Visual novel

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Visual novel, Fantasy

January 29, 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

An atmospheric visual novel with elements of a barista simulator, where everyday city life intertwines with fantasy. The action takes place in an alternate Seattle...

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Visual novel

February 16, 2012

Metacritic: 86/100

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward — 9 main characters are kidnapped by an unknown person named Zero. Playable character Sigma is joined by Phi, a girl with a...

Кужлевка

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Business / Management

April 6, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

1992 In the midst of the confusion reigning in the country, another unexpected test falls on the heads of the Kuzhlevites, residents of an ordinary Russian village...

Mary Skelter 2

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

July 12, 2018

Metacritic: 75/100

Mary Skelter 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in the Japanese style. Events take place in a...

Robotics;Notes DaSH

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

January 31, 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Robotics; Notes Dash-an adventure visual novel in the science fiction setting. The island of Tanegasima is preparing for the summer festival six months after the...

Wanderlust: Transsiberian

Visual novel, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Trains

April 2, 2020

Wanderlust: Transsiberian — adventure visual novel with a non-linear narrative. The two main characters embark on an amazing journey through the easternmost...

Premium

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

September 17, 1992

Premium is an adventure dating simulator for adults. The game consists of four scenarios, each of which is entirely about sex (sometimes with a little talking and...

Muv-Luv

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

July 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Muv-Luv is an adventure visual novel in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in an alternate reality where, after a failed expedition to the Moon in 1967, the...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

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

January 25, 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...

Corpse Party

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

August 12, 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 2: Goodbye Despair

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

July 26, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

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

April 21, 2024

Players: 7.4/10

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...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel

May 31, 2016

Metacritic: 72/100

Demetrios — The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fun visual novel with puzzles and a side view. The main character is a slob living in Paris named Björn Thonen. One...

Fallen Legion Revenants

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

February 16, 2021

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...

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

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

January 22, 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...

Beacon Pines

Adventure, Casual game, Visual novel

September 22, 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An adventure game set in a mysterious book. The main character Luka is trying to deal with mysterious events in his hometown. Along the way, he finds amulets with...

Super Seducer 2

Simulation, Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel

September 13, 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Super Seducer 2 is a continuation of an unusual dating simulator. In the sequel, local pickup artist Richard La Ruina will show you how to seduce a stripper or win...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel

November 5, 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...

Mythic Ocean

Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

January 9, 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...

Aeonic

Adventure, Historical, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

November 5, 2024

A text-based quest where the player goes through key epochs of human history, from its inception to modern times and possible future scenarios. During the journey...

The Wreck

Visual novel, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

March 14, 2023

The story of a failed screenwriter, Junon, who faces many problems at work and in her personal life. The player travels through the girl's memories to try to fix...

South of the Circle

Adventure, Visual novel

October 30, 2020

Metacritic: 74/100

South of the Circle is a narrative visual novel in the point and click genre. This is an emotional game with a deep, multi-layered cinematic story. She raises...

Steins;Gate

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

October 15, 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Steins;Gate is a visual novel in an adventure style and anime style. You follow a ragtag group of tech-savvy young students as they discover ways to change the past...

Incremental Adventures

Free game, Visual novel, Indie

August 11, 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Incremental Adventures — a shareware text auto-battler in which you will become a guide for a group of brave heroes in their never-ending adventure. Expect...

Sakura Nova

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

October 20, 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...

Little Goody Two Shoes

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Horror, Adventure, Casual game, Action, Top-down view

October 31, 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Young Eliza has found a pair of the most beautiful shoes — under the influence of a spell they will send the girl on a terrible journey. The game has 10...

Deep

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

December 14, 1994

Deep is an adventure visual novel with elements of an adult dating simulator. In 1999, World War III devastated most countries on Earth. At the beginning of the...

Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind

Visual novel, Business / Management, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

June 28, 2018

Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind is an adventure management strategy game with turn-based battles and elements of interactive prose. The game is a spiritual successor...

The Sin

Visual novel, Text quest, Detective

May 20, 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...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest

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

October 13, 2020

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...

Steins;Gate Re:boot

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

2026

A reboot of the iconic novel Steins;Gate with updated graphics, interface, and storyline. The story is dedicated to a group of tech-savvy students led by Rintaro...

Error143

Simulation, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Comedy

July 27, 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Error143 is a first-person narrative visual novel in the anime genre with elements of humor. You video call Mika. Before you can even get through, he picks up. He...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

June 28, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma is the third game in the Zero Escape series, taking place between 999 and Virtue's Last Reward. Like its predecessors, the game...

All We Need

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Visual novel, Walking Simulator

November 22, 2024

Players: 10/10

A dark journey inspired by North American mythology. The main character named Jack is taken away from his family by mysterious supernatural forces. The player...

Night Call

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

July 17, 2019

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

Adventure, DLC, Visual novel, Indie

September 10, 2020

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...

Until Then

Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Casual game

June 25, 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game follows the life of Mark Boria, a high school student in the Philippines. At first glance, his life is ordinary: school, friends, instant messaging...

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

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

January 12, 2017

Players: 9.1/10

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...

Overboard!

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

June 2, 2021

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...

1000xRESIST

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

May 9, 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...

Best Games in the Visual novel genre