 2020

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Firework

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Horror, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 4 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Firework is a side-scrolling indie horror adventure with visual novel elements. An accidental fire at a funeral forces police to re-investigate a closed mass murder...

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...

Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp

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

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...

Cooking Companions

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2021

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...

Idol Manager

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Music game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Idol Manager is a cute management simulator with visual novel elements in anime style. You will take on the role of manager in a small (but growing) talent agency...

AI Dungeon

Adventure, Text quest, Fantasy, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac → 15 January 2021

Players: 4.2/10

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...

Necrobarista

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 22 July 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Necrobarista is an adventure visual novel, the events of which will take you to an unusual mystical cafe in Melbourne. The main difference between this...

Growing Up

Adventure, Interactive movie, Simulation, Visual novel, Business / Management, Arcade

Game released: PC, Mac → 14 October 2021

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 16 December 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...

Seed of the Dead: Sweet Home

Anime / Manga, Shooter, First-person view, Visual novel, Post-apocalyptic, Adult game

Game released: PC → 28 August 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Seed of the Dead: Sweet Home is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of a dating simulator in a zombie apocalypse setting. In the game you have to build...

Bad End Theater

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 26 October 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Bad End Theater is a pixelated puzzle adventure with visual novel elements in which you explore the creepy stories of a cast of characters. The decisions made...

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 22 January 2021

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. In the game you will try on the role of a young...

Stalker: Обещание

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Visual novel, Free game

Game released: Android → 20 April 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...

Scarlet Hollow

Adventure, Visual novel, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC, Mac → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.3/10

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...

RoboLife-Days with Aino

Arcade, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Role-playing game, Visual novel, Simulation

Game released: PC → 23 June 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Far Away

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 17 August 2021

Players: 9.7/10

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...

Perfect Gold

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

Game released: PC, Mac → 19 April 2021

Perfect Gold is a Japanese-style visual novel for adults. The plot centers on two anime girls from the magical city of Castlecoast. Alchemy student Audrey Clery and...

Svoboda 1945: Liberation

Adventure, Historical, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 3 August 2021

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...

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy

Casual game, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 5 May 2023

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Sumire

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 26 May 2021

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...

Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

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

Players: 7/10

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...

Song of Farca

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 22 July 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Disney Twisted-Wonderland

Visual novel, Adventure

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 January 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Disney Twisted-Wonderland is an adventure visual novel. Characters inspired by Disney villains hatch evil schoolyard plans in this magical adventure featuring...

Criminal Desires: BL Yaoi Anime Romance Game

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Android → 20 February 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...

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...

Crimson Spires

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2020

Crimson Spires is a Japanese style adventure visual novel with horror elements. The small mining town of Bataille, Missouri, was sealed off from the outside world...

Mythic Ocean

Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 → 9 January 2020

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...

Fujiwara Bittersweet

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 16 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Fujiwara Bittersweet — A visual adventure novel with indie and anime elements. Aya has just moved to a new town near the mountains. Her new life as a high...

Astrologaster

Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 9 May 2019

Metacritic: 77/100

Astrologaster is a comedic adventure game about the plague pandemic in London in...

Dating Puzzle

Puzzle, Adventure, Visual novel, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: iOS, Android → 11 June 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Dating Puzzle — adventure puzzle game in the visual novel genre. You have to start life in a bright, lively city. Don't miss a single opportunity &mdash...

Celestia: Chain of Fate

Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 September 2024

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...

Re:ZERO - The Prophecy of the Throne

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 5 February 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Re:ZERO — The Prophecy of the Throne is a tactical adventure with visual novel elements and turn-based combat, based on the anime of the same name. A month...

Pandemic Love

Free game, Visual novel, Simulation, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 27 April 2021

Pandemic Love is a free-to-play visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game tells the story of a hero placed in a two-week quarantine. Stuck at home...

Memories of East Coast

Visual novel, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 1 June 2021

Memories of East Coast is an atmospheric visual novel that will take you on a journey through memories, nostalgia and guilt. The main character is a certain Sam...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS → 24 July 2017

An atmospheric visual novel in the horror and drama genre, inspired by classic Asian horror films. The story unfolds in the gloomy mansion of Ermengard, which has...

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...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2021 (Game released)