Visual novel

August 31, 2017

Steam: 74/100

This visual novel and dating sim follows a high school student who transfers to the boarding school of her dreams. Her parents will let her stay through graduation...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Point & Click

June 21, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Comedy, Point & Click

October 23, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A mixture of horror and dating simulator about a princess imprisoned in a basement. Usually such stories end with the girl being saved, but this time it’s the other...

The House in Fata Morgana

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

May 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 96/100

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...

The Operator

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Simulation

July 22, 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A detective simulator made in the format of an interactive quest. The player acts as an operative of a detective agency, searching for evidence and solving crimes...

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

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

February 19, 2026

Steam: 95/100

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...

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school, Text quest

August 26, 2020

Steam: 96/100

A small visual novel that turns a simple everyday task into a story with a deep emotional subtext. Behind the attempt to buy regular milk lies reflections on daily...

Dal Segno

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Science fiction

June 30, 2017

Steam: 87/100

This romantic visual novel with a science-fiction setting follows a transfer student at Kazana Academy, on an island built to remain an everlasting summer paradise...

Reigns: Game of Thrones

Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Visual novel, Logic, Role-playing game, Indie

October 18, 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Reigns: Game of Thrones is a unique card board game in the Game of Thrones universe. As in the original game, the heads of the kingdoms will have to solve problems...

Coffee Talk Tokyo

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Fantasy, Casual game

May 21, 2026

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The game transports the familiar formula of a cozy visual novel Coffee Talk to the nighttime Tokyo, where the worlds of humans and yokai intersect behind the doors...

England Exchange

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

May 5, 2017

Steam: 51/100

This romantic visual novel follows an American college student from New York spending a semester in England to broaden their horizons. Players choose the...

Sakura Apprentice

Visual novel, Simulation, Adult game, Side view, Adventure

August 26, 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Sakura Apprentice is a side-scrolling adventure game for adults in which you take on the role of a hero trained by a charming girl named Freya. She wants to make...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

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

March 4, 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

May 1, 2021

Players: 4.3/10

Steam: 93/100

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck is an unusual cuckold simulator with a third-person view. In this game you take on the role of a man whose wife is...

Kujlevka

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

April 6, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Limbus Company

Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Science fiction, Roguelike, Free game, Visual novel, Strategy

February 27, 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in a huge city, divided into 26 districts, each of which is unique in its technological achievements and culture. No two areas are alike. A...

Totally Spies! - Cyber Mission

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth, Exploration, Visual novel, Arcade

October 31, 2024

Steam: 64/100

A cooperative action game for three based on the animated series “Total Spice!” Players take on the role of Sam, Clover or Alex as they embark on a spy adventure...

Littlewitch Romanesque: Editio Regia

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

July 1, 2005

Steam: 78/100

This fantasy visual novel combines student-training simulation and strategy as the wizard Domino is tasked with preparing two pupils to become witches within three...

Norn9: Var Commons

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

December 11, 2014

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

This visual novel follows schoolboy Sorata Suzuhara, who hears a mysterious song and wakes up in an unfamiliar Japan at the turn of the century. He boards a round...

Evan's Remains

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Visual novel

June 11, 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Evan's Remains is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure inspired by classic Japanese thrillers. You have to explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles to...

Mirror 2: Project X

Simulation, Puzzle, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Match-3 (Three in a row), Visual novel

January 21, 2022

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 46/100

Mirror 2: Project X is a continuation of the exciting match-3 puzzle game with elements of a dating simulator for adults. Unlike the original, the second part is...

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie, Text quest

December 16, 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

June 28, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

February 27, 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Reigns: Her Majesty

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

December 6, 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

1000xRESIST

Science fiction, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Walking Simulator, Visual novel, Exploration, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic

May 9, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Zavod

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

February 14, 2025

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Dmitry Morozov devoted his whole life to the plant, but once reality failed. Time turned back, and the factory worker again gained youth. The old workshop no longer...

Da Capo 3 R

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Fantasy

January 20, 2017

Steam: 96/100

This romantic visual novel follows a new student at Weather Vane, a school of magic hidden in a pocket dimension beneath 1950s London. Built on three floating...

H+

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

July 23, 1994

Players: 2.5/10

H+ is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime/manga game, an adult game and a visual novel from the developers of Desire Studio. The game is published by...

Nijyuei

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

February 28, 2002

Nijyuei is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime/manga game, an adult game and a visual novel from developers from Kero-Q studio. The game is published...

2064: Read Only Memories

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Side view, Combat robots, Point & Click

July 13, 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

2064: Read Only Memories is a Japanese-style sci-fi adventure visual novel with pixel art. The game takes place in the world of the future, namely in the city of...

Jekyll & Hyde

Detective, Puzzle, Visual novel

November 22, 2017

Players: 8.9/10

A text-based game based on the original story of Jekyll and Hyde, set in 19th century London. The player collects clues and solves puzzles to solve the crime. The...

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Adventure, Horror, Collection, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

March 24, 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games — an adventure collection that includes Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. You can...

Cyberprank 2069

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Visual novel, Action

July 20, 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 60/100

Cyberprank 2069 is a “next-gen RPG” set in a future where AI has taken over humanity. The main character is a “cop from the past” who wants to become the richest...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel, Detective

November 5, 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel, Horror, Adventure

March 8, 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story about the mysterious “Ritual of Resurrection.” The game takes place at the end of the 20th century in the Sumida district of Tokyo. An office worker...

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

Role-playing game, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Fantasy, Music game, Adventure, Comics

August 10, 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

In a modern fantasy world, a girl named Grace receives the power of the Muse, which she will need to find out the truth about the death of her predecessor. She...

Rift of the NecroDancer

Music game, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

February 5, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation Crypt of the Necrodancer, inspired by the Guitar Hero series. The main character Kadens falls into a strange new world, where skeletons, bats-vampires...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

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

December 9, 2025

Steam: 92/100

A pixel adventure in the spirit of 90s quests about a young writer named William, who is searching for inspiration. He goes to an abbey where the monks have taken a...

Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

September 8, 2017

Steam: 81/100

This romantic-comedy visual novel follows Ema Tachibana, a withdrawn schoolgirl chosen by two young men to be their first model. Ema is content with keeping to...

Best Games in the Visual novel genre