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.
Maitetsu:Last Run!!
Railway-themed visual novel with revised story and character after-stories
98% positive
5,105 reviews
Sailing Era
Historical sailing RPG with trade, exploration, and naval combat
79% positive
5,090 reviews
Swaying Girl
Adult interactive fiction about college romance and dialogue choices
89% positive
5,080 reviews
DRAMAtical Murder
Cyberpunk boys' love visual novel with choices and multiple endings
97% positive
4,995 reviews
Summer Pockets
Summer visual novel with romance, family themes, and character routes
99% positive
4,959 reviews
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
Trading card battler recreating duels across the anime series
83% positive
4,933 reviews
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Story-driven puzzle adventure with deadly choices and fractured timelines
82% positive
4,924 reviews
Fate/stay night REMASTERED
Choice-driven fantasy visual novel spanning three branching story routes
96% positive
4,912 reviews
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
2D fighting game with three styles per character
94% positive
4,875 reviews
Our End of the World
Post-apocalyptic visual novel where survival choices lead to multiple endings
79% positive
4,856 reviews
Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
Two-game detective adventure centered on crime scenes and logical deductions
97% positive
4,853 reviews
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Sci-fi life sim where past lives shape new choices
96% positive
4,847 reviews
Chill Pulse
Pixel-art productivity game with timers, tasks, music, and unlocks
95% positive
4,836 reviews
Class of '09: The Re-Up
Dark comedy visual novel with late-2000s drama and branching endings
97% positive
4,779 reviews
Fate/EXTELLA LINK
Hack-and-slash action with Fate Servants and changing battlefield objectives
93% positive
4,750 reviews
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
2D fighter bringing Persona 3 and 4 characters together
88% positive
4,710 reviews
Chasing Tails ~A Promise in the Snow~
Comedy-horror visual novel about fox-girl romance and a haunted house
92% positive
4,697 reviews
SIMULACRA
Phone-based horror mystery about tracing a missing woman's last steps
90% positive
4,686 reviews
If My Heart Had Wings
Romance visual novel about rebuilding a school glider club
92% positive
4,633 reviews
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
Live-action drama where choices steer a filmmaker through show business
87% positive
4,595 reviews
月に寄りそう乙女の作法
Visual novel about a disguised student at an elite fashion academy
97% positive
4,568 reviews
Beacon Pines
Storybook mystery adventure where collected words change the plot
98% positive
4,514 reviews
Fate/EXTELLA
Hack-and-slash action as legendary heroes fight armies in a virtual realm
91% positive
4,485 reviews
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Courtroom visual novel trilogy mixing investigations, mysteries, and legal battles
88% positive
4,481 reviews