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)
The Better Deal - Part I: A Story-Driven Visual Novel Adventure7/26$7.9968% positive 76adventurevisual-novelrealisticfemale-protagonist3dS
The Awakening - Femboy Saga: Embrace Your True Self8/6$1.9981% positive 16casualpoint-&-clickvisual-novelimmersive-sim3dS
Ikkarus and the Prince of Sin — A Hero's New Challenge7/24$9.9981% positive 16lgbtq+animefantasycasualsimulationS
Home: A Quarantine Story - A Pandemic's Emotional Reckoning9/25Free81% positive 16adventurevisual-novelstory-richpoint-&-clickinteractive-fictionS
My Dream Sport Dating Simulator: Date Athletes, Conquer Pop Culture!2/18$4.9981% positive 16singleplayeranimecomedydating-simvisual-novelS
SS13 BAR SIM: Serve Drinks and Uncover Station Drama9/28$3.99-20%81% positive 16casualsimulationvisual-novelrpgspace-simS
The False Culprit: Unravel a Schoolgirl's Disappearance11/14$0.9981% positive 16interactive-fictioncasualvisual-novelpuzzlepoint-&-clickS
Con Amore: Shape Claudia's Musical Dreams and Find Love7/25$4.9979% positive 19indiecasualsimulationvisual-novelfemale-protagonistS
Easy Quiz: Test Your Patience and Knowledge3/24$0.9979% positive 19casualvisual-novelidlerchoices-mattersingleplayerS
Memories of East Coast: A Philosophical Visual Novel of Past Regrets6/1$2.9979% positive 19immersivevisual-novelatmosphericpsychologicalphilosophicalS
Odile: Black Duckling Tale - Grow from a Duckling in a Dark Fairytale12/1$6.9979% positive 19choose-your-own-adventuremultiple-endingsdark-fantasypixel-graphicsstory-richS
Robinson Alchemy: Survive and Craft on a Deserted Island1/9$2.79-30%79% positive 19casualadventurepuzzlevisual-novelchoose-your-own-adventureS
CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~: A Horror Visual Novel Mystery1/29$6.9964% positive 177visual-novelindieadventurecasualotomeS
Incel Syndrome: A Darkly Comedic Descent into Conspiracy8/20Free70% positive 53visual-noveldark-comedyphilosophicalpsychologicalinteractive-fictionS
The Orchard of Stray Sheep: A Dystopian Academy's Deceptive Peace6/20$9.9970% positive 53visual-novelindiecasualdystopianadventureS
After Friday: A Psychological Horror Journey4/11$1.9976% positive 25visual-novel3ddark-humorhorrorpsychological-horrorS
Culling of Normality: Psychological Horror on a Rural Farm4/24Free76% positive 25casualadventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novel2dS
In the Name of Sin: Survive the Arbitration Game10/30$2.79-30%76% positive 25casualadventureindiesimulationrpgS
Stellar Reflections: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Visual Novel2/9Free76% positive 25visual-noveladventuremultiple-endingschoices-matterstory-richS
The Adventurous Four: A Nonlinear Visual Novel Adventure3/22$3.9976% positive 25adventureindiecasualvisual-novelnonlinearS
Cafe Crush: A Visual Novel About Working at a Quirky Coffee Shop7/19$1.9974% positive 31casualromanceminigamesvisual-novelanimeS
Death Voting Game: A Free-to-Play Strategy RPG Adventure10/14Free74% positive 31strategyrpgindieadventurevisual-novelS
NA-Re: Great Chain of Being: A Lost Visual Novel Reborn11/6Free74% positive 31visual-novelinteractive-fictionthird-person2dtext-basedS
Robospital: Learn Python Through Logic Puzzles9/19$7.49-50%74% positive 31programminglogicpuzzleeducationsoftware-trainingS
Purrfect Date: Unravel a Feline Mystery on Cat Island12/15$9.9961% positive 471dating-simcasualindievisual-noveladventureS
The Sibling Experiment: A Free Visual Novel About Switched Lives5/26Free71% positive 45indiesimulationvisual-novelanimefree-to-playS
The Winter Mind: A Short Visual Novel of Inner Struggle9/7$0.9967% positive 85pixel-graphicsvisual-novelpsychological-horrorminimalistinteractive-fictionS
Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude: Uncover the Mystery Before the City Vanishes3/8Free61% positive 455visual-novelsupernaturalmysterycasualadventureS
M1: A Death in the Desert - Unravel a Post-Apocalyptic Mystery8/8$2.9972% positive 39adventureindiecasualactionvisual-novelS
Freshman Year: A College Night Out4/20Free63% positive 215indieshortfemale-protagonistvisual-novelsingleplayerS
Tokyo Detectives: Investigate Murders in This Free-to-Play Anime Mystery12/30Free69% positive 59detectiveinvestigationanimevisual-novelmysteryS
Tlicolity Eyes: A Romance Visual Novel with Supernatural Twists6/30Free64% positive 160interactive-fictionvisual-noveldating-simword-gamefemale-protagonistS
Convoluted Incident: Pinch Me - A Pixelated Horror Adventure9/2$8.9977% positive 22adventurerpgactionvisual-noveldesign-&-illustrationS
Hypoxia - One Last Breath: A Sci-Fi Interactive Fiction Adventure9/7Free77% positive 22adventurevisual-novelsci-fianimeindieS
Penny's Path: A Time-Traveling Visual Novel of Witch Hunts7/24Free77% positive 22female-protagonistmagichand-drawnvisual-noveltime-travelS
The Miserable Crimson Hooded Girl: A Dark Fairy Tale Reimagined12/31$1.9977% positive 22horrorexplorationwalking-simulatorexperimentalvisual-novelS
Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector's Edition - Unravel Dark Mysteries3/28$7.9977% positive 22hidden-objectvisual-novelmysterydetectiveinvestigationS
I Am Here, I Won't Disappear: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel1/24$0.9967% positive 82psychological-horrorcasualvisual-novelabstracthorrorS
Kamitsubaki Academy Newspaper Club: Uncover City Secrets10/29$29.9968% positive 68adventureexplorationpixel-graphicssimulationhidden-objectS
Princess Maker 2 Regeneration — Dad, it's time to start our journey together7/10$39.9964% positive 154steamvisual-novelsimulationlife-sim2dS
New Meaning: Help Luke Find Happiness8/16Free67% positive 79free-to-playsingleplayerchoose-your-own-adventurevisual-novel2dS
One-Way Ticket: A Descent into Madness on the High Seas10/25$4.9961% positive 387casualindierpggorevisual-novelS
The Raintime: Unraveling a College Student's Illusory Reality6/5Free69% positive 55free-to-playindieadventurevisual-novelS
Absolution: Confront Your Sins in a Psychological Visual Novel3/14Free71% positive 41psychologicaladventurepoint-&-clickturn-based-strategyvisual-novelS
My Sister's Daily Life: A Visual Novel Journey1/31Free71% positive 41singleplayerrpgvisual-novel2ddating-simS
Buried Shards: Unravel a Mind Lost to Amnesia12/8Free72% positive 36singleplayerexplorationhidden-objectcollectathoninteractive-fictionS
Mayday Trials: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel of Grief and Revelation6/18$2.39-20%72% positive 36visual-novelpsychological-horrorphilosophicalchoose-your-own-adventurepsychologicalS
POOP: The Incremental Clicker with a Twist7/13Free63% positive 180incrementalstrategyvisual-novelpsychological-horrordating-simSShowing 3201-3250 of 3937 items
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