Visual novel for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Visual novel genre / Page 2

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - a game in the Visual novel genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Detective visual novel in the Ace Attorney series, where players take on the role of a lawyer and investigate various cases. The action takes place several years...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

The game takes you to New York City in 2024, where the fragile balance between the Camarilla and the Anarchs is ready to collapse at any moment. Amidst marble...

Collar × Malice

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Nightshade/百花百狼

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 December 2018

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...

Love Love School Days

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Roguelike, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2023

A visual novel with elements of a romantic simulator and science fiction. In the near future, the Brain Link technology allows you to literally enter game worlds...

Aviary Attorney

Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Aviary Attorney is a phantasmagorical visual novel that takes players to Paris in 1848, during the era of the revolutionary movement. Playing as a falcon-lawyer, we...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021

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...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Storyteller

Puzzle, Visual novel, Logic, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An unusual cartoon puzzle where you can compose various stories in the language of pictures. The main goal of each level is to create a fairy tale with a specific...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The collection combines two exciting games, offering a unique perspective on crime investigation. Instead of the courtroom, protagonist Miles Edgeworth, a...

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The game follows Takumi Sumino, an ordinary high school student living in a Tokyo apartment complex, whose quiet life is shattered when the city comes under attack...

K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2026

The music manager simulator offers you the chance to take control of a budding K-pop group and guide its journey from initial training to debut and global fame. You...

Necrobarista

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

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...

Afterlove EP

Adventure, Indie, Music game, Side view, Visual novel, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2025

Metacritic: 76/100

An interactive visual short story with elements of a musical rhythm game and a dite simulator, the action of which unfolds in a modern Jakarta. In the center of...

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Adventure, Isometric, Arcade, Historical, Visual novel, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Gerda: A Flame in Winter is an interactive adventure with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in the setting of World War II. The game will tell the...

1000xRESIST

Science fiction, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Walking Simulator, Visual novel, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

In the future, a mysterious alien race of giant creatures arrives on Earth. They are not hostile, but their arrival is a death sentence for people. Humanity is...

Night Call

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2020

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Night Call is an atmospheric noir adventure set in Paris and told from the perspective of a taxi driver. The main character unwittingly witnesses evidence that...

Piofiore: Fated Memories

Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Interactive movie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Metacritic: 78/100

Piofiore: Fated Memories is an adventure visual novel in anime style. You will learn the story of the orphan Lily, who was unlucky enough to find herself between...

Omen Exitio: Plague

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

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...

Samurai Maiden

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022

Players: 5/10

Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...

Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2019

The plot of the game consists of several alternative stories, each focusing on the romantic relationships between the characters of the original game Steins;Gate...

Kemono Teatime

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2025

Tea cafe simulator for cat girls. In Melodius, players can make all kinds of tea at their favorite café while acting out a charming story. As you progress, you can...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2018

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...

Steins;Gate 0

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2019

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...

AI: The Somnium Files

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2019

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

AI: The Somnium Files is a Japanese-style adventure visual novel from the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape series. The game takes place in near-future...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A visual novel in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. The game tells the story of the conflict between the traditionalists Camarilla and a group of independent...

Nekopara Vol. 4

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 December 2020

Nekopara Vol. 4 is a visual novel in anime style that continues the story of the Nekopara series about a world in which nekos live together with people &mdash...

Open Roads

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 63/100

The game tells the fascinating story of young Tess Devine and her mother, who embark on an amazing journey in search of treasure. One day they find a mysterious box...

We Are OFK

Adventure, Indie, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Metacritic: 75/100

We Are OFK is an adventure visual novel with a deep plot. Itsumi Saito has just moved to Downtown and broken up with her longtime girlfriend. Trying to realize...

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Isometric, Card game, Visual novel, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 August 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Game from the developers of The Red Strings Club. The main character is a witch-seer who cannot leave the asteroid due to a sentence. Here she uses tarot cards to...

Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 90/100

The story is about a young man named Shiki Tohno, who returns to his family estate after the death of his father. His childhood was spent away from his family, but...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2021

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...

Staffer Retro: A Supernatural Mystery Quest

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2026

A detective adventure dedicated to investigating events related to supernatural abilities and mysterious artifacts called STAFF. The main character, Verita, leads...

Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021

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...

Bury me, my Love

Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 January 2019

Metacritic: 77/100

Bury me, my Love is an adventure visual novel presented in the style of mobile correspondence. A dramatic and emotional story awaits you, which will tell you about...

Reigns: Game of Thrones

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2019

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...

Across the Grooves

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 June 2020

Players: 6/10

Across the Grooves is an adventure visual novel with a hand-drawn visual style. Alice lives without incident. She has a normal relationship, a stable office job and...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — enhanced edition of the role-playing game Deep Sky Derelicts. It includes expansions: Deep Sky Derelicts: Station Life...

Mythic Ocean

Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2021

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...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for Nintendo Switch