Best visual novels on Reddit
316 reviews from r/NintendoSwitch, r/visualnovels, r/LearnJapanese and 11 more subreddits
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#1
N/A
4.6
(35)
"**The House in Fata Morgana** absolutely needs to be the top comment here."
"Digimon Survive rocks."
"The house in Fata Morgana, currently rated in top 10 best ever switch games."
"The house in fata morgana is a good one."
"The House in Fata Morgana & Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo are two standouts."
"I wholeheartedly recommend PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo."
"The House in Fata Morgana is $12 now on steam with %50."
"I loved all the themes presented in all 3 routes."
"It encapsulates everything a top tier VN could be."
"Being perhaps the only love story I have ever cared about."
#2
Danganronpa
4.8
(22)
"Danganronpa!"
"Danganronpa and Doki doki literature club are excellent VN."
"I looooved the Danganronpa trilogy, I played them all back to back."
"Danganronpa — all three games are excellent and have crazy plot twists."
"Danganronpa is a must have."
"Danganronpa and Ace Attorney!!"
"Danganronpa has by far been the best I've played."
"Those are my favorites."
"Ace Attorney (+ Ghost Trick) Murder by Numbers AI Somnium Files Danganrompa Famicom Detective Club Gnosia Digimon Survive."
"Danganronpa series."
#3
Steins;Gate
4.9
(18)
"Steins Gate it’s the best of the best of the best sir, with honors."
"Steins;Gate"
"My top 3 are Steins;Gate, Clannad and Tsukihime."
"Steins;Gate is one of the best VN ever and there’s a really good anime adaptation too."
"As far as recommendations, if you want more sci-fi, Steins;Gate is really good."
"Steins;Gate, Root Letter"
"[steins;gate]. Fully voiced, awesome music/sound design, phenomenal art, and very engrossing plotlines."
"While it may sound weird, but playing Steins;Gate is a pretty different experience than watching it."
"Steins Gate is my fav."
"Other great starter VNs are Steins;Gate."
#4
The House in Fata Morgana
4.9
(13)
"The House In Fata Morgana"
"You definitely should try The House in Fata Morgana"
"The House In Fata Morgana if you can handle it."
"Give "The House In Fata Morgana" a try."
"100% the house in fata morgana. just an amazing vn and personally my 2nd favorite"
"Is the only story i put above umineko in my ranks"
"The house in fata morgana."
"The House In Fata Morgana."
"The House in Fata Morgana, one of the highest rated Switch games."
"My favorites so far have been The House in Fata Morgana."
#5
Capcom
4.8
(12)
"Ace Attorney or the Persona Games are always my go to VN or VN adjacent games."
"Ace attorney franchise for sure."
"**Ace Attorney.**"
"- Ace Attorney series, (You have a huge selection with even more on the way)."
"I bought the Ace Attorney games on a whim. I've never looked back."
"People said it already but Ace Attorney."
"Ace Attorney (+ Ghost Trick) Murder by Numbers AI Somnium Files Danganrompa Famicom Detective Club Gnosia Digimon Survive."
"My favorite series are The ace attorney series especially the original trilogy..."
"If you enjoy the puzzle/game aspect, you might want to check out the Ace Attorney series..."
"Also recommend ace attorney and danganronpa."
#6
Raging Loop
4.4
(13)
"I'll recommend Raging Loop."
"Especially Raging Loop as it has become my most favorite vn title."
"Raging Loop for mystery/horror."
"Raging Loop, World End Syndrome."
"Highly recommend Raging Loop and Fata Morgana."
"Raging Loop."
"-Raging Loop, (thriller."
"I absolutely adored most of Raging Loop."
"I suggest Raging loop"
"Raging Loop - Great mystery with a bit of horror and supernatural stuff."
#7
AI: The Somnium Files
5.0
(10)
"AI: Somnium Files is one of my favorites"
"Here's a few recommendations based on my personal favorite: 1) AI The Somnium Files (both I & II)..."
"Loved A.I. Somnium files. The most fun i had in a game."
"Some folks have recommended **AI: The Somnium Files** and **AI: The Somnium Files: nirvanA Initiative**, and I cannot recommend both enough."
"Ace Attorney (+ Ghost Trick) Murder by Numbers AI Somnium Files Danganrompa Famicom Detective Club Gnosia Digimon Survive."
"AI: The Somnium Files"
"* [AI: Somnium Files], and it's sequel, [AI: Nirvana Initiative] (murder, mystery, detective stuff)"
"My top 3 recommendations are AI: The Somnium Files."
"To me the best ones are (not in order but almost) : The House in Fata Morgana, The Grisaia Trilogy, Steins;Gate Elite and 0, AI - The Somnium Files, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, World End Syndrome."
"AI: The Somnium Files is a masterpiece imo!"
#8
Key
4.8
(9)
"Clannad is also pretty good."
"Clannad."
"I can recommend a few! The Code Realize series Clannad Loopers Harmonia."
"You could go for CLANNAD as well. It's on sale on steam right now..."
"Planetarian is my go-to recommendation for anyone looking to get into Visual Novels."
"Clannad and Va-11 Hall-a are two of my favorites that I can think of off the top of my head."
"Assuming English-translated ones, Fata Morgana, Aokana, Little Busters, CLANNAD, Grisaia, Steins;Gate, Valhalla (it has some numbers in place of letters, I forget which), Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ace Attorney series are the ones I would recommend."
"I can recommend a few! The Code Realize series Clannad Loopers Harmonia Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet."
"Planetarian, Clannad, Little Busters."
#9
Clannad
4.6
(9)
"Haven’t seen Clannad mentioned. It’s a classic for a reason."
"Clannad, Nightshade, Collar x Malice, Birushana, Butterfly’s Poison; Blood Chains."
"I would highly recommend clannad if you haven't watched the anime."
"Clannad"
"Clannad, Tomoyo After, Little Busters support switching to English if you only want English releases."
"Clannad and Higurashi are pretty good"
"Is a good one that runs pretty cheap on steam sale."
"Clannad is a good one that runs pretty cheap on steam sale."
"Brother’s Conflict and Clannad are both pretty easy."
#10
Little Busters
4.9
(8)
"Play Little Busters on PC but loved it so much that I bought it on Switch too."
"If you enjoyed Clannad, Little Busters! is an incredibly easy recommendation."
"Little busters, chaos;head, and robotics;notes. If you had to pick one then little busters…"
"Not only the best Key VN but also my favourite ever written."
"Little busters is a really good visual novel."
"Assuming English-translated ones, Fata Morgana, Aokana, Little Busters, CLANNAD, Grisaia, Steins;Gate, Valhalla (it has some numbers in place of letters, I forget which), Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ace Attorney series are the ones I would recommend."
"Clannad, Tomoyo After, Little Busters support switching to English if you only want English releases."
"I can recommend a few! The Code Realize series Clannad Loopers Harmonia Little Busters."
#11
Doki Doki Literature Club
4.8
(8)
"I also recommend **Doki Doki Literature Club**"
"It is free. Dive in without reading anything about it."
"Doki Doki Literature Club"
"Games that I enjoyed for similar reasons were “I Was A Teenage Exocolonist”, “Doki Doki Literature Club”..."
"Doki doki literature club is a must play."
"Assuming English-translated ones, Fata Morgana, Aokana, Little Busters, CLANNAD, Grisaia, Steins;Gate, Valhalla (it has some numbers in place of letters, I forget which), Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ace Attorney series are the ones I would recommend."
"Have you tried some of the DDLC mods?"
"Doki doki literature club, *but take the content warnings seriously*"
#12
Ace Attorney
4.6
(8)
"Ace Attorney and Danganronpa... Both excellent courtroom/murder mystery games"
"Ace attorney (some 3ds games got ported, but some got delisted as well)..."
"Ace Attorney and Great Ace Attorney (the golden child of visual novels."
"1. Ace Attorney (trilogy and Ace Attorney chronicles, Phoenix Wright)"
"Perhaps the Ace Attorney series"
"The grammar wasn't too hard for me when I first played it after finishing Genki 2."
"Ace Attorney, Catherine, Digimon Survive, Yu-No."
"The Ace Attorney games (both the Trilogy and Great Ace Attorney Chronicles) sound like they would be right up your alley."
#13
VA-11 Hall-A
4.6
(7)
"Va-11 Hall-A is a cyberpunk visual novel with really cute flavor text and bartending gameplay."
"Va11hall-a or valhalla for short, is a really well made visual novel."
"Clannad and Va-11 Hall-a are two of my favorites that I can think of off the top of my head."
"I like the game because it's not generally NSFW except for some dialogue, and the soundtrack bangs."
"Va11 Hall-A"
"VA-11 Hall-A"
"Highly recommend the Ace Attorney and Danganronpa games."
#14
Gnosia
4.8
(6)
"Gnosia and Death Mark."
"Gnosia is one of my favorite games on the Switch."
"Please play Gnosis. It's super underappreciated."
"Gnosia is my personal favorite."
"Gnosia is my personal favorite. Especially if you like a little gameplay that’s puzzle focused."
"I really enjoyed Gnosia too although it is a bit different to a typical VN."
#15
Witch on the Holy Night
4.7
(6)
"Maybe With of the Holy Night if you just want pure story?"
"My brother has really enjoyed “Witch on the Holy night” and “Tsukihime”"
"Witch on the Holy Night is about a witch, a sorceress, and a young man who live in a house on the hill."
"Witch on the Holy Night, nobody mentioned it, and in my opinion it's one of the best"
"Witch On The Holy Night"
"I'd also recommend Type-Moon's 'Witch On The Holy Night' when it launches on December 8th."
#16
Aokana
4.5
(6)
"Here's a few examples that I recommend."
"Currently I'm reading AoKana on Steam, very good visual novel and there's a choice for en or JP text as well."
"Assuming English-translated ones, Fata Morgana, Aokana, Little Busters, CLANNAD, Grisaia, Steins;Gate, Valhalla (it has some numbers in place of letters, I forget which), Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ace Attorney series are the ones I would recommend."
"Aokana is pretty good."
"Aokana, Doki Doki Literature club, Ace attorney, Famicon detective club, Little busters"
"I really enjoyed Aokana."
#17
Katawa Shoujo
4.6
(5)
"I also recommend **Katawa Shoujo.**"
"Katawa Shoujo, Raging Loop, Danganronpa, Umineko, full metal daemon muramasa."
"Katawa Shoujo is still one of my all-time favorites."
"Katawa Shoujo is now on Steam"
"Katawa Shoujo is free and really good."
#18
Fata Morgana
5.0
(4)
"-Fata Morgana, (highly acclaimed as one of the best visual novels period."
"One of the masterpieces of the medium."
"Fata Morgana would be the objective opinion, if you were to take a consensus."
"Assuming English-translated ones, Fata Morgana, Aokana, Little Busters, CLANNAD, Grisaia, Steins;Gate, Valhalla (it has some numbers in place of letters, I forget which), Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ace Attorney series are the ones I would recommend."
#19
Zero Escape
4.8
(4)
"If you want not only read but also think, the zero escape series is an absolute gem as well."
"Zero Escape series, chaos child, Danganronpa (arguable that it's a visual novel, it's similar to ace attorney)..."
"The big ones are Zero Escape."
"I have been playing the zero escape games which are more visual novel than escape room."
#20
Umineko
4.8
(4)
"Gigachad murder mystery novel with voice acting."
"I recommend Umineko the most cause it’s my favorite, but you might enjoy chaos;head a lot."
"I learned Japanese just from reading Umineko"
"Muv Luv, Song of Saya, Steins;Gate, Utawarerumono, and Umineko are all well regarded classics."
#21
Type-Moon
4.0
(4)
"Tsukihime remake, Witch on the Holy Night, Fate/stay night remastered, the Muv-Luv trilogy... are available on Switch officially in English"
"I heard good things about Tsukihime and Witch on the holy night."
"Tsukihime remake recently released and it's pretty good."
"Tsukihime remake."
#22
Famicom Detective Club
4.0
(4)
"Famicom Detective Club"
"I don't see anyone suggesting the Famicom Detective Club games, which are pretty good."
"Famicom Detective Club you get two with it."
"On the switch there is famicon detective club."
#23
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
5.0
(3)
"DDLC Plus. :D"
"Doki Doki literature club plus."
"Doki Doki Literature Club Plus."
#24
Beacon Pines
5.0
(3)
"Beacon Pines was brilliant, I really loved it."
"Beacon Pines if it hasn’t already been named here."
"Beacon Pines!"
#25
Digimon Survive
4.0
(3)
"If you like Digimon there's Digimon Survive,it's pretty good."
"Digimon survive is a good VN with decent RPG gameplay."
"Digimon Survive, Coffee Talk, Murder by Numbers."
#26
Murder By Numbers
4.0
(3)
"Murder by Numbers mixes mystery and Picross gameplay."
"Murder By Numbers is murder mystery picross."
"Digimon Survive, Coffee Talk, Murder by Numbers."
#27
Coffee Talk
4.0
(3)
"Coffee Talk, The Room, Dordogne, Behind the Frame"
"Digimon Survive, Coffee Talk, Murder by Numbers."
"Coffee Talk."
#28
Fate/stay night
5.0
(2)
"A good starting point to the greater Fate series and the Nasuverse in general."
"If you want to wait a bit Fate Stay/Night is coming to switch this year."
#29
Steins Gate
5.0
(2)
"The big ones are Steins Gate."
"Surprised no one mentioned Steins Gate"
#30
07th Expansion
5.0
(2)
"Higurashi When They Cry is a visual novel series I would highly recommend if you like horror."
"I recommend getting Higurashi: When They Cry."
#31
What Remains of Edith Finch
5.0
(2)
"What remains of Edith Finch is an amazing story!"
"What remains of Edith Finch is pretty good short story."
#32
You and Me and Her
5.0
(2)
"You and Me and Her"
"If you liked DDLC you'll love Totono (You and Me and Her). It's also fully voice acted and has romance."
#33
Zero Escape trilogy
5.0
(2)
"Other great starter VNs are the Zero Escape trilogy."
"Zero Escape Series is pretty great."
#34
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
5.0
(2)
"Check out *Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo*"
"If you’re ok with horror/supernatural I really enjoyed PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo from last year."
#35
Ace Attorney Trilogy
5.0
(2)
"I'd recommend the Ace Attorney trilogy or Danganronpa."
"Ace Attorney Trilogy, VA-11 Hall-A."
#36
Spike Chunsoft
5.0
(2)
"I am absolutely in love!"
"Also recommend ace attorney and danganronpa."
#37
Steins;Gate 0
5.0
(2)
"Steins;gate, steins;gate 0"
"Definitely Steins;Gate and after that Steins;Gate 0."
#38
Disco Elysium
5.0
(2)
"I loved 13 sentinels and played Disco Elysium right after and loved it."
"Disco Elysium (one of the best game writing I’ve seen."
#39
EVER17
5.0
(2)
"EVER17"
"One of the VNs that stuck with me for a long time was Ever17: Out of Infinity."
#40
Chaos;Child
4.5
(2)
"Chaos;Child is an fantastic mystery/thriller."
"-CHAOS; CHILD"
#41
Tsukihime
4.5
(2)
"My brother has really enjoyed “Witch on the Holy night” and “Tsukihime”"
"Tsukihime ~ a piece of blue glass moon ~"
#42
I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
4.5
(2)
"Seconding I was a teenage exocolonist, potentially one of the best games out there."
"I Was A Teenage Exocolonist is a pretty fun and unique little game"
#43
Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon
4.0
(2)
"Tsukihime - A Piece of Blue Glass Moon is basically genderbent Twilight, except everyone involved understands they're a fucking monster."
"I've heard that Type-Moon's 'Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon' is really good and not too hard to read."
#44
Grisaia trilogy
4.0
(2)
"To me the best ones are (not in order but almost) : The House in Fata Morgana, The Grisaia Trilogy, Steins;Gate Elite and 0, AI - The Somnium Files, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, World End Syndrome."
"The grisaia trilogy is great but they cut a lot of content in the switch version."
#45
Yu-No
4.0
(2)
"Others that haven't been mentioned yet, maybe Yu-No."
"*Yu-No* is something of a classic, and it remake has been on the system for a while now."
#46
Jack Jeanne
4.0
(2)
"An otome suggestion: JackJeanne, 'cause Sui Ishida."
"The one I liked the most from among the ones that aren’t available internationally is ジャックジャンヌ (Jack Jeanne)"
#47
Muv-Luv
4.0
(2)
"Tsukihime remake, Witch on the Holy Night, Fate/stay night remastered, the Muv-Luv trilogy... are available on Switch officially in English"
"Muv-Luv Remastered and Alternative. It's a very slow burn but the pay off is worth it."
#48
Monster Prom
4.0
(2)
"- coffee talk - tangle tower - monster prom"
"If you're up for humor, Monster Prom."
#49
OPUS
4.0
(2)
"OPUS ECHO OF STARSONG, ATRI My Dearest Moments, Citizen Sleeper and lastly I Was a Teenage Excocolonist"
"Try OPUS: echo of Starsong."
#50
Planetarian
4.0
(2)
"Planetarian."
"Planetarian."
#51
World End Syndrome
4.0
(2)
"I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, but I enjoyed World End Syndrome."
"World End Syndrome is a Switch-exclusive."
#52
999
5.0
(1)
"999. '9 hours, 9 persons, 9 doors'. Some people aren't into it, but this it's my absolute favourite."
#53
Great Ace Attorney
5.0
(1)
"Ace Attorney and Great Ace Attorney (the golden child of visual novels."
#54
Remember11
5.0
(1)
"Remember11. Nothing has come close to matching it for me yet."
#55
Saya no Uta
5.0
(1)
"IMO was written extremely well."
#56
White Album 2
5.0
(1)
"White Album 2."
#57
428 Shibuya Scramble
5.0
(1)
"I loved it."
#58
Utawarerumono
5.0
(1)
"GOD do i love the series and it's characters!"
#59
Misericorde
5.0
(1)
"Go get Misericorde. It's a murder mystery VN set in a 15th century English abbey."
#60
Piofiore
5.0
(1)
"If we’re counting Otome-Games: Piofiore. By far one of my favourites on switch."
#61
Play Asia
5.0
(1)
"Seabed, Murder by Numbers & Fata Morgana are lim print VNs I can think of that were released"
#62
Everlasting Summer
5.0
(1)
"Everlasting Summer is the one that made me fall in love with the medium."
#63
Vanillaware
5.0
(1)
"In addition, I recommend 13 sentinels."
#64
Along The Edge
4.0
(1)
"Along The Edge."
#65
Across The Grooves
4.0
(1)
"Across The Grooves."
#66
Sekimeiya
4.0
(1)
"Sekimeiya: The Spun Glass, Steins;Gate and AI: The Somnium Files all work!"
#67
WorldEnd Syndrome
4.0
(1)
"One of my favorites on Switch is WorldEnd Syndrome."
#68
2064: Read Only Memories
4.0
(1)
"I'll also mention 2064: Read Only Memories as it's kind of a sister title to it."
#69
Death Mark
4.0
(1)
"Death Mark series has a bit more gameplay than the usual VN but it's pretty great horror."
#70
White Album
4.0
(1)
"White Album 2"
#71
Re:Zero
4.0
(1)
"Others that haven't been mentioned yet, maybe Re:Zero."
#72
Corpse Party
4.0
(1)
"Others that haven't been mentioned yet, maybe Corpse Party."
#73
Spooktober Jam
4.0
(1)
"If you want to have a look through tons of indie horror VNs, have a look at the submissions for the Spooktober Jam on itch.io."
#74
Brother’s Conflict
4.0
(1)
"Brother’s Conflict and Clannad are both pretty easy."
#75
Full Metal Daemon Muramasa
4.0
(1)
"Full Metal Daemon Muramasa."
#76
Sweetest Monster
4.0
(1)
"Sweetest Monster, The Price of Flesh, Cooking Companions"
#77
Higurashi
4.0
(1)
"If you want static Higurashi no naku koro ni is the way."
#78
Visual Art
4.0
(1)
"Things like Clannad or Planetarian."
#79
Paranormasight
4.0
(1)
"A good recently released vn that isn't just an old one translated"
#80
Iwaihime
4.0
(1)
"Iwaihime, Ryushiki07, the creator of Higurashi and Umineko did the scenery."
#81
Gore Screaming Show
4.0
(1)
"Gore Screaming Show."
#82
Song of Saya
4.0
(1)
"Song of Saya."
#83
NEED GIRL OVERDOSE
4.0
(1)
"- NEED GIRL OVERDOSE"
#84
Cupid Parasite
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend cupid parasite. It is read with options, very light and quite funny at times."
#85
Fault
4.0
(1)
"I recommend checking out the Fault series."
#86
Nekopara
4.0
(1)
"Nekopara...."
#87
Mages
4.0
(1)
"U can get both steins gate/steins gate 0 for 20 bucks rn."
#88
CHAOS;HEAD
4.0
(1)
"-CHAOS; HEAD"
#89
Loopers
4.0
(1)
"I enjoyed Loopers. It's pretty recent and by the same writer as Higurashi."
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