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 My Lovely Empress
Empire management sim balancing your people against reviving your empress
81% positive
312 reviews
不被忘记的你
A free visual novel about rebuilding a website with its mascot
96% positive
Free
Demo The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
A point-and-click adventure told through the eyes of Frankenstein’s creation
85% positive
311 reviews
I Walk Among Zombies Vol. 3
A post-apocalyptic visual novel with two endings to unlock
89% positive
311 reviews
Tomboy Adventure
Island dating sim where exploration opens up new conversations
94% positive
311 reviews
Kernel Hearts
Action roguelike with angelic enemies and temporary magical girl transformations
81% positive
311 reviews
Demo Dissolution of the Silent Union
Psychological horror visual novel set on a repeating final school day
87% positive
311 reviews
The Agony
Horror visual novel set in catacombs where reality breaks down
60% positive
310 reviews
Demo Mothmen 1966
A choice-driven horror story set during a 1960s meteor shower
92% positive
310 reviews
Wednesdays
A visual novel where building rides unlocks childhood memories
99% positive
310 reviews
永生之庭
A strategy RPG where enemies can become romantic partners
58% positive
309 reviews
DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
Anime romance visual novel with character routes and multiple endings
95% positive
309 reviews
Demo Rina's Undercover Train Operation
Turn-based roguelite about catching train criminals with timed psychic powers
69% positive
309 reviews
NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi
A visual novel side story centered on a catgirl ninja
94% positive
308 reviews
It Paints Me
Gothic horror visual novel about an artist and absent muse
98% positive
Free
Ark of Artemis
An adult fantasy RPG set after angels destroy the world
81% positive
307 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
A visual novel exploring alternate worlds after the main story
98% positive
307 reviews
Demo Memory of Memorie : A Chill Story
A productivity adventure that unlocks a witch’s story as you work
96% positive
307 reviews
Sakura Beach 2
A beach romance visual novel with childhood friends and a newcomer
80% positive
306 reviews
篱笆庄秘闻 / Mysteries of Fence
A visual novel about institutional abuse inspired by real events
90% positive
306 reviews
Sakura Cupid
A romantic comedy visual novel about a cupid's misused powers
92% positive
306 reviews
Henchman Story
A superhero visual novel from a henchman's point of view
96% positive
306 reviews
风起长安：驭骨人
Chinese-style romance visual novel with three male love interests
81% positive
306 reviews
The Monstrous Horror Show
Pixel-art horror adventure about four girls trying to escape a hospital
89% positive
306 reviews