The Best Visual-novel Games - Page 3

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OPUS: Echo of Starsong (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Take a thrilling journey through the Thousand Peaks galaxy in OPUS: Echo of Starsong. You'll embark on a narrative-driven adventure, solve engaging puzzles, and form deep connections with well-developed characters. Manage your ship's resources, face unpredictable events, and immerse yourself in the game's emotionally gripping story. Experience a heart-wrenching tale beautifully crafted with stunning visuals and magnificent music.


What we like:
  • Immersive and detailed world-building
  • Richly developed characters
  • Engaging puzzles and exploration mechanics
  • Beautiful art style and music
  • Unpredictable gameplay due to random events
What could be improved:
  • First few chapters can feel stiff
  • Resource management can be frustrating
  • Random elements require high player involvement
  • Generic anime character designs

  • visual-novel
  • exploration
  • emotional
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • anime
  • pirates
  • narrative
  • soundtrack
  • sci-fi
  • japanese
  • story
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d

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A YEAR OF SPRINGS (2021)

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

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.


  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • lgbtq
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • emotional
  • fiction

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Echoes (2023)

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wii PC Windows Mac OS gamecube

Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.


  • rogue-like
  • traditional
  • visual-novel
  • 2d
  • fiction
  • psychedelic
  • interactive
  • bullet-hell
  • rpg
  • space
  • hand-drawn
  • casual
  • dungeon
  • atmospheric

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Sakura Succubus 4 (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Linux

Sakura Succubus 4 is the fourth instalment of the Sakura Succubus series. Join Hiroki and his harem on a relaxing vacation at the beach, and enjoy a fun story full of cute girls!


  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • anime
  • simulation
  • multiple-endings
  • comedy
  • 2d
  • cute

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PARQUET (2021)

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IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

In the near future, a technology called Brain-Machine Interface connects the brain and machines. This technology brings about a new paradigm and opens the gates to the digitization of human memory itself. From these new discoveries, "he" is born.


  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • story
  • cute
  • comedy
  • colourful
  • 2d

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Eliza (2019)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.


  • visual-novel
  • emotional
  • psychological
  • beautiful
  • dystopian
  • atmospheric

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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (2021)

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Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows

Experience the twisted world of high school romance and poetry in Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Romance your way through the Literature Club and unravel the dark secrets hidden beneath the surface. With upgraded visuals, hours of new content, and a phenomenal soundtrack, can you achieve the perfect ending? But beware, this psychological horror game is not for the faint of heart.

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What we like:
  • Well-written characters
  • Compelling story
  • Great soundtrack
  • Emotional impact
  • Memorable experience
What could be improved:
  • Has dark themes
  • Limited replayability
  • Not for children

  • visual-novel
  • dating-sim
  • horror
  • psychological
  • romance

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Witch on the Holy Night (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.

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  • visual-novel
  • anime

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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

A new chapter begins! Danganronpa V3 is coming to Nintendo Switch™ for the first time! Danganronpa 10th Anniversary Release: Part 3!

Welcome to a new world of Danganronpa, and prepare yourself for the biggest, most exhilarating episode yet. Set in a “psycho-cool” environment, a new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

This 10th Anniversary edition comes with a gallery feature that allows you to view event illustrations, scenes, and listen to voiced dialogue!


  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • mystery
  • board-game
  • tps

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VenusBlood FRONTIER International (2020)

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PC Windows

VenusBlood Frontier International is a strategy RPG, visual novel and adult content game in which you play as Loki, the grandson of Dark Lord Surt. Your goal is to conquer the floating island of Yggdrasil and bring back a powerful item that has been hidden there. You have various choices to make throughout the game, from corruting goddesses or letting them remain pure, to playing the game on normal or hard mode.

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What we like:
  • Extensive amount of choice
  • Clear story
  • Intuitive management system
  • High quality CGs
  • Variety of battle options
What could be improved:
  • Poor tutorials
  • Unintuitive path to unlock the story arc you want

  • visual-novel
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • tactical
  • simulation
  • demons
  • multiple-endings
  • squad

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