Visual novel for PC — top best games in the Visual novel genre / Page 8

Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs - a game in the Visual novel genre

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

Game released: PC → 9 July 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

Game released: PC → 9 April 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...

Sucker for Love: Date to Die For

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel, Comedy, Horror

Game released: PC → 23 April 2024

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A visual novel with elements of psychological horror and mysticism, inspired by Lovecraftian themes. During the investigation of mysterious disappearances in his...

In Falsus

Adventure, Music game, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 9 September 2026

Steam: 89/100

A colorful rhythm game with elements of a visual novel, telling the story of five schoolgirls who got jobs at a mysterious organization. Soon, the girls encounter...

To Be Or Not To Be

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 February 2015

Steam: 89/100

To Be Or Not To Be is an adventure with a mixture of visual novel and indie game from developers from the Tin Man Games studio. The game is published by Tin Man...

Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 5: Order Up!

Adventure, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 29 March 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Minecraft: Story Mode — Episode 5: Order Up! — the fifth episode of the adventure game set in the Minecraft universe. Ivor, Jesse, and friends head to an abandoned...

Aviary Attorney

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

Game released: PC → 21 December 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...

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness is a visual novel based on a popular Japanese anime. The developers have integrated all the capabilities of Xbox One and Kinect...

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Adventure, Horror, Collection, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 25 March 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games — an adventure collection that includes Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. You can...

Murder by Numbers

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective

Game released: PC → 6 March 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Murder by Numbers is an exciting puzzle game with elements of a visual novel in the Japanese style. The game takes place in Los Angeles in 1996. You will try on the...

Ancient Enemy

Card game, Board / Group Game, Indie, Strategy, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 9 April 2020

Steam: 89/100

Ancient Enemy is a card-based strategy role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting, where you will make a variety of tactical decisions while...

Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion

Adventure, Visual novel, Interactive movie, Role-playing game, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 3 December 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion — adventure role-playing visual novel in the futuristic universe of Warhammer 40,000. You — veteran of the Space...

Song of Farca

Adventure, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Visual novel, Logic, Cyberpunk, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 22 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Song of Farca is a detective adventure with visual novel elements in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in the near future, where technology has become...

BROK the InvestiGator

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

Game released: PC → 26 August 2022

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. The main...

Enelia: Dawn of Madness

Visual novel, Casual game, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror

Early Access: PC → 11 July 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 94/100

The girl Enelia must become a priestess in her settlement, thanks to her ability to hear all living things. But the main character wants a different destiny for...

Date a Live: Ren Dystopia

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 5 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

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

Game released: PC → 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. Amidst marble...

PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 19 February 2026

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This is a dark detective visual novel set on the remote Japanese island of Kameshima, a place steeped in legends about mermaids and immortality. The player unravels...

Casina: The Forgotten Comedy

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Comedy, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Steam: 76/100

A visual novel based on the eponymous Roman comedy. The action of the game takes place in Athens during the peak of Ancient Greece, where the beautiful Casina...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

A dark role-playing story set in the universe of "World of Darkness," where Berlin becomes the arena for vampire clans fighting for influence, power, and survival...

Love Death: Realtime Lovers

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

Game released: PC → 28 April 2005

Love Death: Realtime Lovers is a first-person adventure with elements of an anime or manga game, an adult game and a visual novel from developers from Teatime...

Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!!

Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 28 March 2008

Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo!! is a simulator with an admixture of an anime or manga game and a visual novel from developers from the studio HuneX Co., Ltd.. The...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 November 2014

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow is a fantasy RPG adventure in the style of a visual novel. Make meaningful choices and forge your own path in this epic...

Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star

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

Game released: PC → 5 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...

Ladykiller in a Bind

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 January 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Ladykiller in a Bind is a visual novel with dating simulator elements. The events of the game revolve around the main character, who pretends to be her twin...

Emily is Away Too

Adventure, Visual novel, Free game, Indie, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC → 26 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Emily is Away Too is an interactive text adventure with pixel graphics, which is the ideological successor to Emily is Away. Expect more expanded dialogue options...

Steins;Gate 0

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 31 March 2014

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...

Tokyo Dark

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Side view, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Tokyo Dark is a side-scrolling crime-psychological adventure in the Japanese style. You will take on the role of detective Ayami Ito, who is searching for her...

Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls

Simulation, Adventure, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Comedy

Game released: PC → 6 March 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 35/100

Super Seducer: How to Talk to Girls is a realistic dating simulator that serves as an interactive, multiple-choice guide that gives you practical advice on how to...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 6 April 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view set in a fantasy world, created by the writer of Mirror's Edge (2008), Tomb Raider...

Robotics;Notes DaSH

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 14 October 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 66/100

Robotics; Notes Dash-an adventure visual novel in the science fiction setting. The island of Tanegasima is preparing for the summer festival six months after the...

No Longer Home

Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Visual novel, Arcade, Point & Click, Exploration

Game released: PC → 30 July 2021

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 73/100

No Longer Home is an exciting adventure game with visual novel elements. Bo and Ao are graduating from university and are about to leave the apartment they've lived...

Word of the Law: Death Mask

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Visual novel, Logic, Casual game, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 11 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Word of the Law: Death Mask is a visual novel in the genre of exploratory horror with elements of puzzles and adventure. You are a detective investigating serious...

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

Visual novel, Free game, Comedy, Casual game, Text quest, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 31 March 2023

Players: 1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Fox Tails is investigating the mysterious murder of Sonic, which occurred at Amy's birthday party. The newly minted detective will have to interview the friends of...

Mia and the Dragon Princess

Interactive movie, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: PC → 4 May 2023

Steam: 67/100

An interactive film with real actors about a barmaid named Mia. One day a strange woman appears at her work — she is fleeing from bandits and does not speak...

The Wreck

Visual novel, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: PC → 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 to try to fix...

Expelled!

Visual novel, Adventure, Comics, Comedy

Game released: PC → 12 March 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in 1922 in one of the best boarding schools for girls in England. The main character is expelled, suspecting the attempt on the murder of the...

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-

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

Game released: PC → 24 April 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...

Your House: A Hidden Truth

Adventure, Puzzle, Text quest, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 27 March 2025

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A game where puzzles and storytelling merge to tell a story about identity, ambition, and deception. The plot focuses on the intertwined destinies of two women: a...

The Wreck That Should Not Be

Adventure, Indie, Free game, Side view, Exploration, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 8 April 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

The story begins with an earthquake that opens a network of underwater tunnels in the eastern part of the Caribbean Sea. Among the wreckage, a sunken ship is...

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Best Games in the Visual novel genre for PC