Top-rated visual novels
Ordered by VNDB Bayesian score, with at least 500 ratings. Includes 25 individual works in our catalog; collections are excluded.
- 01
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
- 02
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
- 03
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
- 04
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
- 05
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
- 06
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
- 07
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
- 08
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
- 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
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
- 11
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
- 12
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
- 13
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
- 14
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
- 15
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
- 16
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
- 17
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
- 18
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
- 19
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
- 20
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
- 21
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
- 22
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
- 23
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
- 24
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
- 25
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
