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)
TOY BOX: A First-Person Interactive Fiction Experience12/9Free87% positive 52choose-your-own-adventurevisual-novelinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickfirst-personS
Furry Boss: A Cute Dragon Boss's Hilarious Office Adventures12/2$4.9981% positive 218adventurecasualdating-simsimulationvisual-novelS
Later Daters - Premium: Find Love in Retirement4/16$14.9984% positive 93singleplayerindiecasualsimulationrpgS
当火车鸣笛三秒: A Whimsical Word and Platforming Adventure9/20$9.9979% positive 489interactive-fictionword-gamevisual-novelpuzzle2d-platformerS
The end is nahual: If I may say so - A Pixel Art Puzzle Adventure2/17$9.9985% positive 74visual-novelpuzzlemultiple-endingspoint-&-clickpixel-graphicsS
The Witch in the Forest: A Cozy Halloween Visual Novel10/1Free83% positive 115indielgbtq+casualanimecuteS
Sovereign Brain Empire: An AI-Governed Society RPG2/21$9.9979% positive 469rpgfmvstory-richchoices-mattermultiple-endingsS
Re:Turn - One Way Trip: A College Trip Becomes a Descent into Horror10/14$11.9981% positive 205explorationhorrortrainsside-scrollerpuzzle-platformerS
Concealed: Unraveling School Horror Urban Legends in Black & White11/8$12.9984% positive 90stylizedhand-drawnanimeinteractive-fictionvisual-novelS
Tokyo Re:Connect Prologue — An Interactive Story to Start a New Life9/9Free89% positive 37visual-novelanimerpgstory-richcuteS
War of the Human Tanks - Limited Operations: Final Strategy Battle6/13$9.9989% positive 37adventurewargamewarstrategytanksS
Cthulhu Mythos ADV: The Isle of Ubohoth - A Lovecraftian Curse Adventure6/28$17.9989% positive 37lovecraftianvisual-novelcharacter-customizationadventurechoose-your-own-adventureS
Memento of Spring: A Cute Anime Visual Novel Adventure1/9$8.9989% positive 37indiecasualanimevisual-novelcuteS
Paradise: A Teenager's Journey of Self-Discovery3/23$1.9989% positive 37casualrpgindievisual-novelanimeS
Porcelana: An Emotional Visual Novel Exploring Inner Darkness1/22Free89% positive 37casualvisual-novelanimedarkpsychologicalS
Augma II - Arc I: A Stylized Visual Novel in a Colorless World6/12Free92% positive 25adventurevisual-novelabstractanimehand-drawnS
Dark Lord Verkins: A Short Visual Novel of Underworld Romance2/13Free92% positive 25casualvisual-novel2dindiefemale-protagonistS
Dichotomy: A Cyberpunk Adventure in a World of Total Surveillance12/24Free92% positive 25adventureactionaction-adventureinteractive-fictionwalking-simulatorS
Laira Cut Me Open: A Free-to-Play Psychological Adventure6/23Free92% positive 25adventurevisual-novelpuzzlewalking-simulatorside-scrollerS
Momo's Revitalization Project: A Charming VTuber Adventure5/19$24.9992% positive 25adventurecasualsimulationvisual-noveldating-simS
Sakura Isekai Adventure 2: A Hero's Ordinary Life in a Magical World5/20$9.9992% positive 25visual-novelsimulationanimeromancefantasyS
Sifting Thyme: A Culinary Otome Romance Adventure2/15$9.9992% positive 25simulationlgbtq+visual-novelotomecuteS
Survival Circle: A Time Loop Mystery Dating Sim12/3$5.4192% positive 25indievisual-novelmysterypsychological-horrorimmersive-simS
The Adventures of Bunny and Pig: An Emotional Visual Novel4/23$1.9992% positive 25psychologicalindievisual-noveltext-basedemotionalS
The Tiny World: A Hand-Drawn Visual Novel of Sibling Bonds12/15$4.9992% positive 25casualvisual-novelinteractive-fiction2danimeS
Trap for the Heir: A Fantasy Otome Visual Novel Adventure9/20$8.9992% positive 25casualvisual-novelotomefirst-personfantasyS
Would You Like to Run an Idol Café? 2: Save the Seaside with Song9/27$9.9992% positive 25animesimulationvisual-novel2dcomedyS
Sunflower Pie: A Bite-Sized Psychological Horror Visual Novel1/6Free82% positive 146visual-novelpsychological-horrorhorroradventureexperimentalS
The Simen Rumors: Unraveling a Lore-Rich Mystery3/27$8.0079% positive 443visual-novelmysterydetectivechoose-your-own-adventureatmosphericS
Jake's Love Story: A High School Visual Novel Adventure10/5$2.9982% positive 143visual-novelanimedating-simparodycomedyS
Mind Rite: A Magical Murder Mystery Otome Visual Novel2/20$6.9988% positive 42indiecasualvisual-novelotomesingleplayerS
Eldritch Lands: The Witch Queen's Eternal War - Defend Your Kingdom12/23Free89% positive 36rpgstrategyvisual-novel2dpixel-graphicsS
Last Archmage: Journey of Light - Forge Your Path as a Legendary Mage7/16$6.9989% positive 36jrpgcrpgsingleplayervisual-novelturn-based-strategyS
Morse Academy: Psychological Horror Visual Novel of Lifelong Friends4/1$2.9989% positive 36visual-novelpsychological-horrorhorroranimethrillerS
Universe For Sale: Craft Worlds in Jupiter's Clouds11/16$14.9979% positive 409atmosphericpoint-&-clickvisual-novelhand-drawnexplorationS
Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse - Post-War RPG & Card Battler6/26$19.9979% positive 405rpgexplorationturn-based-tacticscard-battlerrogueliteS
Drinks With Abbey: A First Date Visual Novel12/25Free79% positive 399dating-siminteractive-fictionvisual-noveldialogue-heavyromanceS
Songs of Life: A Visual Novel Journey Through Eastern Han Calamity3/4$8.9982% positive 137cutetabletopcartooncartoonyvisual-novelS
This Starry Midnight We Make: Celestial Growth Simulation6/1$9.9986% positive 57indiesimulationpuzzleanimevisual-novelS
Deadly Obsession: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel of Twisted Love6/26Free90% positive 31visual-novelpsychological-horrorpsychologicalchoices-matterdating-simS
The Book of Plagues: Master Medieval Medicine in a Dying City1/17$6.9990% positive 31medical-simoutbreak-simbullet-hellidlervisual-novelS
The Cummunist Manifesto: Dommy Mommy Commie Adventure - Anime MILF Politics!8/30$2.5090% positive 31visual-novelanimefemale-protagonistpolitical-simcomedyS
Walk this road, again: A Teacher's Past Haunts Present9/22Free90% positive 31visual-novelfree-to-playindierealistictext-basedS
酒，音乐和虚无论: A Visual Novel of Urban Melancholy and Mystery6/12$2.9988% positive 41visual-noveldating-simrpgchoices-matterindieS
＜/reality＞: Questioning Reality in a Virtual World4/18$11.9988% positive 41vrindievisual-noveladventurefemale-protagonistS
Criminal Archives: City on Fire Collector's Edition - Uncover San Francisco's Fiery Secrets12/14$7.9988% positive 41detectivehidden-objectpuzzlecrimepoint-&-clickS
Moonflower: Unravel a Royal Conspiracy in a Dark Fantasy Visual Novel3/25$12.9988% positive 41visual-noveldark-fantasylgbtq+supernaturaldating-simS
The Divine Deception — Unravel a Conspiracy in Panthea12/3$14.9988% positive 41visual-novelgamblingpoliticalinteractive-fictioninvestigationS
Bad Credit: A Neo-Western Visual Novel of Debt and Desperation2/17Free88% positive 41rpgstory-richchoices-matterchoose-your-own-adventurecrpgSShowing 2001-2050 of 3937 items
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