Best Visual Novel Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated visual novel games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Visual Novel games on Steam.

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Shadowhand: RPG Card Game Shadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies in 18th Century England with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!

Price -97% 0.58€
Rating 7.8
Release 07 Dec 2017
Crimson Imprint plus -Nonexistent Christmas- This is a story about her and him. This is also a story about meeting and parting. Perhaps it is a very simple story. It may be a very complicated story. A simple FAREWELL ...... And not a grand farewell. If you can feel the joy and sorrow we pour in, it is a great encouragement to us.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 01 Dec 2017
Let`s not stay friends Friendship is a wonderful thing… unless you are friends with a girl who has no idea you have feelings for her! Inske, a student of magical arts, is troubled by the upcoming outdoors exam, and can't even imagine that someone might want to use the test as an opportunity to get close to her.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 28 Nov 2017
Eternal Hour: Golden Hour Play through a timeless adventure as Yasu or Rin Fujimoto and discover the origins of Eternal Hour! Eternal Hour: Golden Hour is a fun, emotional, and story-driven Visual Novel that takes place before the events of Eternal Hour.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 27 Nov 2017
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

Price 27.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 17 Nov 2017
Visual Novel Maker Visualize, Create, Share. A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.

Price 58.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 16 Nov 2017
AZURA AZURA - exciting adventure story in the genre of RPG. Explore an unknown island. Classic combat turn-based system in the best traditions of JRPG, non-linear plot with the choice of the path and juicy anime graphics.

Price 1.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 13 Nov 2017
家有大貓 Nekojishi Nekojishi is a visual novel about feline beast-men, Taiwanese folklore, and the pressures and consequences that come with navigating the world of gods and spirits.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 12 Nov 2017
Eiyu*Senki – The World Conquest A mysterious hero from the heavens and the young ruler of Zipang, Himiko, set their sights on ending the eternal war burning around them, but to bring peace to the world they must first conquer it.

Price 24.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 10 Nov 2017
KARAKARA2 KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.

Price -55% 4.46€
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Nov 2017
Our End of the World Filled with puzzles, the story between she and me at the end of the world. English Subtitle Released on 2018/11/22!

Price -40% 5.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 02 Nov 2017
Fox Hime Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 02 Nov 2017
Little Busters! English Edition Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.

Price 31.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 01 Nov 2017
Perceptions of the Dead Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 31 Oct 2017
Attentat 1942 Attentat 1942 is a historically-accurate adventure about World War 2. Face moral dilemmas and existential struggles as you uncover the troubled past of your family.

Price -6% 8.46€
Rating 8.6
Release 31 Oct 2017
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition 2026, Sword Art: Origin, a new VRMMORPG has emerged. Kirito meets a mysterious NPC and receives a cryptic message. This game is definitively not the same as the one he escaped years ago…

Price -98% 1.13€
Rating 7.7
Release 27 Oct 2017
SIMULACRA An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Price -80% 0.79€
Rating 8.7
Release 26 Oct 2017
Don't Make Love Assume the role of a praying mantis in a relationship dilemma. Torn between their mutual love and the instinct to have sex – which could lead to the male mantis’s death – the couple is on the verge of making a decision. Type anything you want in response to your partner during this life-changing conversation.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 26 Oct 2017
Blackberry Honey A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.

Price -40% 7.79€
Rating 8.9
Release 24 Oct 2017
A Mortician's Tale A Mortician's Tale is a short, story-driven game about a mortician tasked with running a funeral home.

Price -85% 1.31€
Rating 6.9
Release 18 Oct 2017
Doki Doki Literature Club! The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.5
Release 06 Oct 2017
Sakura Gamer The antisocial Nekohime is dragged into the world of video game development by her childhood best friend and her arch nemesis, Clover and Suki. Will she make a successful game… and maybe even fall in love?

Price -88% 1.23€
Rating 7.8
Release 05 Oct 2017
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Price 33.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 25 Sep 2017
The Coma: Recut You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.

Price -94% 0.72€
Rating 8.1
Release 22 Sep 2017