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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Time travel visual novel where phone calls change the outcome
96% positive
8,481 reviews
Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
Choice-driven visual novel about a boy and an emotional android
95% positive
8,477 reviews
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Chapter-based third-person shooter with puzzles and visual novel storytelling
82% positive
8,458 reviews
Homicipher
Point-and-click horror adventure built around deciphering monsters' language
97% positive
8,373 reviews
Illusion Carnival
A role-playing carnival adventure mixing puzzles with light bullet hell
98% positive
Free
Demo Magical Princess
Daughter-raising life sim with choices that shape her future
97% positive
8,013 reviews
Far Away
Branching visual novel about a dockworker caught in city intrigue
95% positive
7,977 reviews
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
First-person horror mystery about missing children and an industrial machine
69% positive
7,883 reviews
WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
Linear fantasy visual novel about three lives entwined by magic
98% positive
7,811 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Linear mystery visual novel about deaths in a rural village
96% positive
Free
Mixtape
A narrative adventure through teenage memories shaped by a playlist
88% positive
7,786 reviews
Shiina Taki's Decameron
A fan-made visual novel about a drummer confronting mortality
99% positive
Free
第七号列车 - Train No. 7
A visual novel mystery told through questions on a train
98% positive
Free
Demo Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
Fast-paced comedy visual novel with animated story scenes
97% positive
7,675 reviews
Lost
Adult puzzle game with scene interactions that unlock animations
81% positive
7,659 reviews
Kidnapped Girl
A romantic visual novel about a kidnapper and his victim
86% positive
Free
Hatoful Boyfriend
Bird dating visual novel with branching school romances and secrets
94% positive
7,582 reviews
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Story-driven visual novel pairing deadly choices with escape-room puzzles
93% positive
7,431 reviews
Demo The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Story-driven visual novel with tactical battles and branching endings
89% positive
7,197 reviews
Date Everything!
A dating sim where household objects become potential romantic partners
93% positive
6,999 reviews
UNBEATABLE
A rhythm adventure mixing two-button performances with exploration and conversation
92% positive
6,993 reviews
Katawa Shoujo
Choice-driven romance visual novel with five character-focused story paths
97% positive
Free
Yokai's Secret
Adult-themed color sorting puzzles with animated yokai characters
90% positive
6,898 reviews
Demo Tangle Tower
Point-and-click detective adventure about a murder in a strange mansion
95% positive
6,897 reviews