Visual novel for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Visual novel genre / Page 5

Needy Girlfriends - a game in the Visual novel genre

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Adventure, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2023

The main character communicates with several anime girls who really like him. They constantly compete for his attention and ask for help. The character helps the...

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2023

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a visual novel adventure based on the classic historical novel The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. The events take...

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...

Interrogation: You will be Deceived

Simulation, Indie, Strategy, Role-playing game, Adventure, Business / Management, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2020

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Interrogation: You will be Deceived is a thrilling noir detective story with role-playing elements, where you take control of a special police department tasked...

Female Nation Takeover

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2023

The game takes place in a city where all power belongs to women. The main character communicates with local high-ranking girls to find their weaknesses and seize...

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...

The World Next Door

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Match-3 (Three in a row), Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2019

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 63/100

The World Next Door is a vibrant combination of an anime-style visual novel and fast-paced match-3 puzzles. In the story, you play as a rebel girl named June with...

Overboard!

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Overboard! is an adventure puzzle game in the style of a visual novel. Blackmailing a spy. Love. Killing an opponent. Deceptions. Witness drugs. Lies, friendship...

Legends of Talia: Arcadia

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 April 2021

Steam: 76/100

Legends of Talia: Arcadia is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game will tell the story of a legendary knight named Arcadia, who...

Mondealy

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Mondealy is an adventure life simulator with visual novel and RPG elements. In the game, you will try on the role of Michael — an ordinary guy who managed to...

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...

Omen Exitio: Plague

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

Steam: 85/100

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...

Tron: Identity

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2023

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A detective visual novel set in the Tron sci-fi universe, where you can interrogate suspects, explore the environment, solve puzzles, and interact with various...

Miniatures

Visual novel, Casual game, Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024

Steam: 95/100

A collection of four graphic adventures about childhood. The player follows the story and interacts with certain objects. The stories merge imagination and reality...

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A girl named Iris is kidnapped by aliens. She finds herself on board a mysterious UFO, where she must complete a strange quest. The player, as her assistant Date...

Headspun

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2019

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Headspun is an unusual adventure with a side view. The events of the game will tell the story of Theo Kavinsky, who woke up after a five-week coma and lost his...

Arcade Spirits

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Futurism (Future), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2020

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Arcade Spirits is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game takes place in an alternate historical universe, where there was no crisis...

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...

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...

Pine: A Story of Loss

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2024

Steam: 78/100

A short story about a carpenter who recently lost his wife. The main character is engaged in boring daily activities: harvesting wood in the forest and making...

Shape of the World

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2018

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Visual novel, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2019

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is an original adventure game from one of the creators of Gone Home. The plot follows the road adventure of a man interacting with...

Fallen Legion Revenants

Anime / Manga, Strategy, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Visual novel, Action, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Fallen Legion Revenants is a turn-based strategy role-playing game with turn-based combat and visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. In a world covered in...

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind is a collection of classic detective adventures with Japanese-style...

Gal*Gun 2

Arcade, Simulation, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Gal*Gun 2 is a continuation of the arcade shooter with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. In the game, monsters were replaced with charming...

AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2022

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 85/100

AI: The Somnium Files — nirvanA Initiative is a continuation of the Japanese-style adventure visual novel from the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape...

AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2022

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 85/100

AI: The Somnium Files — nirvanA Initiative is a continuation of the Japanese-style adventure visual novel from the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape...

Actual Sunlight

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2020

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Actual Sunlight is an atmospheric top-down adventure with visual novel elements. The game will tell the dramatic story of a lonely specialist, Evan Winter, who...

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...

Warborn

Visual novel, Turn-based, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2020

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Warborn is a turn-based tactics game about battles between squads of combat mechs in technologically advanced suits of armor. Players lead a strike force through...

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...

Best Friend Forever

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2020

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 60/100

A pet-care and dating simulation set in Rainbow Bay. The player trains, pets, and plays with a dog to build a lasting bond, while meeting and pursuing relationships...

Theatre of Sorrows

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Roguelike, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 January 2022

The game takes place on a mysterious and gloomy island in the Lovecraftian style. The main character goes on a dangerous journey to rescue his brother and sister...

Cinders

Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2019

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A visual novel based on a classic fairy tale, where the player's choices invite a reassessment of its familiar morals. The story unfolds through dialogue and...

Root Double: Before Crime * After Days - Xtend Edition

Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020

Metacritic: 78/100

This science-fiction visual novel is set in 2030, in the isolated research city of Rokumei, where explosions at the LABO nuclear facility lead to a reactor meltdown...

Our World Is Ended.

Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2019

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Set in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, the story follows a malfunction in the augmented-reality technology created by the indie game developers of Judgement 7, which...

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER

Cyberpunk, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2024

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a cyberpunk adventure set in Neo-San Francisco in 2064, where telepath ES88 investigates the Golden Butterfly, a gifted psychic...

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...

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games

Adventure, Shooter, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 July 2022

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure game with puzzles and shoot-’em-up segments follows Sengoku Shunju, who is accused of arson and the murder of 21 people. To prove his innocence, he...

Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II

Adventure, Visual novel, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 February 2024

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This supernatural mystery takes place at Konoehara Academy, on the outskirts of Tokyo, where the unexplained deaths of several students spark rumors of a curse cast...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for Nintendo Switch