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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It gets so lonely here
A horror visual novel about women whose love turns deadly
94% positive
Free
Demo Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Point-and-click noir mystery with two estranged chicken detectives
94% positive
2,549 reviews
Demo fault - milestone one
A science-fantasy visual novel following a princess far from home
93% positive
2,543 reviews
Miracle Snack Shop
Romantic visual novel with snack shop management and an otherworldly queen
97% positive
2,542 reviews
Demo 妄想症：Deliver Me
School-set psychological visual novel with branching paths and music
87% positive
2,526 reviews
Sakura Swim Club
An anime visual novel about a struggling school swim club
86% positive
2,514 reviews
Forbidden Solitaire
Horror solitaire with upgrades and Jokers that help or harm
96% positive
2,512 reviews
恋爱单选题
Live-action dating sim with two identities and branching romances
81% positive
2,501 reviews
Demons Roots
Story-driven JRPG where demons ally with oppressed humans
92% positive
2,479 reviews
Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost
Touhou rhythm game with note charts and bullet-dodging stages
79% positive
2,456 reviews
Epiphyllum in Love
A school romance visual novel spanning two intertwined worlds
98% positive
2,451 reviews
Tayutama 2-you're the only one-
Romance visual novel with voiced scenes and animal-eared characters
94% positive
2,448 reviews
Always Sometimes Monsters
Story-driven RPG about money troubles and difficult relationship choices
75% positive
2,447 reviews
Soul Hackers 2
Turn-based cyberpunk RPG about summoning demons to avert disaster
67% positive
2,444 reviews
The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence
A point-and-click adventure about a musician struggling with creative block
92% positive
Free
Demo Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
2D psychological horror adventure guiding a puppet through surreal scenes
97% positive
Free
Demo S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
Text-driven adventure about typing replies for clients and shaping relationships
91% positive
2,411 reviews
人间 The Lost We Lost
A visual novel about loneliness and relationships across one summer
94% positive
2,387 reviews
Five Dates
A live-action dating sim about finding romance through lockdown video calls
88% positive
2,380 reviews
Gal*Gun 2
An anime on-rails shooter mixing demon hunting with school romance
83% positive
2,374 reviews
The Monster Inside
A noir visual novel about a detective investigating supernatural crimes
88% positive
Free
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
Vampire visual novel about faction politics in modern New York
75% positive
2,373 reviews
Demo Five Hearts Under One Roof season2
Live-action dating simulation with returning characters and new boarding-house tenants
96% positive
2,368 reviews
Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
A cooking and time-management game about saving struggling restaurants
74% positive
Free