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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Demo Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (The witch of the Ihanashi)
A visual novel about island romance and Okinawan folklore
96% positive
920 reviews
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
Mystery visual novel with romance, lost memories, and branching endings
84% positive
916 reviews
Demo Iwaihime
Supernatural horror visual novel about curses and their consequences
78% positive
916 reviews
U-ena -Far fireworks-
A school-life visual novel about a mysterious fireworks-like sky event
93% positive
Free
Bloodshore
Interactive live-action movie about surviving a televised battle royale
69% positive
904 reviews
Sunken Engine
Ship repair simulation with a family business and supernatural threats
79% positive
903 reviews
WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
Choice-driven romance visual novel with multiple relationship paths and endings
93% positive
901 reviews
要来点百合吗 Love Yuri
A yuri visual novel about romance between two stepsisters
80% positive
901 reviews
Momotype
A psychological horror visual novel about caring for a virtual pet
97% positive
Free
her tears were my light
A romance visual novel where you can rewind the story
99% positive
900 reviews
The Night Fisherman
A visual novel about a fisherman questioned by an armed stranger
83% positive
Free
Demo Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
A visual novel about surviving a lethal underground fighting contest
96% positive
897 reviews
Memory Oblivion Box
A visual novel about loss and a search for answers
92% positive
896 reviews
Adventure of a Lifetime
A romance visual novel about scuba diving and sunken treasure
97% positive
889 reviews
Demo Pixel Cafe
Pixel-art time-management game blending cafe shifts with visual-novel storytelling
91% positive
887 reviews
Wolfstride
Turn-based mecha RPG mixing arena battles with city errands
89% positive
886 reviews
Paint Girl
A drawing game where completed character pictures become animated scenes
85% positive
885 reviews
Grey Instinct
Cyberpunk point-and-click detective adventure with dating app side missions
95% positive
Free
Beauties! They're All After Me
Live-action dating sim where six women pursue one man
81% positive
880 reviews
MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
Cyberpunk mystery RPG built around music and a three-day loop
94% positive
879 reviews
SENRAN KAGURA Peach Ball
Casual pinball built around anime ninjas and sexual fanservice
88% positive
877 reviews
Demo Hira Hira Hihiru
A visual novel about caring for people who return from death
99% positive
877 reviews
Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
A short visual novel where an imp appraises your soul
96% positive
Free
LAMUNATION! -international-
A comedy visual novel built around memes and pop-culture references
92% positive
875 reviews