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
3,645 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM
Free-to-play tactical RPG with grid battles and customizable squads
72% positive
Free
The Complex
Live-action sci-fi thriller with branching choices inside a locked-down laboratory
78% positive
3,569 reviews
Ticy Adventure Club
Story-driven horror RPG about a club investigating paranormal cases
98% positive
Free
planetarian HD
Post-apocalyptic visual novel about a scavenger and planetarium robot
99% positive
3,469 reviews
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Courtroom visual novel trilogy mixing investigations, mysteries, and legal battles
88% positive
3,467 reviews
The Spike Cross
Three-on-three volleyball with direct control of a single player
84% positive
Free
Demo Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition
Story-driven adventure about revenge with changing gameplay across chapters
89% positive
3,455 reviews
Pretty Neko
A tile-swapping puzzle game built around erotic anime artwork
94% positive
3,454 reviews
Demo Maitetsu:Pure Station
Romance visual novel about restoring a town's steam railway
96% positive
3,433 reviews
月影魅像-解放之羽-
Mystery visual novel with endings that unlock new choices
97% positive
3,400 reviews
Demo Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer
A visual novel about a ghost seeking to disappear
96% positive
3,333 reviews
Seed of the Dead: Sweet Home
First-person zombie shooter with dating and base upgrades
81% positive
3,329 reviews
Demo AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead & Undressed
Action RPG where you strip vampires to expose them to sunlight
84% positive
3,327 reviews
Replica
Dystopian puzzle adventure about investigating a stranger's cellphone
86% positive
3,317 reviews
Demo STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Text-based 1980s Japan business simulator with stocks and side bets
95% positive
3,292 reviews
Denshattack!
An arcade platformer about performing skateboard tricks with a train
98% positive
3,291 reviews
Dream Ending
Short romance visual novel about a student facing Earth's end
97% positive
3,254 reviews
Digimon Survive
Visual novel and tactical RPG about surviving a monster-filled world
78% positive
3,252 reviews
Beacon Pines
Storybook mystery adventure where collected words change the plot
97% positive
3,192 reviews
Mosaique Neko Waifus 2
Adult rotation puzzles with catgirl romance and upgradeable abilities
95% positive
3,185 reviews
She Sees Red - Interactive Movie
Live-action nightclub mystery where your choices shape the story
78% positive
3,176 reviews
Demo The Mermaid Mask
A point-and-click detective mystery about a submarine captain's locked-room murder
99% positive
3,117 reviews
Some Some Convenience Store
Dating sim with three romance routes and convenience store work
96% positive
3,098 reviews
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]
Anime-style 2D fighter with combo-heavy battles in the Hollow Night
94% positive
3,096 reviews