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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A Night at the Watermill
Point-and-click horror about escaping a watermill with no memory
94% positive
51 reviews
Pure Pure Pero Pero Princess
An adult fantasy visual novel about an unwilling royal candidate
86% positive
51 reviews
Dogs
A dog-themed clicker focused on building a higher score
51% positive
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The happiness of maggots
A branching visual novel beginning at an after-work drinking party
90% positive
51 reviews
Demo I Write Games Not Tragedies
A rhythm game and visual novel about growing up emo
100% positive
51 reviews
and yet, we dream
A psychological visual novel about deciding the fate of souls
92% positive
51 reviews
Fuyukuru. - Winter winds, adieu? -
Sci-fi visual novel about a murder among immortal girls
92% positive
51 reviews
Mistwinter Bay
Fantasy visual novel RPG about ruling a town through choices
84% positive
50 reviews
Beyond a Coral Sea
A short VR adventure exploring islands and uncovering your past
96% positive
50 reviews
Demo Tomboy Adventure 2
First-person dating sim where island exploration unlocks new companion interactions
98% positive
50 reviews
第零封情书
A romance visual novel where attraction is not always mutual
96% positive
50 reviews
Aveyond 3-4: The Darkthrop Prophecy
Story-driven pixel JRPG about mastering magic and stopping a prophecy
88% positive
42 reviews
Demo Danchi Days
Story-driven neighborhood adventure with personal websites full of minigames
100% positive
40 reviews
SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky
Anime visual novel about grief, relationships, and a family mystery
82% positive
39 reviews
Demo Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols
Choice-driven otome visual novel about older idols making a comeback
79% positive
39 reviews
Levi Chronicles
Story-driven puzzle adventure about finding a missing mountain expedition
58% positive
36 reviews
Merchants of Rosewall
Story-driven fantasy shop simulation with crafting and consequential choices
71% positive
35 reviews
DesperaDrops
Choice-driven otome visual novel about romance, crime, and escape
88% positive
34 reviews
Demo 黄莓C HuangmeiC
Workplace romance visual novel about making a dating sim
82% positive
34 reviews
Real Anime Situation! DT
Anime-style romantic comedy visual novel about repeatedly crushed love flags
90% positive
31 reviews
Beastkin ☆ Training ~The Trials of a Beastkin Noblewoman~
Choice-based fantasy visual novel about training a dangerous beastkin noblewoman
87% positive
30 reviews
Dates & Wires: Augmented Edition
Cyberpunk dating visual novel where date order affects later conversations
100% positive
29 reviews
Demo Ad Nauseam - The Wrong Side
Psychological horror visual novel with choices and hospital conspiracies
100% positive
29 reviews
Annie and the AI
Story-driven visual novel with image-matching puzzles and family secrets
100% positive
25 reviews