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.
looK INside - Chapter 1
Hand-drawn point-and-click adventure about piecing together a family's past
86% positive
463 reviews
DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
Anime romance visual novel with character routes and multiple endings
96% positive
456 reviews
Re:DESTINY
Match-three puzzle RPG with spells and Heian-era demon lore
77% positive
452 reviews
TAISHO x ALICE episode 3
Fairy-tale romance visual novel with Snow White and Wizard routes
90% positive
451 reviews
Firefighter Connor
Short linear visual novel about marriage to a beast-person firefighter
92% positive
451 reviews
Uncover the Smoking Gun
First-person detective game built around questioning robot murder suspects
96% positive
450 reviews
Harem in Another World
Adult fantasy RPG about exploring, dating, and building a castle
95% positive
448 reviews
Welcome to Maison Chichigami
Adult visual novel with mansion exploration and family secrets
92% positive
437 reviews
Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
Academy-set fantasy visual novel with romance and multiple endings
86% positive
432 reviews
Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Noir detective adventure uncovering a conspiracy in an insect underworld
81% positive
422 reviews
Eiyu*Senki Gold – A New Conquest
Turn-based strategy RPG about recruiting heroes and conquering lands
85% positive
420 reviews
Time Space Rebuild
FMV romance adventure with branching choices across different eras
78% positive
417 reviews
My Sweet! Housemate
Horror comedy visual novel about renting from a suspicious landlord
98% positive
415 reviews
This Is the President
Political management game about governing while seeking presidential immunity
68% positive
412 reviews
Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
High school romance visual novel with four heroine routes
98% positive
408 reviews
How to Build a Magnificent Kingdom
Story-heavy kingdom-building RPG with research, relationships, and real-time battles
81% positive
407 reviews
Methods: The Canada Files
Detective visual novel with evidence-based puzzles in a Canadian competition
96% positive
406 reviews
Touhou Gensokyo Odyssey
Comedy adventure with bullet-hell air hockey duels and dialogue choices
94% positive
396 reviews
Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
Looping visual novel mystery with random worlds and demon investigations
89% positive
396 reviews
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- HD
Story-driven visual novel about a hometown promise and branching romances
94% positive
395 reviews
Agarest: Generations of War Zero
Turn-based strategy RPG where marriage choices shape future generations
74% positive
390 reviews
Dracula: Love Kills
Gothic hidden-object adventure where Dracula joins forces with Van Helsing
80% positive
384 reviews
Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White-
School romance visual novel about an upcoming academy merger
88% positive
378 reviews
Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York
Vampire visual novel about New York politics from two perspectives
67% positive
375 reviews