Visual novel 2023 for PC — top best games in the Visual novel genre

Romance Club - a game in the Visual novel genre

Adventure, Simulation, Adult game, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Text quest

Game released: PC → 13 October 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

A collection of interactive romantic novels where the player controls the fate of the character by making numerous decisions during each story. The game offers...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

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

Game released: PC → 23 October 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

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 it’s the other...

Limbus Company

Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Science fiction, Roguelike, Free game, Visual novel, Strategy

Game released: PC → 27 February 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in a huge city, divided into 26 districts, each of which is unique in its technological achievements and culture. No two areas are alike. A...

Love Love School Days

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Horror, Exploration

Game released: PC → 6 February 2023

Steam: 95/100

A visual novel with elements of a romantic simulator and science fiction. In the near future, the Brain Link technology allows you to literally enter game worlds...

Storyteller

Puzzle, Visual novel, Logic, Casual game, Point & Click, Adventure

Game released: PC → 23 March 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An unusual cartoon puzzle where you can compose various stories in the language of pictures. The main goal of each level is to create a fairy tale with a specific...

Reverse: 1999

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

Game released: PC → 26 October 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Free anime game about time travel. According to the plot, on the last day of 1999, a "Storm" struck the world, and people witnessed how the era turned back into the...

Life Makeover

Free game, Simulation, Casual game, Sandbox, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 15 November 2023

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

Free simulator of fashion and social life. Players can carefully customize their character's appearance, including facial features, skin tone, and body type. You...

Venba

Indie, Puzzle, Simulation, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 31 July 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The player controls an Indian mother who immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Gamers are engaged in preparing various dishes and restoring lost...

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

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

Game released: PC → 10 August 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Isometric, Card game, Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 August 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Game from the developers of The Red Strings Club. The main character is a witch-seer who cannot leave the asteroid due to a sentence. Here she uses tarot cards to...

Blue Wednesday

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

Game released: PC → 28 August 2023

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...

The Isle Tide Hotel

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

Game released: PC → 12 September 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

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...

Season: A Letter To The Future

Indie, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Visual novel, Open world

Game released: PC → 31 January 2023

Players: 5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Season: A Letter To The Future is an indie adventure with a third-person view. You will be able to close your eyes, take a deep breath and immerse yourself in the...

Project Dark

Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

An episodic immersive audio game in which the player creates their own adventure by choosing story paths. Each story offers a new setting and characters. The game...

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...

Chernobyl: Origins

Adventure, Survival horror, Exploration, Visual novel, Survival, Horror

Game released: PC → 28 April 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

The events of the game take place in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The main character is a scientist from a secret laboratory located in the depths of...

Heads Will Roll: Reforged

Adventure, Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Visual novel, Survival, Strategy, Replayability, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 4 October 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in a medieval setting. The plot tells about a soldier who wants to escape justice. To clear his name and regain his former life, the hero sets...

Selene: Apoptosis

Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Free game

Game released: PC → 17 February 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Free game in anime style. A beautiful stranger named Selena appears on the threshold of a lonely writer's house. The decisions the player makes in dialogue affect...

Little Goody Two Shoes

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

Game released: PC → 31 October 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Young Eliza has found a pair of the most beautiful shoes — under the influence of a spell they will send the girl on a terrible journey. The game has 10...

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel, Horror, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 March 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story about the mysterious “Ritual of Resurrection.” The game takes place at the end of the 20th century in the Sumida district of Tokyo. An office worker...

Invincible Presents: Atom Eve

Adventure, Visual novel, Comics, Turn-based, Action

Game released: PC → 14 November 2023

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A visual novel based on the popular animated series and comic book “Invulnerable”. Players take on the role of Eva, who fights various villains, improves her...

The Tales of Bayun

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

Game released: PC → 16 February 2023

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, ordinary people...

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 25 January 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The sequel continues the story of the world of Calvard, where peaceful life is again under threat. After the defeat of the Almaty mafia organization, people return...

Star Trek: Resurgence

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

Game released: PC → 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: officer Jara...

Road 96: Mile 0

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

Adventure, Visual novel, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A story-driven adventure from the creators of the Life is Strange series. Polly comes to her hometown because of her missing mother. Unfortunately, the homeland has...

Solace State

Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Steam: 93/100

The story is about a hacker girl named Chloe who is looking for her missing friend Rebecca in a gloomy cyberpunk city. On the streets you can meet new people or...

Universe For Sale

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

Game released: PC → 16 November 2023

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...

Lightracer Spark

Science fiction, Space, Visual novel, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 12 April 2023

Steam: 83/100

Sci-fi narrative game. The main character finds himself in various worlds, where he tries to lead local living beings to prosperity. The player collects information...

Кужлевка

Adventure, First-person view, Visual novel, Business / Management, Exploration

Game released: PC → 6 April 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 91/100

1992 In the midst of the confusion reigning in the country, another unexpected test falls on the heads of the Kuzhlevites, residents of an ordinary Russian village...

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

Adventure, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Fantasy, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 April 2023

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The second episode returns to a cozy night café, where the fates of people and fantastic beings intersect amidst the rain and neon lights. Quiet conversations about...

Refind Self: The Personality Test Game

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

Game released: PC → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

A game about an android robot. The story begins with the hero standing at the grave of his creator. The character sets out to travel through a world inhabited by...

Goodbye Volcano High

Adventure, Visual novel, Music game

Game released: PC → 29 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dinosaur high school. A group of teenage dinosaurs are finishing their last school year. The player must help schoolchildren understand...

Dynopunk

Visual novel, Science fiction, Cyberpunk, Crafting, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 25 May 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

A game in a cyberpunk setting, the action takes place in a world inhabited by dinosaurs instead of people. The gamer runs a repair shop, where he communicates with...

Mask of the Rose

Visual novel, Interactive movie, Adventure, Detective, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 8 June 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Detective visual novel from the creators suns Sea: zubmariner edition and suns skies. The game is a background for all events in the Fallen London universe. Its...

Desta: The Memories Between

Roguelike, Visual novel, Strategy

Game released: PC → 26 April 2023

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This character-driven roguelike combines turn-based tactics with a story about broken relationships, words left unsaid and searching for answers in dreams. Its...

Grunnd

Visual novel, Side view, Detective, Walking Simulator, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 26 January 2023

Steam: 64/100

A detective adventure in which the character travels through a gloomy city. Here he meets strange people and uncovers secrets that change his journey. The main...

Blood Orange: Definitive Edition

Adventure, Top-down view, Visual novel, Free game, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 3 November 2023

Steam: 94/100

A dark pixel game in which the main character explores the ruins under the Amazon River and communicates with their dolphin inhabitants. The girl also takes...

Loop8: Summer of Gods

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

Game released: PC → 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 inhabitants and...

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...

Visual novel

Best Games in the Visual novel genre of 2023 for PC (Game released)