Visual novel for Xbox Series X/S — top best games in the Visual novel genre

inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories - a game in the Visual novel genre

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 April 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A small store by the house becomes the center of events, where behind the usual routine lie the stories of local residents, their concerns, and little secrets. In...

The Wolf Among Us Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Fantasy, Detective, Visual novel

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 29 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An updated version of the iconic adventure from Telltale Games, based on the Fables comic series. The events unfold in a dark New York City, where characters from...

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 84/100

The game, based on a popular meme, tells the story of the acquaintance of a pot-bellied and balding man with altushki from State Services. In the game you can start...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 February 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

Date Everything!

Simulation, Sandbox, Comedy, Casual game, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 June 2025

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual dating simulator with inanimate objects. In the game you can take care of the table, cabinet, refrigerator, fire alarm. In general, everything that is at...

Faraday Blues

Adventure, Horror, Card game, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Anime / Manga

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2027

Surreal visual novel with elements of card strategy. The main character, Lina, wakes up in an unknown place in front of an old computer, on the screen of which a...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 24 October 2024

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...

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Adult game, Simulation

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 5 March 2024

Players: 1/10

Re-release of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. In the story, John and Jane's parents try to introduce them. The heroes meet and experience various adventures together on...

Demonschool

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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 boundary between the...

Coffee Talk Tokyo

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 21 May 2026

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The game transports the familiar formula of a cozy visual novel Coffee Talk to the nighttime Tokyo, where the worlds of humans and yokai intersect behind the doors...

Open Roads

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 28 March 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 76/100

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 mysterious box...

The Witch's Bakery

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Visual novel

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 14 October 2026

An RPG bakery simulator inspired by the anime Witch's Delivery Service. The game is about a cheerful witch who opens her bakery in modern Paris. During the day, the...

Cooking Companions

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Steins;Gate Re:boot

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 29 October 2026

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A reboot of the iconic novel Steins;Gate with updated graphics, interface, and storyline. The story is dedicated to a group of tech-savvy students led by Rintaro...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 6 March 2026

Steam: 92/100

A pixel adventure in the spirit of 90s quests about a young writer named William, who is searching for inspiration. He goes to an abbey where the monks have taken a...

To the Moon

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 8 October 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An indie adventure game created using the RPG Maker engine. The game tells the story of two young doctors, Eva and Neil, who give people another chance to live...

Immortality

Adventure, Indie, Horror, Visual novel, Hidden Objects, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2022

Players: 6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Adventure interactive FMV thriller from the creator of indie hit Her Story. This time, the plot revolves around the missing actress Marissa Marcel, whose fate the...

Dead Reset

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Bloodshore

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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 between famous...

Star Trek: Resurgence

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Venba

Indie, Puzzle, Simulation, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

The Coma 3: Bloodlines

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 April 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Universe For Sale

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 17 October 2024

Steam: 68/100

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 Lupin. As you...

The Isle Tide Hotel

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Cabernet

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Fantasy, Simulation

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 20 February 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

An atmospheric role-playing game set in an alternative Eastern Europe of the 19th century, where dark gothic elements intertwine with social conflicts, political...

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 16 July 2026

Steam: 53/100

The music manager simulator offers you the chance to take control of a budding K-pop group and guide its journey from initial training to debut and global fame. You...

I Saw Black Clouds

Interactive movie, Horror, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 30 March 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 48/100

I Saw Black Clouds is a mystical interactive film in the horror genre. After her friend's suicide, Christina returns to her hometown. In an attempt to unravel the...

Among Us Story: On Guard

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Comedy, Space, Detective

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A narrative adventure in the universe of Among Us, where life aboard a spaceship turns out to be much more dangerous than it seems at first glance. As part of the...

New Tales from the Borderlands

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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 Borderlands...

VED

Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 November 2024

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A dark game in which the gamer explores mysterious islands where he fights monsters. Set in two worlds, the game tells the story of Cyrus, a young hero who embarks...

Garfield Kart 2 - All You Can Drift

Arcade, Racing, Sports game, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 10 September 2025

Steam: 45/100

Garfield and his friends are back in a wild race where every race turns into chaos. Eight iconic characters get behind the wheel of karts to race along tracks full...

Mia and the Dragon Princess

Interactive movie, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

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

Game in development: Xbox Series X/S → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Detectives Sonny and Marty from Chicken Police continue to do their job. During the investigation, the heroes end up in the Hive — a ghetto inhabited by insects...

South of the Circle

Adventure, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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. She raises...

Solace State

Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Totally Spies! - Cyber Mission

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth, Exploration, Visual novel, Arcade

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 31 October 2024

Steam: 63/100

A cooperative action game for three based on the animated series “Total Spice!” Players take on the role of Sam, Clover or Alex as they embark on a spy adventure...

Afterlove EP

Adventure, Indie, Music game, Side view, Visual novel, Comics

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 14 February 2025

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An interactive visual short story with elements of a musical rhythm game and a dite simulator, the action of which unfolds in a modern Jakarta. In the center of...

Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

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

Game released: Xbox Series X/S → 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...

Visual novel

Best Games in the Visual novel genre for Xbox Series X/S