Best Visual Novel Games

The best Visual Novel games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Visual Novel titles.

Looking for the best Visual Novel games? This list ranks every Visual Novel title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Visual Novel is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Visual Novel obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.8

Fate/stay night REMASTERED

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC

FantasyDark FantasySupernatural+1

AtmosphericDramaticCinematic+2

9.8

Umineko When They Cry

Visual Novel · Horror

Windows · Mac · Linux

Detective / MysterySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+2

9.8

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousAtmosphericCinematic+2

9.8

The House in Fata Morgana

Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure

Microsoft Windows · iOS · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

GothicSupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousEmotionalMelancholic+2

9.7

Full Metal Daemon Muramasa

Visual Novel · Adventure

PC

Dark FantasyRobots / MechsPsychological+1

DarkIntenseThought-Provoking+3

9.7

Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut

Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure

PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox

PsychologicalSurrealDark / Grim+1

MysteriousCreepyUnsettling+3

9.7

STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS

Sci-FiPsychologicalDetective / Mystery

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+3

9.6

Wonderful Everyday: Down the Rabbit-Hole

Visual Novel · Adventure

Windows

PsychologicalSurrealDreamlike+1

MysteriousUnsettlingThought-Provoking+3

9.6

White Album 2

Visual Novel

Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita

School / AcademyRomancePsychological+1

EmotionalMelancholicBittersweet+3

9.5

STEINS;GATE 0

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkEmotional+3

9.4

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Visual Novel · Horror · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

School / AcademyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousCreepyUnsettling+3

9.4

CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · PSP · Android · iOS

ModernPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousUnsettlingSuspenseful+3

9.3

Muv-Luv

Visual Novel · Adventure

Windows · Nintendo Switch · iOS · Android · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

Sci-FiWarDystopian+1

EmotionalDarkIntense+2

9.3

Limbus Company

RPG · Strategy · Adventure · Visual Novel

PC · iOS · Android

DystopianDark / GrimPsychological+1

DarkStrategicTactical+3

9.1

MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

Fighting · Action · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · PC

SupernaturalVampiresUrban Fantasy

Fast-PacedCompetitiveIntense+1

9.1

Ace Attorney

Adventure · Visual Novel

Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · Windows · Wii · iOS · Android · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Detective / MysteryComedyCrime

FunnyQuirkyCharming+2

9.0

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

Adventure · Visual Novel · Puzzle

Mobile · Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

CyberpunkDystopianDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousDarkUnsettling+3

9.0

Hashihime of the Old Book Town

Visual Novel · Adventure · Horror

PC · Nintendo Switch

ModernDetective / MysteryPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkUnsettling+3

8.8

WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow

Visual Novel

Windows · PlayStation 3

RomanceContemporaryPsychological

EmotionalMelancholicBittersweet+3

8.8

Fate/Grand Order

RPG · Adventure · Visual Novel

Android · iOS · iPadOS · Arcade

FantasyMythologyWar+1

EpicStrategicTactical+3

8.7

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

RPG · Adventure · Visual Novel

PC-9800 Series · Windows

Post-ApocalypticSupernaturalDark / Grim+1

DarkAtmosphericUnsettling+2

8.4

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Action · Action-Adventure · Visual Novel

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PC

Sci-FiComedySatire+1

QuirkyWeirdSurreal+3

7.5

Rent-A-Girlfriend: The Horizon and the Girl in the Swimsuit

Visual Novel

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4

RomanceComedyContemporary

CharmingAtmosphericSingle-Player