Most popular visual novels
Ordered by VNDB rating count. Includes 55 individual works in our catalog; collections are excluded.
- 01
Doki Doki Literature Club!
6.92 / 1019,196 VNDB ratings ↗A school literature club and its poetry activities become the setting for a psychological horror story.
Light choices · English edition
- 02
STEINS;GATE
9.02 / 1016,857 VNDB ratings ↗Students in Akihabara discover that a modified microwave can send messages into the past. Phone calls and messages lead to different outcomes as their experiments attract dangerous attention.
Branching routes · English edition
- 03
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
7.62 / 10 average15,958 VNDB ratings ↗Makoto Naegi and his classmates are trapped inside Hope’s Peak Academy. Investigate murders and challenge testimony in class trials to uncover who is responsible.
Linear story · English edition
- 04
Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
8.87 / 1013,833 VNDB ratings ↗A wealthy family's gathering on an isolated island turns into a mystery about murder, inheritance, and a supposed witch.
Linear story · English edition
- 05
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
8.08 / 10 average13,184 VNDB ratings ↗A school trip to Jabberwock Island becomes a deadly game. Search crime scenes, question classmates, and defend your deductions in a new set of class trials.
Linear story · English edition
- 06
CLANNAD
8.72 / 1011,405 VNDB ratings ↗Tomoya helps Nagisa rebuild their school drama club while confronting his troubled home life. Their growing circle of friends connects school, family, and life beyond graduation.
Branching routes · English edition
- 07
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
8.98 / 1010,973 VNDB ratings ↗Episodes five through eight continue the island mystery and arguments introduced in Umineko's Question Arcs.
Linear story · English edition
- 08
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
7.67 / 10 average8,850 VNDB ratings ↗Sixteen kidnapped students are forced into another killing game, with investigations and trials deciding who is responsible.
Light choices · English edition
- 09
planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
7.84 / 108,658 VNDB ratings ↗A scavenger enters a ruined planetarium and meets a robot who still expects visitors. He agrees to repair its projector amid the remains of a devastated civilization.
Linear story · English edition
- 10
STEINS;GATE 0
8.07 / 107,650 VNDB ratings ↗An alternate worldline explores the consequences of failing to save someone in the original STEINS;GATE story.
Branching routes · English edition
- 11
The House in Fata Morgana
8.79 / 107,595 VNDB ratings ↗An amnesiac visitor wakes in a ruined mansion. A maid recounts the tragedies of its former residents across different centuries, raising questions about the visitor’s own identity.
Branching routes · English edition
- 12
WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
8.63 / 10 average5,485 VNDB ratings ↗A TYPE-MOON story follows young magic users and a newcomer whose ordinary life intersects with their hidden world.
Linear story · English edition
- 13
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
7.97 / 10 average5,081 VNDB ratings ↗Mix drinks in a small bar in Glitch City and listen to its regulars describe life under corporate rule. Your orders influence conversations and the paths their stories take.
Branching routes · English edition
- 14
Summer Pockets
8.46 / 104,738 VNDB ratings ↗Hairi visits the secluded island of Torishirojima and spends a summer getting to know its residents.
Branching routes · English edition
- 15
AI: The Somnium Files
7.87 / 104,117 VNDB ratings ↗Detective Kaname Date investigates a serial murder case in near-future Tokyo. Search crime scenes and explore suspects’ dreams to find clues that ordinary questioning cannot reveal.
Branching routes · English edition
- 16
eden*
7.58 / 103,757 VNDB ratings ↗A soldier and an unusual young woman become part of a final love story as their planet approaches its end.
Linear story · English edition
- 17
Raging Loop
7.94 / 10 average3,618 VNDB ratings ↗A traveler becomes trapped in a remote Japanese village during a deadly ritual. Revisit decisions through a story flowchart and use knowledge from earlier outcomes to uncover the rules.
Branching routes · English edition
- 18
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
7.76 / 10 average3,618 VNDB ratings ↗In a coastal town threatened by rising seas, a boy encounters a robot girl while searching what remains beneath the water.
Light choices · English edition
- 19
Amnesia: Memories
7.20 / 102,561 VNDB ratings ↗A heroine who has lost her memories navigates five different romantic worlds while trying to understand her situation.
Branching routes · English edition
- 20
Symphonic Rain
8.14 / 10 average2,410 VNDB ratings ↗Music student Chris Vertin studies in the rainy town of Piova and works toward becoming a professional musician.
Branching routes · English edition
- 21
ISLAND
7.74 / 102,117 VNDB ratings ↗An amnesiac man washes up on Urashima and begins investigating how the island's residents connect to his past and future.
Branching routes · English edition
- 22
Hatoful Boyfriend
7.26 / 101,869 VNDB ratings ↗The only human student at a school for birds attends classes and pursues relationships with an unusual cast.
Branching routes · English edition
- 23
ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
7.70 / 101,864 VNDB ratings ↗A school robotics club on Tanegashima struggles to survive in a world where augmented-reality devices are part of everyday life.
Branching routes · English edition
- 24
Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
7.30 / 101,680 VNDB ratings ↗A boy encounters an android whose expressions and behavior raise questions about whether a machine can have a soul.
Branching routes · English edition
- 25
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
7.73 / 10 average1,583 VNDB ratings ↗A voice tells you there is a princess in a cabin and that you must kill her. What happens next depends on which parts of the story you believe.
Choices shape the story · English edition
- 26
fault - milestone one
7.20 / 101,530 VNDB ratings ↗Princess Selphine and her guardian Ritona flee an attack on their homeland, only to arrive in an unfamiliar forest. Their journey home begins in a world of science and magic.
Linear story · English edition
- 27
Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
7.60 / 10 average1,300 VNDB ratings ↗A spacefaring treasure hunter returns to Earth after finding a clue that may lead to her missing mother.
Linear story · English edition
- 28
PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
7.64 / 10 average1,116 VNDB ratings ↗Several people in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward acquire deadly curses linked to local ghost stories. Investigate their motives and switch perspectives to uncover a rumored resurrection ritual.
Branching routes · English edition
- 29
fault - milestone two side:above
7.68 / 101,024 VNDB ratings ↗The next part of fault follows directly from milestone one's fantasy journey and the relationships established there.
Linear story · English edition
- 30
Cinderella Phenomenon
7.64 / 10902 VNDB ratings ↗A princess loses her royal life to a fairy-tale curse and meets other people whose stories have taken an unexpected turn.
Branching routes · English edition
- 31
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
7.62 / 10 average833 VNDB ratings ↗A woman wakes in an unfamiliar mansion with no memory of who she is or why she has arrived there.
Branching routes · English edition
- 32
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
8.26 / 10 average716 VNDB ratings ↗Grow up beside the boy next door in a seaside town, shaping your personality, your memories, and the kind of relationship you want to have.
Choices shape the story · English edition
- 33
Heart of the Woods
7.38 / 10672 VNDB ratings ↗Two paranormal vloggers visit a remote village where supernatural activity is real. One encounters a woman’s ghost, drawing them into an old curse and an unexpected romance.
Branching routes · English edition
- 34
Nameless ~The one thing you must recall~
7.62 / 10651 VNDB ratings ↗A girl's attachment to her dolls becomes the starting point for an unusual set of romantic relationships.
Branching routes · English edition
- 35
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
7.04 / 10544 VNDB ratings ↗Seven people become entangled in a curse, and their decisions affect both their relationships and their chances of survival.
Choices shape the story · English edition
- 36
Coffee Talk
7.04 / 10537 VNDB ratings ↗Run a late-night café in an alternate Seattle where humans, elves, and other fantasy residents share their problems. The drinks you serve influence how their stories develop.
Branching routes · English edition
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A Date with Death
7.52 / 10524 VNDB ratings ↗A stranger on your computer claims to be the Grim Reaper. Spend seven days chatting, flirting, and negotiating over something rather personal: your soul.
Branching routes · English edition
- 38
her tears were my light
7.12 / 10 average513 VNDB ratings ↗Time meets Space in a small cosmic love story where rewinding is part of how you find your way back to each other.
Branching routes · English edition
- 39
one night, hot springs
6.87 / 10507 VNDB ratings ↗Join Haru, a young transgender woman, on a hot-springs trip with her friend Manami. Everyday decisions shape a short story about access, friendship, and feeling welcome.
Branching routes · English edition
- 40
We Know the Devil
7.08 / 10 average449 VNDB ratings ↗Three teenagers at summer camp face an approaching threat while their friendships repeatedly leave one person outside.
Branching routes · English edition
- 41
Butterfly Soup
7.47 / 10431 VNDB ratings ↗Four Asian-American girls find friendship, first love, and room to be themselves around a high-school baseball team.
Not verified · English edition
- 42
A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
7.74 / 10 average347 VNDB ratings ↗Michelle and Sam meet in Hong Kong in 1986. Their developing relationship explores family expectations and cultural change through dialogue choices and two endings.
Branching routes · English edition
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Cinders
7.00 / 10335 VNDB ratings ↗Revisit Cinderella’s household through a heroine who can challenge the fairy tale’s expectations. Decisions shape her personality, her relationships, and the ending she pursues.
Choices shape the story · English edition
- 44
Blooming Panic
7.90 / 10 average292 VNDB ratings ↗Join a small fan community where late-night messages, video calls, and online friendships can turn into something more.
Branching routes · English edition
- 45
Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
6.80 / 10 average273 VNDB ratings ↗Candy alchemist Syrup discovers a mysterious candy golem in her workshop. Decide how she responds to the unexpected visitor and explore ten possible endings.
Branching routes · English edition
- 46
Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
7.93 / 10184 VNDB ratings ↗A teenager prepares to leave a Florida hometown while relationships and unsettling experiences complicate the departure.
Branching routes · English edition
- 47
One Night Stand
5.75 / 10154 VNDB ratings ↗Wake in a stranger’s bedroom after a night you cannot clearly remember. Conversation and careful observation reveal what happened and lead to twelve possible endings.
Branching routes · English edition
- 48
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
7.25 / 10151 VNDB ratings ↗Return to a late-night coffee shop to prepare drinks and listen to another set of conversations with its visitors.
Light choices · English edition
- 49
First Kiss at a Spooky Soiree
6.33 / 10 average145 VNDB ratings ↗Light witch Marzipan attends a Halloween party hoping for her first kiss. Meet eight possible partners and make choices leading to ten different endings.
Branching routes · English edition
- 50
Scarlet Hollow
8.24 / 10 average137 VNDB ratings ↗Visit your estranged cousin in a North Carolina mining town for a family funeral. Select character traits and make decisions as supernatural incidents spread through the town.
Choices shape the story · English edition · In development
- 51
Butterfly Soup 2
7.84 / 10118 VNDB ratings ↗Diya, Noelle, Akarsha, and Min-seo navigate school, baseball, and relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2009. This sequel continues the original game’s four connected perspectives.
Light choices · English edition
- 52
Arcade Spirits
6.76 / 10107 VNDB ratings ↗Start work at the Funplex in a world where the arcade industry never collapsed. Customize your protagonist and develop friendships or romance with seven possible partners.
Choices shape the story · English edition
- 53
A TAVERN FOR TEA
6.04 / 10 average70 VNDB ratings ↗At a tavern on the border between humans and demons, brew a cup of tea and listen to the stories your visitors bring.
Not verified · English edition
- 54
LongStory
5.91 / 1052 VNDB ratings ↗Arrive at Weasel Heights Middle School, choose your pronouns, and build friendships or dating relationships. A mystery surrounding your assigned locker complicates school life.
Branching routes · English edition
- 55
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
6.45 / 1012 VNDB ratings ↗Run a fantasy tavern, prepare magical drinks, and collect rumors from adventurers who stop at the counter.
Light choices · English edition
