Best Visual Novel games on PC
Story-focused games presented mainly through text, dialogue, and character artwork. Players read through scenes and may make choices that change the story, relationships, or ending.
- Dialogue and narrative-driven scenes
- Occasional story choices
- Branching routes and endings
Related: Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter, Anime
691 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free psychological horror visual novel disguised as a cute dating sim
96% positive
Free
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Choice-driven detective RPG built around dialogue and political intrigue
93% positive
131K reviews
Helltaker
Short 2D puzzle game about courting demon girls in hell
98% positive
Free
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
88% positive
Free
Mirror 2: Project X
Match-three visual novel with choices across parallel worlds
24% positive
116K reviews
Persona 4 Golden
Story-rich turn-based JRPG about friends investigating serial murders
97% positive
87K reviews
Mirror
Adult match-three battles unlock choice-driven visual novel stories
96% positive
84K reviews
The Walking Dead
Episodic point-and-click adventure about choices in a zombie apocalypse
97% positive
81K reviews
Everlasting Summer
Free visual novel about choices, romance, and a mysterious summer camp
94% positive
Free
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
94% positive
60K reviews
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
Psychological visual novel about managing a troubled online streamer
94% positive
58K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
57K reviews
What Remains of Edith Finch
First-person narrative adventure exploring a family's home and final stories
96% positive
53K reviews
Volcano Princess
Parenting life sim where choices shape your daughter's future
98% positive
49K reviews
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Choice-driven zombie adventure following Clementine across four seasons
97% positive
47K reviews
Love Is All Around
First-person live-action romance with six women and multiple endings
93% positive
46K reviews
Library Of Ruina
Turn-based deckbuilding RPG where librarians battle guests for books
94% positive
45K reviews
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Courtroom mystery adventure built around evidence and witness contradictions
98% positive
45K reviews
Firework
Chinese horror mystery told through exploration and puzzles
98% positive
44K reviews
The Wolf Among Us
Episodic noir adventure about solving a murder among fairy-tale characters
98% positive
40K reviews
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Psychological horror adventure about choices and a toxic sibling bond
96% positive
39K reviews
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Murder-mystery visual novel built around investigations and class trials
96% positive
39K reviews
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Cyberpunk visual novel where mixed drinks shape patrons' stories
97% positive
39K reviews
Senren＊Banka
Romance visual novel with branching choices and multiple endings
98% positive
37K reviews