The Best Visual-novel Games

Update : Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut added at rank #27.
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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

3

Miracle Snack Shop (2018)

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Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Try to find love while managing a Korean snack shop.


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

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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

5

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

6

CafA Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies (2022)

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PC Windows

Takamine Kousei was living a carefree college life until, one day, he tragically died in an accident. But then, the bizarre happened: Takamine Kousei opened his eyes again. And what's more, when he woke up, it was the morning of the very day, he had died.

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  • visual-novel
  • romance
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • story
  • anime
  • mystery
  • 2d
  • funny
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • emotional
  • casual

7

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.


  • visual-novel
  • lgbtq
  • romance

8

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

9

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
  • cute
  • narrative
  • single-player

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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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