The Best Novel Games

Update, 14 February 2023: Painting Werther added at rank #8.

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Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (2021)

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A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

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anime
boss
exploration
novel
pixel
fantasy
"
2d
action-exploration
boss-fight
metroidvania
rpg
beat-em-up
platform
puzzle

Florence (2018)

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Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

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interactive
narrative
graphic
novel
puzzle
romance
story
romantic
cute
visual-novel
fiction
multi-piece
drama
music
meet-cute

Wide Ocean Big Jacket (2020)

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A Camping Story starring: Uncle Brad, Aunt Cloanne, Mord (and Ben)

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interactive
narrative
turn-based
novel
story
urn
good-natured
vignette
walking-simulator
puzzle
casual
park
visual-novel
dialogue
exploration

MazM: The Phantom of the Opera (2021)

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A thrilling love story unfolds in a majestic Parisian opera house.

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visual-novel
novel
thriller
romantic
immersive
point-and-click
romance
movie
gothic
classic
rpg
story
simulation
historical
book

Guns of Infinity (2016)

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As commander of a squadron of cavalry, what will you sacrifice to win the war of gunpowder and magic? Fight for power, riches, love, or glory!

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text
novel
romance
choices
interactive
adventure
century
rpg
low-fantasy
war
war-time
fiction
book

Midnight Saga: The Monster (2022)

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Android PC Windows

When a quiet Halloween night turns into a thrilling adventure, make sure to grab a weapon, eat candy, wreck monsters or leave them for dead!

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text
novel
interactive
horror
survival
fantasy

LOOPERS (2021)

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Loopers is a kinetic novel made by Ryukishi07 in collaboration with the visual novel studio Key.

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visual-novel
endless
novel
mech
resource
privacy-policy
endings
waves
real-time
bite-sized
buildings
experimental
puzzling
japanese

Painting Werther (2023)

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Painting Werther is an Paintable Visual Novel where all the visuals are living paintings, all the music are classics (with a twist) and the novel was written by Goethe in 1774.

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instrumental
philosophical
cinematic
novel
romance
emotional
visual-novel
linear
hidden-object
hand-drawn
point-and-click
narration
music
historical
drama

Deathless: The City's Thirst (2015)

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Negotiate water rights from scorpion gods in this necromantic legal thriller! Discredit your boss, solve murders, and reanimate your own corpse to keep your city from drying out.

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