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.
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3,937 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Yume Kakigori: A Visual Novel of Shaved Ice and Self-Discovery7/25$10.00100% positive 15visual-novelinteractive-fictioncasualpixel-graphicsjrpgS
I'a I'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa: A Lovecraftian Dating Sim Adventure1/4$4.9984% positive 323dating-simanimevisual-novellovecraftianword-gameS
10:16: Journey Through Hell in a Surreal Visual Novel10/16Free87% positive 114choose-your-own-adventurevisual-novel2dtext-basedsurrealS
The Days Without Gods: A Medieval Fantasy RPG Adventure8/26$2.9987% positive 114visual-novelsingleplayermedievaladventurefantasyS
Grizzly Man: Alaskan Mystery & Choose Your Own Adventure12/12$8.9989% positive 70adventurepoint-&-clickvisual-novelinteractive-fictionincrementalS
Akizora Memories - Horizon of Fate: A School Life Visual Novel7/24$12.9996% positive 23singleplayervisual-novelromancecute2dS
Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle - A Manga Creator's Journey1/17$9.9996% positive 23casualindieadventurevisual-novelanimeS
Clean Slate: A Detective's Night of Mystery8/14$4.9996% positive 23multiple-endingschoices-mattersimulationsci-fipuzzleS
Heart & Soul: A Mythological Romance Visual Novel2/28$7.9996% positive 23otomeromancevisual-noveldating-siminteractive-fictionS
Panicked and Surrounded by Hot Vampires: A Cozy Romance Sim2/8Free96% positive 23visual-novellgbtq+dating-simromance2dS
Tropical Hearts: An LGBTQ+ Dating Sim RPG Adventure8/29$16.9996% positive 23rpghand-drawndating-simvisual-novellgbtq+S
Reiwa Rare Story: A Genre-Bending Visual Novel Experience12/8$4.9986% positive 147visual-novelinteractive-fictionfpsdating-simjrpgS
Russian World: A Pixelated Journey Through an Alternate Reality4/4$0.9988% positive 86indiecasualadventurevisual-novelS
Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o Refine – A GIGA Adventure8/22$29.9985% positive 204singleplayercasualadventureinteractive-fictiondating-simS
Boy VS Genius: A Violent Pixel RPG Simulation6/20$0.9987% positive 110casualrpgindieviolentsimulationS
Alzheimer's: Memories - Navigating a Fading Mind7/29$0.9991% positive 47simulationcasualinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickvisual-novelS
RATKING CHAPTER ZERO: Live Life Off the Clock4/5Free91% positive 47actionadventurechoose-your-own-adventurevisual-novelrpgS
WHERE SAFETY ENDS *R*: Unraveling Mystery in a Strange New Reality3/12Free91% positive 47rpginteractive-fictionvisual-novel2d-platformer2dS
Palais de Reine: Rule a Kingdom and Find Love in This Medieval Fantasy6/17$29.9986% positive 146visual-novelromancegrand-strategydiplomacymedievalS
Taste of the Wind: A Story of Resilience and Second Chances8/21$10.9985% positive 202life-simvisual-novelcookingstory-richmultiple-endingsS
Steam Prison: An Otome Visual Novel of Class Division and Romance2/15$34.9983% positive 460visual-novelanimefemale-protagonistotomeromanceS
Pitstop in Purgatory: Unravel a Mysterious Amnesia in this Visual Novel10/14$4.9991% positive 46visual-novelstory-richpoint-&-clickromanceotomeS
Windy Meadow: A Roadwarden Tale - Unraveling Destinies in Viaticum10/16$9.9987% positive 106adventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novelpixel-graphicsold-schoolS
Conversation With A Rock: A Philosophical Comedy Adventure2/26Free88% positive 83interactive-fictionvisual-novel2dcomedyfunnyS
Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind - Your Choices Shape the Fate of Aventuria5/25$19.9988% positive 83choose-your-own-adventurechoices-matterinteractive-fictionrpgvisual-novelS
The Sych Story — A Visual Novel of Second Chances1/31$0.9992% positive 39visual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurehand-drawncomedystory-richS
The Final Farewell: A Ghost's Journey Through Whispering Woods4/22$5.9992% positive 39emotionalcasualcute2dadventureS
Disturbed: Beyond Aramor - A Psychological Point-and-Click Adventure5/18$4.9992% positive 39choose-your-own-adventurepoint-&-clickvisual-novelhand-drawnadventureS
Echoes: Unravel Noir Mysteries in a Lovecraftian Nightmare5/29$9.9992% positive 39adventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventurehidden-objectS
Fishing Game: Collect Quirky Fish in a Stardew-Inspired Adventure8/25Free92% positive 39collectathoncreature-collectorvisual-novelrpgfishingS
Hundred Puzzles, Strange Tales, and the Golden Fish: A Casual RPG Adventure1/13$13.9992% positive 39casualsingleplayervisual-novelinteractive-fictionmultiple-endingsS
Meet Her There: An Emotional Time-Loop Visual Novel9/4$1.9992% positive 39story-richinteractive-fictionvisual-novelatmosphericlgbtq+S
Metamorph: A Kafka-esque Horror Dating Sim About Transformation3/4$4.9992% positive 39horrorpsychological-horrorvisual-novelromanceotomeS
Mumyeonggjrokbu: Korean Folklore Meets Urban Fantasy Visual Novel2/7Free92% positive 39visual-novelcartoonyadventurefantasy2dS
Valentine in Bitterness: A Sweet Story of Love and Teasing8/14$4.9992% positive 39casualrpganimestory-richsingleplayerS
Mirage Sugar Acacia: An Anime Romance Visual Novel4/24$1.49-50%83% positive 441female-protagonistanimevisual-noveldating-simlgbtq+S
My Klutzy Cupid: A Colorful Visual Novel Adventure7/21$29.9989% positive 66visual-novelstory-richcasualcomedyromanceS
The Devil's Face: A Descent into Guilt and the Afterlife8/25$5.9989% positive 66darkstory-richpuzzlehidden-objectatmosphericS
Sparkling Memories: An Anime RPG Adventure with Interactive Fiction Elements10/28$7.9985% positive 186visual-novelinteractive-fictionanimerpgcrpgS
Wolfskin's Curse: A Linear Visual Novel of Suspense and Deceit10/18Free88% positive 81rpgvisual-novelfemale-protagonist2dthird-personS
Pink Noise: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel Unraveling Fears3/6$10.9986% positive 135choices-mattervisual-novelpsychological-horrorhorrorstory-richS
Once': A 60-Minute Visual Novel of Memories1/18$2.9985% positive 185singleplayerindieadventurevisual-novelS
Misadventures of Laura Silver: A 1930s Detective Visual Novel8/14$7.9984% positive 268visual-novelchoices-matterchoose-your-own-adventureinteractive-fictionstory-richS
Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets - A Psychological Horror Dating Sim9/12$2.9985% positive 184psychological-horrorvisual-novelromancemysterylovecraftianS
Burden of Proof: A Hybrid Crime Investigation Adventure7/26$14.9991% positive 45adventureindiecasualpuzzlecrimeS
Chakana: Hide the Crime and Nurture a Digital Pet11/8$2.9991% positive 45crimehorrorchoices-matterimmersive-siminteractive-fictionS
Do You Have Salt?: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel11/5$1.9991% positive 45visual-noveldarkpsychological-horrorfemale-protagonist2dS
Teachers. With Love and Passion: Romance at a Private Academy4/14$11.9991% positive 45visual-novelotomedating-siminteractive-fictionromanceS
The King of Cats: Survive a Tiger Hunt on a Cargo Ship2/16Free91% positive 45adventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventure2dSShowing 1551-1600 of 3937 items
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