Visual novel

Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

July 14, 1995

Inma Seifuku-gari is a first-person adventure with an anime/manga, adult, and visual novel twist from the masters at AIL. The main publisher of the game is AIL...

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Visual novel, Zombies, Comics

September 10, 2019

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series — a special edition of the adventure series The Walking Dead from Telltale Games. The game includes 4 seasons and...

Banebush

Horror, Visual novel, Indie

December 25, 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

A gloomy adventure made in black and red colors and inspired by fairy tales. The game has several endings, the receipt of which depends on the decisions made by the...

Corpse Party

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Role-playing game

August 12, 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...

Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Visual novel

November 5, 2026

A sequel to the adventure puzzle game where players must master the art of escape. This time, the academy becomes a full open world, with a new campus filled with...

Catherine

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

February 17, 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Adult game, Simulation

March 5, 2024

Players: 1/10

Re-release of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. In the story, John and Jane's parents try to introduce them. The heroes meet and experience various adventures together on...

Amnesia: Memories

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Casual game

August 25, 2015

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A romantic visual novel with elements of mysticism, where the main character tries to hide her memory loss and piece her life back together. Finding herself among...

Danganronpa 2x2

Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new storyline based on Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Familiar characters return, but one event triggers a completely different chain of events. The package...

Love Love School Days

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

February 6, 2023

Steam: 95/100

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...

From Beyond

Visual novel, Free game, Text quest, Casual game, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Medieval era

February 9, 2025

Steam: 100/100

A free visual novel with hand-drawn art and multiple endings. After being stabbed, the main character, Ivran, finds himself in a strange and cruel world. He must...

An alt girl for skoof

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

April 21, 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 83/100

The game, based on a popular meme, tells the story of the acquaintance of a pot-bellied and balding man with altushki from State Services. In the game you can start...

Reverse: 1999

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

October 26, 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Free anime game about time travel. According to the plot, on the last day of 1999, a "Storm" struck the world, and people witnessed how the era turned back into the...

Simulacra 2

Adventure, Interactive movie, Puzzle, Horror, Detective, Visual novel

December 11, 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Simulacra 2 is a continuation of an unusual detective puzzle with elements of interactive cinema. The game tells the story of the unusual death of a blogger, which...

Punch Line

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

April 28, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Punch Line is an erotic visual novel in which the main character is a high school student who faints at the sight of women's panties. Yuta Iridatsu becomes the...

KinitoPET

Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Old school

January 9, 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Psychological horror styled after virtual assistants from the early 2000s. The player meets a friendly digital pet named Kinito, who can communicate, learn user...

Urban Myth Dissolution Center

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Exploration

February 12, 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character studies various oddities, cursed relics and spatial anomalies. The stories are based on numerous urban myths floating around the internet. The...

My Merry May with be

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game, Anime / Manga

June 30, 2005

Steam: 100/100

An expanded edition of the classic Japanese visual novels My Merry May and My Merry Maybe, combining original stories with new additional content. A romantic sci-fi...

Evil School

Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Role-playing game, Strategy

August 14, 2026

Steam: 92/100

Interactive movie about revenge and dealing with the consequences of school bullying. Eight years ago, a teenager disappeared without a trace, while influential...

The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Text quest, Medieval era, Replayability, Visual novel

July 20, 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 73/100

A new narrative role-playing game from the creators of The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. The game is not a direct sequel, but a standalone story in the same...

Who's Lila?

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Point & Click, Exploration, Detective

February 24, 2022

Steam: 95/100

William's classmate Tanya Kennedy has disappeared, and he is the last person who saw her before her disappearance. During conversations, the player does not choose...

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Puzzle, Exploration, Demons, Visual novel

October 13, 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

A brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a satanic ritual go wrong. Finding themselves in an extremely toxic relationship, the heroes try to get...

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective

July 26, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This detective visual novel follows a school trip to the abandoned Jabberwock Island, where Monokuma restarts a deadly game. Students from Hope’s Peak Academy must...

Suzerain

Role-playing game, Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Visual novel, Benchmark program, Text quest

December 4, 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Suzerain is a political strategy game with elements of a text role-playing game in which the player controls a fictional state. The player's goal is to make the...

Growing Up

Adventure, Interactive movie, Simulation, Visual novel, Business / Management, Arcade, Role-playing game

October 14, 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...

Demonschool

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Isometric

November 19, 2025

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the boundary between the...

Tomboys Need Love Too!

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

May 12, 2017

Steam: 86/100

This romantic visual novel follows Kai and Chris, childhood friends whose relationship shifts when Chris comes to stay with her next-door neighbor while her parents...

KONOSUBA — God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Prosperity for this Beloved City!

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A comedic visual novel based on the anime series "This Wonderful World!". The plot tells how Kazuma finds a magical item that can change the personalities of the...

Gnosia

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Indie, Visual novel, Science fiction

June 6, 2019

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Gnosia is an indie adventure role-playing game. The crew of a drifting spaceship, faced with a mysterious and deadly threat known as Gnosia, and with no idea who...

Night Book

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Detective

July 27, 2021

Steam: 67/100

Night Book is an adventure horror game in the genre of interactive cinema with point and click elements. Lauralyn works night shifts remotely from home, translating...

K-Pop Rising - Dream to Shine

Adventure, Simulation, Music game, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Visual novel, Text quest

November 5, 2026

A life simulation game with rhythm game elements, where gamers can progress from a beginner to a K-pop star. The main character, along with her best friend Nova...

Gone Home

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration

August 15, 2013

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Gone Home is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The game tells the story of Caitlin Greenbriar, who returned home from a trip to Europe. She soon...

Buried Stars

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

July 30, 2020

Steam: 73/100

A detective adventure set at the site of a building collapse during a live broadcast of a survival show. Trapped beneath the rubble, the contestants and staff try...

Trajectory of summer flower

Casual game, Visual novel, Adventure

August 15, 2017

Steam: 77/100

This adventure visual novel follows high school student Lin Jiajun, who travels to Tangxia village to learn about its school and reunites with a childhood friend he...

Storyteller

Puzzle, Visual novel, Logic, Casual game, Point & Click, Adventure

March 23, 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

The Incident at Galley House

Puzzle, Visual novel, Point & Click, Casual game, Detective

July 14, 2026

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A detective adventure where you will uncover the mystery of a strange crime that took place in an abandoned mansion in 1936. When the locals first entered the empty...

Night Call

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Simulation

July 17, 2019

Players: 1/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

Heads Will Roll: Reforged

Adventure, Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Visual novel, Survival, Strategy, Replayability, Medieval era

October 4, 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in a medieval setting. The plot tells about a soldier who wants to escape justice. To clear his name and regain his former life, the hero sets...

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

January 12, 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is an adventure visual novel set in the Danganronpa universe. Welcome to the new world of Danganronpa. The most ambitious and...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

September 6, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 83/100

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

Best Games in the Visual novel genre