Best Visual Novel Games
144 Visual Novel games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Snatcher
Released: Oct 23, 1992
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Sega CD
Game modes: Single player
Snatcher is a cyberpunk-themed graphic adventure game directed and written by Hideo Kojima and produced by Konami.
Assemble With Care
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie, Arcade, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
From the studio that brought you Monument Valley, comes a story about taking things apart and putting ourselves back together.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Released: Feb 24, 2021
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is ready to race!
Tails Noir
Released: Jun 8, 2021
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unfold the mysteries of a dystopic animal society inhabiting retrofuturistic Vancouver in a noir stealth adventure coming in 2019.
The White Door
Released: Jan 8, 2020
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Robert Hill wakes up in a Mental Health facility and suffers from severe memory loss.
Mixtape
Released: May 7, 2026
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Music, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Mixtape is a narrative adventure game developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive.
Helltaker
Released: May 11, 2020
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 180 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
Sakura Wars
Released: Dec 12, 2019
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
The Imperial Combat Revue takes the stage as Tokyo’s defense force against a demon threat in this extravagant adventure.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Released: Sep 24, 2015
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a grand tale that will enchant the hearts and minds of players as it takes them on an incredible journey.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Released: Apr 12, 2007
Critic rating: 74.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 4, is the fourth video game in the Ace Attorney series.
Nekopara Vol. 1
Released: Dec 29, 2014
Critic rating: 72.7 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), OOParts, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Honkai Impact 3rd
Released: Oct 14, 2016
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100 • 90 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Honkai Impact 3rd follows Valkyries as they defend the world from Honkai, the “mysterious power responsible for destroying human civilization countless times.”
Hatoful Boyfriend
Released: Jul 31, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
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Missed Messages.
Released: May 1, 2019
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline?
Evan's Remains
Released: Jun 11, 2020
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements.
Coffee Talk
Released: Jan 29, 2020
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
Released: Mar 16, 2017
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Music, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
BanG Dream!
HuniePop 2: Double Date
Released: Feb 8, 2021
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Take a trip to an exotic island paradise for a steamy new adventure in this long awaited sequel to the popular dating sim / puzzle game hybrid, HuniePop!
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Released: Apr 26, 2018
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first Utawarerumono title featuring remastered artwork and battle sections are now in 3D.
Home
Released: Jun 16, 2012
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world.
Simulacra
Released: Oct 26, 2017
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!
Released: Sep 30, 2020
Critic rating: 70.7 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A rhythm game, developed as a collaboration between SEGA, Colorful Palette, and Crypton Future Media.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
Released: Dec 11, 2019
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Coteries of New York presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions: Camarilla and Anarchs among the iconic buildings and night lights of Big Apple.
One Night, Hot Springs
Released: Mar 1, 2018
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Released: Mar 31, 2023
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 70 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A brand new Sonic experience from the minds of the Sonic Social team: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is a visual novel, point-and-click adventure!