Visual novel

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

March 28, 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 63/100

The game tells the fascinating story of young Tess Devine and her mother, who embark on an amazing journey in search of treasure. One day they find a mysterious box...

Road 96: Mile 0

Adventure, Third-person view, Music game, Action, Exploration, Visual novel, Walking Simulator

April 4, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A musical game in which the gamer takes turns controlling two characters. A girl named Zoey from Road 96 has a good life in a wealthy neighborhood, but she runs...

Mediterranea Inferno

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Horror, Comics

August 24, 2023

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Claudio, Andrea and Mida are vacationing in the south of Italy. Around the age of 20, the characters reunite after two years of enforced isolation, hoping to...

Return to Ash

Adventure, Visual novel

July 10, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Ashley woke up in the afterlife. The girl meets other characters who have found themselves in this strange purgatory and faces various trials from a being in a mask...

Kuroko's Basketball

Arcade, Basketball, Visual novel

February 20, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Kuroko's Basketball is an arcade game with elements of a basketball simulator and a visual novel from developers from the Bandai Namco studio. The game is published...

Aviary Attorney

Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

December 21, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Aviary Attorney is a phantasmagorical visual novel that takes players to Paris in 1848, during the era of the revolutionary movement. Playing as a falcon-lawyer, we...

Episode

Adventure, Visual novel, Free game

July 11, 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Episode is a free-to-play adventure game with visual novel elements for mobile platforms. You have to help your main character make various life decisions...

Incremental Adventures

Free game, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest, Role-playing game

August 11, 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

RoboLife-Days with Aino

Arcade, Adult game, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Role-playing game, Visual novel, Simulation, Combat robots

June 23, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

RoboLife-Days with Aino is an adventure role-playing game with visual novel elements and an anime-style dating simulator. The plot tells about the android girl...

Blue Reflection: Second Light

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game

October 21, 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...

The Innsmouth Case

Adventure, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel, Text quest

June 23, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 67/100

The Innsmouth Case is an adventure game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. A desperate mother, a missing girl and a mystical city — the case...

Little Goody Two Shoes

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

October 31, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Roadwarden

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

September 12, 2022

Steam: 94/100

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...

Fate/stay Night Remastered

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

August 8, 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Remastered Fate/stay night, based on the PS VITA version. The story tells about a teenager dreaming of becoming a hero, and an almighty vessel that grants wishes...

Virgin Angel

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel, Cyberpunk

1995

Virgin Angel is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime or manga game, an adult game and a visual novel from developers from the Cocktail Soft studio...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic, Anime / Manga, Detective

October 10, 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Mythic Ocean

Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel

January 9, 2020

Steam: 97/100

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...

Our Life: Beginnings and Always

Visual novel, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Free game, Indie, Replayability

November 16, 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 98/100

Our Life: Beginnings and Always is a visual novel where you can create and fully customize your character from the very beginning. With him you will go through...

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

Adventure, Visual novel, Interactive movie, Indie

June 8, 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

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...

Chernobyl: Origins

Adventure, Survival horror, Exploration, Visual novel, Survival, Horror

April 28, 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

The events of the game take place in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The main character is a scientist from a secret laboratory located in the depths of...

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Educational game (Education)

February 8, 2024

A game designed for learning. It features different languages and cultures, as well as lessons to build your vocabulary. You can track your progress on special...

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy

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

August 31, 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 78/100

The player in the role of artificial intelligence controls the city. You can meet numerous users and help or hinder their lives. At the same time, it is necessary...

Until Then

Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Casual game

June 25, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

The Coma 3: Bloodlines

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

April 30, 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

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

July 9, 2016

Steam: 95/100

A mystical visual novel set during the annual gathering of the wealthy Ushiromiya family. As the health of the family head rapidly declines, his relatives gather on...

Goob Wants an Android Girlfriend

Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Free game, Science fiction, Casual game

April 9, 2026

Steam: 100/100

A free puzzle game with elements of a visual novel, where the player takes on the role of a mechanical droid named Goob, who repairs androids in a futuristic neon...

Lavender Dream

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Free game, Science fiction, Text quest, Puzzle

December 24, 2024

Steam: 30/100

A text-based visual novel with a nonlinear story set in 2245, when corporations rule the world. The story features more than six characters controlled by artificial...

Hate Plus

Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga

August 19, 2013

Steam: 84/100

Hate Plus is a science-fiction visual novel and a sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story, centered on an investigation aboard a derelict generation ship. Over a three-day...

Satellite

Indie, Casual game, Visual novel

February 2, 2018

Steam: 80/100

This visual novel follows a young man trying to become a hero in a post-apocalyptic desert amid the flames of war. Others see him as weak and immature, but he hopes...

Fate/stay night

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

January 30, 2004

Players: 8.4/10

This Japanese visual novel follows the Fifth Holy Grail War, a conflict between mages in the city of Fuyuki. The protagonist, Shirou Emiya, becomes involved in the...

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien

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

August 3, 2001

Steam: 90/100

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is a first-person anime/manga game with a visual novel twist from developer Age. The game is published by Acid Software, Alchemist and...

Chaos;Child

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

December 18, 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Chaos;Child is a Japanese-style adventure visual novel based on the anime of the same name. The events of the game will continue the story of Chaos;Head and will...

Alone With You

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

August 23, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Alone With You is a sci-fi adventure game in a pixel style. Players will play as the last surviving person on the planet. The main character needs to get out of a...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest

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

October 13, 2020

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...

Airline 69: Return to Casablanca

Adult game, Adventure, Visual novel, Business / Management

November 1, 2003

Airline 69: Return to Casablanca is an adventure quest for adults with management elements and a side view. As you progress, you will have to monitor money...

Gerda: A Flame in Winter

Adventure, Isometric, Arcade, Historical, Visual novel, Role-playing game

September 1, 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Gerda: A Flame in Winter is an interactive adventure with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in the setting of World War II. The game will tell the...

Potionomics

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

October 17, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

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 Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Isometric, Card game, Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie

August 16, 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Game from the developers of The Red Strings Club. The main character is a witch-seer who cannot leave the asteroid due to a sentence. Here she uses tarot cards to...

Date Everything!

Simulation, Sandbox, Comedy, Casual game, Adventure, Visual novel

June 17, 2025

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual dating simulator with inanimate objects. In the game you can take care of the table, cabinet, refrigerator, fire alarm. In general, everything that is at...

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

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

April 24, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

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