The best visual novel games of all time for any console or system, ranked by gamers everywhere. These games are ordered by popularity, so only the greatest visual novels are at the top of the list.
As a general genre, visual novel games are typically easy to pick and up play and are great for people that prefer to read rather than shoot enemies. Many visual novels have adult themes, though a few visual novel games such as Phoenix Wright are meant for players of all ages. This list includes all challenging visual novel games that have ever hit the shelves, so it doesn't necessarily have all the more obscure or new visual novel games.
This list has everything from Katawa Shoujo to DNA Media Comics. This list answers the questions, "What are the best visual novel games?" and "What is the greatest visual novel game of all time?" Vote up all your favorites below, that way other gamers will see which games they should check out next.
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1,248302Steins;Gate
December 10, 2015Developer: 5bp.
Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus and released for the... more
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Developer: Chunsoft
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors is a graphic adventure game/visual novel developed... more4
768220Developer: Capcom
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten, is a... more5
1,049302Fate/stay night
2004Developer: Type-Moon
Fate/stay night is a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon, which was originally... more6
1,550558Katawa Shoujo
2012Katawa Shoujo is a bishōjo-style visual novel by Four Leaf Studios that tells a story of a... more7
448113Developer: Chunsoft
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, also known as simply Virtue's Last Reward in Europe and... more8
Developer: Capcom
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 3,... more9
489115Yūji Kazami transfers to Mihama Academy, a school with only five female students and prison-like features. Every student in the school have their own "circumstances" for being there, but Yūji is not required to do anything about their situation as he asked for a normal student life
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395110Umineko: When They Cry is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by... more12
Developer: Capcom
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 2, is a... more13
642254G Senjō no Maō
2008G Senjō no Maō is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Akabeisoft2 and first released... more14
430187Rewrite
2011Developer: Key
Rewrite is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key, a brand of VisualArt's. It was released... more15
If My Heart Had Wings is a Japanese 18+ Visual Novel produced by Pulltop. It was released on... more16
302114Saya no Uta
2003Developer: Nitroplus
Saya no Uta is a Lovecraftian horror visual novel by Nitroplus with erotic content. The... more17
257111Developer: KID
Ever 17: The Out of Infinity is a Japanese science fiction visual novel produced by KID. It... more18
255102Developer: Capcom
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 4, is a visual novel... more19
243109Clannad is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and released on April 28, 2004 for Windows... more20
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15078Developer: Key
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Key released... more22
35364In the year 1973, alien species known as BETA (Beings of Extra Terrestrial origin which is... more23
28956Developer: 07th Expansion
Higurashi When They Cry, known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the... more24
360113Little Busters!
2007Developer: Key
Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007... more25
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