The Best Novel Games

Update : DanMachi Battle Chronicle added at rank #1.
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DanMachi Battle Chronicle (2023)

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An all-new action RPG for the popular anime series "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?" Experience the world of Danmachi in 3D with fully voiced dialogue. Take on other adventurers in Magic Stone Contests, free-for-all battles.

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  • anime
  • free-for-all
  • novel
  • battle
  • rpg
  • dungeon
  • cute
  • adventure
  • action
  • multiplayer

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Insert Rich Family Name (2023)

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As one of the surviving members of a wealthy family, navigate a treacherous web of lies, deceit, and suspicion to identify the killer and claim your inheritance. But with a killer on the loose, you must be careful not to become the next victim.

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  • novel
  • romance
  • detective
  • interactive
  • mystery
  • cute

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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

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Valiant Hearts: Coming Home (2023)

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1917, as World War I rages on, two brothers will fight to survive the trenches and find each other again. Their paths will cross with new Valiant Hearts who will share the joy of reuniting and the horror of the Western Front – all desperate to find their way home.

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  • graphic
  • novel
  • puzzle
  • naval
  • historical
  • war
  • interactive
  • adventure
  • battle
  • puzzling-solving
  • exploration
  • violin
  • scene
  • -only
  • cover

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Book Travelers: A Victorian Story (2022)

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As head librarian takes a strange turn when novelist Charlotte Brontë herself magically appears to ask for your help! Someone’s going into famous stories and changing them, threatening the worlds and characters inside. Can you travel into your favorite novels to stop a dangerous vigilante in time?

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  • investigation
  • hidden-object
  • novel
  • casual
  • adventure
  • detective
  • first-person
  • story
  • puzzle
  • achievements
  • single-player

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Midnight Saga: The Monster (2022)

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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!


  • text
  • novel
  • interactive
  • horror
  • survival
  • fantasy

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The Lost Legends of Redwalla: The Scout Act 3 (2021)

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A narrative puzzle-adventure game based on Brian Jacques' Redwall™️ book series. Play as Liam or Sophia as they conclude their adventure to Redwall Abbey joined by a family of mysterious stoats, a kindly - if cowardly - mole, and ever pursued by the egotistical Pirate Captain Cheesethief.

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  • emotional
  • soundtrack
  • episodic
  • story
  • stylized
  • family-friendly
  • novel
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • third-person
  • 3d
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • narrative

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Bankrupt Demon King (2021)

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- [Demon King’s Castle Webtoon] added!. - New [Lucky Draw Event] appeared!.

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  • trains
  • novel
  • cute
  • boss
  • skill
  • difficult

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

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Play as Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War ~Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth~, a thrilling 2D action-exploration game. Using your sword and bow, fight against enemies and level up your elemental spirits to gain new abilities. With beautiful graphics and an engaging story by the original creator, both longtime fans and new players will enjoy this Metroidvania-style adventure.


What we like:
  • Fantastic gameplay and puzzles
  • Beautiful 2D sprites with great animations
  • Good music
  • Backtracking is not a chore
  • Smooth and responsive controls with continuous influx of new weapons and spells
What could be improved:
  • Extremely short gameplay for completionists
  • Grating music at times
  • Potentially difficult fights

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

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Ghost: Elisa Cameron (2021)

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You wake up in a cold, desolate bathroom without any memory of your whereabouts, as a surveillance camera tracks your every move. Can you piece together the mystery and find your way to safety? As Elisa Cameron, you must work to save your sister, your future, and possibly the world. From the best-selling Dark Horse graphic novel, "Ghost", comes a story of supernatural proportions in form of hidden objects puzzle adventure. -Over 50 gorgeous locations -Richly detailed environment and scenes -Solve 14 unique mini-games -Hours of gameplay

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  • best-selling
  • graphic
  • novel
  • supernatural
  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • classic
  • online

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