The Best Visual-novel Games

Update, 19 April 2023: Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly added at rank #7.

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If Found... (2020)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Mac OS

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

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visual-novel
lgbtq
interactive
fiction
beautiful
narrative
casual
sci-fi
stylized
story

Sumire (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Mac OS Android

One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.

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narrative
choices
adventure
visual-novel
card
fiction
anime
emotional
colourful
supernatural
relaxing
collectathon
cute
interactive
well-paced

Heart of the Woods (2019)

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Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 onlive Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.

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visual-novel
fantasy
lgbtq
romance
yuri
dark
choices
fiction
anime
mature
interactive
supernatural
story
cute
mystery

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (2017)

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vita Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?

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visual-novel
puzzle
narrative
story

CHAOSHEAD NOAH (2022)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

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visual-novel
anime
mystery
gore
mmo

Blackberry Honey (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4

A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.

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visual-novel
lgbtq
romance

Opus: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition (2022)

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Mac OS Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.

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visual-novel
emotional
soundtrack
japanese
fiction
2.5d
anime
space
walking-simulator
interactive
story
jrpg
exploration
2d
atmospheric

Kindred Spirits on the Roof (2016)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?

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visual-novel
romance
lgbtq
mature
anime
yuri

ROBOTICSNOTES ELITE (2020)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.

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visual-novel
sci-fi
anime
narrative

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (2014)

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Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.

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