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.
Aveyond 3-4: The Darkthrop Prophecy
Story-driven pixel JRPG about mastering magic and stopping a prophecy
88% positive
42 reviews
SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky
Anime visual novel about grief, relationships, and a family mystery
82% positive
39 reviews
Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols
Choice-driven otome visual novel about older idols making a comeback
79% positive
39 reviews
Cthulhu Mythos ADV The Isle Of Ubohoth
Lovecraftian visual novel with dice-driven choices and island exploration
89% positive
37 reviews
Levi Chronicles
Story-driven puzzle adventure about finding a missing mountain expedition
58% positive
36 reviews
DesperaDrops
Choice-driven otome visual novel about romance, crime, and escape
89% positive
36 reviews
Merchants of Rosewall
Story-driven fantasy shop simulation with crafting and consequential choices
71% positive
35 reviews
Sentou Gakuen: Revival
Multiplayer visual novel where other students are real players
70% positive
Free
挂机修仙之我能合成功法！
2D cultivation idler built around combining and upgrading techniques
50% positive
32 reviews
Real Anime Situation! DT
Anime-style romantic comedy visual novel about repeatedly crushed love flags
90% positive
31 reviews
Beastkin ☆ Training ~The Trials of a Beastkin Noblewoman~
Choice-based fantasy visual novel about training a dangerous beastkin noblewoman
87% positive
30 reviews
_turing
Sci-fi visual novel where AI conversations reshape the story
63% positive
27 reviews
Annie and the AI
Story-driven visual novel with image-matching puzzles and family secrets
100% positive
25 reviews
SHADOW DETECTIVE
First-person horror adventure about tracking invisible shadows through a school
78% positive
23 reviews
The S.I.N. Phantom
Adult dating simulation with Netherworld encounters and card battles
6% positive
Free
Project Solaris
Turn-based tactical RPG with timed commands and branching daily choices
60% positive
15 reviews
Magic City Detective: Wrath of the Ocean Collector's Edition
Fantasy point-and-click detective adventure about stopping a supernatural tsunami
38% positive
8 reviews
Brain-eating Bride
Gothic visual novel about a mysterious bride and dangerous secrets
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0 reviews
CITADEL
Philosophical sci-fi visual novel where choices lead to multiple endings
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0 reviews