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
3,648 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Amelie
Psychological horror visual novel about romance in an isolated manor
92% positive
481 reviews
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-
A romance visual novel set during a school merger
92% positive
481 reviews
Dark Nights
Romance visual novel about disappearances in a small village
91% positive
Free
Jackpot Crash Course
A death-game visual novel where prisoners gamble for their freedom
99% positive
Free
局外人 L'Etranger
An alternate-history visual novel inspired by competitive East Asian schools
81% positive
Free
Demo The Last Weekend
An adult horror visual novel with character routes and item puzzles
62% positive
Free
Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
Educational RPG where recognizing katakana characters wins battles
93% positive
475 reviews
My Cute Commissar
A satirical dating sim mixing Soviet politics with match-three puzzles
88% positive
474 reviews
某1种青春
School-life visual novel about an unusual club facing closure
96% positive
Free
Lightracer: For Judge
Science fiction political sim about judging appeals under strict oversight
91% positive
472 reviews
Demo Stellar Code
A sci-fi visual novel with a mystery rooted in physics
97% positive
472 reviews
Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel
Mystery visual novel about confronting someone identical to you
91% positive
Free
Demo Arcade Spirits
A romantic visual novel where you can choose friendship instead
94% positive
471 reviews
Insects Awaken
Historical espionage visual novel with daily clues and branching endings
89% positive
471 reviews
Demo Black Lily's Tale
Yuri visual novel with time loops and typed choices
85% positive
467 reviews
当火车鸣笛三秒
A psychological horror visual novel about a doctor's troubled past
77% positive
465 reviews
天呐！找不到真爱就扑街！
Live-action dating sim about finding love before time runs out
80% positive
464 reviews
Invisible Apartment
A cyberpunk visual novel about hacking and life under surveillance
71% positive
Free
looK INside - Chapter 1
Hand-drawn point-and-click adventure about piecing together a family's past
86% positive
463 reviews
romantic player
A martial-arts action visual novel about seven lost blades
74% positive
463 reviews
Demo Crown Gambit
Tactical card adventure about choosing who claims a contested throne
94% positive
463 reviews
回门 Way Back Home
2D horror adventure about a missing family in 1920s China
70% positive
462 reviews
ANIME WAR — Modern Campaign
Mission-based third-person shooter pairing anime characters with modern military combat
82% positive
462 reviews
Harem in Another World
Adult fantasy RPG about exploring, dating, and building a castle
93% positive
462 reviews