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.
Pyre
Story-heavy fantasy RPG where exiles compete in three-on-three matches
90% positive
9,351 reviews
TOGETHER BnB
Open-world dating sim about managing a BnB after your brother disappears
59% positive
9,348 reviews
Storyteller
Comic-panel puzzle game about arranging scenes to match story titles
89% positive
9,206 reviews
Class of '09
Choice-driven high school visual novel with dark comedy and branching endings
95% positive
9,112 reviews
Otaku's Adventure
Point-and-click dating adventure with puzzles and multiple endings
95% positive
9,108 reviews
Book of Yog Idle RPG
Idle action RPG with anime heroes, team building, and loot
65% positive
Free
Knowledge, or know Lady
First-person live-action dating sim with branching romances at a women's university
95% positive
8,981 reviews
The Operator
Point-and-click detective mystery where you assist agents from a computer
92% positive
8,883 reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 4
Anime visual novel about a pastry chef, catgirls, and family tensions
97% positive
8,831 reviews
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Story-driven visual novel with tactical battles and branching endings
88% positive
8,690 reviews
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Mystery puzzle adventure about a ghost solving his own murder
97% positive
8,643 reviews
WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
Linear fantasy visual novel about three lives entwined by magic
98% positive
8,625 reviews
Buy a Croquette!
Pixel-art mystery adventure about collecting coins for a croquette
99% positive
Free
STEINS;GATE 0
Time travel visual novel where phone calls change the outcome
96% positive
8,500 reviews
Banner of the Maid
Turn-based tactical RPG with French Revolution battles and political intrigue
86% positive
8,355 reviews
Homicipher
Point-and-click horror adventure built around deciphering monsters' language
97% positive
8,327 reviews
To Be or Not to Be
Text adventure about cultivating immortality through dialogue and stat-building minigames
89% positive
8,277 reviews
Gaokao.Love.100Days
Dating sim balancing school romance with college entrance exams
90% positive
8,260 reviews
Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
Choice-driven visual novel about a boy and an emotional android
95% positive
8,257 reviews
Far Away
Branching visual novel about a dockworker caught in city intrigue
95% positive
8,198 reviews
School Days
School-life sim with time management and branching relationship stories
77% positive
7,955 reviews
Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
Fast-paced comedy visual novel with animated story scenes
97% positive
7,891 reviews
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Chapter-based third-person shooter with puzzles and visual novel storytelling
81% positive
7,803 reviews
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition
Anime action RPG with large parties and MMO-style raid bosses
79% positive
7,703 reviews