Best Visual Novel Games
146 Visual Novel games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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!
Being a DIK
Released: Feb 14, 2020
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Being a DIK is a choice driven adult Visual Novel focusing on the fun parts of college life.
KinitoPet
Released: Jan 9, 2024
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
KinitoPet is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant.
This Is the Police 2
Released: Jul 31, 2018
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Interpret the law as you see fit in This Is the Police 2, sequel to the acclaimed noir drama This Is the Police!
Digimon Survive
Released: Jul 28, 2022
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This is a story of survival in a strange new world.
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Released: Jul 20, 2017
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads.
Long Live the Queen
Released: Jun 2, 2012
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, 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
Rule the world or die trying!
Nekopara Vol. 2
Released: Feb 20, 2016
Critic rating: 67.9 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Business is booming for La Soleil, the patisserie run by Kashou Minaduki with his two catgirls, Chocola and Vanilla, his sister Shigure, and the Minaduki family's four catgirl sisters.
Virginia
Released: Sep 22, 2016
Critic rating: 68.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Virginia is a first person interactive drama.
Trace Memory
Released: Feb 24, 2005
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
The events of the game take place on the fictional Blood Edward Island.
Emily is Away
Released: Nov 20, 2015
Critic rating: 67.2 / 100 • 153 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Sign In again.
The Silver Case
Released: Oct 7, 2016
Critic rating: 67.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This is the first time "The Silver Case" has been fully localized to English.
Nekopara Vol. 0
Released: Aug 16, 2015
Critic rating: 65.7 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), OOParts, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This prequel to Vol.
Tiny Bunny
Released: Dec 5, 2025
Critic rating: 65.3 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel.
Crush Crush
Released: Oct 4, 2016
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Crush Crush - the Idle Dating Sim!
Monster Prom
Released: Apr 27, 2018
Critic rating: 59.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
You have three weeks to get a date for Monster Prom!
Night Call
Released: Jul 17, 2019
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Night Call is a new kind of non linear narrative and noire game taking place in Paris, France.
She Sees Red
Released: Jul 11, 2019
Critic rating: 62.9 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
She Sees Red is an interactive live-action thriller full of drama, violence, and your responsibility.
Dagon
Released: Aug 24, 2021
Critic rating: 61.9 / 100 • 49 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR
Game modes: Single player
Face unspeakable horrors.
Amnesia: Memories
Released: Dec 19, 2013
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Amnesia: Memories is a Japanese otome visual novel game.
Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude: The Corrupted Casefile
Released: Mar 8, 2022
Critic rating: 36.6 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister.