The Best Visual-novel Games

Update : Monster Prom 4: Monster Con added at rank #7.
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A YEAR OF SPRINGS (2021)

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

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
  • lgbtq
  • cute
  • choices
  • relaxing
  • emotional
  • fiction

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Her World (2022)

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Android PC Windows

We invite you to experience this chillingly sweet romance.


  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • horror
  • cute
  • casual
  • anime
  • story

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Matsuro Palette (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone

Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?


  • horror
  • emotional
  • mystery
  • visual-novel
  • point-and-click
  • cinematic
  • multiple-endings
  • fiction
  • drama
  • hidden-object
  • choices
  • puzzle
  • hand-drawn
  • adventure
  • interactive

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Miracle Snack Shop (2018)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

Try to find love while managing a Korean snack shop.


  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • illuminati
  • mature
  • management
  • anime
  • simulation
  • cute
  • 2d
  • casual
  • fantasy

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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.


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

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Tiny Bunny (2021)

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early access Android PC Windows

Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.


  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • dark
  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • choices
  • anime
  • 2d
  • fiction

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Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (2025)

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Mac OS Linux j PC Windows

Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)


  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • choices
  • lgbtq
  • humor
  • multiple-endings
  • memes
  • parody
  • text
  • romance
  • comedy
  • monster
  • comic
  • dark
  • funny

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Summer Pockets (2018)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone PC Windows

From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.


  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • emotional

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Cabin Fever (2021)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.


  • dating-sim
  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • simulation
  • life
  • immersive
  • fiction
  • off-grid
  • story
  • interactive
  • explore
  • linear
  • narrative
  • single-player
  • cute

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Locked (2020)

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Linux Xbox One PC Windows

LOCKED in a deadly cat-and-mouse with a relentless serial killer, you must outsmart, escape, and survive in this intense 2D horror experience. Solve chilling puzzles, and stay one step ahead of a relentless pursuer. Inspired by PS1-PS2 classics and iconic horror films.

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  • 2d
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • horror
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • survival-horror
  • point-and-click
  • mystery
  • conversation
  • anime
  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • adventure
  • dark

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