While most visual novel games aren’t going to flex the muscle of a PlayStation 5, sometimes you just want to relax and settle in with a good story. Luckily there is a superb selection of games to ...

These visual novels might've passed you by, but fans of the genre need to go back and try out these five great games.

Ares will release IRODORI-developed Sengoku era romance visual novel Hakkenden for Switch this fall in Japan, the publisher announced. Hakkenden first launched for PC on January 26 in Japan. Here is ...

The latest in the Key-developed title's long-running series of ports. Just like the PS Vita version, the Switch version will include the fully voiced visual novel version of the spin-off novel ...

The Nintendo Switch physical versions of Japanese visual novel Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition are available today, courtesy of publisher ININ Games. Root Double marks ININ's ...

I’ve always been enamored with Japanese horror. The genre originated in Japan and has immense popularity. Visual novels bear similarities to manga, which also has its roots in the country, so it’s no ...

Hirameki International is popular in its native Japan — it’s one of many companies that publishes “visual novels,” — a sort of modern-day alternative to “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. The company ...

Hirameki International is testing largely uncharted waters with Animamundi, a Japanese “visual novel” that’s now available in the United States and is, for the first time, available for the Macintosh.

Poor old Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. One of the best games of 2023 — it's in my personal top 10, for what it's worth, and has nearly 2,000 Overwhelmingly Positive reviews on Steam if ...

Mohamed from Egypt has been covering Japanese and indie games for more than 5 years for local and international outlets. He is very interested in the Japanese language and culture, and is a long term ...

Muv-Luv is a long-running series of visual novels born from an original trilogy released in Japan between 2003 and 2006 and in the west between 2016 and 2017. Especially Muv-Luv Alternative, which is ...

Part of Type-Moon’s shared universe, Witch on the Holy Night is a prequel to the popular Tsukihime. Don’t worry if you haven’t played that one, as this story stands on its own quite well. Aoko Aozaki ...