Visual Novel PC Games | Highly Rated Titles on Steam

The first split in visual novels is whether you get choices. In some, branches change the ending; in others you read a single path through. The second is length, from an hour to dozens. And a story written in Japanese reads differently from one translated into it. The Japanese-support flag here reflects Steam's declaration and says nothing about translation quality. Titles with few reviews but no split in opinion come first. One's Own Exile and Project Canvas, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.

6,674 titles match. 2,447 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,756 support Japanese, and 1,269 are free.

3,937 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Цветок: An Interactive Plant's Tale2/15Free92% positive 59indiecasualearly-accessvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureS

兽耳攻略 - TFK Faculty: Otome Visual Novel with Branching Storylines8/29$3.9992% positive 59indievisual-novelanimeotomeS

Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.7: The Climax of a Beloved Visual Novel Series7/22$24.9989% positive 123visual-novelanimecuteadventurecasualS

Trinoline All Ages Version: An Emotional Journey of Love and Loss4/18$34.9988% positive 169visual-novelanimestory-richemotionalromanceS

Fragile Love: A Yuri Visual Novel of Promises and Redemption8/12$3.0087% positive 247visual-novelfemale-protagonistlgbtq+casualdating-simS

Sora no Ao to Shiro to: A Charming Dating Sim Adventure11/4$15.9987% positive 245visual-novelcasualdating-simstory-richanimeS

How Stories Die: A Fantasy Visual Novel of Prophecy and Deception11/5Free89% positive 121free-to-playvisual-novelanimefantasystory-richS

The Sin: Uncover Folklore Horrors in a Text-Based Visual Novel5/20$4.9987% positive 234visual-novelidlerinteractive-fiction2dtext-basedS

Robot Daycare: A Philosophical Visual Novel About AI and Family9/3Free88% positive 160visual-novelrobotshorroranimephilosophicalS

By Moonlight: A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel Adventure2/20Free89% positive 117free-to-playcasualindievisual-novelrpgS

A Tithe in Blood: Dark Yuri Visual Novel of Magic and Love6/16$14.9987% positive 228lgbtq+dark-fantasyvisual-novelromanceanimeS

7Days Origins: A 7-Day Amnesia Mystery Adventure5/2$8.9986% positive 355story-richhorrorvisual-novelpoint-&-clickchoices-matterS

Laugh Track: Become a Sitcom Writer in a Dark Comedy Visual Novel1/13Free91% positive 69visual-noveldark-comedycartoonpsychological-horrorromanceS

Little Locked Rooms: Solve Miniature Mysteries with Detective Loup6/5$7.9988% positive 153animevisual-noveldetectivemysterystory-richS

Cure for Death: A Chilling Visual Novel Unravels a Mansion's Mysteries5/27$1.9993% positive 46visual-novelhorrorindiemysterylovecraftianS

Depths' Tale — Depths’ Tale is a short first-person cosmic horror experie9/2Free93% positive 46steamvisual-noveladventureindiefree-to-playS

LA FORET DE PAGO: The Dragon's Vengeance - Master French Spelling9/24$5.9993% positive 46educationspellingchoose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novelS

Lightning Angel Litona Liliche: Sci-Fi Visual Novel with Magical Girl12/5$11.9993% positive 46indiecasualsimulationanimevisual-novelS

Deliver Us From Evil: Gothic Otome Romance with Angels and Demons3/2Free90% positive 86visual-noveldating-simotomegothicanimeS

Ladies, Don’t Tempt My Immortality: Cultivate Power Amidst Beautiful Distractions1/15$10.9990% positive 86choose-your-own-adventureimmersive-simhidden-objectinteractive-fictionvisual-novelS

Twilight bride :VORMSLEGEND – A Humorous Puzzle Adventure with Alice8/11$7.9991% positive 68rpgadventuremystery2dpuzzleS

The Mildew Children: Chapter 1 - A Grim Fairy Tale of Pagan Rituals10/17Free86% positive 327adventurestory-richexplorationvisual-noveldetectiveS

Enamored Risks: Find Romance in Urban Exploration4/27Free87% positive 211visual-noveldating-simcasualotomeromanceS

Saving Mrs. Hinako: A Nostalgic Visual Novel Adventure3/11$14.9988% positive 147singleplayerromancevisual-novelhand-drawncasualS

Syutyaku Gakuen: A Visual Novel of Morbid Love and Bloody Consequences3/13$5.9991% positive 67adventurecasualvisual-noveldating-sim2d-platformerS

Heirs And Graces: A Fantasy Visual Novel of Family and Fortune9/2$19.9990% positive 84indielgbtq+casualfantasyvisual-novelS

Garden of Oblivion — Uncover the Secrets of a Mysterious Garden3/9Free87% positive 207free-to-playcasualindievisual-novelhorrorS

Tender: Creature Comforts — Navigating Modern Romance5/28$9.9989% positive 108casualsimulationrpgdating-siminteractive-fictionS

The Dawn is Inevitable — Atmospheric Interactive Novel3/31$6.9989% positive 108adventurerpgvisual-novelinteractive-fictionword-gameS

Once on a Windswept Night: A Traveler's Tale of Betrayal2/6Free87% positive 205free-to-playcasualindievisual-novelanimeS

The Summit Library: A Magical Mystery Visual Novel1/9Free93% positive 45visual-novelsimulationdating-simfantasylgbtq+S

hallucination - 幻觉: A Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel5/28$9.9987% positive 204sci-fivisual-novellinearanimemysteryS

Unhack: Puzzle Combat Against a Rampaging Virus1/9$3.9986% positive 307indieanimepuzzlevisual-novelshortS

PLEASE KNOCK -before entering my room-: A College Comedy Visual Novel7/12Free96% positive 28adventurepixel-graphicshand-drawnvisual-novelretroS

Degraman: Act II. Victor - A Cruel Romance in a New World6/19$12.9996% positive 28story-richnonlinearmultiple-endingsotomevisual-novelS

Strange Poses: A Chaotic Romance Adventure5/2Free96% positive 28free-to-playsingleplayeradventurefunnycomedyS

For Whom the Stars Shine: A Kinetic Visual Novel of Romance and Tragedy6/19Free96% positive 28visual-novelcasuallinearromanceindieS

LA FORET DE PAGO 2: A Magical Ice-Kissed Adventure8/24$11.9996% positive 28educationspellingvisual-novelinteractive-fictionchoose-your-own-adventureS

Life of a Dispatch English Teacher in Japan: Unexpected Career Crossroads7/18Free96% positive 28visual-noveleducationanimeemotionalfemale-protagonistS

One-Eyed Lee and the Dinner Party: A Hand-Drawn Mystery Adventure12/18$4.9996% positive 28adventureindiecasualvisual-novelmysteryS

Red Bow: Strange Dream - Explore a Spirit World and Break Free12/12$4.9996% positive 28adventurecasualinteractive-fictionpuzzlevisual-novelS

Ruler by Default: Become an Evil Overlord in this Comedy Visual Novel5/3$9.9996% positive 28indiecasualsimulationdating-simvisual-novelS

The Villager and the Werewolf: A Jigsaw Puzzle Tale of Fear10/26$1.9996% positive 28casualpoint-&-clickdesign-&-illustrationtabletoppuzzleS

Tokyo Coffee: Grinding in the Pandemic - A Nostalgic Cafe Sim8/9$9.9996% positive 28immersive-siminteractive-fictionvisual-novelpoliticalmanagementS

Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ — Concluding the Hinamizawa Saga11/9$7.9987% positive 202adventurevisual-novelanimepsychologicalsingleplayerS

Raining City: Millions Recollections - Unravel a Mysterious Power8/26$11.9986% positive 305female-protagonistmysteryinteractive-fictionvisual-novelpuzzleS

Survivors: Island Adventure - Uncover Secrets on a Mysterious Tropical Isle1/13Free86% positive 302adventurecasualaction-adventurecity-builderpuzzleS

Yumahorome: Lost Souls Seeking Tomorrow in a Timeless Mansion8/12$29.9986% positive 301casualadventurevisual-novelinteractive-fiction2d-platformerS

An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs: A Canine Comedy Adventure5/25$19.9986% positive 297dogsfirst-personfunnyadventuresandboxS

31st prototype — This is a steampunk puzzle game5/4$1.99100% positive 17steamvisual-noveladventuresteampunkpuzzleS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.