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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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
Psychological horror visual novel revisiting a deadly village mystery
98% positive
1,224 reviews
Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases
Isometric detective adventure about connecting clues in a snowbound manor
76% positive
1,213 reviews
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
A 2D crossover fighter with two partners supporting each combatant
91% positive
1,212 reviews
Demo Cooking Companions
Psychological horror visual novel about survival in a mountain cabin
94% positive
1,211 reviews
Symphonic Rain
Rain-soaked visual novel mixing musical performances with branching romance
96% positive
1,210 reviews
Aviary Attorney
A courtroom adventure starring a bird lawyer in nineteenth-century Paris
94% positive
1,209 reviews
The Fruit of Grisaia
Visual novel with romance and multiple endings at a secluded academy
93% positive
1,203 reviews
奇迹一刻 Surmount
Esports management simulation with team tactics, student life, and romance
92% positive
1,201 reviews
Tomorrow's Love Puzzle
First-person live-action dating sim with six romance paths
70% positive
1,195 reviews
Natsu no Sagashimono ~What We Found That Summer~
Pixel-art summer RPG about collecting and getting to know townspeople
87% positive
1,195 reviews
The Yawhg
A choose-your-own-adventure game set in a town facing disaster
84% positive
1,192 reviews
Murder by Numbers
Detective visual novel where grid puzzles uncover murder clues
84% positive
1,192 reviews
The Horrorscope
A psychological horror questionnaire that claims to predict your fate
94% positive
1,183 reviews
Enjoy the Diner
Short narrative adventure with choices in an eternal diner
97% positive
1,181 reviews
Gamedec - Definitive Edition
Non-combat cyberpunk RPG about solving crimes inside virtual worlds
77% positive
1,180 reviews
Escape Academy
Escape-room puzzle adventure with academy challenges and two-player co-op
86% positive
1,179 reviews
Demo Sani Yang's Laboratory
Romance visual novel with lab management and a scientific mystery
99% positive
1,178 reviews
Tailor Tales
Free-to-play romance visual novel with clothing design and separate routes
95% positive
Free
蓝宝石般的被害妄想少女/Damsel with persecutory delusion
Detective visual novel about solving cases through clues and deduction
89% positive
1,174 reviews
DOTOKOI / 像素男友
Choice-driven romance visual novel where love interests become clearer
99% positive
Free
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
Fantasy visual novel with tactical sections and a sixth throne claimant
88% positive
1,171 reviews
Demo Could You Be a Gal Master?
Romance visual novel about four girls and a merchandise shop
97% positive
1,171 reviews
My Furry Protogen 🐾
A short sci-fi visual novel about helping a cyborg scientist
90% positive
1,168 reviews
Demo The Silver Case
First-person crime adventure investigating serial murders in Tokyo's 24 Wards
89% positive
1,167 reviews