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
3,858 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Four-key rhythm game combined with a surreal visual novel mystery
94% positive
Free
Demo 泡沫冬景
A visual novel about communication across a language barrier
95% positive
4,320 reviews
Tiny Snow
A visual novel about engineered love on a snowy mountain
94% positive
4,311 reviews
Demo Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Detective visual novel solving supernatural murders by comparing case documents
94% positive
4,307 reviews
Demo Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Choice-driven visual novel about romance and intrigue in 1980s Japan
83% positive
4,298 reviews
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
2D fighting game with three styles per character
94% positive
4,279 reviews
Demo American Arcadia
Story-driven puzzle platformer about escaping a deadly reality show
94% positive
4,275 reviews
CHAOS;CHILD
Psychological horror visual novel about investigating murders in Shibuya
93% positive
4,241 reviews
NEKOPARA Extra
Short visual novel following two catgirls before the patisserie opens
97% positive
4,222 reviews
Demo Sovereign Tower
A kingdom management visual novel where you rewind royal decisions
93% positive
4,185 reviews
HENPRI
Darkly comic visual novel following a man sent to an island prison
96% positive
4,179 reviews
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
Trading card battler recreating duels across the anime series
82% positive
4,175 reviews
Amnesia™: Memories
Otome visual novel with five romances and a memory mystery
93% positive
4,174 reviews
Crisis: The Third Way
A political visual novel where choices shape a country's future
91% positive
Free
妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
A dystopian visual novel about hacking and creating virtual characters
62% positive
4,136 reviews
Idol Manager
Manage a pop idol agency through business and personal crises
87% positive
4,111 reviews
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
A psychological horror visual novel about murders and forgotten memories
96% positive
4,097 reviews
My Vow to My Liege
Historical romance visual novel about a woman ruling in disguise
92% positive
4,088 reviews
Demo OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos
A romantic-comedy visual novel sparked by a mistaken marriage proposal
86% positive
4,083 reviews
Fox Hime
College romance visual novel about a student and his fox spirit
84% positive
4,082 reviews
The Thaumaturge
Isometric detective RPG in Warsaw with demons and turn-based combat
81% positive
4,072 reviews
Pretty Angel
A tile-swapping puzzle game built around revealing anime artwork
92% positive
4,067 reviews
Fluffy Store
Visual novel about a shopkeeper and three animal-eared employees
97% positive
4,049 reviews
Demo Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
A visual novel about an unexpected connection at a coffee shop
99% positive
Free