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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The Heart of Influencer
Live-action dating sim about training influencers and reading their thoughts
87% positive
290 reviews
イロハニホヘト
Historical otome visual novel following a waitress and six regulars
93% positive
Free
Foole's World
A personality-test visual novel with conversations shaped by your answers
99% positive
Free
Purino Party
Match-three puzzles with freely movable jewels and visual novel romance
70% positive
289 reviews
100 Cats Lost In Canada Find & Color
Hidden-object cat searches in Canada followed by color-by-number painting
90% positive
Free
The Pirate's Fate
A pirate visual novel about treasure that transforms its holders
86% positive
288 reviews
Komorebi
A dystopian romance visual novel set amid social unrest
93% positive
287 reviews
Demo マーダーミステリーパラドクス このひと夏の十五年
Text-based murder mystery where you investigate while under suspicion
86% positive
287 reviews
Demo AI
The Real Face of a VTuber
Courtroom visual novel where several suspects claim to be one VTuber
90% positive
287 reviews
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Pact Between Us
Live-action life simulation about raising your younger sister
87% positive
287 reviews
NEKO-NIN exHeart 3
A romance visual novel about modern-day ninjas with animal ears
95% positive
286 reviews
Epiphany City
A fantasy puzzle adventure built around a world-changing picture frame
91% positive
286 reviews
Demo The Symbiant Re:Union
Sci-fi romance visual novel about two men on alien worlds
92% positive
286 reviews
Pandemic Love
A dating visual novel about seeking connection during pandemic quarantine
93% positive
Free
Demo Blood Flowers
Puzzle visual novel following a meteorite mystery across three eras
82% positive
285 reviews
2D Dawg 2
A free visual novel with simple puzzles and story-shaping choices
86% positive
Free
Ignis Universia: Eternal Sisters Saga DX
A fantasy visual novel mixing JRPG parody with turn-based battles
92% positive
Free
Tron: Identity
A sci-fi detective visual novel where your choices shape the outcome
80% positive
283 reviews
Touhou: Fading Illusion
A visual novel with branching choices in a supernatural world
92% positive
Free
苍空的彼端
A visual novel about a book said to predict the future
93% positive
Free
Demo Heroines of Swords & Spells 2
Turn-based fantasy RPG where a dysfunctional party complicates familiar tactics
94% positive
283 reviews
Royal Defense
Fantasy tower defense with spellcasting and a dwarven kingdom under siege
72% positive
282 reviews
Omega Labyrinth Life
Turn-based dungeon crawler with bust-based power gains and academy gardening
65% positive
282 reviews
BeYourCat
Live-action dating sim with superpowers and choices that affect relationships
86% positive
282 reviews