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
691 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Choice-driven adventure where your actions shape a personality profile
88% positive
3,792 reviews
DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
Romance visual novel about dating Spirits to seal their powers
95% positive
3,790 reviews
Venba
Short narrative cooking game about a South Indian immigrant family
92% positive
3,784 reviews
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
Sci-fi detective visual novel investigating a series of half-body murders
86% positive
3,780 reviews
Fluffy Store
Visual novel about a shopkeeper and three animal-eared employees
97% positive
3,770 reviews
Digimon Survive
Visual novel and tactical RPG about surviving a monster-filled world
79% positive
3,733 reviews
Growing Up
A life sim where childhood choices shape careers and friendships
88% positive
3,726 reviews
风信楼
Choice-driven martial arts story with romance and branching endings
94% positive
3,682 reviews
Maitetsu:Pure Station
Romance visual novel about restoring a town's steam railway
96% positive
3,650 reviews
异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
Pixel-art RPG about a sanatorium whose patients never leave
97% positive
Free
Booty Calls
Free-to-play adult dating sim with puzzles and unlockable outfits
58% positive
Free
Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
Short point-and-click psychological adventure about a student under pressure
88% positive
3,585 reviews
The Complex
Live-action sci-fi thriller with branching choices inside a locked-down laboratory
78% positive
3,569 reviews
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
2D survival horror with a relentless pursuer in Sehwa
95% positive
3,537 reviews
Class of '09: The Flip Side
Fully voiced visual novel about Jecka's troubled late-2000s life
58% positive
3,529 reviews
planetarian HD
Post-apocalyptic visual novel about a scavenger and planetarium robot
99% positive
3,469 reviews
7 Days to End with You
Narrative word puzzle about deciphering dialogue over seven days
88% positive
3,468 reviews
Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
Lesbian visual novel about finding a soulmate to escape death
95% positive
3,467 reviews
Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition
Story-driven adventure about revenge with changing gameplay across chapters
87% positive
3,433 reviews
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ＆ Undressed
Action RPG where you strip vampires to expose them to sunlight
85% positive
3,422 reviews
Soul Hackers 2
Turn-based cyberpunk RPG about summoning demons to avert disaster
66% positive
3,326 reviews
Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
Co-op visual novel about surviving a road trip with monsters
97% positive
3,320 reviews
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Text-based 1980s Japan business simulator with stocks and side bets
95% positive
3,261 reviews
Dream Ending
Short romance visual novel about a student facing Earth's end
97% positive
3,254 reviews