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)
Lilith Was Dead: A Detective's Murder Mystery Visual Novel2/2Free85% positive 20investigationmysteryvisual-novelcrimedetectiveS
Night Patrol: Survive Your Shift in a Sprawling Mart5/26$4.9985% positive 20adventurevisual-novelwalking-simulatorfirst-person3dS
Pasajeros: A Noir Visual Novel of Bogotá Nights3/12Free85% positive 20singleplayernoirvisual-novelinteractive-fictionstory-richS
Sakura Isekai Adventure 3: Office Lady Becomes Fantasy Heroine3/3$9.9985% positive 20visual-novelsimulationanimeromancefantasyS
The Doll Beneath: Psychological Horror Unfolds in Abandoned Facility8/16Free85% positive 20psychological-horrorthrillerhorrorvisual-novelrpgS
White Paper: A Psychedelic Visual Novel Exploring Identity7/12$19.9977% positive 52adventurecasualrpgpoint-&-clickvisual-novelS
HIYOKU NO TORI: Kyoto Occult Mystery Adventure with Multiple Endings2/22$6.9979% positive 39adventurevisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureanimemysteryS
Stellifier: Otome Game - Older Idols' Comeback Romance11/14$14.9979% positive 39dating-simotomevisual-novelromancelgbtq+S
Walkerman: A Supernatural Monster Hunter's Tale5/22$6.9979% positive 39indieviolentvisual-novelgorestory-richS
游郭惊梦: A Noble Student's Risky Rendezvous8/16$9.9983% positive 24casualrpginteractive-fictiondating-simword-gameS
Fallen Flowers — Strange atmosphere, strange things, but the performance is11/5$0.9983% positive 24steamcasualrpgword-gamejrpgS
PACTUM + EPISODE 1: Explore an Abandoned House with Friends4/7Free83% positive 24interactive-fictionvisual-novelchoices-matterfirst-person2dS
Wolf Adventures: Pixel Art King's Choice-Driven Journey7/30$9.9983% positive 24adventureinteractive-fictionplatformervisual-novel2d-platformerS
WARBORN: Lead Mecha Forces in Turn-Based Tactical Combat6/12$24.9974% positive 84turn-based-tacticstactical-rpgvisual-novelpvpturn-basedS
Project Pastorate: Psychological Horror Through Exploration5/31$0.99-80%79% positive 38card-battlerchoose-your-own-adventureexplorationhidden-objectinteractive-fictionS
Hunting Moon vol.2: A Doll's Secret Life8/1$1.9976% positive 58rpgvisual-novelinteractive-fictiondating-simanimeS
Depression The Game: A Short, Intense Interactive Simulation7/7$1.9969% positive 307atmosphericlife-siminteractive-fictionpsychologicalpsychological-horrorS
Azure Saga: Pathfinder - Galactic Adventure RPG3/13$12.9973% positive 101adventurerpgindiestrategyturn-based-combatS
Vain Riser: A Steampunk Anime Adventure of Dreams and Deception8/19$12.9973% positive 98animevisual-novelcutedating-simsteampunkS
ArcticBoy: The Interactive Story - A Snowy Adventure to Deliver Rolls4/30$0.9972% positive 120adventurecinematichorrorsurvivalvisual-novelS
暮雨流花+: A Visual Novel Exploring Family Bonds and Healing7/25Free83% positive 23visual-novellore-richstory-richcutefemale-protagonistS
Gray Planet: An Exploration Adventure on a Collapsing World11/8Free83% positive 23adventurerpgvisual-novelexploration2dS
Rising Angels: Hope — Embark on a Space Academy Adventure3/18$14.9983% positive 23adventureindiecasualvisual-novelanimeS
Cute Warrior Girl: A Charming Medieval Adventure RPG7/11Free83% positive 23rpgvisual-novel2d2d-platformerfunnyS
Paper Enchantress: Choose Your Magical Destiny12/21Free83% positive 23visual-novelcasual2dchoices-mattermultiple-endingsS
Restart Mode: Relive a Day, Break the Loop in Psychological Detective Game12/16$9.9983% positive 23casualadventuresimulationstrategyactionS
Toll: The Ferryman's Ledger - Earn Your Passage Across Death's River8/18$1.19-40%83% positive 23idlerincrementalvisual-novelpoint-&-click2dS
The Next World: A Strategic Visual Novel of Survival3/7$12.9972% positive 116adventurecasualindiesci-fivisual-novelS
Tennis Story: Relive Youthful Adventures and Life Lessons10/5Free77% positive 47tennisemotionalmultiple-endingsstory-richfree-to-playS
Mengde Big Miss and the Self-Destructing Boy: Three Kingdoms Fantasy4/19$7.9968% positive 385historicalvisual-novelstory-richrpgemotionalS
Sovietpunk: Chapter One - A Post-Apocalyptic Interactive Fiction Adventure4/2$0.9970% positive 191interactive-fictionpoint-&-clickstory-richatmosphericpost-apocalypticS
Tiny Light: A Charming Casual RPG & Dating Sim Adventure7/29$1.04-85%74% positive 76casualrpgdating-simvisual-novelinteractive-fictionS
2023: Alien Bugs Invade Earth – A Sci-Fi Visual Novel Experience5/9Free76% positive 54multiplayeralienssci-fivisual-novelactionS
Gumshoe Detective Agency: The First Case - Unravel a 90s Digital Mystery10/9$9.9975% positive 63mysteryatmosphericdetectivesimulationpoint-&-clickS
A Foretold Affair: A Steampunk Visual Novel of Destiny3/10$12.9978% positive 40indiecasualvisual-novelromancestory-richS
BlueSuburbia: Explore Haunted Dreamscapes of Interactive Poetry12/29Free78% positive 40adventureinteractive-fictionpoint-&-clickvisual-novelwalking-simulatorS
Guardian of the Future: A Fantasy Otome Adventure11/15$9.9978% positive 40visual-novelotomefemale-protagonistanimefantasyS
Deiland: Pocket Planet - Cozy Farming Adventure on a Tiny World12/15$14.9969% positive 232cozywholesomefarming-simagriculturecollectathonS
GAG: A Dialogue-Driven Psychological Horror Drama8/7$1.9975% positive 60indieexperimentalinteractive-fictionpsychological-horrorsurrealS
Last Days of Spring 2: A Visual Novel Romance Sequel11/18$6.9975% positive 60indiecasualvisual-novelsimulationotomeS
Louder Than Words ~The Story of a Field Trip~ – Unraveling a Forbidden Secret10/29Free81% positive 27adventurerpgdating-simvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureS
A Summer in Our Hearts: A Visual Novel of Life and Choices1/1Free81% positive 27casualvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventure2dromanceS
Kakureza Library: Curate Fictional Books and Shape User Fates1/24$4.9981% positive 27adventure2dcasualvisual-novelmultiple-endingsS
The Armed Shadow: Hunt Down Deadly Shadows in This Fast-Paced Action Game2/6$9.9981% positive 27adventurecasualstrategyplatformergrand-strategyS
The Resurrection of Vampire: Mystery on an Ancient Island4/21$5.9981% positive 27rpgadventureinteractive-fictiondating-simvisual-novelS
You Know My Name?: A Psychedelic Journey Through Amnesia7/4$0.9969% positive 229experimentalvisual-novelabstractpsychological-horrorpsychedelicS
The Dark Prophecy: A Medieval Boy's Point-and-Click Adventure2/28$9.9977% positive 44story-richfantasypoint-&-clickpixel-graphicschoose-your-own-adventureS
Sherlock-chan: The Rule-Breaking Misdirection Mystery7/10$9.9977% positive 44adventuremysteryvisual-noveldetectivemultiple-endingsS
Arclight of City: A Futuristic RPG Visual Novel of Crime and Consequence3/3$3.9980% positive 30adventuresci-fiinteractive-fictionfuturisticrpgSShowing 2851-2900 of 3937 items
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