X

Best Visual Novel Games

Find your next game for any platform. Filter by platform, genre, or release year.

130 results

130 results

1. The House in Fata Morgana - Dreams of the Revenants Edition -

Apr 9, 2021 • Rated M

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

2. Slay The Princess - The Pristine Cut

Oct 24, 2024 • Rated M

You're on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess. You're here to slay her. If you don't, it will be the end of the world. She will do everything in her power to stop you. She'll charm, and she'll lie, and she'll promise you the world, and if you let her, she'll kill you a dozen times over. You can't let that happen. You do care about the fate of the world, right? Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut is a fully voice-acted horror tragicomedy featuring the impeccable talents of Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight, with lovingly hand-penciled frames by Ignatz-winning graphic novelist Abby Howard. This game features a princess. She's very bad and you have to get rid of her for all our sakes. She's just an ordinary human Princess, and you can definitely slay her as long as you put your mind to it. Hopefully you won't die. But if you do, you'll die a lot. Be careful and stay focused on the task at hand! What you say and what you believe will shift the story in dramatic ways. Ah, but what’s in the Pristine Cut? Are you sure you want to find out? If you do, you’re likely to discover things that are best left experienced directly. Seriously, turn back. … Oh, you’re still reading? Very well, I shall tell you. The Pristine Cut contains, precisely: - 3 brand new chapters replete with mysteries—and consequences. - Never before seen Princesses who will all murder you without a second thought. - Expansions to familiar routes: The Den, The Apotheosis and The Fury each have more than doubled in length. - Over 35% more content overall—and all of it filled with great opportunities to listen to me and do your job. - A new ending. And hopefully one that saves the world rather than damns it. - Gallery to Track Your Progress: Cherish your memories, relive your exploits, and uncover deeply hidden secrets with the new gallery feature. - Over 1,200 New Hand-Penciled Frames hand-illustrated by Abby Howard. - Over 2,500 New Lines of Dialogue fully voiced dialogue by the impeccable Jonathan Sims and Nichole Goodnight.

3. Slay the Princess

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

4. Jack Jeanne

Jun 15, 2023 • Rated T

The game's story centers around protagonist Kisa Tachibana, a girl who had given up on a career in theater, but receives an invitation to attend the Univeil Drama School, an elite drama school for male actors, where students play female roles (referred to as "Jeanne" roles) in addition to male roles ("Jack" roles). However, to maintain her enrollment, she must land a starring role in the school's play at the end of the year and also hide that she is a girl.

5. Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon

Jun 27, 2024 • Rated M

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon- collects the two tales that make up the "Near Side of the Moon" portion of the original Tsukihime: Arcueid's scenario, "Moon Princess," and Ciel's scenario, "Midnight Rainbow." Creator Kinoko Nasu has painstakingly disassembled and rebuilt the story, updating the setting to 2010s Tokyo and expanding the narrative. This reimagined presentation will exhilarate players with its hard-hitting tension and realism. Featuring beautifully evolved visuals, animations, and music, TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon- presents a fresh take on TYPE-MOON's genre-defining classic.

6. Bustafellows

Jul 30, 2021 • Rated M

Arrive in New Sieg, a beautiful fictional town. Step into the shoes of a strong, smart and gifted journalist in this romantic adventure. You play the part of a young woman with the ability to leap in the past for a very short period in the bodies of others, which you use for data collection and helping people. After witnessing the murder of a crooked lawyer – she goes back in time in an attempt to save him. Thus, the journey begins as our protagonist goes back in time in the body of another person and tries to warn Limbo. It's up to you to figure out how to save him.

7. Steins;Gate Elite

Feb 19, 2019 • Rated M

STEINS;GATE ELITE is a remastered title with animated scenes from the anime, creating a brand-new, immersive experience. Follow a group of young, tech-savvy Lab Members who discover the means of changing the past by using e-mail and a modified microwave. Their experiment to push the boundaries of time spirals out of control as they become entangled in a conspiracy surrounding SERN, the organization behind the Large Hadron Collider, and John Titor, who claims to be from a dystopian future.

8. Anonymous;Code

Sep 8, 2023 • Rated M

In the world where the boundary between digital and real has disappeared, you will be one of the ANONYMOUS. If this world is a game...you are a mob! This is the latest work by STEINS;GATE creator Chiyomaru Shikura, in collaboration with returning staff from the Science Adventure Series.

9. Code:Realize - Guardian of Rebirth

Oct 20, 2015 • Rated T

Restricted to an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London in fulfillment of a promise to her father, lonely Cardia lives day to day isolated from the world. Her body carries a deadly poison that rots or melts anything her skin touches, prompting the locals to call her a “monster.” Her last conversation with her father two years ago, telling her to stay out of sight and never fall in love, is the furthest back she can remember. One day, her quiet solitude is interrupted as the Royal Guards break in to capture her. It is then that Cardia meets Arsène Lupin, a chivalrous thief, who helps her escape the soldiers’ clutches. She soon finds herself on a journey with Lupin to locate her father, who holds the answers to her mysterious condition. The two are soon joined by four more interesting and handsome gentlemen…

10. Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

Mar 9, 2023 • Rated M

Shogo Okiie, an ordinary office worker, visits Kinshibori Park in the dead of night with his friend, Yoko Fukunaga, to investigate a well-known local ghost story: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. Shogo doesn't quite believe Yoko when she talks about how the Mysteries are connected to the Rite of Resurrection and doesn't pay it much mind - that is, until strange events begin to unfold before his very eyes. Meanwhile, several others are making their own investigations into The Seven Mysteries... Detectives investigating a series of strange deaths, a high-school girl seeking the truth behind her classmate's suicide, and a mother who has sworn revenge for her lost son. Their desires and motives intertwine and interplay, with the Seven Mysteries of Honjo at the core, leading the story towards a battle of wits and curses.

11. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Jun 30, 2021 • Rated M

Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story. Enter the #1 Psychological Horror Experience! Welcome to a terrifying world of poetry and romance! Write poems for your crush and erase any mistakes along the way to ensure your perfect ending. Now’s your chance to discover why DDLC is one of the most beloved psychological horror games of the decade! You play as the main character, who reluctantly joins the Literature Club in search of a romantic interest. With every poem you write and every choice you make, you’ll charm your crush and begin to unfold the horrors of school romance. Do you have what it takes to crack the code of dating sims and get the perfect ending? Now, the original mind-shattering DDLC experience is packed with tons of new features and content exclusive to Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

12. 428: Shibuya Scramble

Sep 4, 2018 • Rated T

A kidnapping in Shibuya brings together a detective, a journalist, a former gang leader, a big pharma researcher, and a part-timer stuck in a cat costume for a series of unexpected events. Can they–or the city itself–make it through the day?

13. If Found...

If Found... is an interactive visual novel about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

14. Eliza

Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.

15. Mediterranea Inferno

Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

16. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

Oct 23, 2012 • Rated M

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward has players taking on the Nonary Game again, as it's back and more deadly than ever.

17. Telling Lies

Aug 23, 2019 • Rated M

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

18. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

May 16, 2017 • Rated M

The remastered telling of the visual novel Hakuoki focuses on the story set in Kyoto. The young Chizuru, determined to find her father, will romance the famous samurai of Shinsengumi through a series of engaging stories in this historical fantasy adventure.

19. Steins;Gate

Aug 25, 2015 • Rated M

STEINS;GATE has sold over 300,000 copies since 2009!"STEINS;GATE", based on the anime currently being broadcast has finally been released for iPhone and iPod touch!* The game supports Japanese only. - Tag LineThe 12th theory that could even blaspheme God-- That is a product of chance we obtained.- Product SummarySTEINS;GATE is the second collaborative work between 5pb and Nitroplus with a science-fiction/adventure theme.Released on October 2009 for the Xbox 360, it won the highest Famitsu Award (Japanese video game magazine).Later, the game was released for the PC & PSP, along with additional merchandise such as spin-off video games, character songs and drama CDs. The series has sold more than 100,000 copies.An anime adaptation began airing on April 2011, and it is becoming increasingly popular.The story found in STEINS;GATE is not your usual time traveling fare, but is a "hypothetical science adventure" focused on the structure of time travel itself.Many of the situations and scientific concepts referred to in the game have been plucked from real science; the story-line is therefore credible and intellectual stimulating for players.- Features? A suspenseful adventure game based on time travel!? The story takes place in Akihabara and revolves around science-fiction, touching on subjects such as SERN, John Titor, "IBN5100" PC and more!? The game features the phone trigger system, optimized for iOS. The plot will progress in a specific direction depending upon the player's choices and responses!? Play as one of 6 characters with various endings for each! (Including one male character) ? Full voice acting!? More than 30 hours of total game-play!? Featuring an original plot by Chiyomaru Shikura, character design by huke, gadget design by SH@RP and scenario development by Naokata Hayashi (5pb.)!* OP movie and end sequence based on the Xbox 360 version.- How to playIntuitive touch panel controls ensure a smooth game-play experience!• Common controlsPhone Panel: Invoke phone trigger/CloseTwo-finger tap (Or pinch-in): ShowTap: Forward text, ConfirmSwipe Down: Show log screenSwipe Up: Hide message areaSwipe Right: Skip read messagesSwipe Left: Force message skipOne-finger tap and hold: Auto mode• Original controlsHold portrait orientation: Invoke phone triggerHold landscape orientation: Close phone trigger- StoryRintato Okabe known as "Okarin" is a university student with second-grade syndrome.He is a self-proclaimed mad scientist named as "Kyoma Hououin". He is the founder of what he calls the "Future Gadget Laboratory" where he spends most of his time inventing odd things along with two other members.One day, they accidentally invented a "time machine" that could send text messages to the past...SERN, John Titor, an old computer "IBN5100", the time machine and butterfly effect, the 11 theories for time traveling.- When a number of factors coincide, a global-scale event will break out from Akihabara!Entrusted with the fate of the future, which decision will Okarin make?

20. Cupid Parasite

Nov 2, 2021 • Rated T

A story about a cupid who ran away from her family after a fight to become the most successful bridal adviser in the human world. One day the heroine's boss calls her up for a job to find 5 hopeless guys (aka parasites) in desperate need of fixing their love life (and prolly their personalities in some cases).

21. Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Jun 28, 2016 • Rated M

Choice is your only method of salvation and your only method of escape. How much of your humanity will you sacrifice to gain your freedom? As a new age of ruin looms large on the horizon, you have to make impossible decisions and weather unimaginable consequences as you straddle the line between absolution and damnation.

22. Expelled!

1922. Miss Mulligatawney's School for Promising Girls is one of the best boarding schools in England. You are Verity Amersham, here on a scholarship - and today you're going to be expelled for attempted murder. From the creators of Overboard! and A Highland Song comes a highly replayable detective game with a wicked twist. Can you escape expulsion through fair means - or foul? Can you find the culprit - or someone else to take the blame?

23. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

Mar 31, 2023 • Rated E

Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

24. Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

Nov 5, 2020 • Rated M

Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once legendary detective partners in Clawville PD. Predatory division, nicknamed as the Chicken Police. But that was a decade ago and time had passed them by... Sonny is a semi-alcoholic wreck of a bird on paid leave, while Marty still hides behind the facade of a star-detective. On the night of New Year's Eve, a mysterious woman visits Sonny with an errand which goes back to a dark corner of his past. Now, Sonny and Marty are back together again on a case stranger than anything they've ever encountered before! Chicken Police is an "Orwellesque Buddycop Noir Adventure", with a carefully crafted world, a gritty, dark story, and absurd humor. The game mixes elements of story-rich adventures with visual novel style dialogue-heavy storytelling, complete with a complex interrogation system, detective gameplay, and an ever-changing city.

1 2 ... 6

Titles with fewer than 7 critic reviews are excluded.

Related Content: ijumpman | fishie fishie | lucha libre aaa heroes del ring | disgaea 4 a promise unforgotten medic | disgaea 4 a promise unforgotten pirohiko ichimonji | four in a row 2010 | zombie square | super sniper hd | the will of dr frankenstein | chuck e cheeseand39s party games alley roller