Visual novel for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Visual novel genre

Coffee Talk - a game in the Visual novel genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 January 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...

Gone Home

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 February 2016

Players: 5.6/10

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...

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Adult game, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 March 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...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 November 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...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 October 2024

Players: 9.5/10

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...

Hatoful Boyfriend

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 July 2015

Metacritic: 70/100

Hatoful Boyfriend is an arcade visual novel with anime-style adventure elements. You have been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious Saint Dove...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Arcade, Visual novel, Logic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 May 2017

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...

The Isle Tide Hotel

Detective, Visual novel, Replayability

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 September 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...

Clannad

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Clannad is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game tells the story of a young guy, Tomoya Okazaki, a student at Hikarizaka School...

Punch Line

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 April 2016

Players: 5.5/10

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...

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 September 2019

Players: 9.9/10

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...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 May 2019

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...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 October 2020

Players: 10/10

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...

Chaos;Child

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2017

Players: 7.6/10

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...

2064: Read Only Memories

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 January 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Corpse Party

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2021

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...

Idol Manager

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2022

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...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 April 2019

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 August 2017

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...

Cooking Companions

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 April 2025

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...

Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp

Adventure, Board / Group Game, Role-playing game, Casual game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Card game, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 July 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 54/100

Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp is an adventure tabletop card visual novel. The main part of the game, in which players will develop their character over 50...

The House in Fata Morgana

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 June 2019

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...

Metropolis: Lux Obscura

Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 April 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metropolis: Lux Obscura is a unique blend of visual novel and match-3 puzzle game set in a noir setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of Metropolis...

Open Roads

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 March 2024

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 January 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...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Side view, Turn-based

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — enhanced edition of the role-playing game Deep Sky Derelicts. It includes expansions: Deep Sky Derelicts: Station Life...

Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 December 2019

The plot of the game consists of several alternative stories, each focusing on the romantic relationships between the characters of the original game Steins;Gate...

Save Koch

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 August 2023

Metacritic: 63/100

A tactical simulator of a mafia godfather driven into hiding by rumors of a traitor in the ranks of his loyal henchmen. In six days he must find the “mole...

We Are OFK

Adventure, Indie, Interactive movie, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 August 2022

Metacritic: 75/100

We Are OFK is an adventure visual novel with a deep plot. Itsumi Saito has just moved to Downtown and broken up with her longtime girlfriend. Trying to realize...

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 August 2023

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2020

Metacritic: 73/100

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

Cabernet

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 February 2025

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

Samurai Maiden

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 December 2022

Players: 5/10

Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...

Date a Live: Ren Dystopia

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 September 2020

Players: 10/10

Visual novel based on the anime Date a Live. The player is immersed in a romantic and mystical atmosphere where you can interact with various girls, each of whom...

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 January 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...

Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star

Simulation, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 December 2015

Players: 1/10

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 October 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a visual novel with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. You and your daughter have just moved to the new...

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

Simulation, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Card game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 91/100

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is an adventure role-playing game with elements of a visual novel and dating simulator. You and your family grew up on humanity's first...

The Wreck

Visual novel, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 March 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...

The Coma 3: Bloodlines

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2026

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...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for PlayStation 4