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.
Find Love or Die Trying
Dating-show visual novel where staying single means death
97% positive
12K reviews
Suzerain
Text-based political RPG where presidential choices reshape a nation
92% positive
12K reviews
魔女的夜宴
Anime romance visual novel with adult content and multiple endings
98% positive
12K reviews
Detention
2D horror adventure about escaping a haunted school in Taiwan
96% positive
12K reviews
Raging Loop
Branching psychological horror visual novel built around deadly social deduction
96% positive
11K reviews
Catherine Classic
Story-driven puzzle adventure about relationship choices and nightmare climbs
87% positive
11K reviews
This Is the Police
Police management strategy game about dispatching officers amid city corruption
82% positive
11K reviews
Assemble with Care
Story-driven puzzle game about fixing keepsakes and mending relationships
90% positive
11K reviews
CLANNAD
Choice-driven school visual novel about friendship, family, and romance
98% positive
11K reviews
A Bird Story
Short, wordless pixel-art adventure about a boy and injured bird
85% positive
11K reviews
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
Episodic superhero adventure where Bruce Wayne's decisions shape relationships
92% positive
11K reviews
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Text-based detective puzzle about reconstructing a missing girl's case
96% positive
11K reviews
Winter Memories
Adult pixel-art RPG about relationships in a snowy seaside town
97% positive
11K reviews
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
Fast 2D anime fighter with simple inputs and rollback netcode
89% positive
11K reviews
An alt girl for skoof
First-person visual novel about ordering an alt girl online
83% positive
11K reviews
Amorous
Free furry dating sim with character creation and branching romance
83% positive
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Her Story
Crime mystery built from searchable, out-of-order police interview clips
89% positive
10K reviews
The Song of Saya
Psychological horror visual novel about grotesque visions and romance
89% positive
10K reviews
小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
Visual novel about growing a rabbit's online carrot shop
94% positive
10K reviews
BAD END THEATER
Choice-driven visual novel where decisions change other characters' stories
97% positive
10K reviews
Aliya: Timelink
Text-based sci-fi visual novel with timed messages and multiple endings
98% positive
9,671 reviews
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Historical detective visual novel with investigations and courtroom battles
94% positive
9,522 reviews
OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
Visual novel-style space adventure following starsongs to ancient asteroid temples
96% positive
9,476 reviews
AI: The Somnium Files
Detective visual novel about investigating crime scenes and dreams
91% positive
9,428 reviews