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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Forgetful Dictator
A geography quiz where correct answers help conquer the world
92% positive
Free
东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou
A Touhou fan visual novel about testing a virtual world
93% positive
155 reviews
Under Maintenance
Romance visual novel about dating while your favorite game is offline
95% positive
Free
Demo Puzzle Spy International
A word-puzzle spy adventure where each solution reveals your destination
92% positive
155 reviews
Demo Asterika: Phantom Rose Refrain
Bullet-hell rhythm action with beat-timed dodging across a grid
95% positive
155 reviews
Побег в Москву 2
A visual novel about helping a friend escape from home
85% positive
Free
Tavernier
Fantasy tavern management with a story shaped by customer conversations
78% positive
154 reviews
Single Diary: Fresh Graduate
Adult dating sim with city exploration and time-based encounters
71% positive
154 reviews
Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
A psychological horror visual novel about a cannibal urban legend
79% positive
154 reviews
Molytropia: Cloud in Shape of Hurt
A visual novel mixing summer adventures with psychological horror
95% positive
Free
Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
Chatroom dating sim about running an MMO raiding guild
98% positive
Free
Succubus Prison
Escape-room horror about sneaking through a house of lethal succubi
77% positive
154 reviews
A TAVERN FOR TEA
A fantasy visual novel where tea connects two unlikely customers
91% positive
154 reviews
皎月坠落之时
Text-based psychological horror with prominent close-ups of feet
80% positive
154 reviews
Slay or Fall
Text-based roguelike about managing a dungeon against invading heroes
89% positive
154 reviews
Demo Unhack
A puzzle visual novel about fighting viruses with AI companions
93% positive
153 reviews
Always The Same Blue Sky...
A seaside visual novel about romance and an island mystery
80% positive
153 reviews
Dal Segno
A school romance visual novel on an AI-run summer island
87% positive
153 reviews
Demo Fei Duanmu VS Kobayashi 端木斐 VS 小林正雪
Detective visual novel pairing two investigators in Kowloon Walled City
89% positive
153 reviews
Demo Panzer Hearts - War Visual Novel
Alternate-history visual novel with wartime romance and tank factory work
82% positive
Free
Find someone else
A branching visual novel about relationships, illness, and difficult personal choices
93% positive
Free
By Moonlight
Comedic mystery visual novel with supernatural clients and relationship routes
90% positive
Free
Hindsight
Narrative exploration where everyday objects lead into a woman's past
82% positive
153 reviews
Demo Night Cascades
A detective visual novel about occult fires and lesbian romance
94% positive
153 reviews