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

Please Be Happy - a game in the Visual novel genre

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 February 2025

Steam: 99/100

This fantasy visual novel with slice-of-life elements follows Miho, a fox who arrives in a fictional Wellington on the floating island of New...

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...

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Collection, Adventure, Visual novel, Detective, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 January 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Detective visual novel in the Ace Attorney series, where players take on the role of a lawyer and investigate various cases. The action takes place...

Hatoful Boyfriend

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hiveswap Friendsim

Visual novel, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 December 2023

Steam: 93/100

A darkly comedic episodic visual novel set in the Homestuck and Hiveswap universe, Hiveswap Friendsim follows an unnamed protagonist who crash-lands...

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...

Sakura MMO

Simulation, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 August 2022

Steam: 86/100

A fantasy visual novel about Kotone, an ordinary woman who is mysteriously summoned into the world of the online game Asaph Online. There, she...

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...

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...

Death Mark

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 October 2018

Steam: 86/100

Death Mark is a horror adventure from the independent studio Experience. The plot revolves around mysterious marks on the bodies of Tokyo residents...

The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World

Arcade, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 March 2022

Steam: 95/100

The Pizza Delivery Boy Who Saved the World is an unusual visual novel in which a pizza delivery boy saves the world at his leisure. The plot will...

Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom

Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Business / Management, Tactics, Top-down view, Isometric

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat and visual novel elements. Muspellsheim, a land of deserts...

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

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

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...

Loop8: Summer of Gods

Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 June 2023

Steam: 45/100

Metacritic: 50/100

The game takes place in the quaint Japanese city of Ashihara in August 1983. A teenager named Nini explores the settlement, interacting with its...

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...

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...

Miracle Snack Shop

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 January 2023

Steam: 97/100

This visual novel with shop-management elements follows a protagonist who receives a Korean snack shop amid financial troubles. One day, a mysterious...

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...

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...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 February 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest is an atmospheric visual novel with role-playing elements in the Vampire: The Masquerade...

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...

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...

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...

BROK the InvestiGator

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Detective, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 March 2023

Steam: 97/100

The game takes place in a futuristic world inhabited by humanoid animals. The rich live under a dome that protects them from environmental pollution...

Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning

Point & Click, Visual novel, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 September 2019

Steam: 84/100

This humorous visual novel with point-and-click elements follows a pair of animals trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. Hank, a retired salesman...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for PlayStation 4