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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The Night Fisherman
A visual novel about a fisherman questioned by an armed stranger
83% positive
Free
Demo Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
A visual novel about surviving a lethal underground fighting contest
96% positive
897 reviews
Memory Oblivion Box
A visual novel about loss and a search for answers
92% positive
896 reviews
Adventure of a Lifetime
A romance visual novel about scuba diving and sunken treasure
97% positive
889 reviews
Demo Pixel Cafe
Pixel-art time-management game blending cafe shifts with visual-novel storytelling
91% positive
887 reviews
Wolfstride
Turn-based mecha RPG mixing arena battles with city errands
89% positive
886 reviews
Paint Girl
A drawing game where completed character pictures become animated scenes
85% positive
885 reviews
Grey Instinct
Cyberpunk point-and-click detective adventure with dating app side missions
95% positive
Free
Beauties! They're All After Me
Live-action dating sim where six women pursue one man
81% positive
880 reviews
MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
Cyberpunk mystery RPG built around music and a three-day loop
94% positive
879 reviews
SENRAN KAGURA Peach Ball
Casual pinball built around anime ninjas and sexual fanservice
88% positive
877 reviews
Demo Hira Hira Hihiru
A visual novel about caring for people who return from death
99% positive
877 reviews
Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
A short visual novel where an imp appraises your soul
96% positive
Free
LAMUNATION! -international-
A comedy visual novel built around memes and pop-culture references
92% positive
875 reviews
Byakuya Museum
A horror RPG with death traps and multiple endings
92% positive
Free
Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~
Dark visual novel about a student facing supernatural violence
88% positive
Free
Evening Surprise
A romantic visual novel about a girlfriend preparing a surprise
89% positive
Free
Mr Right Simulator
Live-action dating sim spanning student years and corporate rivalries
95% positive
870 reviews
Monster Loves You!
A choice-driven life simulation about growing up as a monster
78% positive
867 reviews
TRATRITLE
Character-focused life simulation with time management and independently moving maids
92% positive
867 reviews
President Yukino
Adult slice-of-life RPG about earning tuition money against a deadline
77% positive
865 reviews
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
Detective visual novel with dream investigations and escape room puzzles
80% positive
863 reviews
Nurse Love Addiction
A nursing-school visual novel with branching romances between young women
92% positive
858 reviews
7'scarlet
Mystery romance visual novel about searching for a missing brother
74% positive
858 reviews