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
3,861 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Dream Date
Anime dating simulation with board-game dice rolls and unlockable scenes
85% positive
2,889 reviews
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GINKA
Island romance visual novel about a missing childhood friend's lookalike
92% positive
2,879 reviews
You Will (Not) Remain
A narrative horror game about isolation during an eldritch invasion
92% positive
Free
Demo Folie Fatale
Romance horror visual novel with obsessive suitors and branching endings
86% positive
2,848 reviews
Demo Virginia
A first-person detective thriller told through film-style scene cuts
65% positive
2,847 reviews
PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
A dating visual novel that mixes romance with psychological horror
97% positive
Free
Demo 恋爱关系/Romance
A short adult visual novel centered on workplace relationships
84% positive
2,839 reviews
SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
First-person FMV dating adventure set in an all-female fantasy kingdom
96% positive
2,839 reviews
Seek Girl Ⅱ
Casual path puzzles that unlock adult anime character artwork
82% positive
2,818 reviews
DEAD OR SCHOOL
Side-scrolling action RPG about reaching school through zombie territory
84% positive
2,817 reviews
神都不良探 Underdog Detective
Live-action detective adventure about solving cases in ancient China
74% positive
2,810 reviews
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Visual novel and turn-based mech battles with squadmate relationships
92% positive
Free
Demo The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
Live-action dating adventure with romance and political power struggles
92% positive
2,799 reviews
Tails Noir
A noir adventure following a raccoon detective into a personal case
68% positive
2,789 reviews
Demo DRAPLINE
Roguelite training sim about raising a dragon girl who eats anything
96% positive
2,786 reviews
NUKITASHI 2
A dark comedy visual novel about friends entering a parallel world
98% positive
2,763 reviews
of the Devil
Cyberpunk courtroom visual novel about murder in a surveillance state
99% positive
Free
Highway Blossoms
A short visual novel about romance and desert treasure hunting
94% positive
2,751 reviews
SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal
3D ninja-school hack-and-slash with parries and revealing outfits
92% positive
2,720 reviews
Demo 再见断刀
Wuxia mystery visual novel with branching endings and evidence-based accusations
92% positive
2,720 reviews
Nicotine VS Fulanwang
A comedy visual novel with choices leading to twenty endings
97% positive
Free
Demo Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
Dialogue-heavy visual novel about brewing drinks for fantasy customers
96% positive
2,657 reviews
Promise Mascot Agency
Open-world adventure about running an agency for living mascots
96% positive
2,650 reviews
Sabbat of the Witch
Anime romance visual novel with character-focused stories and routes
90% positive
2,649 reviews