Visual novel for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Visual novel genre / Page 2

Dead Reset - a game in the Visual novel genre

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 September 2025

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The main character, surgeon Cole Mason, was kidnapped and forced to perform an operation to remove a parasite from a patient in an underwater complex. At the same...

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A girl named Iris is kidnapped by aliens. She finds herself on board a mysterious UFO, where she must complete a strange quest. The player, as her assistant Date...

One Night Stand

Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 October 2019

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This interactive visual novel with point-and-click elements follows a person who wakes after a night of partying and drinking beside a stranger. The protagonist...

NEKOPARA Vol. 3

Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 June 2019

Steam: 96/100

This anime-style visual novel follows the patisserie La Soleil, run by Kashou Minaduki, and two catgirls who help there: proud Maple and impulsive daydreamer...

Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies

Casual game, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 July 2021

Steam: 95/100

This visual novel follows college student Wei Qiuwu and Li Jiayun, a sickly girl who plays the concertina, in Nanjing, China, as spring gives way to summer. While...

Chaos;Child

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2017

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...

Steins;Gate 0

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 November 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

STEINS;GATE 0 is the continuation of the wonderful Japanese-style adventure visual novel Steins;Gate. The story describes the events after Okabe Rintaro returns to...

Deep Sky Derelicts

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 March 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Deep Sky Derelicts is a side-scrolling sci-fi turn-based game with visual novel elements. You will go to conquer a dark future, where humanity is scattered...

Evan's Remains

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 June 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...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 November 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...

I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 August 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Adventure, Detective, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The collection combines two exciting games, offering a unique perspective on crime investigation. Instead of the courtroom, protagonist Miles Edgeworth, a...

Alone With You

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 August 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...

Bad End Theater

Indie, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Demons, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Bad End Theater is a pixelated puzzle adventure with visual novel elements in which you explore the creepy stories of a cast of characters. The decisions made...

Cooking Companions

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 April 2025

Steam: 87/100

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...

Sweetest Monster

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 May 2024

Steam: 92/100

This kinetic visual novel with psychological horror elements follows a man whose monotonous life changes after he meets a mysterious catgirl. Robin Hawkins is...

Blackberry Honey

Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 February 2022

Steam: 94/100

A visual novel about a romance between maids in mid-19th-century England. After losing her position at Hartwell, Lorina Waugh searches for work and arrives at the...

Gal Gun: Double Peace

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 August 2015

Players: 6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This anime-styled first-person rail shooter with visual novel elements follows Houdai, who is struck by Cupid angel Ekoro and suddenly becomes popular with every...

Re:ZERO - The Prophecy of the Throne

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 February 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Roommates

Visual novel, Comedy, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2020

Steam: 85/100

This comedy visual novel with life-simulation elements follows Max and Anne through their first year of college and dorm life. The protagonist shares the dorm with...

KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!

Adventure, Comedy, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 February 2024

Steam: 89/100

Comedy visual novel based on the anime series It's a Wonderful World! The plot tells how Kazuma finds a magical object that can change the personality of the people...

The Coma 3: Bloodlines

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 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...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

My Merry May with be

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 June 2026

Steam: 100/100

An expanded edition of the classic Japanese visual novels My Merry May and My Merry Maybe, combining original stories with new additional content. A romantic sci-fi...

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games

Adventure, Shooter, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 July 2022

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure game with puzzles and shoot-’em-up segments follows Sengoku Shunju, who is accused of arson and the murder of 21 people. To prove his innocence, he...

Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~

Visual novel, Comedy, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 March 2025

Steam: 94/100

This comedic visual novel follows a teenage girl who, after her college plans fall through, is looking for work when she wanders backstage at a national political...

Warborn

Visual novel, Turn-based, Strategy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 June 2020

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Warborn is a turn-based tactics game about battles between squads of combat mechs in technologically advanced suits of armor. Players lead a strike force through...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 2 May 2019

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 March 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A visual novel in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. The game tells the story of the conflict between the traditionalists Camarilla and a group of independent...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 73/100

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

Know by heart

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel, Interactive movie, Third-person view, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

The main character Misha is mired in monotonous work and indistinguishable everyday life, but one day his routine is invaded by old school love and the hope of...

Nekopara Vol. 4

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 December 2020

Steam: 97/100

Nekopara Vol. 4 is a visual novel in anime style that continues the story of the Nekopara series about a world in which nekos live together with people &mdash...

Blue Wednesday

Side view, Visual novel, Music game, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star

Simulation, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 December 2015

Players: 1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

This holiday-themed visual novel continues the story of Hatoful Boyfriend and returns to its world of birds. Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star follows journeys...

Deiland

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 May 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Deiland is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, created based on “The Little Prince” by the famous French writer Antoine de...

Our World Is Ended.

Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 April 2019

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Set in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, the story follows a malfunction in the augmented-reality technology created by the indie game developers of Judgement 7, which...

Process of Elimination

Visual novel, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 April 2023

Metacritic: 70/100

A serial killer known as Yatsuzakikou, responsible for more than 100 deaths, has infiltrated a remote island that serves as the headquarters of the Detective...

Road 96: Mile 0

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 April 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...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 December 2024

Steam: 91/100

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 May 2017

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...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for PlayStation 4