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.
6,677 titles match. 2,447 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,756 support Japanese, and 1,271 are free.
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3,937 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Scp: Resonance: A Visual Novel Adventure in the SCP Universe10/25Free69% positive 166free-to-playindieearly-accessgoreviolentS
Elisa: the Innkeeper - A Visual Novel of Love and Choice3/28$6.9969% positive 163choose-your-own-adventurevisual-novelinteractive-fictiondating-simfemale-protagonistS
This World Unknown: A Visual Novel of War's Aftermath9/2$7.9974% positive 58indiecasualadventurevisual-novelotomeS
机忆: Cyberpunk Maid Robot Romance Visual Novel6/18$0.9972% positive 82visual-novelinteractive-fictionword-gamedating-simstory-richS
Morph Girl: Embrace the Unknown in a 90s-Inspired FMV Horror Adventure8/30$3.9971% positive 98indieadventurefmvcasualhorrorS
Tsunagari Chess School: A Visual Novel with Strategic Battles11/3$4.9969% positive 156psychological-horrorvisual-novelanimedating-simmysteryS
I Am Your President: Navigate the Hilarious Chaos of the Oval Office2/27$14.9967% positive 284indiestrategycasualmanagementturn-based-strategyS
~府城少女~ 以妳為名的府城情書 — Cute / Interactive Fiction focus from kolorogame2/25$9.9979% positive 29steamvisual-novelcuteinteractive-fictionindieS
Locked: A Mystery of a Missing Waitress and a Cursed Mansion7/22$1.9976% positive 42casualindieadventurevisual-novelanimeS
Pairs: A Free-to-Play Visual Novel of Alien Invasion11/20Free76% positive 42free-to-playindiesimulationvisual-novelS
Dead End Junction: A Western Adventure of Unexpected Journeys9/23$8.9975% positive 48adventureindievisual-novelfemale-protagonistanimeS
My Head On Your Body: A Dreamlike Horror Visual Novel4/9$1.4975% positive 48visual-noveladventurepsychological-horrorhorrorexperimentalS
For Your Tranquility: Uncover a 1988 Drowning Mystery1/15$10.9968% positive 195singleplayerindiedetectivemysterypoint-&-clickS
Innocent Forest: The Bird of Light - Dive into a VR Tale of Lost Memories10/5$4.9978% positive 32simulationadventurecasualvrvisual-novelS
ReDo: Horror Visual Novel of Exorcist Students at East Ridge High2/1Free78% positive 32rpganimevisual-novelhorroradventureS
The Thing With Mistletoes: A Christmas Mystery Visual Novel2/10Free70% positive 115simulationvisual-novelotomefree-to-playanimeS
The Lords of the Earth Flame: A Text-Based RPG Adventure9/2$9.9967% positive 259adventurerpgindieinteractive-fictionsimulationS
生人症候群: Unraveling a Seaside Town's Strange Transformation5/9$0.9973% positive 63casualrpgdating-simjrpgvisual-novelS
ROAD59: A Yakuza's Last Stand - A Cyberpunk Visual Novel9/24$29.9973% positive 63visual-novelanimechoose-your-own-adventureimmersive-sim2dS
A Butterfly in the District of Dreams: A Nostalgic Visual Novel Journey5/12$9.9979% positive 28indiecasualvisual-novelcutestory-richS
Visual Novel Simulator: Control the Protagonist of a Bishoujo Game7/21$1.9979% positive 28dating-simvisual-noveltext-basedadventureanimeS
Austen Translation: Satirical Strategy in a World Gone Off the Rails5/1$6.9979% positive 28partysatirepvpturn-based-strategyvisual-novelS
Bardic: Quest for Love – Visual Novel Dating Sim in Deepharbor2/15$14.9979% positive 28lgbtq+choose-your-own-adventurevisual-novelmedievalromanceS
Missing Time: Unravel a Small Town's Dark Secrets in This Horror Visual Novel8/19$19.9980% positive 25visual-novelhorrordating-simmultiple-endingschoices-matterS
The Outpost Nine: Episode 1 — A Sci-Fi Visual Novel Set on a Lonely Space Outpost7/27$4.9974% positive 53indiegoreviolentadventuretext-basedS
破镜恐惧: Design Your Fate in a Lovecraftian RPG9/22$1.9973% positive 62visual-novelrpglovecraftiansingleplayeradventureS
The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird's Tale - Hand-Painted Adventure RPG9/22$14.9973% positive 62adventureindierpgpoint-&-clickfemale-protagonistS
ALPHA-NIGHTHAWK: A Post-Apocalyptic Space Opera Visual Novel10/28$19.9977% positive 35visual-novelanimehorrorpost-apocalyptictranshumanismS
ChatBBT: Escape the AI Era in a Whimsical Adventure3/28Free77% positive 35adventurecasualpoint-&-clickvisual-novel2dS
Dragon's Rest: A Fantasy Visual Novel Adventure in 19953/23$6.9977% positive 35dating-simvisual-novelstory-richword-gamerpgS
Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook - A Farming & Dating Sim5/16$9.9969% positive 137visual-novelsimulationindiedating-simcasualS
Seven Boys 2 — Survive a Mysterious Island of Orphans9/15$3.9970% positive 104adventuresimulationrpgindiecasualS
Qixia Diary: A Charming Anime RPG and Visual Novel Experience2/4$0.9975% positive 44rpgvisual-novel2danimemysteryS
What Happened on the Moon? - A Sci-Fi Rover Adventure3/4Free75% positive 44walking-simulatorvisual-novelexplorationside-scroller2dS
PENTALOOP: A One-Time Murder Mystery Adventure5/29$3.9973% positive 59adventuresocial-deductionmultiplayerchoose-your-own-adventurepvpS
Steam Prison -Beyond the Steam- — Continue the Journey in a Divided World11/27$34.9974% positive 50story-richadventureotomevisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureS
Bakumatsu Renka SHINSENGUMI: A Woman's Path in a Turbulent Era6/16$49.9974% positive 50adventureotomedating-simvisual-novelhistoricalS
WhiTaers: Gongren Edition - An Indie Adventure Visual Novel1/26$0.9974% positive 50adventureindievisual-novelanimeS
Green Diver: Dive into Psychedelic Ocean Depths6/20$19.9983% positive 18adventurepoint-&-clickvisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureincrementalS
EmyLiveShow: How To Write A Bestseller - Become a Literary Muse2/21$8.9983% positive 18singleplayercasualadventurevisual-novelinteractive-fictionS
Impressions: Become a News Pundit in an Alien Revelation2/4Free83% positive 18indievisual-novelsci-ficasualaliensS
Mist Time: A Detective's Puzzle-Solving Journey3/4$9.9983% positive 18interactive-fictionvisual-novelpuzzledetectivecrimeS
Willage: A Surreal Journey of Grape Picking and Unforeseen Consequences11/16$6.9983% positive 18surrealexplorationvisual-novelinteractive-fictionaction-adventureS
Ardency: Heart of the Rebellion - Forge Bonds in a Kingdom on the Brink6/14$14.9986% positive 14casualrpgdating-simvisual-novel2dS
CATharsis: A Feline Adventure in a Modern Visual Novel3/11$2.9986% positive 14visual-novelindiecasualtext-basedanimeS
Channel 453: An Interactive Visual Novel of Obsession and Trust9/17$5.9986% positive 14simulationvisual-novel2dcutenoirS
High Smileson: A Relaxing Visual Novel Adventure of Inner Peace2/18$3.9986% positive 14casualadventurevisual-novelpuzzleexplorationS
Pattaya: A Visual Novel Adventure in Thailand2/3$2.9986% positive 142d-platformercasualvisual-novelfemale-protagonist2dS
Project Search: Explore Spectral Landscapes in a Sci-Fi Visual Novel11/16Free86% positive 14rpgmystery-dungeonvisual-novel3disometricSShowing 3001-3050 of 3937 items
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