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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School For The Friendless
A college-set visual novel where choices determine your assigned roommate
77% positive
Free
Demo Mia and the Dragon Princess
Interactive action movie about a barmaid sheltering a hunted stranger
68% positive
226 reviews
100 Cats Lost In Poland Find & Color
Hidden-object cat searches with color-by-number artwork inspired by Poland
90% positive
Free
Nighthawks
A vampire visual novel RPG about rebuilding a failing nightclub
91% positive
225 reviews
HAREM！RANCH LIFE
A farming RPG about raising animals and starting a family
68% positive
225 reviews
Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
Choice-driven visual novel about escaping an underwater theme park
85% positive
224 reviews
Pastel☆Parade
A rhythm game where your timing shapes four characters’ movements
91% positive
224 reviews
我的同事不对劲
Live-action dating RPG with branching romances and hidden character secrets
89% positive
224 reviews
The Island: Into The Mist
Survival visual novel where your decisions lead to different endings
67% positive
223 reviews
Escape from the Cursed Convent
Choice-driven pixel art horror adventure about escaping a convent
91% positive
Free
Antioch: Scarlet Bay
A co-op detective story where two players shape the investigation
78% positive
223 reviews
In Search Of You
First-person dating sim with live-action scenes and branching nightclub romances
74% positive
223 reviews
Rose of Winter
Fantasy romance visual novel about a knight escorting a prince
91% positive
222 reviews
明星志願2000
Entertainment career sim with dating and dozens of endings
81% positive
222 reviews
Trap of MUSK:Europe Night
Romance visual novel about a dancer spying on a prince
66% positive
222 reviews
TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
Experimental text-based adventure about depression, built around unconventional word puzzles
82% positive
221 reviews
Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
A horror-comedy visual novel built around a ghost's birthday party
85% positive
221 reviews
Demo Star Knightess Aura
Dark fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and mental corruption
85% positive
221 reviews
DEAD LAMB WALKING
A visual novel contrasting cute artwork with psychological horror
96% positive
Free
铜刀银剑
A martial arts visual novel centered on a political assassination
79% positive
221 reviews
鶴鄉戀旅
Romance visual novel with sightseeing choices in a Japanese city
98% positive
Free
Demo The Wreck
A 3D visual novel where revisiting memories changes present conversations
90% positive
220 reviews
Demo Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
Horror visual novel about noble families and a mysterious box
75% positive
220 reviews
Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon
Time-travel romance visual novel with choices in Meiji-era Tokyo
91% positive
220 reviews