Visual novel for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Visual novel genre / Page 3

Death Come True - a game in the Visual novel genre

Interactive movie, Adventure, Visual novel, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Death Come True is an interactive adventure with live actors. A man is lying on the bed in a hotel room. He wakes up to the shrill sound of his phone ringing...

Bloodshore

Indie, Adventure, Action, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

Simulation, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Card game, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is an adventure role-playing game with elements of a visual novel and dating simulator. You and your family grew up on humanity's first...

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Venba

Indie, Puzzle, Simulation, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 July 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The player controls an Indian mother who immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Gamers are engaged in preparing various dishes and restoring lost...

VED

Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A dark game in which the gamer explores mysterious islands where he fights monsters. Set in two worlds, the game tells the story of Cyrus, a young hero who embarks...

AI: The Somnium Files

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2019

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Wintermoor Tactics Club

Strategy, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Wintermoor Tactics Club is a tactics game where a group of academy students play various board games. The main character and her team are going through a...

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2021

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A psychological horror story about school romance, in which the protagonist joins a literature club in search of a romantic interest. The player writes poems and...

Project Dark

Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

An episodic immersive audio game in which the player creates their own adventure by choosing story paths. Each story offers a new setting and characters. The game...

Professor Layton and the Curious Village Remake

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

The updated version of the famous detective adventure game about Professor Hershel Layton and his young assistant Luke. After receiving a mysterious invitation, the...

I Saw Black Clouds

Interactive movie, Horror, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Headliner: NoviNews

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Point & Click, Simulation, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Headliner: NoviNews — Headliner: NoviNews is an exciting adventure with elements of a visual novel, where you will become the head of national media channels...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 January 2021

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...

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2024

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...

K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2026

Steam: 54/100

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...

Gal Gun: Double Peace

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, First-person view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Players: 6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This anime-styled first-person rail shooter with visual novel elements follows Houdai, who is struck by Cupid angel Ekoro and suddenly becomes popular with every...

Wheels of Aurelia

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Wheels of Aurelia is an adventure game with driving elements. The events take place on the road in Italy in the 70s. The main character is a very restless woman who...

Gal*Gun Returns

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2021

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...

TR-49

First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2026

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A World War II time machine, long hidden in the basement of a church, comes to life. Through a crackling speaker, a voice asks to find the stolen book. The player...

Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2024

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A colorful visual novel in the spirit of tabletop fantasy adventures, where instead of playing the role of a hero with a sword, you become the owner of a magical...

Vera Blanc: Episode 1 - Full Moon

Adventure, Logic, Comics, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Vera Blanc: Full Moon is a comic book-style visual novel in which the main character, a sexy girl named Vera Blanc, can read people's thoughts. She realizes this...

Promise Mascot Agency

Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Open world, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 April 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The game takes place in a cursed Japanese city. The main character collects mascot creatures to help them, but they can also perform various tasks on their own. You...

Neo Cab

Adventure, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2019

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Neo Cab is an unusual game with survival elements that will tell you about all the difficulties of life in the distant future. The plot follows a brave and...

We Are OFK

Adventure, Indie, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Steam: 92/100

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

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

Metacritic: 74/100

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...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2021

Steam: 86/100

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...

One Night Stand

Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2019

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This interactive visual novel with point-and-click elements follows a person who wakes after a night of partying and drinking beside a stranger. The protagonist...

Steins;Gate Elite

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Steins;Gate Elite is a sequel to the wonderful Japanese-style visual novel adventure set in the Steins;Gate universe. The game is a remake of the original...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Adventure, DLC, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Vampire: The Masquerade — Shadows of New York — a standalone expansion for the adventure visual novel with role-playing elements Vampire: The Masquerade — Coteries...

Know by heart

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel, Interactive movie, Third-person view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

The main character Misha is mired in monotonous work and indistinguishable everyday life, but one day his routine is invaded by old school love and the hope of...

World End Syndrome

Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 May 2019

Metacritic: 79/100

Blending romance, murder, and the supernatural, the story unfolds in a seaside town where the dead return to life. The protagonist joins school clubs, then teams up...

Afterlove EP

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2025

Steam: 89/100

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...

A Year Of Springs

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2021

Steam: 98/100

A Year Of Springs is an adventure arcade visual novel that tells the stories of three girls Haru, Erika and Manami, who are going through difficult times. Join...

Astrologaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

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

BROK the InvestiGator

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Detective, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2023

Steam: 97/100

The game takes place in a futuristic world inhabited by humanoid animals. The rich live under a dome that protects them from environmental pollution. The main...

Staffer Retro: A Supernatural Mystery Quest

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2026

Steam: 89/100

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

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a visual novel with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. You and your daughter have just moved to the new...

Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing

Casual game, Text quest, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 55/100

A couple tries to maintain their relationship during lockdown while communicating through a screen. They stay connected online, and their romance depends on how...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for Nintendo Switch