Top 20 Visual Novel Games

After being kidnapped by a wolf-like alien, a man from Earth finds himself caught up in the messy political affairs of a race that has recently lost its emperor.

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru is the sequel to Umineko no Naku Koro Ni. It is also referred to as When They Cry 4 in the overall When They Cry franchise.

Fate/Hollow Ataraxia is a Japanese visual novel game and the sequel to Fate/Stay Night. The word ataraxia in the title is a Greek term for tranquility, giving the title the combined meaning of "empty (or false) tranquility". The plot of Fate/Hollow Ataraxia is based half a year after the events of Fate/Stay Night. Like its preceding counterpart, the story is set in Fuyuki City. Bazett Fraga McRemitz, a member of the Mages' Association and a master in the Fifth Holy Grail War, wakes on the fourth day of the Fifth Holy Grail War with a new servant, Avenger, and no memory of what happened to her beforehand. She and the Avenger set off to fight and win the Holy Grail War.

Mass Effect: Genesis is a downloadable "interactive backstory comic". Genesis fills the role of Mass Effect for new players by introducing them to the story of the original game and allowing them to make six of the major plot decisions that players could make. If downloaded, the comic appears between the opening level and character customization. There are two versions of the comic, one each for a male and female Commander Shepard.

From renowned visual novel studio Key, this is the sequel to the highly acclaimed visual novel Clannad. Featuring a truly memorable continuation to Tomoya and Tomoyo's journey, Tomoyo After promises to draw you even further into Clannad's world.

A Requiem for Innocence main episode is a prequel to the original "The House in Fata Morgana", comes with several sub episodes that are companions to the game.

Set in 1980s Japan, Witch on the Holy Night tells the story of fan-favorite Type-Moon character Aoko Aozaki as she attempts to navigate the complex world of magecraft while also dealing with the everyday struggles of life as a high school student! Players will experience the thrilling origin story of this much-beloved character, penned by Kinoko Nasu, famed creator of the Fate series, himself.

Welcome to Bad End Theater! Select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates! The decisions you make in one story will affect the others. you can toggle these behaviors to open up new paths! unfortunately, every path leads to a bad ending... Can you find a way to save this unlucky cast? Playtime: 2-3 hours to see all endings (it's a puzzle game, so this varies widely).

An enhanced rerelease of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) featuring quality-of-life improvements, gameplay enhancements, new locations, balance tweaks, online functionality, new difficulty options, an additional side character storyline and a changed endgame.

This is the second half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This version features multi-language options, swappable renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Sengoku Rance (also known as "Rance 7") is the tenth release of the Rance series launched by Alicesoft. The story takes place during the 4th sengoku (warring states) era of JAPAN, an area of the Rance World which parodies medieval real-world Japan.

A remaster of the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, released exclusively as part of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy bundle.

Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!

Kindred Spirits on the Roof is a Japanese adult-rated visual novel. The game is set around a shy girl named Tomi Yuna, who prefers to eat alone on the roof of her school, the Kokonotsuboshi Girl’s Academy. However, one day she finds out that the roof is haunted by the ghosts of two girls that died, before they could fully realize their love for other girls. MangaGamer is publishing the game in the west and has announced that the game will be available uncensored on Steam.

Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head. The game is described by the development team as a "hypothetical science ADV" and explores time and time travel in 2010 Akihabara. The gameplay follows non-linear plot lines which offer branching scenarios with courses of interaction.

Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram/Phenogram of Linear Restraint (STEINS;GATE 線形拘束のフェノグラム Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram?) is a visual novel released on April 25, 2013 containing a mixture of scenarios set during and after the original visual novel's story-line, but in different world lines.

A collection of all thirteen chapters from the Harvest December series of episodic visual novels for the Nintendo 3DS.

Fate/Grand Order is a turn-based role-playing game with some visual novel elements set in the Fate/stay franchise, for iOS and Android.

A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing romance with murders and dangerous ikemen, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!

Slow Damage takes place at some point during the 21st century in the fictional ward of Shinkomi, which is located in Tokyo, Japan and was previously a part of the Tokyo Bay City No. 13 subregion. The country is in the midst of a recession and, in an attempt to resolve these economic troubles, the government repurposed this area as a large-scale casino resort due to its historic prosperity. This ward is governed by the corrupt Takasato Group whose only interest is their own financial gain.

The story follows Towa, a resident of Shinkoumi who lives his life in a carefree and apathetic manner, showing no concern for his future. The only thing that captures his interest is painting—more specifically, painting the innermost desires of other people.