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

Hatoful Boyfriend - a game in the Visual novel genre

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 July 2015

Steam: 94/100

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...

Bloodshore

Indie, Adventure, Action, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 November 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 68/100

Bloodshore is an interactive adventure movie in the point and click genre with action and indie elements. This game is about a televised battle...

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...

Open Roads

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 March 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Demonschool

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Isometric

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 November 2025

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the...

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...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 October 2020

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...

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

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

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...

Gone Home

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 February 2016

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 June 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action game with shooter and horror elements follows Komaru Naegi after she escapes a long imprisonment and finds the city of Towa...

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...

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...

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...

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

Steam: 61/100

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...

Yu-No: Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 October 2019

Steam: 78/100

This futuristic adventure visual novel follows Takuya Arima, who receives a package from his supposedly deceased father during his vacation. Inside...

We Are OFK

Adventure, Indie, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 August 2022

Steam: 92/100

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...

New Tales from the Borderlands

Adventure, Interactive movie, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Visual novel, Space

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2022

Players: 7/10

Steam: 29/100

Metacritic: 63/100

New Tales from the Borderlands — the continuation of the interactive adventure game Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series in the...

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...

Corpse Party

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 October 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This horror adventure with visual-novel elements follows a group of students trapped in an otherworldly version of an abandoned elementary school...

Clannad

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 June 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 April 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

South of the Circle

Adventure, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 3 August 2022

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 74/100

South of the Circle is a narrative visual novel in the point and click genre. This is an emotional game with a deep, multi-layered cinematic story...

Angels with Scaly Wings

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 April 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Angels with Scaly Wings is a unique dating simulator with dragons, presented in the form of a visual novel. Acting as a representative of humanity...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 October 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

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...

Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 December 2019

Steam: 95/100

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

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

The game takes you to New York City in 2024, where the fragile balance between the Camarilla and the Anarchs is ready to collapse at any moment...

Star Trek: Resurgence

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Interactive movie, Space, Science fiction, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place shortly after the events shown in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. As you progress, you can control two characters...

The Wreck

Visual novel, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 March 2023

Steam: 90/100

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...

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...

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 August 2017

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...

AI: The Somnium Files

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2019

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

AI: The Somnium Files is a Japanese-style adventure visual novel from the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape series. The game takes place in...

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...

The Tales of Bayun

Fantasy, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 February 2024

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 74/100

An exciting adventure in a dark Slavic fantasy setting. The game takes place in a flat world that stands on the backs of three demon bears. In it...

Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2020

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 73/100

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

Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief

Adventure, Visual novel, Exploration, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 October 2024

Steam: 69/100

Events take place in the enchanting and mysterious Paris of the early 20th century, where the player takes on the role of gentleman thief Arsene...

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2017

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth is a visual novel adventure based on the classic historical novel The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. The...

Legends of Talia: Arcadia

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 April 2021

Steam: 76/100

Legends of Talia: Arcadia is an adventure visual novel with elements of a dating simulator. The game will tell the story of a legendary knight named...

Sunset Hills

Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Role-playing game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 August 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. After the army, the main character named Niko became a writer and went on a...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for PlayStation 4