Visual novel

October 12, 2016

Along the Edge is an adventure interactive visual novel that will take you to the European outback, where your choices will affect the personality and appearance of...

Reigns: Her Majesty

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

December 6, 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Reigns: Her Majesty is a continuation of the card board game, where you will become the ruler of a small kingdom and take part in deciding important elections on...

Taimanin Asagi

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

August 13, 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Taimanin Asagi is a Japanese-style visual erotic novel for adults. On a final mission to protect humanity from the aggressive forces of darkness, former ninja Igawa...

Re:ZERO - The Prophecy of the Throne

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

January 29, 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Re:ZERO — The Prophecy of the Throne is a tactical adventure with visual novel elements and turn-based combat, based on the anime of the same name. A month...

The Key to Home

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel

January 21, 2018

Players: 7.2/10

The Key to Home is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game tells the story of a Japanese teacher who is persuaded by his student to...

The House in Fata Morgana

Horror, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Side view

May 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

House in Fata Morgana is an adventure visual novel with Japanese-style horror elements. The events of the game will tell the story of a young hero who wakes up in...

Potionomics

Business / Management, Side view, Fantasy, Simulation, Visual novel, Indie, Role-playing game, Crafting

October 17, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Potionomics is an exciting management simulator with visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. After the tragic death of her uncle, a poor witch named Sylvia...

The Isle Tide Hotel

Detective, Visual novel, Replayability

September 12, 2023

Players: 7.7/10

The game takes place in the Tidal Island Hotel, where a religious cult plans to perform a ritual with a girl. The main character must infiltrate the mansion to save...

Love Love School Days

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

February 6, 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...

KinitoPET

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

January 9, 2024

Players: 10/10

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

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

January 22, 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is an anime visual novel. This episode takes place in a courtroom. You'll experience the thrill of protecting clients in the...

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

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

July 24, 2014

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is a Japanese-style visual novel with a touch of horror that continues the story of Corpse Party and is a direct continuation of Book of...

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...

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

Adventure, Visual novel, Interactive movie

June 8, 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A story-driven adventure from the creators of the Life is Strange series. Polly comes to her hometown because of her missing mother. Unfortunately, the homeland has...

Katawa Shoujo

Adventure, Adult game, Visual novel, Free game

August 16, 2024

Players: 8/10

A free visual novel about girls with disabilities. The main character, Hisao Nakai, is an ordinary high school student in his last year. One day he finds a letter...

Ikemen Vampire Otome Games

Adventure, Visual novel, Free game, Casual game

July 1, 2019

A random encounter at the Louvre becomes the beginning of an unusual journey to a mansion where the greatest personalities of the past are gathered. However, behind...

Cooking Companions

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

October 7, 2021

An unusual visual novel with elements of psychological horror, hiding a dark story behind a cute and almost carefree facade. The events unfold in the forests of the...

Space Rangers: Quest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Science fiction

August 27, 2016

Players: 9/10

Space Rangers: Quest is a sci-fi text adventure with role-playing elements in the Space Rangers universe. You will have to investigate the nature of a new threat...

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...

Heads Will Roll: Reforged

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

October 4, 2023

Players: 9.7/10

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...

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

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

April 24, 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...

Cabernet

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Fantasy

February 20, 2025

Players: 9/10

An atmospheric role-playing game set in an alternative Eastern Europe of the 19th century, where dark gothic elements intertwine with social conflicts, political...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic

October 10, 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a visual novel with elements of a Japanese-style dating simulator. Only the most talented students in any field are accepted...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

June 21, 2016

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a unique adventure bartender simulator in a sci-fi cyberpunk setting. The events of the game take place in the distant...

Hampton Court

Adventure, Historical, Visual novel

January 12, 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Hampton Court — adventure visual novel about King Henry VIII of England. You will play for an overseas princess who has arrived to the ruler. The action takes...

Blue Wednesday

Side view, Visual novel

August 28, 2023

Players: 10/10

A game about a boy named Morris. The main character plays the piano and walks around the city, where he communicates with various characters. There are many...

The Deed: Dynasty

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

May 10, 2016

A standalone story expansion for the game The Deed, developing its main concept. The player will still have to commit a murder, carefully plan their actions, plant...

YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel, Casual game

May 25, 2020

A visual novel that combines a romantic story with unusual plot devices that change the usual perception of the genre. At the center of the events is high school...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

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

November 14, 2013

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...

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...

Idol Manager

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Music game

July 27, 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Idol Manager is a cute management simulator with visual novel elements in anime style. You will take on the role of manager in a small (but growing) talent agency...

Firework

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Horror, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel

February 4, 2021

Players: 10/10

Firework is a side-scrolling indie horror adventure with visual novel elements. An accidental fire at a funeral forces police to re-investigate a closed mass murder...

Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

Adventure, Comics, Visual novel, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Comedy

May 21, 2020

Metacritic: 73/100

A visual novel about the hilarious road adventures of four friends. You can play alone or with...

Beacon Pines

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game

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...

Roadwarden

Visual novel, Text quest, Role-playing game, Fantasy

September 12, 2022

Metacritic: 83/100

A text game about a brave wanderer who helps travelers and traders move between isolated villages. On the road you can encounter bandits, monsters and the undead...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

September 6, 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...

TR-49

First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

January 21, 2026

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...

The Coma 3: Bloodlines

Action, Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Survival horror

April 30, 2026

Players: 1/10

An adventure horror about survival, where the player must hide and run from pursuing monsters in the dark mirror dimension "Coma". The plot revolves around three...

Франц

Puzzle, Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural

October 16, 2023

Players: 7/10

Adventure puzzle — a hybrid of an SMS novel and an evil Tamagotchi. An unusual creature appears on the player's phone — Franz. It is unknown who it is...

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

February 19, 2026

Metacritic: 84/100

This is a dark detective visual novel set on the remote Japanese island of Kameshima, a place steeped in legends about mermaids and immortality. The player unravels...

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